Google Analytics Slowed My Website, So I Replaced It
PageSpeed flagged a 166 KB script I hadn't written. Here's what Google Analytics cost my site, four ways to fix it, and what I did instead.
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7 Things Your Hosting Should Do — And Probably Doesn't
Free and bargain hosting rarely includes real protection. Here's a 5-minute checklist to see what your site is actually missing — and what it costs you when it's not there.
Read article →What's Actually in a Professional SEO Audit?
Most SEO audits end as a 40-page PDF nobody reads. Here's what a real technical audit checks, why the score matters less than the fixes, and what my own site scored.
Read article →Should I Hire Someone to Build My Website or Do It Myself?
I've been on both sides of this question. I come from a background in databases, server administration, and application development — so when I decided to build my own portfolio site, I thought it would be straightforward. It wasn't.
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