Martin MacDonald
@martinmacdonald.com
BREAKING NEWS: I'm annoying other SEOs on a new platform! More (yawn): https://martinmacdonald.com
I just discovered that @danaditomaso.com has a GREAT youtube channel packed with Analytics goodies (was just sent a GA4 video and my response on opening it was: (here's the channel btw: www.youtube.com/@kp_playbook)
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Howdy SEO Folks: Anyone ever seen a MASSIVE change in GSC stats on specific pages in the "most recent day" data? On Friday last week, we saw a *huge increase* in traffic across a subset of pages, by Sunday not only was it not reported, final figures appeared less than average.
@johnmu.com Just sent you a DM about incorrect reporting in GSC...... thanks!
My dog of the day! Credit to @martinmacdonald.com #seocharity #dogoftheday www.seocharity.com/upcoming-con...
Bing Webmaster Tools to streamline email notifications says @facan.bsky.social in response to @martinmacdonald.com www.seroundtable.com/bing-webmast... #bingwebmastertools #bing #microsoft
Crappy Diem: What happens when you seize the wrong day.
Hope everyone has a good week. Focus on what you can change. Don't get distracted by what you cant, as much as is possible. Trust me, I know thats hard.
Anyone else notices that the lingscars.com got a makeover? Why did they finally succumb to 'good sense' when the previous iterations held such appeal? I'm sad 😔
“Are you busy tomorrow?” That entirely depends on the rest of the information you’re about to give me.
Are there any "unified inbox" social apps? Where I can get BSK, linkedin, facebook, twitter (yuck) all in the same place?
Just updated my BSK handle to a unique domain - anyone know if this updates lists etc. that I may appear on? Decided to fully engage in non-fascist platforms....!
Writing blog posts is NOT an SEO strategy. If you've been pitched this as your strategy, seek professional assistance.
Never blame others for the road you're on. It's your own asphalt.
SEOs who are into F1: just TWO MORE DAYS to signup to this years fantasy league!!! Just DM me for the private link!!
🏁🏁The SEO F1 Fantasy League, 2025 🏁🏁 A couple of us have been maintaining an SEO industry fantasy league for F1, we had 25 teams competing last year! No cost, no prizes (other than pride!), just general F1 banter and some fun. DM ME FOR THE LINK!
You may also need to be tough skinned! 😜
🏁🏁The SEO F1 Fantasy League, 2025 🏁🏁 A couple of us have been maintaining an SEO industry fantasy league for F1, we had 25 teams competing last year! No cost, no prizes (other than pride!), just general F1 banter and some fun. DM ME FOR THE LINK!
🏁🏁The SEO F1 Fantasy League, 2025 🏁🏁 A couple of us have been maintaining an SEO industry fantasy league for F1, we had 25 teams competing last year! No cost, no prizes (other than pride!), just general F1 banter and some fun. DM ME FOR THE LINK!
The content quality bell curve is now entirely skewed thanks to generative AI.
AI slop is suffocating the web, according to a new study of the prevalence of AI-generated content in everything from consumer complaints to press releases. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91293162/ai-...
Elons having a bad day. Tesla stock down 12%, TODAY. Twitter been offline, MOST OF THE DAY
So eggs are up. Gas is up. Hiring is down 50%, the jobs report is down massively, inflation is up, GDP is down… But please let me know, are those dogs and cats in Ohio safe from Haitians yet????
Just paid the 'annual tax' on being an SEO (the Screaming Frog license), and realized my copy has been expired for SEVENTEEN MONTHS. Yes, nearly a year and a half!!!!!! Thats the longest Ive gone without it in about a decade, almost totally replaced by SiteBulb. Anyone else found similar?
The environmental impact of discarded battery cells is absolutely massive. Unless we're talking about rechargeable AA's, I strongly recommend using the flashlight that you recharge on USB-C.
I wanted a small flashlight. You know how hard it is to find a nice AA or AAA flashlight? I'm sick of USB C. I don't want another cord. I want to go to the store and buy an eight pack of Duracell double A batteries and live my life in peace.
my shitty spam ideas from a decade ago are suddenly en vogue
Build recurring revenue SaaS products. Great money in it. Thanks Stripe 👍😂
I was thinking about this last night quite a bit: Its incredible how a change in situation can contribute to ones mental health and wellbeing. After two years not knowing where Id be living in six months, having stability has really helped me get back in a decent mindset.
New house, new year, new me. Been a bit quiet for the last couple of months, sorry (or you're welcome, either way). Anyway, prepare for lots of inane drivel again, fully moved into my new pad on the west coast of Barbados 🇧🇧, and getting fully back in the swing of things:
Its not a shortcut, but the correct answer here is: 1) there has to be a high probability that every page google crawls, will be "crawled, indexed" not "crawled, not currently indexed". If your GSC report is heavy as a percentage on the latter you're toast. (continued below)
I find it interesting that Elon's Starlink doesnt play nicely with Apple's privacy VPN feature (yes, thats my network name. Apt given the circumstance)
“7.18am, hooman no feed me yet. Looking with love may work”