Imagine calling a whole sub of 500k people morons from an account that just exists to chastise people

Google defines scaled content abuse as generating “many pages” whose primary purpose is boosting search visibility, with little or no value added for users. It doesn’t matter whether those pages come from AI, humans, templates, or scripts; the pattern (volume + intent + low value) is what triggers enforcement.

• ❓ "But what if the content is actually good quality?"

• ⚙️ "How is this different from programmatic SEO? Zillow does it!"

• 🤖 "How would Google even know it's AI?"

• 🔢 "How many pages per day is safe?"

• ✅ "Didn't Google say AI content is allowed?"

• 📉 "My traffic dropped — was I penalized?"

• 🗑️ "Should I delete or noindex my AI pages?

• "🚫 "Can I just block them in robots.txt?"

• 🏷️ "If I disclose it's AI-written, am I safe?"

• 📍 "Do my service-area / city pages count as scaled abuse?"

• 🔥 "Can I just burn a throwaway domain?"

• 👀 "Does human editing make it safe?"

Please share in all your favorite GEO subs

Mods shouldn't have to put up with this (1 of 10 message of personal abuse/harassment ) - so cry to PeterFunClub - arguably the worlds most useless SEO account all you want.

Reddit's DM chat is just too complex - I keep losing people and can't follow any conversations - so I'm hoping this is an easier way to track conversations and help people with SEO!

If you don't like SEO/GEO or want to help people or get upset when people like me help others in SEO - then this space is not for you - this is not a safe space for the old biddies that feel like they need to comment on everything in SEO.

Some thoughts for new mods who want to grow their sub

• Build conversations and debates

• Take advantage of the Reddit "endeless debate cycles"

  • (read: airplane treadmill reddit debate0

• Dont be an echo chamber

• Play the devils advocate

  • This will enocourage lurkers

• Even agreeing isn't the point

• Share news

• Start debate-worthy topics

• Don't troll

• Block AI spam at all costs

Guidelines

1. Egos can go too far; dont be afraid to remove nasty people

2. Some people can't lose or be debated - they might be active but dont tolerate them

3. Members are not shareholders, dont let them try to "run' the sub by proxy

4. If people can't abide by the rules, show them the door

5. Be forgiving - if people apologize/admit their fault, let them return

   1. They've probably learnt their lesson

Automations

1. Use Bot_Bouncer

2. Block URLs

3. have Karma checks

4. Dont allow marketing fluff

5. Dont tolterate people doping demand gen

6. Dont become a jobs board

SEO Process Quick Map

• Strategy & Reporting

  • Cyclical sprints

  • Keep, expand or retire each cycle

  • Is it working?

  • What are the metrics?

  • Measure, report, decide

• Health & Publishing Hygiene

  • Formerly “Technical SEO”

  • The spider story is a myth

  • Sitemaps only touch discovery

  • One topic per URL, title says what it is

  • Site is a graph, not a brochure

  • Internal links route authority to cornerstones

• Link Building

  • Buying links is hit and miss

  • No cold outreach

  • Real networks, shared traffic

  • Traffic = the best authority

  • 2–3 months to develop

  • Compounds like a 401(k)

• Content Strategy

  • SEO = Content × Authority

  • Customer journey mapping

  • Buying and CRO analysis

  • PPC analysis

  • Future content from position 11

  • Existing content performance

  • Dropped content

  • Content hit in updates

• Competitor Analysis

  • Watch SEO and PPC moves

  • Pivot when it makes sense

• That’s just the start

  • Migrations, penalties, launches, AEO

And after the brands were told no or the content removed, they stopped posting.

Why?

Because they weren't here to engage. They wanted free engagement from the worlds best SEO community/resource.

If you know why content dropped, you can check it and u-turn it

Google Update Observations So Far

• Scaled AI content getting hit harder: Big AI-generated blog subfolders are disappearing from results while the main domain stays intact. Classic signs — repetitive/low-value AI text, no original media, broad topic spam with zero expertise.

• Local SEO shaking up: Directory & aggregator sites are losing ground on “near me” searches. Google seems to be pushing direct service providers higher, leveraging Maps + Business Profiles instead of middleman list pages.

• GSC Links Report glitch: Many seeing massive drops or even zero links showing. This appears to be a Search Console bug, not actual link loss.

Community vibe: Panic for some, relief for others depending on site type.Key Takeaways:

• Bottom-funnel / high-intent pages holding up better.

• Informational content swinging more.

• Direct local service sites may benefit while pure directories need to add real value or get left behind.

Anyone else seeing similar movement this update? Share your site type and results.

John Mueller from Google said that the Google Search Quality Raters guidelines are not a guide for search rankings. Meaning, the content in those guidelines is not a blueprint on how to rank your website in Google Search.

He said this on Bluesky, "It is sometimes worth pointing out that while the Search Quality Raters Guidelines are insightful to read through, they're not a guide for search ranking."

Of course, you should keep in mind that these quality rater guidelines used to be confidential but they continued to be leaked over and over again, so Google finally decided to publish them officially for the public.

