Grumpy SEO Guy

Should You Use AI Content in 2026 - Episode 145 Apr 15, 2026 661 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyShould you use AI content? What people have told me.What I do.Search engine land article: https://searchengineland.com/ai-generated-content-google-search-experiment-472234ahrefs article: https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-generated-content-does-not-hurt-your-google-rankings/

Can You Rank Without Backlinks? (SHORT VERSION) - Episode 144 Mar 25, 2026 595 4 cases where people say they can rank without backlinks. Is this correct?Do you actually need backlinks?Penalty episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1APlease help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Bad Answers to A Popular Question - (SEO Is Not About Your Website) - Episode 143 Mar 20, 2026 765 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyIt's not "what can I do to my website?" It's "how does my SEO compare to my competitors?"There is very little you can do to your new websites to improve your SEO. Because that's not how SEO works. Luckily for you, we explain what that is in this episode.

Trying To Build Backlinks? Avoid Linkfarms - Episode 142 Mar 6, 2026 688 Learn how to identify linkfarms and why they are bad.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Negative SEO (High Level - What It Does) - Episode 141 Feb 25, 2026 885 We might do a part 2.PatreonWhat is negative SEO?What is the purpose of negative SEO?Referenced Episodes:The Difference Between Good Backlinks And Bad Backlinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHg6XwPha4The Difference Between Good Backlinks And Bad Backlinks Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZSbWKJlJ0Spammy Marketing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFv70Um0gikSEO Penalties https://www.you

Answers To Reddit SEO Questions Rapid Fire - Episode 140 Feb 11, 2026 1760 Questions:Do PBN sites need traffic?Topical authority?Local SEO clicks without links?Is YMYL different than regular?Have you seen Google penalize a site for paid links?How do you find good link sellers?How do you know which PBN sites are working better?Parked domains reset authority?New update to impression tracking?How do you deal with competitors who sell AIO and GEO?New local algorithmDo websit

Why Are There No Good Examples of PBN Sites? - 139 Feb 4, 2026 494 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyConcepts covered:Why I don't share our sitesWhy I don't share a generic siteHow to make your siteWhy number of words in the excerpt doesn't matter, etc.Referenced episodes:How to Build a PBN Part 1 Domain Acquisition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez24lr3G_McHow to Build a PBN Part 2 Hosting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

The Reason You Aren't Ranking (It's Probably Not a Problem With Your Site) - Episode 138 Jan 28, 2026 908 Sorry the mic sounds weird. No idea what's transpiring.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyPrinciples covered:Beginners don't understand that a big part of SEO has nothing to do with YOUR website.SEO is not something YOU do to YOUR website.SEO is not a checklist.The 4 things you need to rank.When two websites have perfect on page, who ranks? The one with great

4 Reasons You Built Backlinks and They Didn't Work - Episode 137 Jan 22, 2026 678 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyThe 4 reasons you build backlinks and they do not help:You have too little authorityYou built bad backlinksYou have a problem with your siteYou are not relevantMentioned episodes:the 4 Ways to Get Backlinks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-r_Bi3FBt8the 4 Things You Need to Rank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3L7tAil0BgY

Questions To Ask An SEO Agency To Hire Them Jan 9, 2026 1192 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyYou might learn:Does the person understand SEO or do they just sound smart?Three types of SEO agenciesTheir goal is to impress you, your goal is not to impress themQuestions to askAre their answers logical or are they just using lines?Mentioned episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BNS-OQMNw

New Topics Dec 31, 2025 799 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguyHow to email meTopics for new episodes

SEO Backlinks For Beginners - Episode 134 Dec 17, 2025 903 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:00 what is a backlink?2:03 What is a link?2:25 What is a backlink?2:38 What is an internal link?3:00 Why are backlinks important?3:16 Authority comes from backlinks3:30 Why do you need authority?3:46 What are the 4 things you need to rank?4:15 Episode on penalties: 5:26 How does authority work?5:58 How is authority shared?7:

