In episode #786, Eric and Neil talk about their biggest SEO mistakes. Tune in to learn from their missteps.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

• [00:27] Today’s Topic: Our Biggest SEO Mistake
• [00:40] Neil’s biggest mistake was always being short-sighted.
• [00:50] He has been doing this for 17 years and he wishes he had looked more towards the future.
• [01:15] He would constantly revamp his site, buy links, try to manipulate Google rankings, but none of that led to long-term success.
• [01:50] He burned through so much money using quick hacks like adding WordPress links to the footer on his site.
• [02:10] He wishes he spent his money on long-term projects.
• [02:30] Eric learned a lot of white hat stuff doing an internship, but someone turned him onto black hat sites and ideas.
• [03:05] Unfortunately, the black hat ideas are greedy and short-sighted.
• [04:10] Their biggest mistake was not a tactic, but just being short-sighted and greedy.
• [04:35] Pick your opportunities wisely.
• [05:21] That’s all for today!
• [05:28] Go here to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help Eric and Neil meet their goal of 1 Million downloads per month. They will throw a live event once they reach their goal.

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