blogging

Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
November 21, 2025

AI is a Better Writer. So Why Am I Still Blogging?

It's not hard for me to admit that AI is a better writer than I am. It's faster, more succinct, and understands grammar far…
August 24, 2022

Organic SEO Is a Long Game

Spigot has been designing websites in Park City since 2007, and for most of that time we'd come up first or towards the very…
February 28, 2018

For the Open Web and Independent Publishing: A Month of Blogging

A post from John Gruber came across my RSS feed today about an online publisher shutting down because of Facebook's new algorithm. Gruber links…
March 27, 2014

On Blogging and Self Publishing

Since the day we began building websites on content management systems we've encouraged our clients to blog; To write about things that might interest…
August 19, 2011

Off the Grid

Update: Off the Grid is now Off the Air. All the stuff that was being posted there is now being posted here. No need…
April 8, 2011

Use Social Media the Smart Way

Blog First Social Media websites play an important part in marketing your business - there's no denying the power they have in getting the…
March 22, 2011

How to get Google to Like You

So you want Google to like you, eh? You want to be at the top? Well good, because the top is a great place…
February 8, 2009

5 tips on promoting your website for free

There are a number of ways to promote your website that involve parting with hard earned dollars, but I'll often tell clients that the…
October 26, 2008

First Hand: How to begin a blog

When starting a section on your site that you intend to update on a frequent basis, its a good idea to ask yourself a…