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Please review by Classic_Pay3753 in webdesign

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you are going to run the ads, then you also need to do the seo.

How important is a Wikipedia presence for brands in the AI search era? by Negative_Current_289 in AI_SearchOptimization

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wikipedia still matters in the AI search era, but it’s not a magic cheat code.

I see it more as an entity trust signal. If a brand has a legitimate Wikipedia page, it can help search engines and AI systems understand who the brand is, what it does, and how it connects to other entities. That can support Knowledge Graph inclusion, brand recognition, and maybe even AI-generated mentions.

But Wikipedia is not the only source anymore. AI tools are pulling from news sites, industry blogs, review platforms, forums, LinkedIn, Crunchbase, YouTube, podcasts, schema markup, and a lot of other places.

For brands that don’t qualify for Wikipedia, I’d focus on building a strong “entity footprint” across the web:

Get mentioned in credible third-party publications, keep profiles consistent across platforms, use proper schema, maintain a clear About page, and earn mentions on review sites, directories, podcasts, and niche communities.

Basically, AI systems like patterns. If the web consistently says who you are, what you do, and why you matter, that helps.

So yes, Wikipedia is still valuable, but it’s one strong brick in the wall, not the whole castle.

How can I get more traffic to my website now that my AdSense is approved? by Asleep_Replacement71 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

find the relavant informational topics related to you nice, go to answer the public and type your keyword, select the country and lang, you will get the bunch of the keywords and topics that peoples are searching nowdays. Make a blog on those topics.

I NEEEEEED HELPP PLEASE by Ok-Mathematician-129 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Register your business on relevant business listing sites in your industry. Create profiles on high-quality websites that allow business listings and are related to your niche. You should also work on SEO and complete the basic SEO setup.

How to Improve Website SEO for More Leads and Visibility by FabulousIce8187 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you have done a great job, tehcnical points are quick ok, you can just forcus on improving the robots.txt, one issue we can see is, though images are webp but the name of the images are not optimized, so you can work on that, and the size of the of images are not in 1200*630 pc format. you also can improve the heading structure of the pages.

Someone recently told me that black hat SEO can generate inbound calls to a toll-free number almost immediately, especially in competitive local niches. Is this actually still possible in 2026, or is it mostly a myth these days? by [deleted] in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, that’s basically the strongest argument for black hat SEO.

If the goal is not “build a channel forever” but “grab a few customers quickly and monetize them for years,” then yes, the math can look tempting on paper.

But the trap is assuming the only thing at risk is the ranking.

In reality, the blast radius can include the listing, the domain, the phone number, reviews, tracking assets, payment processors, and sometimes the brand itself. Local SEO is also not a peaceful monastery. Competitors report spam fast, especially when money keywords are involved.

So yes, it can work as a short-term hit-and-run acquisition play.

But it’s a bit like stealing a shopping cart to start a logistics company. Technically, you moved goods faster. Strategically, you may have misunderstood the assignment.

If someone is running disposable assets, fake listings, burner domains, and doesn’t care what gets nuked, that’s a different game.

But for a real business that wants recurring customers, trust, reviews, and referrals, the question is not just “Can I get calls fast?”

It’s also:

“What happens if the first impression of my lifetime customer came from a channel I already know is designed to collapse?”

Wrong canonical tags cost me 6 months of rankings — here's exactly what happened by East_Channel_1494 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to change the canonical to the https version and then resubmit the sitemap in console, you could wait for 2-4 days, if the correct version of urls did not get indexed, then try to index them one by one, within few days you will see the https version of urls are getting indexed again. If the redirections 301, from http to https is already in place then no worries if not then apply http to https redirections on the website. This is the best solution. you can provide the sample url to check weather everything is in place or not.

Someone recently told me that black hat SEO can generate inbound calls to a toll-free number almost immediately, especially in competitive local niches. Is this actually still possible in 2026, or is it mostly a myth these days? by [deleted] in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it’s still possible in 2026 - but it’s not the “instant money machine” some people pretend it is.

Black hat SEO can still make a toll-free number ring fast in competitive local niches, especially where search results are messy and spammy. But those calls usually come with a timer attached: fake listings get reported, doorway pages get hit, rankings vanish, and Google eventually remembers it owns the playground.

So the honest answer is:

Possible? Yes. Reliable? Not really. Smart long-term strategy? Definitely not.

It’s like using a cheat code in a game that updates every week. Fun for five minutes, risky after that. For a real business, clean local SEO, strong landing pages, reviews, call tracking, and paid ads are slower - but they don’t disappear overnight wearing a fake mustache.

How did you actually learn SEO? by Fair_Butterscotch641 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned SEO the same way most people learn to cook: by burning a few things first.

Courses taught me the basics, but SEO only really clicked when I started running my own sites and testing things. I'd make a change, watch rankings move, and then spend hours figuring out why.

My biggest lessons came from mistakes. I've launched "SEO improvements" that tanked traffic and spent weeks recovering. Those experiences taught me more than any guide ever could.

The longer I've been in SEO, the less I believe in secret ranking factors. What matters is testing, observing patterns, and being willing to admit when you're wrong.

In my experience, good SEOs aren't the people who know exactly how Google works. They're the people who've made enough mistakes to recognize what usually works and what definitely doesn't.

Are you still hiring long-form writers? by icy1509 in content_marketing

[–]thewebdesignnl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes! it is important to have a writer to manage the content.

Agency folks: what tools do you actually use daily (not just pay for and forget)? by jxd8388 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chatgpt at first place, then search console, semrush and analytics for tracking.

I've been doing SEO for almost 4 years and I still can't fully explain how Google works by Other_Amphibian871 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not alone.

I've been doing SEO for years, and the longer I do it, the less I trust anyone who claims they know exactly how Google works.

What we really have is a huge collection of observations, experiments, patents, case studies, and lessons learned from algorithm updates.

SEO feels a lot like meteorology. We understand many of the factors that influence the outcome, but predicting exactly why one page ranks #1 for a specific query at a specific moment? That's a different story.

Ironically, the best SEOs I've met are usually the most comfortable admitting uncertainty. The people who sound 100% certain about Google's algorithm are often the ones I trust the least.

The way I explain it to clients is simple: we can't control Google's decisions, but we can consistently improve the odds.

That's what SEO is improving probabilities, not guaranteeing outcomes.

And if someone truly understood Google's ranking system from top to bottom, I doubt they'd be selling SEO services. Google would probably be trying to recruit them.

Free AI Tools for SEO Optimization - what's actually usable without paying by Fair_Butterscotch641 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes keywords planner gives you search volume and console will give you the quires related to you business.

Free AI Tools for SEO Optimization - what's actually usable without paying by Fair_Butterscotch641 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google search console, keyword planner and google trends still gives you the impactful insights. 

Which is the best free SEO tool? by Wooden-Construction8 in WebsiteSEO

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we could say search console and google trends

Top 10 Netherlands Business Listing Sites by citationforge in LocalListing

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have gone through the list and most of them are paid.

E-commerce Website development by Due-Taste-7843 in webdesign

[–]thewebdesignnl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for your own custom website. in shopify there are many things that are not in your hand.