I speak both languages.

The technical one, and yours.

Most people who can fix the technical side of your business can't explain it.
Most people who can explain it can't fix it.
I do both.

The Problem

You're good at what you do. But the technical side of your business — the website, the data, the platforms, the SEO, the things that are supposed to all work together — turned into a tangle somewhere along the way.

And every time you ask someone technical about it, you end up nodding along to words you don't fully follow, not sure if you're being helped or handled.

On top of that, the advice keeps changing. SEO, then AEO, then GEO, a new acronym every few months — a firehose of hot takes and people shouting about what you're supposedly doing wrong. Almost none of it tells you what to actually do on Monday.

That's the real problem. Not that the tech is broken. That nobody will explain it — or tell you which of it even matters for your business — straight.

I'm the person who does. I take all that noise, and your own tangle, find what's working against you, fix it, and tell you what's actually worth doing, in order — in language you actually use.

Thinking about buying a web business?

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Considering buying a website or online business?

Don't buy a landmine. Before you wire the money, I go through the thing the seller isn't showing you: is the traffic real, does the revenue actually transfer, what's it built on, and what breaks the day they hand you the keys.

I've been the person who knew how a site really ran every time it changed hands.

I know exactly what a new owner walks into.

If you're buying, start here →

Already running something? Let's make sure it's working for you.

You've got real expertise and a business that works — but your website, SEO, and how you show up to the AI tools drifted into a pile of disconnected pieces and you can't tell what's helping and what's quietly costing you. I look at all of it, tell you what's going on in plain English, and fix what matters first.

Start with an audit →

Run a directory or niche publication?

You need someone who knows the engine — the data, the listings, the platform, the SEO at scale — not just the surface. I've kept one directory running for 20 years, through four owners. I know what breaks, and what to fix before it becomes an emergency.

See what I do for publishers →

Business owners building something real

You've got genuine expertise and a business that works — but your online presence drifted into a pile of disconnected pieces, and you can't tell what's actually helping and what's quietly costing you. I look at all of it, tell you what's going on, and fix what matters first.

Start with an audit or a clarity session →

Why me

I've been building and fixing websites since the mid-'90s. Self-taught — everything I know, I learned by doing. I don't have a wall of certifications. I have 30 years of actually doing the work, and the kind of pattern recognition that only comes from seeing what breaks, over and over, long enough to stop being surprised by it.

What people keep coming back for is the translation. I walk into a tangle, find what's wrong, and tell you what it means without the performance. I also keep up with all of it — every new acronym, every shift in how Google and the AI tools read and rank your site — so you don't have to. You don't need to become the expert. You need a translator. That's me.

It comes easy to me, and I spent too long assuming that meant it was easy for everyone.

It isn't. That's the whole job.

I also wrote a book about how all the pieces of an online presence fit together. It's called Digital Coherence. And I write about the work on Substack, in a newsletter called Unhidden.

What Working Together Is Like

It's simple. You tell me what's going on. I look at everything. And I tell you what I see — plainly, specifically, without sugarcoating. Then we figure out what to do about it.

A single session, a full audit, an ongoing partnership, or a pre-purchase check before you buy — whatever the size, you get the same thing: straight talk, real answers, and a clear path forward.

Ready to untangle it? Here's where we start. →