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There’s an extension that redirects to old reddit.
You can opt out of the redesign in settings. I don't know how long that will last. Sometimes it shows the new one, but it's rare.
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Make it an easy-to-click report button and pretty much every site whose politics I disagree with will get a downvote... every article by a person I disagree with as well. The question is: how useful is that to the search engine, or indeed to myself?
> pretty much every site whose politics I disagree with will get a downvote If this happens to all sites, wouldn't only the poorer sites stand out? I don't see why one strand of politics would be significantly more likely to downvote.
This post is just flat out wrong. We are not using tricks when we tell you to create content. We are telling you what Google considers quality. Tricks are for blackhats and they can work and there is nothing wrong with that, but what you are talking bout is actual white hat SEO that Google demands from sites to be considered quality enough to rank. And the "it's easy" garbage. Go ahead. Let us know how easy it is whe…
I just wish search engines would let me block sites. There are maybe a dozen SEO land grabs in my domain that are trashing my search results and provide no value.
Google used to do this, but removed it at some point. As others have noted the same effect is achieveable with browser extensions.
I used to be obsessed with SEO - now I realize that many companies, search just isn't the best way to acquire customers. I saw this - currently investing in SEO and moving up the rankings steadily because long term - it feels like a great source of brand awareness.
I’m sorry you got conned by a snake oil salesman. It sounds like your BS detector is broken. It’s a shame you didn’t do a bit more research to find a credible SEO service (or learn to do it the right way yourself).
"Good SEO” isn’t about “tricking search engines”. It’s about empathy for the user, and has a strong UX component.
If you're creating hollow content, or a poor experience otherwise, why would you expect users to convert, let alone come back to the site or tell a friend about it?
My SEO philosophy/approach is to gain a solid understanding of the intent behind a query/problem, and then create the best experience possible to address/answer that query. When you do a better job at answering the user question than the other sites out there, and your "UX metrics", (i.e. bounce rate, time on site) validate this experience, you're on the right path.
It's obviously more complicated than this, but that's where I start.
“Good SEO” is a long-term bet. “Tricks” that get you ranking on the first page are useless if search visitors bounce from your site once they realize your content is rubbish. Will AI-generated content create a best-in-class experience for a user? I have a hard time believing that it would.
Anyway, I hope you’re enjoying your free traffic.