Tips For A Newbie 2025

I was wondering if you could give me some tips for getting started.

What is the easiest way to get started to help get my sites in Google. I have heard that adding hidden text and links works, but I would think that this method is so over used I would not get listed to start with.

What are some other ways to get started?

Thanks for all your help

Matt

tiojio said:

I have heard that adding hidden text and links works, but I would think that this method is so over used I would not get listed to start with.

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I used to believe the same thing, but some folks around the forum have said that keyword stuffing has made a comeback, so I don't know, I guess that google's slowly getting back to its roots lol...

Regardless, I wouldn't try keyword stuffing on my main website, if you want to try this at least do it on a churn & burn project that you know you're going to lose anyway...

tiojio said:

What are some other ways to get started?

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best way to rank in google (for a newbie) that I can think of is to focus on these things:

1) focus on one (not very broad) niche and one niche only! If you intend to build a site in the pets industry, for example, try going for very specific niches like "chew toys for dobermans", or "snake breeding services", or "Asian parakeet care", etc.

Basically, find a smaller topic (unaddressed by other sites that are ranking in top 10 in that niche / broader topic) within a bigger / broader topic like pets, or dog training, or reptiles, birds, etc. and build your entire site around that topic and nothing else. Basically, have a small 10-100 pages site that only ranks for extremely relevant keywords within that topic and covers every aspect you can think of about that topic (in the case of "chew toys for dobermans" example you would cover topics like chew toys manufacturers with their pros and cons, doberman dos and don'ts, popular / good retailers for dog toys, doberman chewing habits and reasons, etc)

2) cluster these keywords around few (2-10) main categories / pillars that will make up your main content pages and which will rank and be your money pages so-to-speak

3) interlink the crap out of every single one of these pages. Since the entire site will be centered around an extremely specific niche you can interlink all of the pages without following a system because every single page will be extremely relevant to each other, so you can interlink them willy-nily (still within common sense and non-abusively, of course).

4) use schema markups as much as possible (possibly on every single one of your pages) where appropriate. I don't know how you can implement schema on your site, but I'm sure you can find a lot of tutorials about this on BHW or on YT. Just look it up!

5) keep your entire site clean, fast, intuitive, and error-free, generally speaking. Also mobile-friendly, this is very important nowadays!

Welcome to BHW! For a newcomer in 2025, success hinges on smart specialization and consistent quality execution. First, identify a small, underserved micro-niche instead of tackling crowded markets immediately. Second, master technical SEO basics and learn the correct use of AI to generate supporting, topically relevant content, not core expert content. Finally, prioritize reading the success journals in the forum; these provide invaluable, current case studies far more relevant than older tutorials.

Since you’re looking for the easiest ways to get started that actually work in 2025, here is the real "cheat sheet" for a newbie:

The 2025 Newbie SEO Blueprint
Google Search Console (GSC): This is the first thing you must do. Submit your XML sitemap here. It’s like giving Google a map of your site so it can index you within days instead of weeks

Focus on "Low Hanging Fruit" (Long-Tail Keywords): Don't try to rank for "shoes." Instead, try "best waterproof hiking boots for wide feet." Lower competition means you can hit page one much faster

On-Page Optimization: Place your target keyword in the Title Tag, the first 100 words of your post, and at least one H2 heading (Source 4.2). This is the clearest signal you can give to Google’s bot.

Speed and Mobile First: In 2025, Google prioritizes mobile-friendly, fast-loading sites. Use a lightweight theme (like Astra or GeneratePress if you're on WordPress) to ensure your "Core Web Vitals" are in the green

Internal Linking: Link your new posts to each other. This keeps visitors on your site longer and helps Google understand which pages are the most important

The "easiest" way to get listed is to find a problem that people are searching for and write the most helpful, clear answer on the internet. In 2025, Helpful Content is the only thing that consistently wins.

tiojio said:

I was wondering if you could give me some tips for getting started.

What is the easiest way to get started to help get my sites in Google. I have heard that adding hidden text and links works, but I would think that this method is so over used I would not get listed to start with.

What are some other ways to get started?

Thanks for all your help

Matt

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Focus on creating high-quality content and optimizing the content on your website, and link to some high-quality websites within the same niche.