SEO FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS (and a Grumpy SEO Guy Interview) - Episode 133 Dec 10, 2025 1904 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:32 What is SEO?2:41 What are keywords?3:17 Why do SEO?4:00 What is the goal of SEO?6:50 PPC (pay per click) is different than SEO7:20 How ads (pay per click) work9:08 The 4 variables you must manipulate to rank high in SEO9:40 The difference between local SEO and normal SEOLocal SEO vs normal SEO: https://www.youtube.com/wat

SEO Topical Authority, Content Structure, and Cannibalization - Episode 132 Nov 28, 2025 842 Please help keep this podcast free: patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:54 What is topical authority?Episodes that talk about relevancy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBbW69GYYshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-Fh3QXB8A2:03 What is relevancy?2:29 How do you get relevancy?3:21 Why does this matter?3:32 The 4 things you need to rank.Episodes that talk about the 4 things you need to rank:Complex version: ht

The Dangers of Public Blog Networks - Episode 131 Nov 19, 2025 1061 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:01 Private blog network vs. public blog network3:54 Things that can happen to a public blog networkdeindexedpenalizedlink farmEpisode that talks about link farms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wg3kxzfUaw4:50 If links are public, everyone knows about them, and they lose their effectiveness5:00 Search engines are looking fo

Are SEO Link Directories Useful? - Version = 1 - Episode 130 Nov 5, 2025 669 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:51 he purpose of link directories 3:45 A main problem: they're copies of each other5:07 Suspicious names6:12 Same IP addressEpisode that explains IP addresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stMe4nMrem4&pp=0gcJCR0AztywvtLA6:54 Link farms7:25 Description of a link directory8:32 Can link directories help you?9:16 Why do t

Bonus Episode - Episode 129 Oct 14, 2025 414 0:35 The problem with Episode 128 and why it didn't come out at the planned time1:12 How to email me3:30 The reasons your rank is declining and how to tell and how to fix it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtGQ8xQyhAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivSogvXY6FA4:30 The 4 things you need to rank:(long episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_5kChCMQHQ(short episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Local SEO vs. Regular SEO - Episode 128 Oct 7, 2025 601 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:08 Local SEO vs. Regular SEO2:07 MapThe episode about penalties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1AThe episodes about the 4 things you need to rank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_5kChCMQHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3L7tAil0BgDocuments about local SEO:https://ahrefs.com/blog/local-seo/https://www.semrush.c

SEO Ranking Factors - Episode 127 Sep 24, 2025 1446 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:09 What is a ranking factor2:34 Why do you do SEO?3:55 Many of the things people do are not SEO4:16 Why did your impressions fall?4:45 Definition of impressions6:51 Why did your traffic fall?Episodes that answer this question:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtGQ8xQyhAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivSogvXY6FA9:38 If you're

Relevancy, Authority, and How The Algorithm Ranks You - Episode 126 Sep 17, 2025 894 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:22 Announcements2:19 The four things you need to rankEpisode talking about types of penalties:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1A4:28 RelevancyEpisode covering anchortext:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-Fh3QXB8A6:24 AuthorityEpisode on helpful or harmful inkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_DM7fj4Yg8:10 How the

SEO Works Like High School Popularity - Episode 125 Sep 10, 2025 932 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy0:57 Reminders (How to contact me with questions)2:14 Authority is basically like high school popularity3:10 What makes somebody popular in high school?5:56 What makes a website rank?7:15 The 4 things you need to rankEpisode about good backlinks and bad backlinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHg6XwPha4 https://www.youtube

Four SEO Reasons Your Rank and Your Traffic Are Decreasing - Episode 124 Sep 3, 2025 954 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:26 Why is my traffic decreasing?3:02 Traffic is not an SEO metric3:13 Traffic is a function of monthly search volume and your rank3:59 JUST BECAUSE YOUR TRAFFIC DECREASED DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE AN SEO CONCERNEpisode that explains traffic and position:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01am10-OwDY4:52 Tracking your SERPs is the m

Do You Need to Keep Buliding SEO Backlinks After You Are In First Place? - Episode 123 Aug 27, 2025 749 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy0:55 Reminders2:44 An AI reminderAI episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw0CGhhpNeY3:34 Authority comes from backlinks3:58 SEO is like running in a race4:30 There's always a website in first position, etc.5:04 We do not start building backlinks before we spend 4 weeks looking at many things, including the competition6:25

