Ask Me Anything About SEO (2019 edition)

[_Venom_]

Hi @crossbg

For a website that is losing its position in SERP on Google what advice to do to regain positions

Thanks a lot for your advices

 

[destinywakes]

What are the checklist before you buy guest post?

 

[ToBeSomething]

Hey, learning a lot from you on this thread, thanks for this. I have one question, you mentioned using 301 redirect with a good domain, but where do you find a good expired domain from without paying too much?

 

[LinksDomains]

Speaking of google serps - google carousel.

How do you make your video appear in the suggested under google carousel?

I've read that videos with "how to" titles gets suggested under google carousel, however I also see some videos showing without it in the title.

It's not just to put "how to" before your title. There are lots of strategies for Youtube SEO but I am not an expert here.

Okay, so I would like to ask,

As SEO is changing with time and SEO activities are also changing with time so what are the current most strongest SEO activities in ON & OFF page to get Good Rank?

the methods are same as the previous years BUT the quality must be higher (the accent is not on the quantity). A good campaign should look like that:
- Publishing long and engaging articles every day (or at least 2-3 per week) each of them targeting a low-comp. long tail keyword (trust me, this is really important)
- Links from niche-related sites (guest blogging)
- Some web 2.0 as a tier-2
- PBN links (again, QUALITY not QUANTITY - no more than 20% from all links pointed to the website)

One thing ,
Yes we all know SEO take times to see results , usually after how long you will see the Real results? yes the site finally on the boat daily will have constant visitors . I prefer White hat SEO here.

For white hat - around 6 months

Rank Math vs Yoast?... If ever you tried both. Need insights.

Not a fan of SEO plugins. However, I'll say something for the PBN owners - NEVER use such plugin on a PBN

What are the best links, to build with a fresh newly registered site? Social Signals, Web 2.0s, PBNs, Guest Posts.... maybe another kind of link?

You'll need to create link diversity. That's why I suggest using all of the listed offPage methods but with accent on tier 1.

How to index backline ??

Could you please specife what to index? If you mean backlink - wait for the natural indexing.

When using the 301 - page site map technique, does it matter if they're d0follow or no follow? (WordPress loves making internal links nofollow)

What do you mean? 301 redirecting is not associated with WP in any way. I think you've messed up the things - please read the tactics again. If there are still any problems, I'll try to explain in details.

I am trying to rank the internal page for a set of products. The competition is low (mostly gumtree etc.) but the internal page just won't seem to budge even with a really good quality PBN that ranks my other sites. I am now thinking of making a completey new site for these products as I can't get that page to move.

Hmm, maybe the competition is higher than you think. What is the case with your onPage? Do you have variety of backlinks or just PBNs?

Не разбрах напълно sitemap-trick-a, ако може да разясниш малко по-точно, за да визуализирам идеята ти. Иначе за продуктите, тях ги наливам автоматично от дистрибуторите и идват със зададени характеристики. Забелязвам обаче, че на доста от продуктите, описанията им са на английски език. Това означава ли, че е необходимо да преведа за всеки продукт описанието? Относно backlinks, според теб добра идея ли е, ако се закупят рекламни постове в няколко новинарски агенции с цел не само реклама, но и самия линк.

You should translate them and make unique secriptions for all products... at least it will become better for users. Regarding the PR articles in news sites - everything depends on their authority. I wouldn't suggest it as I know most of bg sites just spam in Facebook. Sitemap trick - create a page with links to all products and then point some HQ, authority links to the sitemap.

Hi @crossbg

For a website that is losing its position in SERP on Google what advice to do to regain positions

Thanks a lot for your advices

After 31.08.2018 lots of sites lost positions after an updates. Around 20% of the websites returned their positions so I'd suggest to wait for now.

What are the checklist before you buy guest post?

Check the domain authority, TF, CF and RD. If they are good - continue with archive and check its history. If there aren't any suspicious things check the backlink profile. After that, visit the site and see if it looks as PBN or looks as if it's real sites. Finally, open the posts and have a look at the content and OBL.

Hey, learning a lot from you on this thread, thanks for this. I have one question, you mentioned using 301 redirect with a good domain, but where do you find a good expired domain from without paying too much?

Hi and thank you.
Good domain is not equal to cheap domain

 

[YujinTan]

It's not just to put "how to" before your title. There are lots of strategies for Youtube SEO but I am not an expert here.



For white hat - around 6 months

Not a fan of SEO plugins. However, I'll say something for the PBN owners - NEVER use such plugin on a PBN

You'll need to create link diversity. That's why I suggest using all of the listed offPage methods but with accent on tier 1.

Could you please specife what to index? If you mean backlink - wait for the natural indexing.

What do you mean? 301 redirecting is not associated with WP in any way. I think you've messed up the things - please read the tactics again. If there are still any problems, I'll try to explain in details.

Hmm, maybe the competition is higher than you think. What is the case with your onPage? Do you have variety of backlinks or just PBNs?

You should translate them and make unique secriptions for all products... at least it will become better for users. Regarding the PR articles in news sites - everything depends on their authority. I wouldn't suggest it as I know most of bg sites just spam in Facebook. Sitemap trick - create a page with links to all products and then point some HQ, authority links to the sitemap.

After 31.08.2018 lots of sites lost positions after an updates. Around 20% of the websites returned their positions so I'd suggest to wait for now.

