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Few Questions about SEO

by EitanBaider
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1. I've talked alot to "SEO Experts" some say you shouldnt use black hat SEO and some said u should. what is more helpful to you guys?
2. i've been trying to learn SEO for a while but im not sure about my moves because i dont have much guideness. im not sure if what i make/do is good.
for example i purchased backlinks and im not sure if it was worth it.
can you guys give me tips on what should i do?
3. i want to learn about google updates but yet i found a good source that can provide good google updates about panda and penguin so i will have better understanding on what to do, which site do u check for latest updates?

thanks so much. im new here so dont judge me

Eitan,
#questions #seo
  • Profile picture of the author Curtis2011
    Most Google updates are intended to make sure that the best content rises to the top of the search engine results. They are also intended to make blackhat techniques obsolete.

    Thus, blackhat techniques are not recommended if you want to create a long term business that makes money for many years to come.

    The "new wave" of SEO is to create super awesome content that can rank at the top of the search engines because it actually is the best result for the keyword it is trying to rank for.

    There's a few blogs that can guide you in modern SEO. Backlinko blog is a pretty good one. He ranks on the first page of Google for "backlinks" so you know he is good at SEO.
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      Originally Posted by Curtis2011 View Post

      The "new wave" of SEO is to create super awesome content that can rank at the top of the search engines because it actually is the best result for the keyword it is trying to rank for.
      "Content marketing" phenomenon is several years old at this point. Calling it "the new wave" sounds weird to me. Then again, "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal" happened in late '70s...

      Originally Posted by Curtis2011 View Post

      He ranks on the first page of Google for "backlinks" so you know he is good at SEO.
      Well, he's popular and has accumulated a ton of backlinks over the years. That certainly helps a lot. He's done fair amount of well-researched pieces, and link bait.
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      Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
      Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

      What's your excuse?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben West
    1. It depends on what you want and what your goals are. Black-hat is cheap, quick, and powerful. But it always has an expiration date. If you run a black-hat SEO campaign on your site, don't be surprised in 6 months when you get penalised and lose all organic traffic.

    White-hat is expensive, slow, but focuses much more on the long term. Proper white-hat SEO will never cause you to be penalised, and is the safest option, and in my opinion the only option if you aren't looking for a quick buck and you actually want to make a long term living.

    2/3. These questions are way too big to answer in full. All I can say is to read up on blogs from qualified, experienced SEO experts. The best two I can recommend are the Moz blog and backlinko.

    Hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author nmwf
    If you're trying to get into Google's good graces, do what they tell you to do. They provide several helpful guidelines that trump anything that what some random SEO expert has to say. https://support.google.com/webmaster...er/35769?hl=en
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by nmwf View Post

      If you're trying to get into Google's good graces, do what they tell you to do. They provide several helpful guidelines that trump anything that what some random SEO expert has to say. https://support.google.com/webmaster...er/35769?hl=en
      Yep & Colonel Sanders is standing in the parking lot at KFC handing out his secret recipe.





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  • Profile picture of the author RichaDubey
    One should not have to do Black hat seo as it dosent follow google rules. Excessive Black hat seo may penalize your website.

    Apart from this, if you are looking to learn seo you may look for some digital marketing training portal providing you with best online seo training.
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