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TRAFFIC SEARCH: FIND WHAT FINDS YOU

January 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Traffic search is the opposite of a normal search. For your search, you type in a question. My search asks ‘Where is my traffic coming from.’ I have my hunches, my suspicions, my hopes.

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GOOD BOSS, BAD BOSS

October 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A good boss isn’t born that way. They learn the ropes after working for a boss who shows them the right way. And the wrong way. Then they choose one or the other. What’s the difference?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: algorithms, blog post, blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, education, engagement, facebook, good listener, inspiration, key words, Social media, traffic, trending, twitter, writer, writing

THE OTHER PORTLAND, NOT THAT ONE

October 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The other Portland is not an event, a gathering, or a cause. It could have been anywhere, but Portland just so happens to be where I started my career, met my wife, had kids. It is where my kids got married. I’ve had the city on my mind all my life, from driving past as […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, education, identity, learning, my city, northwest portland, Old Town, Oregon, other portland, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, shared history, story, traffic, travel, writer

WEBSITE REVIEW: NEW DEVELOPMENTS

September 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A website review usually involves an outside analysis, an external look from an expert. An expert in the field would evaluate speed, design, ways to fix what’s broken. New developments on boomerpdx means one thing: blog traffic. My traffic is the same as that on a country road, my readers are literate, and that’s good […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: analysis, blog, blog post, blog traffic, casual scroller, china, evaluate, fame, fan favorite, followers, humble writer, ideal reader, image, money, read boomerpdx, readers, reading, search engines, start writing, subscribe, subscribers, take credit, traffic, website review, writer, writing

HOBBY BLOGGER WRITES THE RULES

May 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A hobby blogger has rules? Who makes these rules? Unless you just got here on the writing bus, the rules are well established. Go ahead and add what’s missing, but not too much. Rule #1

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: attention, blog, blogger, boomerpdx, boring, financial, good books, good food, guilty conscience, hobby blogger, imposter syndrome, influencer, kindness, lifestyle, opinions, political, race, readers, religion, rules, talking points, the right way, three acts, traction, traffic, twitter scroll, writer, writers, writing

MAKING TIME LAST WITH OVER DAVE

May 6, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Making time for someone is one of the nicest things you can do. You hear about it from people who say they’d like more time with one particular person. Except that person is usually dead. Then what? Plan B.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Coos Bay World, downtown, downtown Portland, engagement, forgotten, freedom of speech, libraries, library, making time, media person, microfiche, modern life, museums, newspaper, newspaper column, opinions, Oregonian, outspokenness, over Dave, over David, overtime, Portland, research, scrolling, skimming, sniveling, thoughtfulness, time, traffic, whining

DRIVING LESSONS FOR THE WORRIED ROAD WARRIOR

October 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

These driving lessons are for you, not your car. But you worry about your car? So do I. Just remember, part of travel is mingling with the locals along your fellow drivers. And their cars.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adventure, adventure travel, car travel, directions, driver, driving, driving lesson, driving lessons, drowsy driving, drunk driving, flight plan, lost, map, navigator, road signs, road warrior, traffic, travel, worried

POLICE PRESENCE: BLESSINGS FOR OFFICER FRIENDLY

July 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A police presence in some neighborhoods means one thing: Go inside, lock the door, and stay away from windows. But it’s my neighborhood. So I checked in with the police on site.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blessings, drug house, meth friendly, police, police officer, police presence, Portland, Portland Oregon, productive life, suburbs, traffic, traffickers

BLOG TRAFFIC: CLICK THROUGH READER CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

June 25, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Does blog traffic show up unexpected? What makes readers stay and look around once they do find you on accident? First, it’s not an accident. At least blog traffic shouldn’t be accidental. That’s why we buy and install Genesis framework on a wordpress platform with a News theme from Studio Press. […]

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Blog Relaunch Shoots Blanks, Misses Writing Target

September 1, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Thinking of starting a blog, relaunching a blog? Good. If you’re a writer, then I’m talking to you. Whether you dabble with words, put a few things on paper, or carve out time to organize the book you’ve been writing the past few years, it’s you. The world of bloggers, columnists, […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: analytics, blog, blog relaunch, blogger, boomerpdx, bounce rates, columnist, Darren Rowse, facebook friend, Genesis framework, Jon Morrow, liars, Neil Patel, poet, Portland, portland writer, problogger, quick sprout, roi, SEO, serps, smartblogger, studiopress theme, traffic, writer