Author name: Ashton Brown

SXSW 2025: Back After a Decade 

I hadn’t set foot in Austin for SXSW Interactive since the mid‑2000s. Life, work, and moving out of the country. Coming back this year felt like flipping through an old sketchbook—familiar scribbles, but with whole new pages begging to be

Travel Packing List

Here’s the list I use every time I need to pack for a trip. Before You Go Cards & Credentials On You Tech Grear Clothes Dopp Kit Other

Tamarindo Guide

Tamarindo Guide started as my personal passion project to bring together every local business and service in my beloved tourist hometown of Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Frustrated by the lack of a one-stop resource for both visitors and locals, I rolled

Anchor Text Diversification

Anchor Text Diversification

In this post, you’ll learn how to build a strong link-building strategy using anchor text diversification. This simply means mixing up the words you use for links pointing to your website. We’ll cover different types of anchor text—like branded, partial

MoneyTreeSeed

When AI tools started getting good at generating content, I decided to put them to the test by designing and building a site called MoneyTreeSeed—my hub for anyone wanting to launch an online business from scratch. I kicked things off

My Mobile Workstation

I spend a lot of time moving back and forth between Austin, Texas and Tamarindo, Costa Rica. I make the trip at least 4 times and year and spend half the year in each city. As a full time web

Costa Rica Travel Recommendations from a Local

Since my wife and I have been living in Costa Rica for a couple of years now and have lots of friends and family visit, we’ve become pretty good at giving advice on Costa Rica travel recommendations. I even started

WP SiteKit

Over seven years, I built, ran, and successfully sold a web design agency that specialized in creating powerful websites for small businesses. By leveraging marketing industry best practices and top-tier software, I gave entrepreneurs a real fighting chance in the

Costa Rica TripKit

CostaRicaTripKit

I designed and built a travel website dedicated to Costa Rica by blending my web design expertise with the insider knowledge I gained while living there. I created a clean, user-friendly layout that guides travelers through the process of planning

WP Engine

WP Engine

I joined WP Engine’s marketing team during its early days, contributing as a designer to fuel growth from launch all the way to $50 million in annual revenue. Over my 3½ years there—through January 2019—I worked on designing high-impact webpages and

Favorite Website Website Tools and Plugins of 2015

I’ve been building websites for small businesses for over 15 years and am always optimizing my tool belt. My goal is to analyze the users/customers and build a website using best practices for visitor engagement and conversion. There’s no reason