SEO Intelligence Agency – June 2019 Report

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SEO Intelligence Agency – June 2019 Report

In A Nutshell

The SEO Intelligence Agency is comprised of a small group of SEO Professionals dedicated to testing & reporting SEO metrics by creating singular tests that allow them to identify ranking variables.
When you join S.I.A. you get access to these studies delivered to you every month. The S.I.A also supports Agent Community in Facebook & Skype and sponsors a monthly & weekly webinars to go over tests, tactics and SEO questions.
Consider us your own personal SEO R&D lab, as an Agent in good standing, you are able also suggests tests & myths that would like to see and/or confirmed or busted.

Small Sampling of Studies In Dossier (see below)

A Scientific (Data-Driven) Professional SEO Association
Scientific Tests Revealed

The “stealthiest” way to link together inner pages. (This little-known way to structure your website actually won the silo building test we have already done)
The “nuclear” link source we found that has been under our noses for years that no one has taken advantage of! (Funny what you find when you start testing. This one is so powerful we thought of selling just THIS alone for $997.)
The “water-cooler” Google indexing system that runs on auto-pilot (I was told this several years ago while playing blackjack at the Hyatt in Lake Tahoe with the Google index team, I tested it and sure enough, it tested positive, but time to retest.)
Exactly “how many” links to send to a site with the same anchor text before you over-optimize for that keyword. (We will have to wait for the next Penguin update that runs in real time to get Google’s new penalization formula)
What we know from test results about the best place to place your keywords on the page and if they should be bold, in italics or ALL CAPS. (And how to use this knowledge to better effectively write your site content).
The completely backwards approach (yet 100% accurate) way to dominate your competition using Google as your link source. (It’s astonishing how few people know this, yet it is so easy and powerful and tested positive.)
Take the pressure and anxiety off guessing about how long an article on a page should be, our testing got us the number. (This test has already been done and the we have the run down and just like clockwork the answers came back systematically straight forward, but see to believe)
Do the “secrets” of all the latest SEO gurus stand up to scientific testing? (Which secret would you like us to confirm or bust, just let us know and we will put it to the test)
Does inner linking your PBNs really harm them or does it pass magnificent authority and link juice to each other. (A question that SEO’s have assumed the correct answer to since 2010. Will we bust or confirm?)
Understand optimization so you can confidently answer your clients biggest question; “How many words should I have on the page?” (This took building 10 different pages but was worth all the effort to get the answer.)
How to inner link your pages to boost your product pages effectively. (In fact, do it this way, and what we have seen from test results, Google will practically look forward to crawling your website
What to do to the links that bring you no love. (The truth about using the Disavow tool that Google has shoved down our throats, test will prove YAY or NAY)
The “un-sexy” link format that tests confirmed to be the bee’s knee’s of links, often gets overlooked, but needs to be included in your anchor formula. (So under used by newbies it makes Googles job easy to spot SEOs)
The best way to build links if you can’t afford to build your own PBNs. (And also… the best places to build these links from and the ones you need to ignore because they never get indexed as shown in our tests results)
Which methods “kicked-the-most-ass” for building ‘high quality’ web 2.0s as tier 1 links. (And which web 2.0 sites you should use and which to avoid like the plague)
Test shows how to use this strange and bizarre strategy to stick out like a sore thumb to Google’ yet stay under the radar and not get an over-optimized penalty. (Especially when surrounded with a bunch of the “same old, same old” white hat Google kiss butts.)

