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Novice SEO

Novice SEO is my plain-English log of what actually works when you’re starting out. I keep each note short: the step I took (titles, basic keyword placement, internal links, image alt text, or a tiny speed fix), why I tried it, and what I looked for next in Search Console. No jargon, no tools you don’t need—just simple actions you can copy on your own site. If you want quick wins while you learn, start with the latest post below.

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I Found Service Pages Google Had Never Indexed

Posted by By Curtis Matthews June 16, 2026Posted inCase Studies, Google Search Console, WordPress SEO
Publishing a page does not guarantee Google will find it. I recently discovered several service pages over a year old that had never been indexed.
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WirelessConsultant.net SEO Progress: GSC, SEMrush, and Reddit Advice

Posted by By Curtis Matthews April 8, 2026Posted inCase Studies, Google Search Console
This update shows how I used Semrush position tracking data to make one practical SEO move on WirelessConsultant.net: adding internal links from a strong ranking page to related pages that need a push.
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SEO Glossary for Beginners

Posted by By Curtis Matthews January 27, 2026Posted inBasic SEO, Content Strategy
I’m building a simple SEO glossary for beginners—10 terms I keep seeing while fixing my WordPress sites (title tags, slugs, indexing, noindex, schema, redirects). Quick definitions, real examples, and a page I’ll keep updating as I learn.
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SEO Changes Not Showing Yet? Here’s How Long It Usually Takes

Posted by By Curtis Matthews December 15, 2025Posted inBasic SEO, Google Search Console
I’m learning SEO the hard way (trial and error), and one question keeps coming up: How long do SEO changes take? My real before/after in Google Search Console (Web) Clicks…
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My Latest SEO Progress Update: Cleaning Up Tags, Posts & Cross-Promoting My Sites

Posted by By Curtis Matthews December 5, 2025Posted inCase Studies
Quick progress update from Project SEOlutions. I’ve been cleaning up messy tags, fixing key pages, and tightening my site structure across all my sites. Here’s what I changed, what moved the needle, and what I’m doing next.
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5 SEO truths I’m betting on in the AI era (as a beginner)

Posted by By Curtis Matthews November 19, 2025Posted inSEO Strategies
I’m not an SEO guru—I’m a wireless consultant learning SEO in public. After reading a data-backed article on “5 SEO truths” in the AI era, I rewrote the ideas in plain English and mapped out how I’ll use them across my sites.
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How long to see SEO results

Posted by By Curtis Matthews July 13, 2025Posted inAdvanced SEO, Basic SEO, Case Studies, SEO Strategies
I recently read some advice from Search Engine Journal about how long it takes for SEO changes to actually work. Here’s what I learned: Small updates (like changing page titles…
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