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Grumpy SEO Guy
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Everything I've learned in 14 years of running an SEO agency. Learn how to get, and keep, websites at the top of the search engines. If you listen to this podcast you will know more about how the SEO industry works than 99% of SEO "professionals."
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There are 4 Ways to Get Backlinks. Here They Are - Episode 106
Apr 30, 202500:11:15Summary readyThere 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
SummaryThere Are 4 Things You Need to Rank. These Are What They Are With Examples - Episode 105
Apr 23, 202500:12:33Summary readyNo 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
SummaryDoin' SEO: A Day in the Life. And a Question From Patreon, PBNs and OBL - Episode 104
Apr 16, 202500:22:06Summary readyBeing 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 client site?Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
SummaryBe Careful of This SEO Buyer Scam - Episode 103
Apr 9, 202500:20:15Summary readyHow 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
SummarySEO is Simple, Not Easy - Episode 102
Apr 2, 202500:22:18Summary readyFinding 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
SummarySEO: The Ethics of Linkbuilding - Episode 101
Mar 26, 202500:13:33Summary readyPeople 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
SummaryMassive SEO Lecture, The Details From the Previous 99 Episodes - Episode 100
Mar 19, 202500:57:14Summary readyAll the information from each episode. Lots to share.Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
SummaryThe SEO Industry - Episode 99
Mar 12, 202500:18:52Summary readyThere 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/grumpyseoguy
SummaryQuestions to Ask an SEO Agency - Episode 98
Mar 5, 202500:20:34Summary readyWhy 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
SummaryBack to Basics - What is SEO and How Do You Rank? - Episode 97
Feb 26, 202500:28:26Summary readyWhat 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
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