Grumpy SEO Guy

4 cases where people say they can rank without backlinks. Is this correct?
Do you actually need backlinks?
Penalty episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1A
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It's not "what can I do to my website?" It's "how does my SEO compare to my competitors?"
There is very little you can do to your new websites to improve your SEO. Because that's not how SEO works. Luckily for you, we explain what that is in this episode.

Learn how to identify linkfarms and why they are bad.
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We might do a part 2.
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What is negative SEO?
What is the purpose of negative SEO?

Referenced Episodes:
The Difference Between Good Backlinks And Bad Backlinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHg6XwPha4
The Difference Between Good Backlinks And Bad Backlinks Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZSbWKJlJ0
Spammy Marketing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFv70Um0gik
SEO Penalties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGAxpB8q1A
SERP Charts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01am10-OwDY

Questions:
Do PBN sites need traffic?
Topical authority?
Local SEO clicks without links?
Is YMYL different than regular?
Have you seen Google penalize a site for paid links?
How do you find good link sellers?
How do you know which PBN sites are working better?
Parked domains reset authority?
New update to impression tracking?
How do you deal with competitors who sell AIO and GEO?
New local algorithm
Do websites only have a limited amount of linkjuice to offer?
Adult
Do backlinks to a certain page affect the rest of the site?
What is anchortext?
Do I have to know how to code?
What do you do to keep traffic from nonexistent traffic?
Best backlink metrics
Besides GMB what is the difference between local SEO and regular SEO?
How many links do I need?
Why can't we see a good example of a good PBN site?
Can you give examples of how to make PBN sites?
Do 301 reduce DR?
Is reusing code a footprint?
Should I use GSC on a private blog portfolio?
Hacks to find expired domains.
Ways to rank without using a PBN?
Keyword research?
Thoughts on a specific backlink method?
How to evaluate SEO providers?
Traffic drops vs. SEO problems
Favorite Wordpress Plugins?
New rules for expired domains?
How to build PBNs naturally?
Many weaker domains vs less stronger ones?
Recovering from content quality updates using new domains?
Is a well-known SEO marketplace legit? And one time payments?
Avoiding footprints via themes or builders?
Backlink decay on expired domains

Referenced episodes.
132 SEO Topical Authority, Content Structure, and Cannibalization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFLjYto1wY
30 What is the Difference Between Topical Authority (Relevancy) and Authority? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBbW69GYYs
128 Local SEO vs. Regular SEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_aTU1a62wo
131 The Dangers of Public Blog Networks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BNS-OQMNw
35 If Your Not Tracking Your SERPs You're Not Doing SEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01am10-OwDY
59 Traffic Is Not an SEO Metric (and What You Should Use Instead) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytNeZMCfXGU&pp=0gcJCZEKAYcqIYzv
115 SEO, AI, and LLMS.txt Part 1 Probably https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WflCZyBnj8&pp=0gcJCZEKAYcqIYzv
139 Why Are There No Good Examples Of PBN Sites? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5i8j4DSVRU
3 How to Build a Private Blog Portfolio Part 1: Domain Acquisition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez24lr3G_Mc
Episode list too long, too much text.