Ask Me Anything About SEO (2019 edition)

can i boost tier 1 using gsa ser? and what gsa engines should i use to boost my tier 1 ?

Has Google my business changed its algo this year?

I have seen some of people build backlinks by commenting and forum posting on unrelated niche. But those unrelated niche site has 70+ Domain authority.
building hundred of links per page. but It helps to increase our site domain authority and keyword boosting. I have seen that.
If we build some few backlinks from that kind of site, what are the negative and positive effects of it ?

I understand what you are saying.

I have 150 PBNs.
Is it bad if all my people are content publishers?

Because I am very lazy to make content?
I still use a large number of blog comments on all countries.


Will it hurt my keyword ranking?

Only 3 of my websites.
the first one all goes to page 1.
The second from rank 12 rose to rank 2.

The third is in development.

Glad to be able to participate in the forum

crossbg said:

Pls check the things I’ve written before

I see this is an interesting topic for you, will make a list these days.

Yes, I do. It is really useful for all users and not at last it contributes to on page SEO

If used carefully it is not harmful - everything depends on the quality of PBNs

Well, never worked in that niche before. I have experience in gambling at all but not in this specific niche

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Bro , Sorry , I go back check cannot find , your answer related to my question or i miss out?

Hi, have you tried traffic exchanges like hitleap dot com or 10khits dot com? Would organic traffic / engagement exchange help to boost authority signals for your site? Thanks !!

Thanks OP for your efforts in this thread.
What's the best strategy for country specific SEO?
Will buying domains with country TLD has any advantage?

crossbg said:

As Google is becoming more and more intelligent with every update creating just some Web 2.0 properties with spunned content won't contribute to the site authority that much. However, if they are well-built it will be good for the site authority - good content is a must.

And straight to the other question - 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)

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I would assume you are not affiliated with anyone person on BHW selling PBN, 2.0 and links. But what SEO package on here would you recommend to help accomplish the web 2.0 tier-2 and PBN links that are quality. I've been looking for months on here and just don't know who to trust but your recommendations give me a lot of insight.
As far as Publishing long articles do you recommend, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 words? where is your sweet spot that produces engaging articles but not to lengthy where people scroll down and say nuts to that I don't need to read that much? and by engaging articles do you mean highly researched or the typical top 5, top 10 style articles?

How do you rank Amazon Affiliates sites in 2019?

TravelingPizza said:

Hello @crossbg, thank you for this AMA

When I'm working on my on-page SEO, and in my list of keywords I get two keywords like this: "Keyword-one" and "Keyword one", do I need to write them both to rank for both or not?

Also, could you make a short list of WH methods to build backlinks? I'm new in this business and this would really help a lot.

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If they have same meaning - no. But if you mean a different thing when putting a dash, yes.
You can check across the thread for interesting link building methods - for example, the 301 redirect should work fine for you. It's a "grey" tecnique, I'd say.

darkminir said:

Is it better to create a separate page for each longtail or should i include them in H3’s and H4’s?
For example

Should i add a ‘Best Dumbbells for women’ section in the ‘Best dumbbells’ article, or make a completely new article for that keyword?

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I'd choose the option where more content is created. You can make a new category and then put a link to the Best Dumbbels, something like that

dipak777 said:

can i boost tier 1 using gsa ser? and what gsa engines should i use to boost my tier 1 ?

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Won't use GSA as tier 1 really. You can try the most popular GSA ranker, it's listed on the forum. Not sure whether it's ok to share it because it may be threaten as advert.

mrbit said:

Has Google my business changed its algo this year?

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Google make regular updates. When you receive an email from them make the things that are requested ASAP. Here is an article that I am not related to in any case, just sharing as I think it's interesting: https://www.trafficsoda .com/5-changes-to-make-to-your-google-my-business-profile-before-2019/

sanrox said:

I have seen some of people build backlinks by commenting and forum posting on unrelated niche. But those unrelated niche site has 70+ Domain authority.
building hundred of links per page. but It helps to increase our site domain authority and keyword boosting. I have seen that.
If we build some few backlinks from that kind of site, what are the negative and positive effects of it ?

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Thank you for joining the discussion here. So building backlinks from niche realated forums is a good way to make a variety of links pointed to the site but don't expect miracles. And don't spam too much

Eternal1912 said:

Hey @crossbg ,

It is nice to see a fellow Bulgarian in the BlackHatWorld forum, especially one that participates actively in the forum's discussions and contributing with value. I would use this AMA opportunity to ask you a couple of questions about local SEO, as it is my area of interest. However, I'll ask my questions in native language and then translate the important information in English for those interested in the answers.

tl;dr: local content writing, new domain, ranking a new domain on a local level, local SEO.

Не знам как предпочиташ да говорим английски или български, но реших направо да си пиша така, за да се разберем по-точно Преди около седмица си създадох сайт за бяла и черна техника, като съм го изработвал сам на що-годе готова платформа. Направих дизайна на началната страница и налях продуктите, които са около 10-12 хиляди.

