Callum’s working notebook
Field notes on how search actually works
I write down the checks, tradeoffs and awkward lessons I wish someone had handed me before I opened another crawl report.
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Compact shelves, not a textbook.
Niche files
How SEO actually plays out in specific industries.
Tool lab
What I’d use a tool for — and when I’d walk away.
Site ops
Crawl, index, speed, structure — the plumbing that makes ranking possible.
Start here
Unstick yourself. The basics I wish someone had handed me earlier.
Writing desk
On-page and content craft that holds up when a human actually reads it.
Local desk
Maps, profiles, and the messy reality of ranking where people live.
Measurement
Analytics that answer a real question — not vanity charts.
Career path
Jobs, skills, and the unglamorous middle of an SEO career.
Outreach
Links, digital PR, and the risk you take when you chase them.
Research desk
Keywords, SERPs, intent — the work before you write a word.
Commerce
Ecommerce SEO without the vendor slide deck.
Go global
International SEO without cargo-cult hreflang panic.
Paid & organic
Where paid search and SEO bump into each other.
New search
AI answers, changing SERPs — notes while the ground is still moving.