Posts Tagged ‘black hat seo’

Helpful Content and Link Spam: Oh My!

In December of 2022, Google rolled out two updates in tandem. One was called the Helpful Content update, and the other was the Link Spam update. Both algorithm changes had intended and (in my opinion) unintended impacts. In this post, I’ll discuss those updates, how it affected our own domain, and things you can do…

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Anchor Text SEO: Best Practices

If you want to optimize your website to perform well on search engines, you’ll need to be dedicated to identifying new ways to enhance your search engine optimization strategy. Anchor text SEO is one of the things you’ll need to grasp to get this working properly. Anchor text plays a pivotal role in SEO, because…

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Blackhat SEO Tactics to Avoid

Blackhat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics are very risky. Many of them can get you delisted on Google and other search engines if/when you get caught. Even worse, you could be labeled as a spammer and watch your website’s organic traffic vanish in short order. Blackhat SEO: Why People Do It Yes, these techniques can…

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10X Strategy: How To Bootstrap Your SEO

Let me put this straight: SEO is really tough. Well, it never was easy. Maybe, a lot less competition back in 2009. But, these days, practically all major niches and keyword clusters are occupied with strong sites, which are super hard to outrank. Especially for a small site, with a low budget, and when you…

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SEO for Start-ups: Risks to Take and Risks to Avoid

The online world has become too powerful and pervasive to ignore. There are over 67,000 searches performed on Google on a single day! More than 93% of purchase experiences begin on search engines. If you are with a start-up already struggling with cash flow, you stand to make or break your business based on gaining…

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Boost Your #SEO with Advanced Link Building Tactics & Tips

The rules of Search Engine Optimization are constantly evolving at the behest of Search Engine Behemoths like Google. Heck! Brands have to continually upgrade and re-invent their SEO strategies if they want to stay relevant. No doubt, black hat strategies — such as dubious link-building — are now flagged down by Google’s ever-changing algorithm. For…

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SEO Trends: Evolution Over 27 Years

At the beginning of the Internet era, no one could fathom how important Search Engine Optimization (SEO) would become between that time and today. After almost 30 years, SEO has evolved from a simple three-letter term to a complex structure that creates, maintains and adapts valuable connections between content and users. It connects people with…

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10 Failing Link Building Techniques

As long as SEO exists, links will remain one the most important ranking signals for Google and the rest of the search engines. Great SEO performance equals great business results. That’s why the majority of big brands, small businesses, and solo digital marketers are focusing their time and attention on the most prominent SEO practice:…

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