Season 1
No Penalties. Why you should avoid them and different types of penalties. Content. What it does and does not do. Relevancy. What it is and how to get it. Authority. What it is and how to get it. And how they all play a role in search. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
Being an SEO Consultant: Wake up Do you need to rise at 4am? Time in email Time in meetings SEO employee vs SEO entrepreneur Backlinks, content, research. Answer to a Patreon member's question: At what point do PBN outbound links start becoming diminishing returns? Three answers: What number of OBLs from a PBN post? What number of OBLs from a PBN site overall? How about too many backlinks from a PBN to the client site? Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
How the scam goes and what you should say if you're a seller and someone asks you this. And a preview of the discussion about why free SEO audits are worth what you pay for them. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
Finding good backlinks is hard. What you need to rank. SEO is not a checklist. An economic comparison with SEO. Why you're not the CEO of a company. Why you're not ranking. SEO is a competition. $9,000 for 90 backlinks vs $10 for 100,000 backlinks. Why you can't buy $1 backlinks on a $1,000 domain. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
People say acquiring backlinks is bad. Thoughts? Topics covered: The 4 things you need to rank. The 4 ways to get backlinks and their ethics. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
All the information from each episode. Lots to share. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
There are no certifications. There are no degrees. An example of overoptimization, and a quick discussion of penalties. SEO changes. Why SEOs complain whenever there is an algorithm update (EVERY TIME). HCU audits (REALLY???). What shady agencies do. Why I do a podcast. SEO actually exists. The SEO industry has a lot of bad opinions about it. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
Why there are no (good) SEO certifications. The most important question you should ask.. Why you should always demand specifics. Content is not a ranking factor. DEMAND SPECIFICS. Ask them to explain SEO to you. DEMAND. SPECIFICS. Ambiguity = scam Internet marketing and SEO have a rotten reputation which makes perfect sense. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
What is SEO? How is SEO different from conversion optimization? Why traffic is not an SEO metric (and what is)? Why content is not king. The four things you need to rank. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy
When should you start your business? How much money should you have? Will your friends understand you? Will you forget how to talk to people? Who do you live with? Starting a business doesn't mean you make money. Are you ready for this? Can you get a car loan? Can you get a mortgage? Can you rent an apartment? Most people want to start a business but have not. Be prepared to handle their questions. Being self-employed is different than working for someone. Have the right people in your life. Please help keep this podcast free: https://www.patreon.com/grumpyseoguy