Anyone Still Making Money with SEO in 2026?

[Tasteofgoods]

What’s up guys,
Been testing different SEO approaches recently and honestly the landscape keeps changing every few months.
Right now I’m experimenting with:

• AI-assisted content
• aged domains
• Web 2.0s
• topical authority
• Reddit & forum traffic
• programmatic SEO

Some projects move fast, others die after the first update
Curious what people here are focusing on lately:

• churn & burn?
• long-term whitehat?
• parasite SEO?
• local lead gen?
• affiliate sites?

Would be cool to hear real experiences instead of recycled Twitter advice.


Looking forward to learning from the community

 

[tazarbm]

Would be cool to hear real experiences instead of recycled Twitter advice.

would be cool to hear from real people instead of scripts rewriting stolen content

 

[tazarbm]

Yes, I'm expecting it too.

case in point

 

[alonelywriter]

Right now. No. But I am working on a proper strategy to make it work.
I made a list of keywords that are not competitive but are high volume.
I am using ai to help me craft content that can rank.
I know SEO, so I am building the backlinks myself.

 

[Assclown]

SEO is on its death bed.

 

[SalwaCelina]

What’s up guys,
Been testing different SEO approaches recently and honestly the landscape keeps changing every few months.
Right now I’m experimenting with:

• AI-assisted content
• aged domains
• Web 2.0s
• topical authority
• Reddit & forum traffic
• programmatic SEO

Some projects move fast, others die after the first update
Curious what people here are focusing on lately:

• churn & burn?
• long-term whitehat?
• parasite SEO?
• local lead gen?
• affiliate sites?

Would be cool to hear real experiences instead of recycled Twitter advice.


Looking forward to learning from the community

yeah but it feels more competitive now than before...sites with strong topical authority and genuinely useful content still seem to be doing well...seo definitely isn’t dead it just takes more patience and strategy now..

 

[tespirevwo]

Reddit traffic has been surprisingly good for me lately.
Google traffic feels way more unstable after every update now.

 

[jimbobo2779]

The reality is that information products are giving a lesser and lesser return. If you have a product that isn't easy to create with AI it can still be done just as before.

 

[alwaysrank]

SEO is on its death bed.

I did not agree with you sir, around 5 6 years ago the global SEO market was estimated to be roughly $40 billion to $60 billion USD. Today, it has grown significantly and is estimated to be around $80 billion to over $120 billion USD

 

[brandon furry]

Honestly, I'm seeing a lot of people talk about AI content, but topical authority seems to be the common theme behind sites that keep surviving updates. Just my observation so far

 

[Nikolaos]

What’s up guys,
Been testing different SEO approaches recently and honestly the landscape keeps changing every few months.
Right now I’m experimenting with:

• AI-assisted content
• aged domains
• Web 2.0s
• topical authority
• Reddit & forum traffic
• programmatic SEO

Some projects move fast, others die after the first update
Curious what people here are focusing on lately:

• churn & burn?
• long-term whitehat?
• parasite SEO?
• local lead gen?
• affiliate sites?

Would be cool to hear real experiences instead of recycled Twitter advice.


Looking forward to learning from the community

In my opinion long term whitehat methods are the ones that pay the most of structured correctly, and are the most stable and safest ones.

 

[OpalDigital]

Local lead gen has been the most stable model for me recently.
Less dependence on massive traffic and fewer surprises from updates.