Mike Blazer
@mikeblazer
Leading enterprise SEO strategist with a 25-year track record of driving online success. Slaying search engine algorithms since 1998.
If SEOs publish garbage like this to their subscribers, how little do they care about what they publish online?
People are now offering to create AI content in the tone and voice of companies that will face penalties in the near future.
DMCA abusers have all the tools they need to commit widespread abuse, and legitimate site owners can't do much about it. It's impossible to check all the notices received on the Lumendatabase in one day using one email address. 1/2
Shit! I almost spilled my coffee! Then I realized it wasn't what it seemed.
On July 11, something happened. All of the projects that I monitor saw a drop in their CWV metrics in GSC.
What SEO "bros" show you vs what the real situation is. Oh, and the source of the screenshot is @GHBSmith at X.
Don't shoot the messenger, but the manufacturers of gas-powered cars opposed electric vehicles. Similarly, the manufacturers of vinyl records opposed CDs. Now, SEOs oppose AIOs and AI mode. Those who invest in their technology will always oppose new developments — that's how it's always been.
Booking has been pushing this dump on me for as long as I can remember. What could this mean? Are there any tarot readers around who can explain it?
I can't help but smile every time I see Ahrefs displaying these two conflicting metrics. How can you easily rank for a keyword with such a high search volume? #SEO
Ready for a good laugh? Here's my funny, sarcastic and ridiculous short #SEO story you will 💯 enjoy reading: www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-s... 👆
As a former composer and musician, I can explain what others don't understand. When you're an artist, you enjoy the process and you do it because you can't live without it. The music is inside you, you have to "release" it, make it material... Artists will continue to create.
Nofollow is a hint, not a directive! My hypothesis is that if a "nofollow" link drives traffic - it counts. "Do-follow" is also a hint, since links can easily be demoted. Just saying... #SEO
Back in 2013, when I got a "pure spam" manual action, this is what I sent to the GSC as a reconsideration request. Did it help get the "ban" lifted? No.