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Erik Dietrich

Former software developer, architect, dev manager, CIO, and IT management consultant. Occasional writer. More than occasional remote business owner.

Location Digital Nomad Joined Joined on  Personal website https://daedtech.com/ github website twitter website

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BS/MS Computer Science

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Co-Founder & CEO at Hit Subscribe

Where Did My Traffic Go? Hint: It Wasn't an Algorithm Update
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Where Did My Traffic Go? Hint: It Wasn't an Algorithm Update

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Getting Above the Brief: How to Improve Your Developer Marketing Positioning
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Getting Above the Brief: How to Improve Your Developer Marketing Positioning

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How We MVP Organic Traffic As A Lead Gen Channel
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How We MVP Organic Traffic As A Lead Gen Channel

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Six-Figure Content Programs: A Lesson (and Change) in Positioning
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Six-Figure Content Programs: A Lesson (and Change) in Positioning

#seo #business
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Gameplanning the SGE Apocalypse
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Gameplanning the SGE Apocalypse

#contentwriting #seo #s
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How to Identify Content Refresh Candidates, In Detail
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How to Identify Content Refresh Candidates, In Detail

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The Challenge Of Working Backward From A Post Title To A Keyword
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The Challenge Of Working Backward From A Post Title To A Keyword

#writing
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How to Project Organic Search Traffic and the Cost of Acquiring It
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How to Project Organic Search Traffic and the Cost of Acquiring It

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An Actually Strategic Way to Do SEO Competitor Analysis
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An Actually Strategic Way to Do SEO Competitor Analysis

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Why SEO Consulting Shouldn't Exist
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Why SEO Consulting Shouldn't Exist

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Creating a Company-Engineer Blogging Program
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Creating a Company-Engineer Blogging Program

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9 min read
Gut Check Time: The "Are You Sure You Want Organic Traffic" Checklist
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Gut Check Time: The "Are You Sure You Want Organic Traffic" Checklist

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The Agency Client Bill of Rights
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The Agency Client Bill of Rights

#freelance
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13 min read
Failing without Knowing Why: The Tragedy of Performative Content
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Failing without Knowing Why: The Tragedy of Performative Content

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18 min read
Link Building for Non-Scumbags: Build Authority Without Being Awful
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Link Building for Non-Scumbags: Build Authority Without Being Awful

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Developer Marketing: An Insider's Guide with Actionable Tips
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Developer Marketing: An Insider's Guide with Actionable Tips

#writing
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13 min read
Every Billable Hour is Amateur Hour
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Every Billable Hour is Amateur Hour

#freelance
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11 min read
Don't Throw "Consulting Services" Onto Your Website
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Don't Throw "Consulting Services" Onto Your Website

#freelance #career
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Keyword Research Case Studies: Glossaries
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Keyword Research Case Studies: Glossaries

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Keyword Research Case Studies: Tool-User Campaigns
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Keyword Research Case Studies: Tool-User Campaigns

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Keyword Research Case Studies: Ownership Campaigns
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Keyword Research Case Studies: Ownership Campaigns

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Reasoning About and Projecting SEO Content ROI
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Reasoning About and Projecting SEO Content ROI

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The Phases of an Organic Campaign
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The Phases of an Organic Campaign

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Keywords 301: Campaigns, Roadmaps, and Funnels
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Keywords 301: Campaigns, Roadmaps, and Funnels

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Keywords 201: Tails, Association, Authority, and Cannibalization
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Keywords 201: Tails, Association, Authority, and Cannibalization

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Keywords 101: Difficulty, Volume, and Segmentation
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Keywords 101: Difficulty, Volume, and Segmentation

#freelance #business
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Introduction to Keywords via Understanding Searcher Psychology
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Introduction to Keywords via Understanding Searcher Psychology

#freelance
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Game Theory in SEO: Building A Ship of Strategy in a Sea of Tactics
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Game Theory in SEO: Building A Ship of Strategy in a Sea of Tactics

