I love helping to make web sites make it. From the ground up if needed. CSS challenges, server-side scripting, user and device friendly JavaScript tricks search engines have no problems with. Tracking how the sites perform and then figuring out how to make that performance and the tracking better.

I'm passionate about information. No matter how often I trim my feeds in my feed readers (yes, I use more than one), I always have a couple of hundred in there covering topics ranging from design to usability, from SEO to SEM, from life hacks to productivity blogs, from…. Well, you get the idea, I guess.

Knowledge and information management is close to my heart. Has to be with the amount of information I track. My "trusted system" is usually in flux but always at hand and fully searchable.

My paid passion job at Search Engine People sees me applying my passions and knowledge to a wide array of problems, ones I usually experience as challenges.

It's good to have you here: pleased to meet you!

Ruud's Recent Posts

• Link Building Is Important; Everything Else Is Crucial
  

  Link building is so effective for SEO that at times it threatens to drown out the crucial need for all of the other aspects of building a converting site.

• Search Engine People Named One of Canada’s Top Technology Companies
  

  Internet marketing company recognized in 2012 Branham300 report for its double-digit growth (AJAX, ON.  – April 24, 2012) – For the second consecutive year, Search Engine People (SEP) has made the Branham300 listing of top Canadian technology firms. The annual report, compiled by industry analyst and strategic consulting company Branham Group Inc., lists SEP as [...]

• The Image & Reality Of SEO
  

  Great content versus links?

• Can I Have Numerical ID's In My URL Or None At All?
  

  Summary: yes you can have a numerical ID in your URL but you have to be careful with naming (if any), keep Google News in mind (if that matters), and realize that words carry more meaning than numbers.

• Inverted Linkbait: Learn How To Target Linkbait At One Special Site
  

  Instead of a spray & pray approach, go for a very clearly defined target.

• A Mission Critical Demand For Your Web Designer: You Absolutely Cannot Ignore This
  

  Forget for a moment how to select a web designer. Instead make 100% absolutely sure that this doesn't happen to you.

• Search Engine People Expands Again – Moving To A Larger Space
  

  Media release For immediate Delivery Durham Innovation Growing – Search Engine People Expand – Again Ajax, ON – April 10, 2012 – Search Engine People (SEP), recognized as one of Canada's fastest growing companies is expanding once again, this time spreading its innovative success throughout the Region of Durham. Eleven years ago, Ajax resident Jeff [...]

• My Best Writing Tools
  

  Writing tools are highly personal. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

• Make Your Own Twitter Button With Custom Text
  

  Sometimes you just need a real (looking) Twitter button but with different text. So we got it for you.

• What URL Should I Use For My Mobile Website?
  

  m.whatever; yoursite.mobi; no mobile … What's a business owner to do?

  Clear advice on what URL to pick for your mobile site.