Craig Samson. Defined.

Really, a New Website in ...

Yes, sorry, another article mentioning “this economy.” It’s hurting nearly everyone’s bottom line, but I still feel it’s a good time for you to stand back and take a hard look at your website. With “this economy,” now is not the time to invest in a new or upgraded website, right? Especially not if your site is less than, say, 15 years old! Maybe you invested in a brand...

Demand Results From Your ...

Once again, this month’s topic is about Search Engine Marketing and how to make your website be your best salesperson. Treat your website like a salesperson, holding it accountable just as you would a human salesperson. After determining your expectations for your website it’s time to implement the changes necessary to meet those goals. A typical scenario for search engine marketing: Your current...

Social Media: Just the Ti...

Back in January, I wrote an article about the science, art, and magic of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). In that article I discussed a number of things you could do to your site to improve its search engine ranking. Now, all these months later, I’m writing this follow-up to explain how social networking sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, can further help your endeavors. We recently met with...

Ten Reasons Why It’...

I’ve been a Web Designer for over ten years now, and boy-oh-boy, have I seen some doozies on the web, especially sites belonging to small- to medium-sized firms. I’ve written this somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of reasons to think about a new website. Do any of these situations fit your site? It was created in the Twentieth Century. If your site was built in a four-digit year starting with 19,...

Search Engine Optimizatio...

Let’s start with the hard facts. Not even the most experienced SEO-specializing firms can guarantee specific search engine rankings in any search engine. Further, every search engine uses different proprietary (and mostly secret) algorithms for indexing and ranking sites according to various keywords. As such, SEO efforts can miss the mark and hurt your website rankings. Of course, the efforts may also...

About Craig

All you ever wanted to know about Craig Samson

Craig W. Samson is an experienced web designer, web application developer, user interface specialist, and computer educator. He also has years of experience coordinating educational programs and events. He loves to cook, read, surf the web, play Cities XL, and build things in Second Life. He’s 39, fat, gay, and an only child. He dislikes bratty children, liver, spinach, and loud noises. He is me and I appreciate you taking the time to read all this!

Craig’s Writings

Blogs and articles written by Craig over the years.

Writing isn’t really my favorite thing to do, but I’ve had the occasional opportunity and inspiration to write blogs and articles, both personal and professional, throughout the years. In this section, I share the latest entries to my growing collections of writings. I hope you enjoy reading them at least as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Craig’s Recipes

Recipes from Craig's famous collection of family favorites.

Something about the aroma and taste of fresh, home-cooked food. I love to cook and my favorite place to gather new recipes is AllRecipes.com. Every week I cook at least one big meal, and it’s here in this section that I will share my customized recipes as I make them. My recipes are typically doubled from the originals, so you may need to downsize if you want to cook a small meal. Enjoy!