Apr 7, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Internet Marketing
Remember when ranking well in search was 1. easy 2. effective for your business and 3. super cheap? And then came Google’s algorithm updates that destroyed cheap SEO because marketers had to start acting like people again instead of algorithm-dodging robots....
Mar 24, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Internet Marketing, Social Media News
To follow up on Jen’s recent post about Twitter’s eight-year anniversary, I thought I’d compile a short list of mistakes that businesses regularly make on Twitter. Twitter is one of those platforms that everyone thinks they should be on, but that few...
Mar 17, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Community, Technology
This year marked my second South By Southwest Interactive experience, and now that a few days have passed since the conference ended I think I can begin to express some of the information that I learned. My brain is recovering from an information hangover. As always,...
Mar 3, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Technology
Whether or not you believe there’s a developer shortage (many people do and many people don’t), one thing is clear: tech jobs will only continue to grow as other industries shrink. I’ve got a four-year-old daughter, and I want to help give her the...
Feb 25, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Community
The countdown has begun. Michelle and I will be headed to SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) in just over a week, and if it’s anything like it was last year it’ll be five full days of fascinating and overwhelming talks and panels that will help my business brain and...
Feb 20, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | General Webbiness
Welcome to Natalie’s Thoughts About Stuff. This blog post is my written thoughts on a topic I often mull over but that I don’t have an answer to. I’d love to hear what you think. I spend a lot of time thinking about The User. How will The User...
Feb 12, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Community
This past weekend I was at Reed College in Portland, Oregon for their annual Working Weekend event. The event is designed to let students know what life will be like after college; panelists (mostly Reed alumni) discuss career paths, give advice, and provide...
Feb 7, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Technology, Women in Tech
This weekend Michelle and I will be mentoring and presenting at Reed College’s Working Weekend on women in tech. Here’s the handout we’ll be giving to students on resources for women interested in pursing a career in tech. Please note that these...
Feb 4, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | SEO Advice
If you’re new to the world of search engine optimization, then you’ve probably never heard of Matt Cutts. Matt is the head of Google’s webspam team, and he’s in a constant dance / battle with SEO firms who are trying to outwit Google’s...
Jan 28, 2014
by Natalie Winslow | Internet Marketing, SEO Advice
The beginning of 2014 marks four years that I’ve been with Commerce Kitchen. I started working with Tynan, Jamie, and crew just two months after I moved back to Colorado from Los Angeles, where my daughter had been born the previous July and where I had just...