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A “breakthrough discovery” that lets even total newbies build links easily from a source that will blow your away. (Even I didn’t think of this, it is ALL Kyle!)
Testing how many times to plug your links in a paragraph. (And if they need to be different anchor text when going to same site)
Is “Less is More” in the new era of link penalties? (Get the low-down on what exactly will over-optimize your site and once you have slid over is there ever a chance to regain Google’s confidence? Testing will confirm or deny our hypothisis)
Tests show the most valuable sites to build links from. (And in what order they rate)
Which sites index quickly (but drop out of the index even though the page has not been removed. Tests reveal interesting tidbits of useful information)
Which little thought of domain extension gets more power then you would think. (And is the first to index! Came out of my domain extension test)
Which is better — HTML or Images? (The answer is BOTH, but which will win the Myth Busting debate?)
A secret spammer technique that lets legitimate white hat SEOs ethically get more links out of their own Google accounts. (Although I don’t believe in White Hat, but what the heck, let them think it is OK to build links without being a Black Hat lol Test confirm we can get links from the king-pin itself)
Have you ever heard of “Keyword Density?” (How many times do you place your keyword on the page for maximum benefit and when is it too much? Time to stop guessing and to test it once and for all)
Does CAPITALIZING in headlines with your keyword over-optimize your page (or is that just another Myth that needs busting?)
Do H tags factor into keyword density? (or do they just count in body content, what is the exact number to place and if different variations? Testing it!)
How to “program” (like Google) your knowledge to give you almost unlimited power to reverse engineer the greatest search engine of all time. (and does that make you a tiny bit scared to know you can harness each bit of information to build the “perfect website?”
What “exact number” of words on a page wins the test and what is the amount you should avoid? (Has already been under the gun and in your first dispatch)
Do the rules change from niche to niche? (We have to test it, and we will even learn if we can use lorem ipsum in place of “original content” when link building. And Does the content surrounding your link really matter? Oh, SO testing it!)
When Duplicate Content is OK and is it “really” that bad. (Our industry has been plagued by the phantom “duplicate content” penalty. Does it even really exist? We will be testing this shortly, muwahaha)
If Google penalizes for a site being over or under optimized (and does Google have an optimum optimization rate that we should try to calculate? We will find out)
What is “Optimization Rate” and what is the best rate to have when building a web page? (This is different the “Keyword Density” and we looked at both)
The most beneficial number of times to plug your links in a paragraph. (And is the “no-follow” still the new “do-follow,” which to use and how much to use. Test results coming up on that.)
The biggest question of them all, do Google properties pass “link juice?” (We already know they index and can be ranked, but which one that we tested PASS link juice? And do any of the others pass it? We will soon find out.)
And a whole lot more, including…

Anything you would like us to test and get to the bottom of. Our mission is to confirm or bust all SEO myths, push out theory and create the ULTIMATE Google ranking guide that you can trust as FACT.
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Each Test Below Represents A Full Blown Multiple Page PDF On the Test, The Results and Why It Matters.
All Accompanied by Video and MP3 Recordings Going Into Further Depth Of Each
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~Here Are The First Fifty~

Article Length: How Many Words Should I Put In My Articles?

This is one of the most often asked questions in the SEO world. We wanted to stop guessing and listening to Google so we built 10 different pages. Page 1 had 100 words and incrementally went up until Page 10 had 1,000 words. Now we know for sure. Want to guess how they all ranked?
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What Type of Header Should You Use? Image or Text?

Some SEOs believe that you should use a Image in your Header (to get benefit from wrapping text inside along with the alt tag) instead of text. This was a huge discussion in the Warrior Forum with both sides going back and forth about who was right. So, we were tired of listening to all the theory and put it to the test. Header Text vs. Header Image: Does an image containing the target keyword in the image alt, wrapped in an H1 beat a regular text H1? We know who won the fight in WF now.
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The Top 10 Places To Put Keywords On A Site

There are 10 places you can put a keyword on a site, we created pages with the keyword in each area and then watched Google rank them from 1 to 10. So this is our test of “The top 10 On Page factors from best to worst- this test allows you to know where to focus your on page energy with your sites keywords! Very Important and Powerful Stuff Here!
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A HUGE New Link Source Found, But What Is It?

A free, Google owned, platform that everyone in the SEO world is NOT using yet but we proved it passes GREAT link juice- you get to see the results plus add it to your arsenal. Our group now discusses different ways to use this resources and the best ways to juice up your money sites along with your PBNs if you have any. There is a course on this elsewhere that sells for $995, but you get the knowledge and our discussion around it for a fraction of that along with so much more!
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Which Are The BEST Web 2.0s To Get Links From?

A lot of SEO’s use Web 2.0s to get links from. They will write an article and place it on one of these sites and place a link in it back to their money site or PBN. We wanted to know which ones were the BEST to use so we didn’t wast our time putting articles on sources that didn’t pass good link juice. So we tested them and this is Web 2.0’s Round 1- This report tells you which Web 2.0 our the ten we tested that you should you be using with your SEO strategies? We tested how they pass link juice and how they would rank the pages we linked them to. So in this controlled environment, we got to see exactly which were the best and which to avoid. Using out winners will not only along will increase your rankings but will save you a ton of time and money writing content for the ‘losers’ of the group.
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Do Nofollow Links Hurt or Help You?

