Does Black Hat SEO Still Work? | Ep. #213

<p>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.</p> <h3>Time Stamped Show Notes:</h3> <ul> <li>00:27 – Today’s topic: <em>Does Black Hat SEO Still Work?</em></li> <li>00:35 – PBN is also considered black hat SEO</li> <li>00:41 – Black hat SEO still works</li> <li>00:45 – Black hat SEO isn’t really for business or marketing</li> <li>01:07 – Neil used to do black hat SEO <ul> <li>01:27 – “It never did last”</li> <li>01:37 – Black hat SEO can give you short term income, but not recommended for a client’s website</li> </ul> </li> <li>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 <ul> <li>02:13 – It is not worth the time and energy</li> </ul> </li> <li>02:41 – The link wheel tactic of black hat SEO described</li> <li>03:26 – Build your own blog network the legitimate way</li> <li>03:47 – If you’re just starting, you can try black hat SEO with your own website <ul> <li>03:55 – Eric did it before for a game review website</li> <li>04:20 – The website was earning for some time, but then it got flagged and Eric lost his money</li> <li>04:36 – Watch out for your website when you’re about to get filtered by Google</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:07 – Do not use black hat SEO if you want to play the good game</li> <li>05:15 – That’s it for today’s episode!</li> </ul> <h3>3 Key Points:</h3> <ol> <li>Black hat SEO still works, but it is definitely not for business or marketing.</li> <li>Black hat SEO is only good for a short period of time.</li> <li>Do not use black hat SEO if you want to play the good game.</li> </ol> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Leave some feedback:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>What should we talk about next?</strong> Please let us