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SEO for Non-Scumbags: How to Earn Site Visitors without Selling Your Soul
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SEO for Non-Scumbags: How to Earn Site Visitors without Selling Your Soul

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Marketing to Software Engineers on Twitter Is an Expensive Good Idea
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Marketing to Software Engineers on Twitter Is an Expensive Good Idea

#businessoffreelancing #developermarketing
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Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers
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Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers

#freelance #career
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Freelancers Aren't (Yet) Business Owners
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Freelancers Aren't (Yet) Business Owners

#freelance #career
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The Freelancer’s Condition: Quagmire of the Owner-Operator
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The Freelancer’s Condition: Quagmire of the Owner-Operator

#freelance #career
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11 Realpolitik Career Tips for Junior Developers
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11 Realpolitik Career Tips for Junior Developers

#career
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Software Career Anti-Patterns: Career Development by Coincidence
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Software Career Anti-Patterns: Career Development by Coincidence

#career
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Java Exceptions and How to Log Them Securely
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Java Exceptions and How to Log Them Securely

#java #logging
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Readers Often Ask Me, "Should I Write a Book?" Here's My Take
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Readers Often Ask Me, "Should I Write a Book?" Here's My Take

#career
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Creating an Audit Trail for Your Business
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Creating an Audit Trail for Your Business

#business #audit #logging
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To C/C++ Or Not to C/C++
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To C/C++ Or Not to C/C++

#discuss #poll #beginners
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Coding as the Boss: My Story of Developer Hegemony
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Coding as the Boss: My Story of Developer Hegemony

#career
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What Goes Into Log Analysis?
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What Goes Into Log Analysis?

#logging #programming
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How to Become a Management Consultant
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How to Become a Management Consultant

#career #consulting #freelance
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Unit Tests Correlate With Desirable Codebase Properties
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Unit Tests Correlate With Desirable Codebase Properties

#architecture #dotnet #csharp #unittest
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Are There Actually Companies out There That Write Good Code?
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Are There Actually Companies out There That Write Good Code?

#career #programming #architecture
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Is Your Team Wrong About Your Codebase? Prove It. Visually.
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Is Your Team Wrong About Your Codebase? Prove It. Visually.

#career #architecture
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Choosing Among Log Management Tools
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Choosing Among Log Management Tools

#logging #devops
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What Makes a Codebase Acquirable?
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What Makes a Codebase Acquirable?

#career #dotnet #ndepend
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Businesses Should Have 3 Months of Savings? It’s Not as Simple As You Think
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Businesses Should Have 3 Months of Savings? It’s Not as Simple As You Think

#career #startup #business
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Positioning Strategy for the Aspiring Software Consultant
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Positioning Strategy for the Aspiring Software Consultant

#career #freelance #consulting
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Freelance Tax Implications for Side Hustlers: How to Handle It
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Freelance Tax Implications for Side Hustlers: How to Handle It

#career #freelance
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Five Reasons You Need Log Monitoring
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Five Reasons You Need Log Monitoring

#monitoring #logging
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Remote Software Jobs for Social Anxiety Sufferers
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Remote Software Jobs for Social Anxiety Sufferers

#career #remotework
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Introduction to Continuous Integration Tools
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Introduction to Continuous Integration Tools

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Side Hustle Ideas for Software Developers
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Side Hustle Ideas for Software Developers

#career #sidehustle
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Should I Quit My Job? Take This Quiz to--Just Kidding, You Should Quit
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Should I Quit My Job? Take This Quiz to--Just Kidding, You Should Quit

#career
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Calculating the ROI of Log Analysis Tools
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Calculating the ROI of Log Analysis Tools

#logging
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Introduction to Misty Robotics SDK
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Introduction to Misty Robotics SDK

#robotics
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: An Introduction to Microservices with the Serverless Framework
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: An Introduction to Microservices with the Serverless Framework

#webdev #aws
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Good Rules for Bad Apps
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Good Rules for Bad Apps

#mobile
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Promoting Reliable Code
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Live Blogging at DeveloperWeek: Promoting Reliable Code

#codequality
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