Most SEO’s want ‘Follow’ links because in theory (this is what Google says) if a webmaster puts the ‘No Follow’ code on the link, then no link juice will pass to the site it is linking too. So of course, in theory to rank, most think we need ‘Follow’ links. In this test we look at Both the ‘No Follow’ and ‘Follow’ Links how and if the ‘No Follow’ effects your rankings. Does it?
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Article Length Round 2: Can TOO MUCH ContentHurt You?

In test #1 we went up to a 1000 word article being our top article length. We wanted to further explore this as it really is the most asked question and deserved our attention to Drill down deeper to find the optimal on page word count for ranking. In this test we go all the way up to 4,000 words on this test and ABSOLUTELY FOUND A SWEET SPOT and when enough is enough.
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More Web 2.0 Sites Tested For BEST To Get Links From.

Just like in Test #5, many SEO use Web 2.0 sites to put links on to link back to their money sites. But which are the Best Web 2.0s to use based on rankings, In this Round we pit different Web 2.0’s against each other to find the ones out of this group of 10 that rank the highest (and which ones to not waste your time on). Again, more information so you can spend your time and dollars on the right places to get links from.
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Does Syndicated Content Hurt Or Help Rankings.

A lot of SEOs will create one article, post it on their money site and then blast the same article out to social properties to get links back to their money site.
The controversy is over the duplicate content this creates since you are syndicating the original article. So the Test is: The Duplicate content to Social Media- what impact does this have on your rankings? The idea on this test is to see if posting duplicate content that could conceivably come from a program such as IFTTT or Jetpack or Syndwire or Onlywire or even manual posting is problematic or beneficial.
If this proves to be beneficial, then we would recommend to use this method to create links back to your site, if it sends our test page down in our controlled environment, then we will know NOT to use them at all! We have the answer.
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Ecommerce/Local SEO URL Structure, what does Google like the best?

As humans we naturally trust program default settings and do so with web sites as well. In this test we are looking at URL structure of “out-of-the-box” e-commerce sites or local service sites that follow template silo structures (think plumbers or roofing repair sites). To find out, we tested if the way they have it is beneficial? Is that how we should be doing our structure, our silos, or should we be structuring it a different way? Is what they give us harmful even? So what we are looking at is ultimately.. “what is the right” URL structure for Google. [[If you are doing e-commerce or local SEO, you need these results.]]
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Are ALL CAPS on a Page Harmful?

This was a lie that was sent in by a member. He had been told to reduce some of my CAPS to a lower lever in his headlines and articles in site reviews because it was hurting him rankings. Google sees all CAPS the same way you do, yelling at them, and even dropping a negative factor. Or, are they actually paying attention? We tested the answer and made our members happy.
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How many times can I use my keyword in my title?

Another myth was sent in by a member because they believed that placing your keyword multiple times in the title tag would result in a lower score and thus hurt your page rankings. It was a myth, or is it fact? Now, WE KNOW.
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Do I Need To Use Unique Images On My Website?

Google insists that content is king, and it must be original. In our Facebook closed group, which you can join if you want to, we started to test different ways of making an image unique for Google. (ie. (ie. We decided to test it and created pages with unique images, and compared them to pages using stock images. This is the test: What will Google love more from a Unique Image or a Stock Photo? This is a great way to save time and money.
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Article Length Round #3: How Many Words should I Use in My Articles

We’ve tested pages with 100 to 4,000 words over the past three months. Based on verified, tested and actual results, our findings have shown that the sweet spot for words is between 100-4,000 words. It’s huge! You won’t have to wonder how many words you should aim at on a page. Now you know. This report will give you the information to help you rank your competition. We just give Google what it wants!
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What are the best web 2.0 sites to get links from?

There were two groups of Web 2.0s that had been great in previous tests. But we wanted to find out which ones are the best. We compared the top Web 2.0s across the board. It will reveal which one is the most popular and which one is the easiest to get links from. If you have limited resources, this will allow to you to spend your time and money on the best. This will save you both time and money. Our earlier tests can help you decide which ones to stay away from! This is extremely important!
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How will Schema Markup help me rank?

Schema? I know. lol Most SEOs are already familiar with Google’s stance on schema. Barry Schwartz published a popular article on SearchEngineLand September 2015 in which he quoted John Mueller who said that schema markup may not be a ranking factor yet, but might in the near future. This statement has not been updated by Google to our knowledge. We decided to test it. Schema can help? That is what we now know.
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Do I optimize my title for keyword ranking?

