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    Backlinks continue to add value even when removed? - Mini Case

    I've thought about doing this with PBNs in the past but it's hard to know how much historical data the algorithm takes into account when tossing out penalties. This method will definitely dodge manual penalties. But I'd hate to take this "one link too far" and end up with an algorithmic penalty...
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    On-Page Optimization - Industry Has Lost It

    Your argument can be summarized as follows: "None of it works, it's all bullshit, you don't understand it, everyone interprets it wrong, all the definitions are wrong. Gurus are bullshit, I alone hold the keys, but I won't tell you the answer, not here anyways." It's easy to take a stance of...
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    Newbie Question(s) so dumb, you're afraid to even ask!

    You should look for a high number of referring domains, check to see how many of those are spam, regular, or high quality links, check on the age of the domain, check on the history of it using the Wayback Machine, check to see if it's indexed using the site: operator and check to see if it's...
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    Introductions Thread

    You must be talking about Agent "Crack" Hat and Black Hat Underground, where for a monthly fee you could submit and answer your own questions and wonder where the owner was at. I lurked it right after Wickedfire pulled the exact same stunt. "Here, pay me money and you can have access to your own...
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    Nested Heading Tags or The Ladder

    Yes, to summarize that is what I meant. The 2nd example of using only one single instance of each header limits you drastically, because H2 and H3 give you the most oomph, and you're only using them one time each. With nesting you can use everything but H1 as many times as you want, as long as...
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    Search Console Shows Duplicate Content Before Picking Up 301 Redirect. Do I Wait?

    Does it still show this? It sounds like they spotted the issue and reported it before the system had time to understand it was a 301 redirect.
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    Nested Heading Tags or The Ladder

    Nesting is how it's supposed to be done. The second example is still nested, but you've condemned yourself to only using one H2, H3, H4, and H5 per article. You'll get more on-page mileage out of putting keywords in H2's and H3's than H4's and H5's.
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    Microsoft to acquire Github for 7.5 Billion

    It's funny how people are running over to Gitlab and everyone else as if they don't have billionaire backers interested and invested in tech as well. If you're uploading your code to any other site, you've compromised yourself, no matter what their ToS and privacy policy says. It's like Samsung...
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    Google's Web Page Creation Algorithm - Stealing & Spinning & Mixing, Oh My!

    Google knows most of their business hinges entirely on having SERPs. I think they're trying to find that sweet balance between showing only their own properties and results and having to ever show anyone else. They'll push it till they see push back, and constantly test that fine line. They'll...
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    Link Building Mistakes to Avoid

    I've managed to put 500 word articles, on a profile page with a nofollow "homepage" field and noindex meta tag or robots.txt directive, that just so happened to have dofollows in the big ass about field. But there was no text editor, but they also don't strip HTML. That 500 words was enough to...
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    Google Display for Local Brand Awareness w/ Low CPM Bid

    I don't have an answer for this, but I know that most ad networks don't give a didly squat about viewability. Few even report the metric because it'd be a losing proposition for them. The ones that do probably charge a premium for high viewability sites, or allow sites to filter low ones out or...
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    GDPR

    They can kiss my crumpet and teabag. I won't be changing anything. What are they going to do, ask Google to stop sending EU traffic to my site bulletproof hosted in CN with my AU registrar and my global CDN with CAR whois privacy that I logged into with a JP VPN from my shared workplace IP in...
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    Adsense Class Action Settlement

    I agree. If you go after them solo, they'll make sure it costs you more than you'll get back if you win. They don't plan to lose. One loss like that opens the floodgates. It's worth it to them to lose money on one case to save all the money they get otherwise. It's screwed up that they'll take...
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    I want to post on CoinDesk and other bitcoin magazines. Does anyone know a good list?

    If your site and product / concept is good enough to strike deals with IBM, you should have no problem doing some real marketing to get real backlinks from real sites. I'd create some kind of linkable asset regarding whatever you do, that's chock full of information, graphs, images, videos...
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    Pyramids VS direct links

    If the sites are honestly not spammy, are relevant in topic, and are contextual links, I'd want all 100 pointing straight to my site. Any time there's a chance to get a link from a domain I don't have a link from, I want it direct to my site. If I can exploit extra links from the same domain I...
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    Google Images Removes the "View Image" Button After Getty Images Wins the Law Suit

    It's not stolen. I explained how I did a lot of research on Fair Use and how as long as it's educational, it's fine. You make a good point, because I wasn't completely clear. I crop, flip, saturate, etc, because it's an SEO trick. Even when I have bought stock photos for hero images that...
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    Google Images Removes the "View Image" Button After Getty Images Wins the Law Suit

    This is why I crop, flip, and alter the color profile of every picture I post on my sites. Their modus operandi is to crawl the net for their images. All you need to do is fool their crawlers. One weekend I went nutso on this and read everything I could find. These guys and others like them...
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    Have I been "pharma" hacked?

    He said there was no cache up, which is why they've got him trying to set up a fake googlebot user agent, in order to see what Google sees. The use of one theme or one plugin can make you vulnerable. The use of zero themes or plugins can still leave you vulnerable at the server level. It's...
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    Optimal Number of Products to Include in Comparison Table?

    I agree with everything you said. Five is the maximum. Your job is to do the reader's job for them, and more than five makes it too hard to make a decision. Do you want them to convert or get confused some more? I've seen a lot of attempts at longer tables of 20 items and more that you can...
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    What other forums do you find valuable?

    I've been a member of them all. If you like to read broken English where people buy old accounts or try to spam the post count up on new ones to enact some kind of scam later, check out Black Hat World, Warrior Forum, Digital Point, and any Facebook groups. If you like pornography and...
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