https://chrisabraham.com Chris Abraham is an organic, on-page, technical SEO consultant. https://chrisabraham.com/blog/universal-guide-popular-cultural-internet-online-political-jargon Have you ever lost an argument online because impenetrable psychobabble was used against you in a deflating killshot? No longer! Here's just about everything. 2024-09-25T21:29:15Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/the-smoke-detector-chirp-you-heard-wasnt-real Have you ever watched a clip online—maybe a livestream, a news segment, or a Zoom interview—and noticed a subtle chirp in the background? That high-pitched beep, which sounds like a low-battery smoke detector, shows up in all kinds of videos. But here’s something most people don’t realize: in nearly every case, that sound wasn’t part of the original footage. 2025-03-21T16:09:46Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/the-new-orientalism The old narratives are dead. Migrants and refugees aren’t waiting to be saved—they’re already building vibrant, connected lives. “The New Orientalism” challenges outdated tropes of helplessness and reclaims the dignity, autonomy, and digital fluency of communities long misrepresented by the West. It’s not about rescue. It’s about recognition. 2025-05-17T21:32:43Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/the-facebook-post-from-mark-zuckerberg-to-all-of-facebook I know there are are a lot of people who refuse to visit or log onto Facebook so I thought I would share it here. 2021-10-06T21:05:55Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/the-biggest-health-mistake-i-ever-make-in-a-day-is-not-rowing I used to be a daily rower. Once, on the water, on the Potomac; then, on my Model C Concept2 Indoor Rower AKA the erg. My business partner, Dan Krueger, asked me if I had been rowing. I admitted that I had not. He re-lit my rowing pilot light. God bless that guy! I am back in the sliding saddle again! I have gotten out of the habit and have started up again today, no matter what else I have on the docket. Even if I walk, run, ruck, swing, ride, or spin, I need to get that slow 5,000 meters in every single day. 2023-10-12T19:09:05Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/still-time-to-register-for-my-april-11th-blogging-workshop-class The Writer's Center Blogging WorkshopsThere is still a little time to sign up for my next blogging class, Blogs, Blogging and the Blogosphere, hosted by the Writer’s Center and taking place at the Arlington Arts Center from 7:00pm-9:30pm. 2024-08-05T19:55:52Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/still-time-to-register-for-my-april-11th-blogging-workshop-class-1 There is still a little time to sign up for my next blogging class, Blogs, Blogging and the Blogosphere, hosted by the Writer's Center and taking place at the Arlington Arts Center from 7:00pm-9:30pm. That's a Tuesday night. Learn how to blog effectively. How to Blog Workshop Blogs, Blogging and the Blogosphere 2024-08-05T19:50:18Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/seo-tips-everything-else-you-need-to-succeed-in-ecommerce People on the internet make ecommerce seem like the easiest thing to do, and that making money by selling items online is easy. However, this is not always the case, and there are many pitfalls and issues that can get in the way of your success. 2026-02-11T22:21:41Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/security-tokens-change-the-game-for-estores-and-agencies Blockchain can offer true egalitarianism when it comes to the fair compensation of talent. 2019-01-25T16:58:06Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/search-engine-optimization-seo-works-like-a-champ I collected all of my personal blog articles to-date on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and have been handing them out to folks who still believe that SEO is snake oil and I thought I would share them with you, too, since most of you students of blogging actually want your words, your passion, and your voice to be heard. 2019-04-29T19:09:19Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/conversations-about-you-already-in-progess The Internet is neither a place nor a destination. One cannot broadcast to the Internet and there is very little correlation between throwing money at online advertising and building brand equity online. 2017-12-19T15:53:34Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/online-publicity-services Traditionally, a publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie. Publicists usually work at large companies handling multiple clients. 