Meta titles are vital, we know this. SEO element. Moz Whiteboard Friday asserts that a meta-title optimized for clicks is better than one that is optimized to a keyword. We have been using our keywords in our Title for a while so we wanted to verify that MOZ was correct.
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Exact Match Domains still work

You don’t need to “wonder” This test will be helpful if you are looking to buy domains.
Be confident with all your domain purchases moving forward
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Can I send links to my site with the same anchor text and over optimize it?

What happens when we deliberately do something? “known” Google “no-no” Do you really need to optimize for every possible scenario? I am sure that most of you know. SEOThis question will be seen by’s and they will think they know the answer. We decided to test the effect of sending 25% exact match anchor links to pages. It’s been quite some time since Google’s hammer had struck.
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Does it help or hurt my ranking if I link from My Homepage BACK to My HomePage?

Industry standard industry practice is to link from your home page to your home page using links.
We set out to test. This one will make you second guess EVERYONE.
An opinion is only valid if it doesn’t have any supporting evidence or tests. This one is for you!
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Does Youtube’s Links Help me Rank?

After testing other major platforms, we found that the links didn’t pass the juice test (didn’t help push the page in our controlled environment any higher than a page with those links and we WILL share them with you when we join), so we decided to try YouTube to see if it would help us get links from them. This is it? Is it another great place to find White Hat links, or something you should avoid spending your money on?
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Can Facebook Shares and Likes help me rank my website?

Social is something that we all hear about. But how do these social media sites help in obtaining links from these places? Do we think these are key ranking factors for Google? We started testing on Facebook, and we ran a few tests. There are three types of links: posts without likes or shares; posts with only likes; and posts with likes. We did get the bottom of it, and now we know which Facebook links matter. This will allow you to stop wasting time and money on the wrong things. Then, you will be able to pin what we have shared.-It is possible to identify the things you require and still keep within a budget.
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Can Paid Links Penalize My Site?

Although you may think you know what the answer is, you don’t. We tried it and it was shocking. What does Google do with the Links you buy?
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Do you prefer optimizing a page for multiple keywords or just one?

Rand Fishkin from Moz Whiteboard Friday claims that a page optimized for four keywords will rank higher than one optimized for one keyword. But will it? We don’t believe everything that we hear and neither should you. So we tested it and more. We’ll share the top ranked silos and their implications for your silo structures. This information will help you build websites that achieve your goals.
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Do I use LSI keywords more or less?

Google is analyzing websites for target keyword placement. Or are they looking to LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing), for content that matches the search intention? We tried to find out what would happen if you put a single target keyword up against a page that has both the target keyword and LSI variations. What do YOU think happened? This is a rank-breaker!
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How do I create and manage trust flow?

As we uncover the secrets to making a difference, follow us along the yellow brick road. “trust flow” work. Imagine if you could start manipulating Trust Flow sites on your own… wouldn’t it make life easier? This is the perfect report for PBN builders.
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Do duplicate content from my link sources harm my site?

The majority SEO’s will write one article, then publish it on several Web 2.0 sites to gain links. To my knowledge, no one has tested if it will hurt or help your site. This is a common practice, so we decided to investigate. Is it necessary to include original content in your posts? The answer is yes.
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Which part of the Title is the most suitable for my Keyword?

It is stated in the SEO To get the best ranking benefits, you should put your keyword at the FRONT of your title. This is a classic technique that dates back to the stone age. It was introduced by a member. We decided to test keywords in the front and middle, as well as keywords at the ends. This gives you an edge. But you might be surprised by what we found. We were.
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Open Graph Protocols can help me rank higher.

Open Graph is a collection of code that can be downloaded from Facebook or other social media sites. They are probably already on your sites. The test will show you exactly what happens if they are on a site. It’s old school! SEO When people understood what keywords in Image Alts meant to their site. This alone can transform the way you do business. SEO You can also change your ranking.
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Does deleting links still help my site rank?

Mike Chrest sent this in because we’ve been hearing the rumble coming from other members. SEO Pros talking about ‘Link Echo’ or ‘Phantom Links.’ The link echo is a concept that the backlink’s value remains even after backlins have been removed. Whatever you call them, we set out in search of the truth about what happens when backlinks are removed. It is important to find out the truth about this because it could change how you view backlinking and alter your keyword structures.
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What is Page Speed?

