Image from Fox Searchlight I’ve been wanting to see the Academy Award winning movie Birdman since I first saw the trailer late last summer. Now, I’m here to give a movie review, but I’d like to point out three scenes that talked about how modern marketing works, and how they may apply to your business. […]
Author: John Locke
John Locke is a SEO consultant from Sacramento, CA. He helps manufacturing businesses rank higher through his web agency, Lockedown SEO.
Here are articles that this author has written for LockedownSEO.com.
Web Development Projects Require Overcommunication
It was early in my web development career. The client had emailed me, “What is going on with our website?” I knew I had failed to handle this project correctly. It was a mistake I vowed never to make again. Web design is seen as a process where the client and designer meet and discuss […]
Non Mobile-Friendly Websites Facing Judgement Day
John Locke
Updated November 28th, 2020
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April 21st, 2015 is about to become Judgement Day for millions of websites that are not mobile-friendly or still use Flash animation. Google announced late on Febraury 26th, 2015 that search results will more heavily favor mobile-friendly websites beginning April 21st, 2015. Indexed apps will also be surfaced more prominently in search results for users […]
Change Add To Cart Text In WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce plugin in the WordPress ecosystem, and for most small and medium sized storefronts, it’s the perfect solution. But changing simple things like the Add To Cart button text can be frustrating if you don’t know how to do it. Changing the verbiage on your Add To Cart button is […]
Change Proceed To Checkout Text In WooCommerce
John Locke
Updated November 28th, 2020
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WooCommerce is the largest e-commerce platform used in WordPress today. It is relatively customizable through the use of plugins and premium extensions. But let’s say you want to make some small changes without using extra plugins. There are many seemingly small changes that are more complex than they initially appear. With WooCommerce, you can override […]
Why Multitasking Hurts Your Productivity
It’s a fact that we each have the same 24 hours in a day. Some people seem to get more done in those 24 hours than others do. We see people use different systems for organizing their day, and squeezing more out of it. We try different systems then quickly abandon them. We read more […]
There Are No Clients From Hell
ClientsFromHell.net is a popular site. It’s estimated to be one of the top 25,000 sites in the world, one of the top 10,000 sites in the United States. This site is most popular with people in creative industries, like design. It’s also one of the most detrimental sites to the health of the design industry […]
Does Valid HTML Affect SEO?
Search engine optimization is far from an exact science. Search results are a constantly moving target. Google says there are over 200 factors that go into their current algorithm. Today, let’s address one question that comes up from time to time. Does valid HTML really affect SEO? The Truth About Validation and SEO Search engines […]
How To Leave a Google Review on iPhone
UPDATE, May 2015: As of April 2015, the only viable way to leave reviews for a business on iPhone is to go through the Google Maps app. This means that unless you have an approved marker in Google Map Maker for your physically located business, you won’t be able to get reviews from an iPhone. […]
WP-Tonic: Page Speed, Theme Marketplaces, Frameworks
John Locke
Updated June 19th, 2021
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WP-Tonic is a somewhat new panel discussion show in the WordPress space. They have been producing monthly shows since September 2014, and host Jonathan Denwood have been publishing a weekly WordPress podcast since July 2014. Jonathan was an organizer of the Reno WordPress Meetup and runs a web agency. I’ve had the pleasure of being […]