SEO Is Pay to Play... Sometimes - Episode 122 Aug 20, 2025 1384 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:26 The 4 things you need to rank2:56 episode 2 talks about multiple types of penaltiesLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1A6:14 SEO is a competition, not a checklist6:29 SEO is not about doing everything according to a checklist6:37 A checklist presumes a standard exists7:46 Backlinks usually either cost money or

EEAT, Content, Dwell Time. NOT Ranking Factors. Here's Why - Episode 121 Aug 13, 2025 836 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:07 Reminders2:35 SEO is no barriers to entry5:18 EEAT5:44 This website from Google says EEAT is NOT a ranking factorhttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide6:06 Content is King6:45 What I think "content is king" originally meant9:08 Good quality content probably gets you better quality backlin

A Review of Episodes 101-119 - Episode 120 Aug 6, 2025 2749 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:41 How to set up an SEO Zoom advisory Call with me2:22 Episode 101: SEO: The Ethics of Linkbuilding3:05 We tell how SEO works, not the way you need to do it3:23 The 4 ways to get backlinks4:50 Episode 102: SEO is Simple, Not Easy5:40 The 4 things you need to rank8:54 Episode 103: Be Careful of This SEO Buyer Scam9:22 A descr

My AI SEO Advice (AI Services and AI Content) - Episode 119 Jul 30, 2025 1558 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy0:54 Reminders1:18 How to plan an SEO Zoom Advisory Call with me2:25 Avoid paying anybody to do anything related to AI right now2:43 llms.txt does not get you listed in llms2:52 The AI and llms.txt episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WflCZyBnj8)3:21 Don't pay people to do stuff that doesn't work3:32 AI SEO/GEO is the sam

The High DR Backlink SEO Scam EXPOSED.- Episode 118 Jul 23, 2025 1197 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:23 How to plan a SEO Zoom Advisory Call with me2:48 Definition of dr3:17 DR doesn't mean what people think3;55 Low DR backlinks can be good, too4:19 Here's the episode about Marketing SEO Spam4:35 anchortext definition5:44 The problems with high DR websites7:12 Don't buy backlinks based on DR7:29 The episode about lower DR r

How To Increase Your DR (And an Update on My Public Challenge) - Episode 117 Jul 16, 2025 1221 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:37 Schedule an SEO Zoom Advisory Call with me2:30 HCU audits are scams3:10 RIGHT NOW AI SEO is the same as regular SEO4:01 Zero people have shown proof that AI is stealing their traffic4:30 No one has shown a website that ranks without backlinks (yet lying content writers still say their content will make you rank)7:21 How d

Three Reasons Your SEO Backlinks Are Not Helping You - Episode 116 Jul 9, 2025 1063 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:42 Schedule an SEO Zoom Advisory Call with me2:06 The first reason (not enough authority)3:45 You need enough authority compared to your competition4:02 The second reason (they are spammy)4:46 The third reason (other problems with your website)6:05 You can do things wrong and they won't hurt you until you start getting autho

SEO, AI, and LLMS.txt - Part 1 Probably - Episode 115 Jul 2, 2025 1810 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:48 How to arrange a Zoom SEO Advisory Call with me2:48 Is AI going to replace SEO?3:49 Is AI really stealing your SEO traffic?5:06 Most AI articles are clickbait5:38 No one knows how AI works for SEO5:57 AI services are probably scams6:47 AI did not steal 70% of your traffic7:21 AI problem vs SEO problem7:40 People are tryin

Good SEO Backlinks vs. Bad Backlinks - A Review - Episode 114 Jun 25, 2025 2076 Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy1:30 Reminders2:06 How to arrange a Zoom SEO Advisory call with me2:23 SEO AI Preview4:07 We are thinking about doing videos5:39 The 4 things you need to rank9:17 Why you need backlinks10:01 This is how authority works11:57 Good backlinks and bad backlinks12:57 YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY14:23 Think like a search engine14:33 SE