В следващите няколко дни ще мина през всяка една категория, за да оправя on-page SEO, като добавя мета тагове, описания и прочие.Тъй като се занимавам със content writing oт няколко години, бих казал, че статиите са ми що-годе силната страна. Смятам да започна сайта с няколко дълги статии/наръчници за закупуване на определни продукти (според ключовите думи, които съм набелязал). Впрочем, сайта и домейна са чисто нови и ще ми отнеме някакво време да ги ранкна, затова се чудех, какви биха били правилните стъпки това да се случи по-бързо и качествено. Или иначе казано, дали съм на прав път.

Реших да започна с няколко дълги и малко по-общи статии относно ключовите ми думи, защото липсват такива при конкуренцията. Като цяло, разглеждайки блоговете на конкурентите ми, забелязвам, че или такива липсват напълно, или са доста слаби. Наред със статиите, смятам да пусна няколко кампании в Фейсбук и гугъл адуордс, а в последствие мога да развия и инстаграм страницата ръчно.

Според теб, ако в момента подготвя няколко публикации в медии и сайтове, които имат добра популярност, това би ли помогнало на сайтът ми да излезне в търсачките и да се класира на по-добро място? Също така, тези публикации дали ще са полезни сега в началото или след като изградя определена аудитория?

Regards

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Hi and congrats for your new website, I have a lot of experience in BG. Staring with publications is a nice idea because you can’t do offPage to every product as they are thousands. Try to write some really useful and good posts about your niche targeting some keywords like “how to...”. Then start your link building carefully because your domain is new. Link to posts and homage, also check the Sitemap trick. Do you have enough content in all products?

Jobdollarr said:

I understand what you are saying.

I have 150 PBNs.
Is it bad if all my people are content publishers?

Because I am very lazy to make content?
I still use a large number of blog comments on all countries.


Will it hurt my keyword ranking?

Only 3 of my websites.
the first one all goes to page 1.
The second from rank 12 rose to rank 2.

The third is in development.

Glad to be able to participate in the forum

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Hi, if I understand properly you are asking me if it's problem to have many writers or not? I also buy articles for my sites, don't have the time to write it on myself and this is ok if they write good.

Blog comments are not a great way to be used "a lot". Google is always dancing which is normal, it also depends on the device and location. However, I think you are doing only tier 2 SEO with these comments which is not ok.

YujinTan said:

Bro , Sorry , I go back check cannot find , your answer related to my question or i miss out?

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Hm, seems like I messed up with so many questions. So ranking a bigger site is uptained with increasing the domain authority with quality backlinks. Using some 301 redirected domains with HQ backlink profile, good PBNs is a good way. Then, try to target low competeitive kwds with every artcile you publish - the strong profile will help you rank there easily.

Slwr said:

Hi, have you tried traffic exchanges like hitleap dot com or 10khits dot com? Would organic traffic / engagement exchange help to boost authority signals for your site? Thanks !!

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I will never use an exchange. Rely only on my own tactics.

mpikxfx said:

Thanks OP for your efforts in this thread.
What's the best strategy for country specific SEO?
Will buying domains with country TLD has any advantage?

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If you are targeting only locals - yes, it will have a positive impact to use a country TLD. Also: At least 50% of your links should come from the country TLDs you are targeting.

gspot1300135 said:

As far as Publishing long articles do you recommend, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 words? where is your sweet spot that produces engaging articles but not to lengthy where people scroll down and say nuts to that I don't need to read that much? and by engaging articles do you mean highly researched or the typical top 5, top 10 style articles?

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I have made some tests here - an article that is full of good methods, shares and some interesting case studies/a post full of general things and facts. Not surprisingly, the posts that contain useful info converts best. And I am not writing only about SERP rankings - it's important what are your benefits from the good positions. If everyone just scrolls down and says "Ah, same as previous..." would they really buy something from your platform? Would they share so you can build some social signals and links naturally? I don't think so.



Regarding the words - well, try to deliver good content for your users. If writing about "How to install a WP plugin" I am not sure you can write useful 2000 words, for example. I just try to be useful to the reader and meanwhile use some tactics that will build the website authority - that's the point. Not a fan of clickbait headings.

destinywakes said:

How do you rank Amazon Affiliates sites in 2019?

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There are some awesome guides here - you can check this one: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/3-years-on-bhw-the-only-seo-guide-thats-worth-your-time.873651/ which I like. I would add the tactics listed in this topic - 301 redirected domains, PBN links, local site submissions and etc.

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.

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?

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.

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

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?

How to index backline ??

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

SH-M said:

Is SEO dead?

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One of the usual questions in most of the Q&A or forum discussion Personally, I believe, SEO is still alive.

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.

crossbg said:

Hi and congrats for your new website, I have a lot of experience in BG. Staring with publications is a nice idea because you can’t do offPage to every product as they are thousands. Try to write some really useful and good posts about your niche targeting some keywords like “how to...”. Then start your link building carefully because your domain is new. Link to posts and homage, also check the Sitemap trick. Do you have enough content in all products?

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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.