Recent content by martinbrook

I've spent a lot more time on internal linking recently. Not because I think internal links are some magic ranking trick, but because they help distribute relevance and make large sites easier to understand. One thing I'm testing is reducing the number of links on each page and making the...

For local SEO, I've been wondering how much people actually value review count compared with review quality. A business with 800 generic reviews saying things like "Great service!" doesn't necessarily feel more convincing to me than a business with 150 detailed reviews mentioning specific...

Something I've noticed in SEO communities is that people often report "I built 1,000 links" without knowing how many were actually discovered or indexed. That number doesn't tell me much. I'd rather know: How many URLs were created? How many were crawled? How many were indexed? How many...

There's a lot of debate around AI content, but I think people are focusing on the wrong problem. The biggest issue isn't whether AI wrote something. The problem is whether the final article says anything worth reading. I've tested AI for research, outlines, first drafts, comparisons, FAQs...

I've bought and tested a few expired domains over time, and I used to focus heavily on DR/DA. That was a mistake. Now the first thing I check is the historical relevance. If the domain was previously about home improvement, for example, I'd much rather have that than a high-metric domain that...

I've been thinking about link velocity lately. A lot of SEO discussions still treat link velocity almost like a fixed rule: slow links = safe, fast links = dangerous. I'm not convinced it's that simple anymore. A brand new website getting 5,000 backlinks overnight obviously looks strange, but...

I think Nord and Proton VPN are best in paid version if you can buy it because Proton is open source and gives full security and privacy to users

Yes you are right because now google heavily focus on what users want they gave him real results that actually match there results more than keywords.

I’ve been playing around with different black hat SEO methods and wanted to share the framework I’m currently testing. I’m not interested in throwing thousands of random backlinks at a website and hoping something sticks. My approach is more like this: 1. Pick a low-to-medium competition...

Hey BHW, Sharing my current affiliate SEO setup and realistic numbers. I’m running 4 affiliate sites in different niches. After the 2025–2026 updates, I focused on quality over quantity. Current Setup: 1 main authority site + 3 supporting sites Mix of Adsense + affiliate programs...

Hey BHW, Moving a bit deeper into execution side. After testing different methods this year, here are the grey hat link building approaches that are still delivering results for me in 2026: Current Working Methods: Strategic niche edits on aged, real traffic sites High DA guest posts...

Hey BHW, Sharing the current tools and setup I’m actually using daily in 2026. My Main Stack Right Now: Ahrefs + Semrush (for competitor & keyword research) Screaming Frog + Sitebulb (technical audits) Custom GA4 + Looker Studio dashboards Surfer / Frase for content optimization...

Hey BHW, Sharing my real experience with affiliate sites after the recent Google updates. I had one site drop around 60% traffic in late 2025. After implementing these changes it has recovered and is now making new highs: What Actually Helped: Removed or rewrote thin + AI-heavy content...

Hey BHW, This is my fourth thread here. Sharing what I’m currently doing for topical authority and content strategy in 2026. My Current Approach: Creating content clusters around strong entity signals Writing in-depth, experience-based articles instead of thin AI content Using proper...

Hey BHW, Following up on my previous thread. Been in SEO since 2018 and wanted to share what I’m focusing on technically right now. Current Technical SEO Checklist (2026): Proper schema + entity building Core Web Vitals + page experience optimization Content that targets AI Overviews +...