Ross Barefoot, Author at Rocky Mountain Search Engine Academy

The Mysterious Greenish Speckled Monkey Cobra

by Ross Barefoot | Apr 5, 2018 | Musings

What is the The Mysterious Greenish Speckled Monkey Cobra anyway? Well, it’s simple. It’s a mythical beast that has been created for the sole purpose of demonstrating the ease with which you can rank your page for commercially worthless keyword targets....

I Wish I Had Made this Infographic

by Ross Barefoot | Dec 5, 2014 | Google, SEO Tips

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Is There a Perfect Blog Post?

by Ross Barefoot | May 13, 2014 | Writing Content

Recently Blogpros.com put up an interesting infographic with the title “What Makes a Perfect Blog Post?” (see below). Now, I have no illusions that James Parsons, the creator of the blog post and a savvy blogger in his own right, really believes that there...

Hey Google, What’s Wrong with Artificial?

by Ross Barefoot | Apr 28, 2014 | Google, Internet Marketing, Musings, SEO, Writing Content

And Do You Really Want a Truly Natural Search World? Really? Before I begin ranting (I really don’t see how I can avoid at least a bit of ranting), let’s start with a fun exercise with search syntax. Ready? Here we go…. Paste the following snippet into your Google...

Rocky Mountain Search Academy Introduces its First Online Course

by Ross Barefoot | Jan 23, 2014 | Digital Marketing, Internet Marketing, SEO, Upcoming Workshops, Video

Real World SEO Essentials We maintain that for some folks the ultimate educational experience is one-on-one, which is why we’ve always had an emphasis on workshop-based SEO instruction. In a workshop setting students are immersed in the material and can...