I’ve been on quite the SEO roller coaster the past month. August core update saw me reach record heights on BTTR, new Helpful Content update seems to have dropped it back down to previous levels.

I’ll just keep plugging away making the site as good as I can. But Google, you’re making things harder than they need to be (for me, anyway).

Last night we went out to dinner to celebrate the boy’s birthday. We ate a lot of meat. It was incredible.

The last two episodes of Ahsoka have been, for me at least, probably the best Star Wars I’ve seen. Absolutely phenomenal.

Daughter had her piano performance today and she smashed it. So very proud of her. And not just because she’s looking over my shoulder as I write this. 🤣🤣

Finished him. He is magnificent.

The detail is incredible. The building was fun. I need more.

Really trying to savour every moment of this Lego build.

Started building my Father’s Day present tonight.

This is the way.

My Father’s Day is all about building a better zoo than my children.

Ingredients prepped to build up an epic pasta for dinner.

I’ve been neglecting the blog, so completely missed that there was a Micro.blog photo challenge.

I don’t know if I would describe this as abstract, but it’s the best I can do at short notice.

The past week there’s been a bit of step change in performance for BTTR.

It has only been a week, so it’s too early to tell if it’s an actual change, but it has me giddy with optimism.

Don’t crush my dreams, universe!

Wow. Ahsoka is perfect.

From the opening crawl (in red!) to the parallels with the Rebels finale at the end of episode 2, it was the perfect Star Wars show. Epic lightsaber battles, stunning locations and droids, and lovable characters, I loved every second.

I have really struggled to get out of first gear today. I’m chugging along, but in fits and starts.

Finally got to go and see Barbie today. It was great. Thoroughly enjoyed it, though nowhere near as much as my wife. I think she had a spiritual connection to the whole thing.

England was the better side overall tonight. But the Matildas were still phenomenal. Kerr’s goal was extraordinary.

A couple of mistakes and a couple of missed chances was all it took for the match to go the other way.

Let’s see them take third.

Yes.

I’m still emotionally recovering from the Matilda’s match last night. What a game!

There’s this one PR agency with a few big tech clients that I’ve been chasing to get on the media lists since the start of the year. Different people, different clients, but I am yet to receive a release without having to chase them. They promise they have added my details (again, different people, multiple times), but I still don’t receive the information. I can’t decide if they just don’t want to send me the info, or if they are just truly and utterly incompetent. Continue reading →

It has been about a month since I started at Compare Broadband, and I’ve slipped into a habit of doing an extra half day’s work on BTTR after I clock off from CB.

So far it’s okay. My energy levels are good and I’m enjoying the work on my own site.

But I need to watch it. This time last year, I was almost completely burnt out, and had little motivation for anything at all.

Words cannot capture my disdain for GA4. It’s ridiculous how shitty the experience is.