About Marc

My name is Marc Ensign and my mission is to Save the Internet from all of the gurus, rock stars and ninjas dirtying up the place with their nonsense. I write a lot about the pitfalls of being human as well as social media and SEO. Which reminds me, if you want a new take on SEO (i.e. one that works) check out my free (and pretty awesome) SEO E-book!

seo-is-dead

Welcome! My name is Marc and I am a search engine optimization speaker, author and consultant. As a search engine optimization speaker author and consultant, I speak, write and consult on the topic of search engine optimization. For those that do not know what search engine optimization is, search engine optimization is the act of optimizing Read More

14-reasons-why-facebook-twitter

A bunch of us have been talking and well, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you are no longer allowed to use Facebook or Twitter. Or Google Plus. Maybe even LinkedIn, we're still debating that one. You can keep Pinterest though. None of us really like Pinterest. It's nothing personal. You're just kind of annoying Read More

toilet-frog

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but the content on your site is boring. I mean really boring. Just thinking about it puts me right back into my sleepy place. And like most visitors, I try to be polite about this sort of thing by giving you the ole "it's not you, it's me" routine as I leave your website. Secretely wishing I could have the Read More

keyword-research-waste-of-time

Stop me if you've heard this story before. In an effort to get your website in front of as many eyeballs as possible, you turn to search engine optimization as your savior. Following the advice of the nearest SEO Guru, you enthusiastically approach your keyword research in order to find "the right" words to target. The ones with the most Read More

return-on-investment

None. That's right. You shouldn't use any. If the deciding factor of whether or not to spend your time on Facebook over Twitter or LinkedIn over Pinterest solely comes down to which will bring you the highest ROI, you need your hand slapped and your computer taken away from you. And maybe even a disapproving look. You may hate this next part, Read More

stupid-mistakes

Just to be clear. I'm not saying that you are stupid. Just some of the things you do are stupid. Like that time in Austin, Texas when you were sleepwalking through the hallways of that hotel. Because you didn't have your glasses on, you couldn't see the numbers on the door and weren't able to find your way back to the room. And you were naked. Read More

aquaman-bridges

As some of you may already know, I started out my professional life as a musician. My big moment in the spotlight was playing bass in the Tony Award Winning Broadway Show Rent. It was pretty awesome. What you may not know about is all of the other crap that I had to endure leading up to my big "break." That stuff was not quite so awesome. I Read More

scared-shitless

It's show and tell time! For the past two months I have been jumping out of my boots. Excited to show off the painted rock that I found in my backyard. I think it's something pretty awesome. Like a dinosaur fossil. I've been counting the days until I get to share it with you. Planning and scheming. Carefully crafting every word I would say as I Read More

Todays post is a bit of a cop-out, I get that. I've been so busy putting the finishing touches on my new book coming out on January 1st (nothing like waiting until the last minute) that the thought of writing a blog post this week on top of that made me feel sick. So, I though this might be a good opportunity to share the intro with you and see Read More

10-steps-to-writing

I'm writing a book! Now, I know what you're thinking and yes, I'm pretty sure it will change your life. In fact, there is a good chance it will make you taller and better looking too (results may vary). It's coming out in a few short weeks, so if you want a free copy of the pre-release, just go to the Search Engine Humanization page and download Read More