2017-12-19T15:44:04Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/make-your-invisible-graphics-intensive-or-flash-site-highly-visible-to-google Chances are that your corporate website is beautiful and expensive. Beautiful websites tend to be rich in graphics, images, photos, and Flash content. They also tend to be shallow with few pages and very little copy. Sites like this are almost impossible for Google to find. If Google can't find you then neither can your customer. Until now. This article helps you turn your invisible corporate website into a high-profile and highly-effective medium for communication. This article is designed to help you turn your stealth website into a big, loud, impressive, bomber of a website with plenty of payload capacity, the payload being your company, your message, your products, your services, and your story. 2019-04-29T19:20:46Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/smm/kimberly-clark-uses-social-media-quiz-to-woo-young-talent Kimberly-Clark created a BuzzFeed-inspired quiz to discover their own Original Thinker type and then are rewarded with a new emoji badge suitable for social sharing, as well as an invitation to find out about original thinkers at Kimberly-Clark. 2016-11-01T18:35:01Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/im/influencer-marketing-can-drive-traffic-to-your-new-website I am talking about the real-time effect of a good outreach campaign that comes flooding in an extreme traffic volume spike immediately after and in the 72-hours after each influencer outreach. 2018-07-12T00:30:19Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/how-one-author-won-over-the-gun-buff-message-boards In order to mine social media marketing gold, you really need to roll up your sleeves, put on a pair of sturdy work boots, get into that little elevator, and descend that deep shaft into the gold mine yourself, pick in hand, and get to work. Message boards and forums are full of marketing gold, but if gold were that simple to collect, everyone would be loaded. 2024-11-15T01:16:29Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/im/how-not-to-pitch-an-influencer Influencers did not fall off a turnip truck. If they don’t see the value in the pitch, they won’t post; if they fancy that you’re just asking them to post because you want to vampire bat on their Google juice, then you’re likely to be in a whole lot of #fail and possibly a whole lot of pain. The white-hat link-farm organic SEO pwn effect is only secondary if you are, the entire way along, a total Mensch and have amazing assets, viral-quality video, a great pitch, an accurate target, and a gentle, kind, and generous follow-through. 2020-04-02T22:12:14Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/forget-pump-and-dump-pimp-and-hodl If you’re invested in a company or business, wouldn’t you want that organization to thrive? 2024-11-15T01:05:30Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/effective-pr-blogging How to develop an effective public relations (PR) blog strategy for your company or organization. 2022-12-21T19:17:56Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/crafting-exceptional-videos-5-strategies-to-enhance-your-production-quality Videos have become one of the most common and loved media forms–and not just for purposes like long-form movies and advertisements! Videos today are used across social media and video-sharing platforms, and quality productions can truly launch a successful career! 2025-01-07T15:28:51Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/im/blogger-outreach-is-about-the-permanent-record At the end of the day, this is all about getting into permanent record. Second Life may be cool, and so may be IM, but these are all ephemeral — the web and the blogosphere is indexed and exists much longer and to greater effect the longer and deeper the penetration a site has into Google’s, Technorati’s, and Ask.com’s site indices. 2020-03-18T13:59:33Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/being-pretty-isnt-enough-for-social-media-marketing I always tell clients that it is no longer enough to be beautiful when it comes to marketing online. The Internet has become more like an Oscar after-party than it is like the airport Ramada. Online, you’re never the lone beauty in the hotel lounge. Online, you’re surrounded by equal or greater beauties. What’s more, the most successful online social media barflies are aggressive in addition to gorgeous. Too many companies that have invested vast resources in social have Pretty Boy/Girl Syndrome. A symptom of this disease is an expectation that others will go out of their way to pursue you. 2023-10-18T20:10:05Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/10-must-have-marketing-assets-for-small-businesses-that-actually-make-an-impact In a world where everyone claims to be “standing out,” small businesses don’t need louder megaphones—they need smarter tools. 2025-06-17T13:32:37Z News Item https://chrisabraham.com/blog/8-a-collaborative-hypernarrative-fiction Collaborative Hyperfiction written between 02-SEP-97 and 31-AUG-1998 2024-11-24T22:01:03Z News Item