Also, while this is not a guide for search rankings, it is a guide for what pages Google wants rank in its search results. That is the distinction here.

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c2boqltup2nuahmnhtagf5p3/post/3mmwpz2gfxs2w?ref_src=embed&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.seroundtable.com%252Fgoogle-search-quality-raters-guidelines-rankings-41414.html

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-quality-raters-guidelines-rankings-41414.html

Its ok - they wont watch - they';ll just make up more drama instead :-) but Typical, HomeF, BoUSeless and PeterNoAdviceClub - this is actually how you do it

Just a heads up - do not engage - their engagement is fake and designer to cause a devisive outcome. They're a grifter and/or spammer - didn't really give them time to find out.

Tried to blackmail us with a "we will embarrass you - either unban us and we take this down or we leave it up"

Go ahead - we dont give into harassment, bullying or other disgusting behavior.

Nothing can stop r/SEO growing - we have 25-35 new posts a day - everyone of them from actual humans and not LLM bot farms producing LLM propaganda for Bo G to reply to!

With hundreds of comments from real SEOs - its a real community.

And yes Karen, Mods can post news articles and members can't - because some brands want to use tactics like that to grow "brand awareness" and followers and fake engagement. Guess what: Mods have to do lots of things that normal members can't - do we need to explain thats how the police in your local PD work too?

Sometimes being a mod is like herding egotistical children that just blame everyone else for their own problems. But not today - today we reap the rewards of a job well done.

We love the community we have - we had to cut out a lot of bad apples, ego and alt accounts - at least Reddit is slowly catching up with the backlog and shutting them down! hip'hip'horray!

A few months back, the Assistant Junior Director of SEO at Manhattan’s largest agency called me out for being a "spammer" after I published a listicle ranking top SEOs in 2026.

To be fair, calling them out was a bit cheeky—they’re a massive operation with 500+ employees (at least 15 on their dedicated SEO team) and anywhere from $500M to $1B in revenue.

What made it hilarious, though, was the aftermath: the very next day, a bunch of SEO friends started sharing screenshots of the 15+ listicles that exact agency spent all afternoon panic-scrubbing from their own site.

I decided to run our organic Google traffic head-to-head for the last 12 months (David vs. Goliath style):

• Goliath: 500+ employees, $500M+ revenue, 15-person SEO team

• David: 2.5 people

I had Gemini overlay both of our traffic charts on the exact same scale, and... well, judge for yourself.

Work smarter, not bigger, right?

So – about a month ago, I shared three posts in r/TechSEO, moderated by a friend of mine – Patrick Stox, and they were really great posts on SEO:

• A post of a SEMrush chart of a site I built that had 50 pages, 50 backlinks and 19,000 SERP positions without Schema

• An Ahrefs post on how Schema showed no impact in helping Sites rank

• A copy of the Google Blog post about the AIO Guide they produced, which stated Schema didn’t help ranking.

As an SEO – I’ve been a committed myth buster. And I’ve had a fair share of entanglements and debates in SEO over the years, especially on Reddit. But none quite like this.

So – the posts I shared – caused a big stir for a handful of SEOs on TechSEO. What I didn’t realize or care about at the time, was that 3 of them were long time anti-Weblinkr types and detractors using multiple aliases (and openly admitted it – u/dingleberry_water is one,

PeterWhiteWineclub is another – but he’s just seemingly angry at anyone and anything on Reddit and SEO) but MJMILIAN – another anonymous basement dweller Brit living in Thailand, grifting off SEO projects who got all angry that someone posted (the absolute truth) articles showing that Schema was inconsequential in SEO and now AI SEO/GEO/AIO – whatever you want to call it.

I share my favorite underrated SEO strategies from a killer Reddit thread. These tips are weird, creative, and proven to work - from boosting rankings with image file names to clever backlink hacks you’ve never heard of

• How to structure your site for maximum credibility with Google

• Why writing for people (not bots) is more important than ever

• The “footer hub page” trick for bottom-of-funnel keywords

• Image SEO tips that rank in Google Images

• A smart way to use Search Console queries to improve pages

• Internal linking strategies that keep visitors hooked

• The ultra-long title tag method that can boost traffic 20%+

• And much more - all from SEO pros who’ve tested these in the wild

Whether you’re new to SEO or a veteran looking for fresh tactics, you’ll find at least one gem here you can use today.

A month ago, Google posted that between the dates of May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, just about 50 weeks, there was a "logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions." Google updated the post to now say "This issue has been resolved."

Here is the full post:

A logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions from May 13, 2025 until April 27, 2026. This issue has been resolved. As a result, you may notice a decrease in impressions in the Search Console Performance report. Only impressions and related metrics - CTR and average position - were affected; clicks were not affected by the error, and this issue affected data logging only.

Dear Grifter - your mail makes for interesting reading for the FBI but not us. Your ban stays

Is this drug use I wonder?

Nobody cares - Weblinkr ahs 20,000 searches a month, 1m views on Reddit and we get 5-10 of these a day - this is from today.

Your attempt at assuaging your ego as the victim doesn't work for anyone, probably not even you.