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Hey, I'm Amber

Hey I'm Amber, a seasoned SEO coach specializing in helping marketing professionals learn SEO with ease. With a keen focus on strategy and foundational SEO, I bring a technical approach to the table. My expertise lies in communicating the three foundations of SEO to help you better craft an SEO strategy that will drive impactful results.

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Hey Reader, Grab your flannel, fire up your favorite grunge playlist, and let’s kick off October the only way I know how: with a spicy SEO drop and a splash of real talk. 🚨 I’ve got something brand new for you: “SEO for Instagram” Micro Course — now live for under $10! Yup. You read that right. If you’re tired of posting into the Instagram void and hoping for the best… this one’s for you. ➡️ Click here to grab it for less than a PSL 👀 This course breaks down how to make your content...

Ai agents and SEO

AI agents aren’t “visiting”—they’re routing the journey. Across select datasets, agent/assistant-driven discovery approaches ~30% and has surged 5× in a year. The scoreboard is changing. Translation: Clicks matter less than being referenced. If an assistant can’t parse and cite your answer, you don’t exist in that flow. The shift (no fluff) • Rankings are table stakes. Citations = reach in agent ecosystems.• “Walls of text” underperform Q&A, bullets, and labeled facts.• Schema and entities...

Hot take: AI traffic is booming—and SEO is scrambling to keep up. Sessions from LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini are exploding, and in some niches we’re already seeing AI-driven visits show up in analytics. 🔥 What that really means: SEO isn’t dead—it’s becoming AI-native. Keyword mashes and clickbait won’t cut it. AI systems pull answers directly from your content. If your answers aren’t structured, you’re invisible. The shift (no sugarcoating) Rankings are no longer the only scoreboard. Being...

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If you’re still optimizing content like it’s 2018, consider this your urgent wake-up call: Google’s AI Overviews are fundamentally reshaping the search landscape, and your website might already be losing critical visibility without you even knowing it. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll precisely break down what AI Overviews are, how they function, and provide actionable strategies to adapt your SEO approach, ensuring you're not left wondering why your traffic has plummeted. Trust Over Tactics...

Super hero character ready to teach readers about AI search

Do you remember asking your old librarian for book recommendations? They didn't just point you to a shelf—they understood what you liked, remembered your past reads, and somehow knew exactly what would interest you next. That's basically what AI search is doing now, just at a massive scale. While traditional search engines are like using the library's card catalog (matching keywords to find exact matches), AI search is more like having a conversation with that knowledgeable librarian. And...

SEO Sidekick character

We've tuned the engine for search, optimized the code, and fine-tuned every component. Now it's time for the victory lap in week 6 – but first, let's talk about keeping your SEO machine running securely and smoothly for the long haul. 📚 SEO Term of the Week: "Advanced Technical Audit" Plain English: It's your championship inspection – a comprehensive check of every component that makes your website perform, from security to international performance. Your Security Paddlock Just like modern...

seo sidekick is coming to show users how to audit their schema

Ever wondered why some search results get those fancy snippets with ratings, prices, or recipe details? Or why your competitor's events show up directly in Google's search results while yours are buried in regular links? Enter Week 5 of my technical SEO series, where we're diving into Schema Markup & Structured Data. Because in today's SEO race, it's not just about having a fast website; it's about giving search engines crystal-clear readings of your content. 📚 SEO Term of the Week: "Schema...

SEO Sidekick showing the importance of mobile optimization

Pull out your phone. Open your website. How does it look? More importantly, how does it feel to use? If you're squinting, pinching to zoom, or struggling to tap buttons, we've got work to do. Last week we tackled performance metrics and loading speed. Today, we're focusing on something that impacts every one of your visitors - mobile optimization and responsive design. 📚 SEO Term of the Week: "Mobile-First Indexing" Plain English: This means Google primarily uses the mobile version of your...

SEO Sidekick is reviewing the speed map for site architecture

"Your site seems fast enough to me," says the developer, testing it on their gigabit fiber connection from a high-end workstation. Last week, we built a solid engine with proper site architecture. Now it's time to squeeze every ounce of speed from your technical setup. Because in both racing and SEO, milliseconds matter. When 53% of mobile visitors abandon sites that take over 3 seconds to load, you can't afford to be slow off the line. 📚 SEO Term of the Week: "Core Web Vitals" Plain English:...

"Just add more internal links, that'll fix it!" says the SEO rookie, slapping random links across your pages like mismatched engine parts. Last week, we inspected our technical SEO vehicle. Now? It's time to build the engine - your site's architecture. Because throwing random internal links around is like connecting fuel lines with duct tape. It might hold for a lap, but you won't win any championships. 📚 SEO Term of the Week: "Site Architecture" Plain English: It's how your website's pages...