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The top-ranking HTML editor on Google is an SEO scam

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1743 points caspii | 2 comments | 07 Jun 21 21:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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shmiga ◴[08 Jun 21 05:26 UTC] No.27430926[source]▶
SEO is so broken, it's not about website content or website quality. It's about how much money you pay to some punks - "SEO experts" who are hacking a system. I'm so sick of that.
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topicseed ◴[08 Jun 21 05:38 UTC] No.27430980[source]▶
True to some extent but it is improving with Google updates. Now, there is a way to go still, and some legit websites get hit by updates unfortunately, but overall fewer and fewer scams pass through.

SEO used to be extremely gameable (seniority of site, keyword stuffing, backlinks), but these levers aren't as obvious now, if at all.

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shmiga ◴[08 Jun 21 05:50 UTC] No.27431044[source]▶
That is great, but can google change their algo to some point where it works differently? Their ad business is there in the web.
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1. SquareWheel ◴[08 Jun 21 06:03 UTC] No.27431122[source]▶
Google changes their algo frequently. It's a cat and mouse game. Sometimes Google have the lead, and sometimes the Blackhat SEOs do.
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2. 12ian34 ◴[08 Jun 21 08:40 UTC] No.27431950[source]▶
the game doesn't change ... only the players