DR is Not The Main Thing You Should Look At - Episode 113 Jun 18, 2025 1163 1:56 How to do a SEO Zoom Advisory Call with meBACKGROUND3:01 What is authority?3:14 What are the 4 things you need to rank?3:57 Pagerank4:43 Different SEO tool's authority calculationsTHERE IS MORE TO IT THAN DOMAIN RATING6:29 A high DR website can be bad and a low DR website can be excellent7:41 Do you want a course about buying domains for your PBN?9:58 Why the THEORY episodes are more importan

SEO is NOT Conversion Optimization... - Episode 112 Jun 11, 2025 1403 01:14 Reminder01:48 How to arrange an SEO Zoom Advisory Call with me01:59 Question for listeners02:35 The episodes that annoy listeners and why - Traffic is not an SEO metric, and if you're not tracking your SERPs, you're not doing SEO04:08 Why people will get frustrated with this episode04:16 What is SEO?05:03 What is conversion optimization?05:42 Traffic is a factor of monthly search volume and

How to Make a PBN (Correctly), a Review - Episode 111 Jun 4, 2025 1998 1:10 New episodes1:36 How to arrange an SEO advisory call with me on Zoom4:38 The reason we're making this episode5:30 The reason SEO can't be taught in 10 minutes6:17 The difference between a private blog network and a private blog portfolio7:24 Do NOT link your sites together7:42 In specific order, what you need to rank10:15 Things that do not generate authority11:00 What transfers authority11:3

How to Track Your Progress In SEO - Episode 110 May 28, 2025 703 RemindersAnnouncementWhat is the purpose of SEO?The SERP Tracker we use.A secret bonus you can do with a SERP trackerThree things to look for in a SERP tracker

Good Content Is a Myth, and What UFC and SEO Have in Common - Episode 109 May 21, 2025 1970 01:32 Email me02:00 Success email from an SEO advisory client who started her own agency and is getting nice results for her clients04:22 Quality of content is not a ranking factor04:44 How to be smarter than everyone else in SEO05:00 Song analogy check this one0:700 Example of bad content that ranks09:42 Search engines can't tell good content, so how do they evaluate?10:02 Authority is a metric f

What Are Those Spammy SEO Links Everyone Seems to Be Getting Constantly? - Episode 108 May 14, 2025 493 You've seen them. Everyone has seen them.Let's talk about them.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

You MIGHT Get a Penalty. Maybe. - Episode 107 May 7, 2025 561 Do things you're not supposed to and you get a penalty. Sometimes.Maybe it's uncertainty built into the algorithm.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

There are 4 Ways to Get Backlinks. Here They Are - Episode 106 Apr 30, 2025 675 There are 4 ways to get backlinks.1) Do nothing2) Buy3) Guest Post and Link Outreach4) Build Your Own Sites and Use ThoseLearn which one might be best for you.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

There Are 4 Things You Need to Rank. These Are What They Are With Examples - Episode 105 Apr 23, 2025 753 No Penalties. Why you should avoid them and different types of penalties.Content. What it does and does not do.Relevancy. What it is and how to get it.Authority. What it is and how to get it.And how they all play a role in search.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Doin' SEO: A Day in the Life. And a Question From Patreon, PBNs and OBL - Episode 104 Apr 16, 2025 1326 Being an SEO Consultant:Wake upDo you need to rise at 4am?Time in emailTime in meetingsSEO employee vs SEO entrepreneurBacklinks, content, research.Answer to a Patreon member's question:At what point do PBN outbound links start becoming diminishing returns?Three answers:What number of OBLs from a PBN post?What number of OBLs from a PBN site overall?How about too many backlinks from a PBN to the cl

Be Careful of This SEO Buyer Scam - Episode 103 Apr 9, 2025 1215 How the scam goes and what you should say if you're a seller and someone asks you this.And a preview of the discussion about why free SEO audits are worth what you pay for them.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

SEO is Simple, Not Easy - Episode 102 Apr 2, 2025 1338 Finding good backlinks is hard.What you need to rank.SEO is not a checklist.An economic comparison with SEO.Why you're not the CEO of a company.Why you're not ranking.SEO is a competition.$9,000 for 90 backlinks vs $10 for 100,000 backlinks.Why you can't buy $1 backlinks on a $1,000 domain.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

