So You Wanna Start an SEO Agency? - Episode 55
Here's what you should know before starting an agency.
May 08, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Grumpy SEO Guy
Everything I've learned in 14 years of running an SEO agency. Learn how to get, and keep, websites at the top of the search engines. If you listen to this podcast you will know more about how the SEO industry works than 99% of SEO "professionals."
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Answers to the Other Questions From the Grumpy SEO Guy Subreddit Thread - Episode 54
The remaining questions.
May 01, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Answers to Questions From the Grumpy SEO Guy Subreddit Thread - Episode 53
Answers to your questions!
Apr 24, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Is This Lower Authority Website Actually Outranking This Higher Authority Website? - Episode 52
A redditor asked why a webpage with a "better" backlink profile is outranked by a webpage with a "worse" backlink profile. The keywords and pages are given in the episode. Let's look into it and find out why! And 5 minutes of ranting about SEO.
Apr 17, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 52
The 4 Things You Need to Rank - Episode 51
There are 4 things you need to rank. This episode shares them.
Apr 10, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Why Your Competitors Outrank You Even Though You Have Better Content - Episode 50
This is one of the most common questions.
Apr 03, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 50
The 4 Ways to Get Backlinks - Episode 49
There are 4 ways to get backlinks.
Mar 27, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Helpful Content Update (HCU) - Episode 48
What I think the HCU was. Why it was almost assuredly NOT related to content.
Mar 20, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Why Does Everybody Say "Content is King" (and What Are They Trying to Sell You?)? - Episode 47
We know content is not king. Let's talk about why everybody says it is.
Mar 13, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 47
EEAT is Not a Ranking Factor - Episode 46
EEAT is not a ranking factor. Anyone trying to tell you otherwise doesn't understand SEO. Especially do not pay anybody to do anything related to EEAT to your site.
Mar 06, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 46
What Website Would Rank? - Episode 45
Here are two websites. Which site would rank better?
Feb 28, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 45
How to Sell Backlinks on One of the Websites You Own - Episode 44
Everyone asks, here is the answer that keeps you (and the buyer) from being scammed.
Feb 21, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Content Is Not An SEO Strategy - Episode 43
If any SEO Agencies are trying to tell you that they are going to rank you by writing content for your site, they are lying. Bonus: The 4 best SEO quotes I've ever heard.
Feb 14, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The Topic of SEO Certifications - Episode 42
They exist., But are they legit?
Feb 07, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 42
A Review of Episodes 21-39 - Episode 41
Summarizing everything we talked about in Episodes 21-39.
Jan 31, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 41
A Review of Episodes 0-20 - Episode 40
Summarizing approximately the first half of the episodes so far. This is a cool place to start, and good place to review!
Jan 24, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 40
The Difference Between Good Backlinks and Bad Backlinks Part 2 - Episode 39
Learn about how to tell if a site is worthy of getting a backlink from it or not. We talk about various attributes AND talk about DA/PA/DR/UR/CF/TF.
Jan 17, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Link Attributes (Nofollow and Two Other Attributes) and What They Mean For SEO - Episode 38
Why is nofollow used?: Is it bad? We'll talk about this, and two other attributes.
Jan 10, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 38
The Difference Between Good Backlinks and Bad Backlinks - Episode 37
Every backlink is different. Learn what makes bad backlinks and good backlinks.
Jan 03, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 37
The Secret World of SEO Catfishing and Agency Warfare - Episode 36
Some SEO agencies hate each other. Learn about SEO Catfishing and some other shady tricks agencies use to try and destroy each other. And the final rant of 2023!
Dec 27, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 36
If You're Not Tracking Your SERPs, You're Not Doing SEO - Episode 35
Why you need a SERP Tracker, how to use them to identify penalties, demonstrate that SEO is working, and how to avoid scams and protect yourself. And, a rant about web developers who "do SEO."
Dec 20, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 35
How to Think About SEO If You Want to Be in the 1% - Episode 34
The 1% of SEO professionals think about SEO like this. Probably the most useful 14 minutes you will spend learning SEO.
Dec 13, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 34
SEO Things You Can't Do Anymore Because Spammers Ruined Them - Episode 33
We're going to talk about things you can't do anymore because spammers ruined them, and WHY, and how algorithms counter the spammers.
Dec 06, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 33
A New Kind of Negative SEO and Answers to Questions From Listeners - Episode 32
We've talked about negative SEO before. This is a new kind of negative SEO. I think I'm the first person to talk publicly about this. It's pretty shady (obviously). I mean, it's negative SEO.
Nov 29, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 32
How to Do SEO When You Don't Have Access to, Or Cannot Afford, a PBN - Episode 31
This works, but not as well as it did a decade ago. But it's free, and it will probably help you.
Nov 22, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 31
What Is the Difference Between "Topical Authority" (Relevancy) and "Authority?" - Episode 30
"This is the reason your competition outranks you when you can't figure out why your competition is outranking you" is what you will learn from this episode. Listen and learn, and don't buy terrible SEO courses.
Nov 15, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 30
What is Anchortext, and Why Is It Important? (Or, How to Rank Any Website For Any Keyword) - Episode 29
We talk about what anchortext is, and why it's important to SEO. This is as close as you can get to an "SEO secret."
Nov 08, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The Problem With the SEO Industry - Episode 28
99% scammers. 1% legit. Learn why. I edited this episode to include around 9 minutes of additional commentary about why scammy salespeople are successful in all areas, not just SEO.
Nov 01, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The Problem With SEO - Episode 27
If you do SEO the way you're "supposed to," you will never rank for anything. Learn why, and how to actually rank.
Oct 25, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The Problem With PBNs (How to Avoid and Detect Footprints) - Episode 26
Everything you ever wanted to know.
Oct 18, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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