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Since 2010, Google has been telling everyone that page speed is an important factor. In this test, we explain it all. Is it a waste of time to speed up pages or a wise use of your time?
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Is an AMP (Accelerated mobile page) out?-Rank A “Regular” Mobile Friendly Page

This test not only reveals whether or not you should spend time on upgrading to AMP’s but also keeps you in on the cutting edge of SEOAKA- You can find out what AMP is.
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What is it like to be subject to an unnatural link penalty

The majority SEO’s are really afraid of what they might do to a money site or a clients site. We are going to show you how to get an unnatural penalty for linking.
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What are The Most Powerful Infographic Sites?

To see which infographics sites rank highest, we created infographics.
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Is a naturally written title and meta-tag more likely to get clicks than one that has been keyword-stuffed for search engines?

This was an extremely interesting result. However, you will also learn how to use this test for yourself or clients to determine the best tags for the SERPs. To eliminate bias, you can use a human testing agency.
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Do you want to boost page rankings by gaining a lot of backlinks on social media sites?

Tests in the past have shown that “certain” Social media sites have a lot of juice. We looked into automating and supercharging this strategy by sending a lot social media links.
What is the best way to spend your time and money on this type of strategy. This test will reveal the truth.
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Simulating Syndwire. What happens when you syndicate an organization? “blurb,” What about a duplicate post or spun post?

This test was conducted using Blog.com, tumblr, and LiveJournal. This test was intended to be as realistic as possible, as Syndwire and IFTTT promote back linking.
Are you really reading this? If so, you can go get these test results immediately.
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Thinking Deep Here: If You Build Links to a Page’s WP-Administrator Can You Affect The Rank Of That Page?

You may have noticed, while editing a WordPress page, that there is an admin URL that appears when you hover over it. We wanted to find out what happens if you add links to this url.
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Authority Outbound Links- Will a nonhyperlinked (just written as plain text) outbound link outrank a page that does not have an authority outbound nonhyperlinked outbound link?

We will explore the topic of placing an authority outbound hyperlink on your webpage. However, we will dive deeper into the subject to find out what happens when you have the link placed on your page with the URL written out and not clickable.
This one is great!
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Duplicate Content “unique”?

Our hypothesis states that at least half of a page must be original in order to avoid being considered duplicate content. This answer will allow us to know how much of our resources are needed for creating original content.
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301 Redirect link Strength – Does a link shortener reduce link strength?

According to research, 301 redirects cause 15% drop in link strength. Check out our test!
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Lean Code or Code Bloat? – Is a page with Lean Code better than Code Bloat? “lean” Code beats a page “bloated” code?

You can also add another to your arsenal of knowledge vs. curiosity.
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Metrics for Users:

Is the Bounce Rate ALONE a Ranking Factor
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Http vs. Https Test – Is it finally right?

How long have we been here? “wondering” What is better Https or http?- We have test data to help you make your decision.
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Sub-Domain vs.Sub-directory-

This battle often leads to some heated arguments on both sides as they compare notes about what works best. We set out to find out and test.-Substitutes are allowed-Instead of Subdirectories, use directories-Do domains improve rankings?
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6 Tests in One

Google Properties: Link Building/Stacking (YouTube. Google Docs. Google Drawings) – Many members asked us to show how their link building stacks were set up. We did a deep dive into the details to show you specific steps and the mechanics of stacks. We were reluctant to show specific stacks we’ve created previously because, while we have tried different stacking principles, we have never put complete stacks through an actual testing process.
This test is 40 pages of us testing stacks- come see what works, what doesn’t and one thing to make sure you do not do when you are stacking!
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Cloudflare-

It seems to be the latest trend. SEO’s to use Cloudflare in hopes that “better performance” Rankings will improve if you do. You get to test-we have the answer
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Link Strength – Do you lose link power when you use a URL shortener (Part 2?

Or in Kyle’s words: pretty kick ass little test, provides some real insight on how Majestic works. This is great information for those who do PBNs and competitive audits.
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Page Speed Testing Part 2.

Do compressed images increase ranking?
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Social Adr- Is it worth it? What should you do to get the best results from it?

Many of our members wanted the answer to their question about whether certain tools they purchase move the needle. SocialAdr i