SEO: The Ethics of Linkbuilding - Episode 101 Mar 26, 2025 813 People say acquiring backlinks is bad. Thoughts?Topics covered: The 4 things you need to rank. The 4 ways to get backlinks and their ethics.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Massive SEO Lecture, The Details From the Previous 99 Episodes - Episode 100 Mar 19, 2025 3434 All the information from each episode. Lots to share.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

The SEO Industry - Episode 99 Mar 12, 2025 1132 There are no certifications. There are no degrees.An example of overoptimization, and a quick discussion of penalties. SEO changes.Why SEOs complain whenever there is an algorithm update (EVERY TIME).HCU audits (REALLY???).What shady agencies do.Why I do a podcast.SEO actually exists.The SEO industry has a lot of bad opinions about it.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/gru

Questions to Ask an SEO Agency - Episode 98 Mar 5, 2025 1234 Why there are no (good) SEO certifications.The most important question you should ask..Why you should always demand specifics.Content is not a ranking factor.DEMAND SPECIFICS.Ask them to explain SEO to you.DEMAND. SPECIFICS.Ambiguity = scamInternet marketing and SEO have a rotten reputation which makes perfect sense.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Back to Basics - What is SEO and How Do You Rank? - Episode 97 Feb 26, 2025 1706 What is SEO?How is SEO different from conversion optimization?Why traffic is not an SEO metric (and what is)?Why content is not king.The four things you need to rank.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

So You Wanna Start an SEO Agency (part 2)? - Episode 96 Feb 19, 2025 1067 When should you start your business?How much money should you have?Will your friends understand you?Will you forget how to talk to people?Who do you live with?Starting a business doesn't mean you make money. Are you ready for this?Can you get a car loan? Can you get a mortgage? Can you rent an apartment?Most people want to start a business but have not. Be prepared to handle their questions.Being

Should You Build a Low Authority PBN? - Episode 95 Feb 12, 2025 1331 Should You Make a PBN with Low DR?What is DR?And, find out about a common scam with "high DR backlinks."Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Where Do We Get SEO Authority From in the First Place? - Episode 94 Feb 5, 2025 857 Most people's websites have at least SOME authority. Even new websites!But where did it come from?A review of the 4 things you need to rank.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Should You Hide Your PBN Sites for SEO? - Episode 93 Jan 29, 2025 900 What is hiding a PBN?The evolution of our PBN and why we stopped providing lists.Why should you hide a PBN?Should you hide your PBN?Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

SEO Contracts Are Almost Always a Scam - Episode 92 Jan 22, 2025 877 SEO Contracts are scams. Here's why.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

A Better Way to Understand SEO Competition and Ranking - Episode 91 Jan 15, 2025 1600 In this episode:Why you do not understand SEO.Why "can you take a quick look at my website and tell me what I need to do?" is a no. It's not because I'm unhelpful, it's because that won't help you.Why "how much DA do I need?" is not a good question.Why anything you can EASILY do will have little to no effect on anything.Why it's hard to get good backlinks (it's supposed to be).Please help keep thi

Why Your Website's SEO Position is Dropping (Part 2) - Episode 90 Jan 8, 2025 1205 Why your website can decrease in rank and how to tell why from a SERP chart.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy

Why Your Website's SEO Position is Dropping (Part 1) - Episode 89 Jan 1, 2025 1252 The three reasons your rank can decline. And a little information about what happens during algorithm updates.

Next Year in SEO and AI - Episode 88 Dec 25, 2024 932 SEO is just fine. Stop complaining.

SEO Is a Competition, Not a Checklist (the most important episode yet) - Episode 87 Dec 18, 2024 1989 There is no such thing as "4 Easy Steps To Rank For Your Keywords." This is probably the most important episode of Grumpy SEO Guy so far.

Should You Build Backlinks to the Homepage or to Inner Pages? - Episode 86 Dec 11, 2024 1161 Which pages should you build backlinks to? What if you have only one significant page on your site? What if you have multiple product pages? Why DR and DA are domain level metrics and aren't as important as you think. How to outrank higher DR pages.