Check the domain authority, TF, CF and RD. If they are good - continue with archive and check its history. If there aren't any suspicious things check the backlink profile. After that, visit the site and see if it looks as PBN or looks as if it's real sites. Finally, open the posts and have a look at the content and OBL.

Hi and thank you.
Good domain is not equal to cheap domain

6 months for what hat seo hmm how about black hat seo ?

 

[LinksDomains]

6 months for what hat seo hmm how about black hat seo ?

2 weeks to 3 months

 

[ToBeSomething]

Is it safe to do link exchange (reciprocal) with niche related sites?

 

[YujinTan]

2 weeks to 3 months

now the ironic part , Ok let say I more into black hat seo , in long run it does will not work well? or does aid a bit beside using white hat seo ?

 

[LinksDomains]

Is it safe to do link exchange (reciprocal) with niche related sites?

This can be done but act very carefully because it’s really easy to look unnatural. That’s why I’m not keen on exchanges.

now the ironic part , Ok let say I more into black hat seo , in long run it does will not work well? or does aid a bit beside using white hat seo ?

Well, I am not able to say until I see the exact campaign. When using black hat the chance to get banned is much higher, of course. But if you are really good at it - why not

 

[Cshark]

This is going to be interesting, and I would assume my response will be in line with what most SEO experts would concur with.

Links from niche-related sites.

What's your suggested traffic count for these sites?

Do you know most of these niche-sites are making money by selling independent advertisement space/ adsense/selling guest posts?

And that implies your competition can effortlessly follow your footsteps and get in on the same sites without trouble.

How does that add to your advantage?

The moot point in todays SEO is relevance works hand-in-hand with authority of a business.

And you cannot become an authority in your niche unless your businesses gets covered by top media outlets/magazines/ leading news portals.

You need people to talk about your business, and build a community around it.

SEO these days is a combination of branding your business, outreach to community, plus link diversity.

In other words, the primary focus should be on building a brand in the niche you're operating in.

And that's why regular money-site blogging ( or 3 posts a week schedule) needs to be complemented with video marketing, social-media marketing, social bookmarking ( only to tier-2 site), infographic outreach, news and media outreach, local seo, podcast marketing, niche-blog outreach, to name a few.

I find your seo suggestion inexplicably outdated, or meant for 'churn and burn' business model.

This is far from "white hat" seo.

Last but not the least, we never recommend PBN links pointing to money-site.

 

[Chiefbobo]

Appreciate the reply mate.

Yeah the internal page is mostly PBN links and the competition is fairly weak for sure. A bit stumped at it to be honest..

I think I will make a seperate site targeting this niche at this stage as I should be able to rank it in 2 months or so.

Cheers again bro.

 

[vaibhav123]

How to rank a job website made on blogger ? What SEO techniques can be applied on blogger ?

 

[Grayback]

Usually, I wait 1-2 months since the content is indexed before getting some diversity links to it. I increase the number of links gradually (by 50% each month) and start sending PBN links after about 3-4 months.
Is that aggressive or slow?
What PBN, guestpost, diversity links ratio do you thing is good for a healthy backlink profile?

 

[JimSouza]

After migrating/301 an existing site to an aged domain with solid backlinks, what best practices should be done IMMEDIATELY and/or AFTERWARDS?:

a) Adding articles...
b) Sending backlinks...
c) Leave alone for few weeks/months...

 

[Kikerinka]

Is funny that these kind of threads keep popping up. [Ask me anything about ***]

My question for you: What makes you a SEO expert? How do you prove that your knowledge is better than the knowledge of anyone else asking you a question in this thread?

 

[LinksDomains]

Is funny that these kind of threads keep popping up. [Ask me anything about ***]

My question for you: What makes you a SEO expert? How do you prove that your knowledge is better than the knowledge of anyone else asking you a question in this thread?

I have written a response to it on the very first page. Sorry but this is a thread for people who need help and have read some of the content.

 

[JimSouza]

[QUOTE="crossbg, post:
I'd suggest buying some domains with really high quality and make satelite websites. It is expensive but really effective. This is the moment of your campaign that you need to build an authority and strong domain that achieves positions just because you published some content.[/QUOTE]

Do you mean setting up high quality PBN and link to money site from them?

 

[LinksDomains]

How to rank a job website made on blogger ? What SEO techniques can be applied on blogger ?

You mean blogpost? Well, they have surely made their onPage so just publish quality content and use the offPage tricks listed above.

Usually, I wait 1-2 months since the content is indexed before getting some diversity links to it. I increase the number of links gradually (by 50% each month) and start sending PBN links after about 3-4 months.
Is that aggressive or slow?
What PBN, guestpost, diversity links ratio do you thing is good for a healthy backlink profile?

Well, it depends on what exactly are you doing but I think this is slow. Your content is indexed after a dew hours usually however I'd suggest waiting some days before sending links (but not 3-4 months). Good luck!

After migrating/301 an existing site to an aged domain with solid backlinks, what best practices should be done IMMEDIATELY and/or AFTERWARDS?:

a) Adding articles...
b) Sending backlinks...
c) Leave alone for few weeks/months...

You buy a domain that have backlinks from authority sites and redirect the domain to your website. Some people do it immediately, some people recreate the website and wait a few months before 301 redirecting them to the original website.

 

[LinksDomains]

Do you mean setting up high quality PBN and link to money site from them?

Absolutely.

 

[Voltorb]

How to find money making keywords and rank them? Suppose if they want to buy something.