Has it really been thirteen years already? Wow, time flies. For those who don’t know, every year I write a year in review post, just to reflect on what I’ve learned, accomplished, or how things are changing in SEO. Sorry I haven’t written a lot this year for this blog, I have been incredibly busy […]
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2025 Year in Review
2024 Year in Review
This year was one of big change for many agencies, and I’m thankful to still be here for the twelfth year. Many of my clients are doing bigger and better things than ever before. The success of our clients is what I like to measure. One of my earliest clients had a record year. Another […]
2023 Year in Review
2023 was a year of change for many agencies within the digital marketing space, and we are very fortunate to have had another good year. I thank all of our regular clients for entrusting us with their business. Most of our business this year was from recurring accounts, with a few one-time projects along the […]
2022 Year in Review
This year, 2022, was a landmark year for Lockedown SEO in many ways. It was the most successful year to date for the company, following some other very strong years. Thank you to my clients, friends, and family. I appreciate each one of you. Ten years. It’s hard to believe it’s been going this long, […]
A Decade in Digital Marketing
In November 2022, I’ll have reached a milestone many people do not reach, a decade of being in business. Most small businesses don’t make it to the five-year mark, and web design, digital marketing, and SEO is particularly competitive. It is good for the soul to reflect on the highs and lows of running a […]
2021 Year in Review
Every year, I do a year in review, recapping what happened in the business. You can see previous years here: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013. This year’s recap is about four years after I pivoted the business from focusing on mostly on website builds to mainly on SEO. The trajectory of my […]
2020 Year in Review
2020 was not a typical year, at least for many of us. There was a lot going on, including COVID, worldwide social issue movements, civil unrest, and a stressful election year in the US. Most agency and business owners were facing tough challenges, due to the pandemic, supply-chain lag, market uncertainty, social upheaval, and isolation. […]
2019 Year in Review
Around this time each year, I publish a year in review post. This is to help me reflect on what has happened and what I’ve learned. It’s also to help me look back and see what progress I’ve made. If you want to track the progress over time, check out the years in review for […]
2018 Year in Review
Each year, I do a year in review post, so I can document the progress of my business, and look back and reflect on what’s happened. As a marketer, I feel it is important to chronicle what is working, and what isn’t. But this also lines up with one of our Core Values — transparency. […]
Why I Changed My Positioning
A few of my colleagues in web design asked me to write this post, so here it is. Not too long ago, I chose a new direction for my consultancy, and a specific vertical to serve. By writing down my thought process, and why I made the decision to niche down with SEO for manufacturers. […]