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by dvt 1719 days ago
> But none of those things are really that easy, in that they all take time, expertise, and honestly some times a chunk of luck

And quite honestly, they don't even work anymore. The Buzzfeeds of the world kind of killed SEO as a viable organic traffic strategy.
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sharkweek 1719 days ago
I don't understand the comment about Buzzfeed, but I disagree with the suggestion that SEO isn't a viable strategy for organic traffic anymore. There are billion dollar businesses that are entirely reliant on it as essentially a singular channel (not that I recommend this reliance, but it does work).
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steve-benjamins 1719 days ago
I can assure these strategies still work when done well.

Source: I run several SEO projects

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rchaud 1719 days ago
> And quite honestly, they don't even work anymore. The Buzzfeeds of the world kind of killed SEO as a viable organic traffic strategy.

Startups aren't competing for the same keywords as Buzzfeed.

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