Six of the Most Common SEO Scams - Episode 09

We recorded another version of this episode. This episode was recorded on my phone so the voice quality appears bad. Let me know which version you prefer!Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy/1:55 Why are we mentioning link directories?2:45 The reason people build directories3:44 Problems with directoriesThey are all duplicates of each otherOn the same IPLinkfarms5:00 Defining link farms6:33 The exception to link directories with local SEOAttributes of decent link directories7:35 Why so many sites have directory links

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Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy2:51 the purpose of link directories3:45 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=stMe4nMrem46:54 Link farms7:25 Description of a link directory8:32 Can link directories help you?9:16 Why do they have directories linking to them?

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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=W3L7tAil0Bg&pp=0gcJCfwJAYcqIYzv5:10 The 4 ways to get backlinks:(long episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYPARAuCXao(short episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-r_Bi3FBt86:15 LLMS.txt does nothing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WflCZyBnj8

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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.com/blog/what-is-local-seo/

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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 not tracking your SERPs you're going to have no idea if you're successful10:30 EEAT has no effect on your rankGoogle's own documentation says this:https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide12:23 EEAT audit = scam12:28 People do EEAT on your website = scam13:12 Other things that are not ranking factors17:24 Things that are ranking factorsThe episode that talks about relevancy and authority and algorithmshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjoV09CHyGA

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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 algorithm understands where to rank you

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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.com/watch?v=1dZSbWKJlJ0Episode about SEO being a competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZo8Cdt3PnI12:06 The reason people think good content makes a website rank

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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 main thing you need to do6:15 A SERP chart needs to do these 3 things7:43 Average position is a ridiculous metric that doesn't tell you anything10:07 The way you check if you're at the top of the results is with a SERP chart10:29 Sometimes you lose traffic because your SERPs dropThe episodes that talk about why you lose position:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtGQ8xQyhA&pp=0gcJCcYJAYcqIYzvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivSogvXY6FA10:47 There are 4 reasons your rank can decrease

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