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Who’s he?
Hi, I’m Mike. A father of two, a digital nerd, a passionate writer, and a wanna be painter.
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paintings
only the painter could love
Faces that look like they have had a week. It started in college as a way to get out of my own head and it never wore off. Music on, a few hours gone before I notice.
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Side Projects
Side projects are how I stay current. AI, SEO, whatever is moving that month, I would rather learn it on my own projects than on a client’s.
One of them you are not allowed to judge me for. If you go and read about it anyway, we have an unwritten pact that neither of us brings it up again. The second helps divorced dads be the best father and co-parent they can be. The third tells you whether the thing in your hand is about to be destroyed by the dishwasher.
Writing about the work
Blog
So What Exactly Is TEO?
TEO stands for Tell Engine Optimization, an umbrella over SEO, AEO, GEO and LEO. Here is what each one does, and why good SEO is still the thing that triggers the AI.
The Coworker Who Has Never Been Wrong
Some people have a clean record because they never put their name on anything. How to spot the coworker who only points out mistakes, and what to do about it.
Where Small Business Leads Actually Come From
Lead generation got hijacked to mean lead buying. Here is where local business leads really come from, ranked, and the part everyone loses money on after the lead arrives.
Let’s Connect
I take on a small number of businesses at a time, on the side, because I would rather do a few of these properly than a lot of them badly. No audit funnel and no discovery call about a discovery call. Tell me what is broken and I will tell you whether I can fix it.
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