I was so focused on optimizing links and content against my URL separated into two words, that I lost position on the first page of results for a Google search for my site.

I used to work for one.  I now generally spend about 90% of my day generating SEO traffic through various tactics, so in retrospect, I wish I did some of the following.  In reality, I tried, but got shot down by folks who wanted to see ROI a day later.
1.  Create a blog and put [...]