Chris W. Smith

Keyword Research Using Python, RAKE, and Support Chat Transcripts

Chris Smith — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:16:10 +0000

Over at WordPress.com, our main avenue of customer support is live chat. We previously were on Olark, but has since built out a chat system that we call HappyChat (support folks are referred to as Happiness Engineers). There are a number of excellent features that the development team has built in, but an often underutilized […]

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Chris Smith — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:27:02 +0000

How to Measure Performance with Custom Dimensions in Google Analytics https://t.co/nmNpsVgkeb By @tomcbennet pic.twitter.com/ZAIehTiKDi — Moz (@Moz) June 15, 2017

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Premixed Old Fashioneds

Chris Smith — Thu, 04 May 2017 00:47:08 +0000

750ML of your bourbon or rye whiskey of choice 2.5 oz simple syrup (1.5:1 ratio sugar/water) 40 dashes Peychaud’s bitters 40 dashes orange bitters (Fee Brothers or similar) 700g whiskey blend 115g filtered or other high quality water 150g simple syrup (1:1) 4g Angostura 2g Peychaud’s Pour the entire measure (close to a full bottle) […]

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Downstairs Bathroom Renovation

Chris Smith — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 05:29:19 +0000

First, a couple of Before pictures. This disgusting, dirty thing posing as a bathroom was what I encountered when I first arrived to the house as the official owner. It was basically being used as a dog kennel/dog washing station. The toilet, sink, and shower were all completely clogged and non-functioning. I cleaned the crap […]

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Testing Android

Chris Smith — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 23:50:46 +0000

I recently purchased a Nexus 5x for testing out Google Fi’s service. It came in today, so I chronicled the setup on Twitter. 2 minutes after pulling the Nexus 5x out of the box, and already, issues. The sim card had to be trimmed to fit in the tray. — Christopher Smith (@chrisfromthelc) January 9, […]

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Grow Your Traffic with Keyword Research

Chris Smith — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:55:51 +0000

Grow Your Traffic with Keyword Research This post is an introduction for WordPress.com bloggers to the concept of keyword research, with some real-world examples, tools, and step-by-step guidance.

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Bing Webmaster Tools: Three Steps To Search Engine Domination

Chris Smith — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:02:30 +0000

Bing Webmaster Tools: Three Steps To Search Engine Domination Bing is an often-ignored and forgotten search engine, but for certain demographics, it’s a valuable source of traffic.

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Arizona WordPress MeetUp Slides – December 17, 2015

Chris Smith — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:15:25 +0000

Intro To Calypso: Simplifying WordPress from Christopher Smith Github for Calypso – https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso WordPress.com Account (no site needed) – http://wp.com/start/account

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Help Me Learn Javascript In 2016

Chris Smith — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:53:17 +0000

Taking a page from a fellow Automattician’s goals for 2016, I am making a goal for myself that I’ve put off far too long: learning Javascript. I’ve built many, many themes for WordPress, but was always able to get by with jQuery and learning just enough to do something simple. However, backtracking and learning Javascript […]

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Three Google Search Console Tips for Better SEO

Chris Smith — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:36:47 +0000

Three Google Search Console Tips for Better SEO This is a post I wrote geared towards WordPress.com users. However, the tips are great for any site, no matter the platform, and are the very first things I do after verifying a site on Google Search Console.

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