Explaining Why Content is Not King - Episode 85 Dec 4, 2024 1101 Another reason why content is not king.

Are All Backlinks Helpful? - Episode 84 Nov 27, 2024 1038 Are they? Maybe you should listen to this episode.

Are Expired Domains Losing Their Authority? Part 2 - Episode 83 Nov 20, 2024 1161 Economics lessons that explain how SEO works. You're welcome.

Are Expired Domains Really Going to Lose All Their Authority? - Episode 82 Nov 13, 2024 1142 Let's talk about it. Part 2 will be next Wednesday.

How to Tell Whether Or Not Something Is a Ranking Factor - Episode 81 Nov 6, 2024 1341 Dwell time? Clicks? Impression? Site speed? Do these things matter? EEAT? Does this? .edu links, .gov links, do they matter? Authority? Does this matter?

A Review of Episodes 61-79 - Episode 80 Oct 30, 2024 1895 Let's cover these before we go into the next episodes.

Three Mistakes to Avoid - Episode 79 Oct 23, 2024 1128 Three mistakes you might make (2 about getting clients, 1 about another thing). Additionally, hear about how I got .edu links and what to be careful of if you're acquiring them.

There Is No Such Thing As Cheap SEO - Episode 78 Oct 16, 2024 2272 Audio Fixed. Guys. Economics. Topics discuss why free audits are usually ripoffs, why cheap backlinks are garbage, claims scammers make, and some of the things you should know before buying SEO.

What Are "Tier 2" and "Tier 3" Backlinks? Are They Helpful? - Episode 77 Oct 9, 2024 736 You see people talk about this when they are selling links. Is it something you need?

Ranking But No Backlinks? Where's the Proof? - Episode 76 Oct 2, 2024 2304 Lots of people say they can rank without backlinks. None of them show proof. Saying "content is king" is like buying a book about karate and then telling people you are a martial arts champion..

A Glimpse Inside the Shady World of Internet Marketing and Affiliate Programs - Episode 75 Sep 25, 2024 2631 If you've ever thought it was mostly a big shady scam, you're not wrong. Most internet marketing is designed to scam the gullible. This episode is a primer on how (and why) the scams work. some of the psychological methods used, and I give examples of specific scams, from affiliate marketing, to ebooks, to stocks, to real estate investing, to the shady world of video ads.

Everyone is Lying to You About Duplicate Content, and Even More SEO Job Interview Questions - Episode 74 Sep 18, 2024 1555 Is it really something to worry about? We'll tell you when it causes concerns and when it doesn't. AND MORE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THEY GAVE ME.

My Experience Going on 6 SEO Job Interviews - Episode 73 Sep 11, 2024 2988 SEO job interview advice, some of the questions they asked me, and the general process. Bonus questions at the end of the episode.

How to Build Your Own PBN Part 4: Answers to Questions From Reddit - Episode 72 Sep 4, 2024 2009 People on the grumpyseoguy subreddit posted questions in my thread, and in this episode I answer them.

SEO Contradictions, Clarification, and Critical Thinking - Episode 71 Aug 28, 2024 1330 Have you found the contradictions?

Think Twice About Buying Backlinks Off of a Menu - Episode 70 Aug 21, 2024 1153 There's a reason PBNs are called PRIVATE blog networks

Why SEO Agencies Sometimes Lie About Who Their Clients Are - Episode 69 Aug 14, 2024 1759 Real SEO is a secretive industry. Listing clients on your website is an enormous breach of trust. The fact that they publicly discuss them is bad enough. But often they're lying. And a rant on marketing.

Why You Shouldn't Focus on NUMBER of Backlinks - Episode 68 Aug 7, 2024 1025 And what you should use instead.

"Secret Sauce" is Super Scammy Nonsense - Episode 67 Jul 31, 2024 1876 Why you should never, ever, ever, ever work with an agency or consultant who talks about "secret sauce." And, the difference between white hat and black hat SEO! And what real "secret sauce" is (if it were real).

How Many Sites Do You Need In Your PBN? - Episode 66 Jul 24, 2024 1432 Additional topics: is it cheaper to rent links or do it yourself? And, do you need only expired domains -- what about new domains?

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