https://www.grantsimmons.com/blog.html Grant Simmons is an SEO consultant, speaker and trainer who's been helping businesses show up online since before SEO was a thing. Strategy, search, and a large slice of common sense. https://www.grantsimmons.com/brighton-seo-2026-shines.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/brighton-seo-2026-shines.htmlSat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSunshine around the Brighton Centre, great talks, mediocre fish and chips, old friends and new ones. Brighton never fails to deliver a good beer and conversation. https://www.grantsimmons.com/evaluating-celebrity-reach-via-coolrank.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/evaluating-celebrity-reach-via-coolrank.htmlTue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTA "new" correlation for celebrity and popularity — first cooked up as an April Fools gag at The Search Agency in 2013. There is no CoolRank. But perhaps there should be. https://www.grantsimmons.com/pubcon-austin-2025-recap-llms-and-two-ridiculous-rides.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/pubcon-austin-2025-recap-llms-and-two-ridiculous-rides.htmlTue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTAn AI-powered choose-your-own-adventure in a city where tacos are currency. My first Waymo, a talk on what AI knows about your brand, and the Gandalf of conferences. https://www.grantsimmons.com/welcome-to-the-knowledge-arms-race-an-seo-week-recap.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/welcome-to-the-knowledge-arms-race-an-seo-week-recap.htmlSun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTA heady mix of insights, laughs, and existential dread. It's no longer about ranking pages — it's about being known, understood, and cited by the machines. https://www.grantsimmons.com/ten-timely-tips-for-terrific-title-tags.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/ten-timely-tips-for-terrific-title-tags.htmlWed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTFirst published in Search Engine Watch back in 2014. Much has changed in SEO, but the importance of the title tag can't be overstressed. Here's how to write ones that earn the click. https://www.grantsimmons.com/april-fools-gag-2019-published-on-homes-com.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/april-fools-gag-2019-published-on-homes-com.htmlWed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTFor my 2019 gag, I thought a little coup des mots on the "world's oldest profession" might be fun. Cue ancient cave paintings, a prehistoric agent, and a 20,000-year-old commission. https://www.grantsimmons.com/chestnuts-not-roasting-on-an-open-fire-published-on-homes-com.htmlhttps://www.grantsimmons.com/chestnuts-not-roasting-on-an-open-fire-published-on-homes-com.htmlSun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTAn epic 2014 holiday post driven by hunger and childhood memories. Put me in front of a website and I'll fix it in 15 minutes flat. Put me in front of a cooker, and I panic.