We do not recommend waiting long before building links to a new domain. Instead, we start right away but with care. The timing is not the issue. The speed and method are. If we move too fast with direct, heavy links to the root domain, we can trigger search engine filters. But if we use […]
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Most agencies overlook one of the simplest ways to dominate more keywords: subdomains. Using subdomains to separate services or topics can boost rankings and build domain authority faster. In this post, we break down Bradley’s method, show clear examples, and give you a step-by-step plan to test it yourself—without overcomplicating your site or risking penalties.
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A lot of SEOs confuse Citation Vault with tools like Yext or BrightLocal—but they’re completely different animals. Yext and BrightLocal manage real business listings. Citation Vault behaves more like a private blog network (PBN). In this post, we break down exactly how we use Citation Vault safely, why it should never point directly to your
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In SEO, a “footprint” is the pattern that gives away your link building. When search engines see too many links tied together in obvious ways—same hosts, same domains, same anchors—those links stop helping and can even drag rankings down. In this guide, we break down what footprints are, the mistakes that create them, and the
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Most people treat lead gen sites like local business sites—but they’re not the same, especially when it comes to getting noticed by language models (LLMs). In our latest Semantic Mastery session, we broke down why timing, monetization, and domain strategy matter more for lead gen, and how to avoid sinking money into assets that never
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Backlinks are still one of the biggest levers for rankings—but not in the way most SEOs think. The real question isn’t if links matter, it’s which links matter: does traffic to the linking page carry more weight than metrics like DR or DA? In this guide, we cut through the noise and show why relevance
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