In Episode #213, Eric and Neil discuss whether or not black hat SEO still works. Black hat SEO refers to any practice that you use to boost your website’s ranking in a way that violates the search engine’s terms of service. Tune in to find out if black hat SEO still works and the advantages and disadvantages of using this practice.

• 00:27 – Today’s topic: Does Black Hat SEO Still Work?
• 00:35 – PBN is also considered black hat SEO
• 00:41 – Black hat SEO still works
• 00:45 – Black hat SEO isn’t really for business or marketing
• 01:07 – Neil used to do black hat SEO
  • 01:27 – “It never did last”
  • 01:37 – Black hat SEO can give you short term income, but not recommended for a client’s website
• 01:55 – The only good thing about black hat SEO is that it can help you be more creative and adapt its concept to white hat SEO
  • 02:13 – It is not worth the time and energy
• 02:41 – The link wheel tactic of black hat SEO described
• 03:26 – Build your own blog network the legitimate way
• 03:47 – If you’re just starting, you can try black hat SEO with your own website
  • 03:55 – Eric did it before for a game review website
  • 04:20 – The website was earning for some time, but then it got flagged and Eric lost his money
  • 04:36 – Watch out for your website when you’re about to get filtered by Google
• 05:07 – Do not use black hat SEO if you want to play the good game
• 05:15 – That’s it for today’s episode!

1. Black hat SEO still works, but it is definitely not for business or marketing.
2. Black hat SEO is only good for a short period of time.
3. Do not use black hat SEO if you want to play the good game.

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