The Google Loophole That Created Overnight Millionaires

[@NotThatOlivia]

parasite SEO is still very much alive

[@clubgel]

tonnes pages still ranking high

[@victormutunga2944]

It's starting to dwindle

[@IrfanTechGaming]

Its good that Google is doing something so that's good

[@SPD8585]

They are slowly going down the drain but those parasite SEO pages are so much that this process will take time until they are all gone for good

[@Nelson7r]

Do you think is still alive...?

[@AltBeliefs]

The problem is, Google has skewed the SERPs in favour of so called, 'Authority Sites'. This is a way for Google to compensate media sites, in exchange for carrying their news content. Smaller websites are forced to foot the bill, by conceding rankings to spammy content, churned out by such media sites.

[@milanstoyakov]

That's always been the case, but it seems they are pushing traffic to them even more after the latest updates

[@typingcat]

Anything to stop the Orange Man.

[@luckerooni1153]

@@milanstoyakov That has not always been the case whatsoever. The internet wasn't a giant garbage dump of churned content that was repeatedly regurgitated over and over. Google put a lot of effort into making it into that to farm AdSense money.

[@justbdsd4569]

Has always been the case just trying to make sure they are the only ones now

[@Fun-Cast]

This is the real problem with seo gurus who sell courses and make beginners their source of income. This method was exploited for a long time and none of them would even hint about it. But now when it's done all I see is parasite seo. They are the parasites.

[@AhrefsCom]

👍

[@DorianMenard]

While I partially agree on the seo guru thing, it’s still works like bonkers. You need to keep a close eye on the best sites to use as parasites and look at the winners after each update to decide which one to milk.

[@sgabrielle2439]

Print magazines have always been filled from cover to cover with ads, and they were always paid to write articles and reviews on different products. “Parasite SEO” and “affiliate marketing” are just trendy new names for something that’s always existed. It’s up to the reader to decide what they want to purchase. This is literally nothing new. It’s marketing. But it *is* a new hot search term that will activate people’s emotions and help KZbin videos go viral, which brings the channel more revenue.

[@AhrefsCom]

We don't get revenue from the channel :) -He;en

[@SoftwareAITools]

@@AhrefsCom You missed the point!

[@davecarbonell49]

@@SoftwareAITools 🤣 bro ahref's being sarcastic. i mean don't you notice? 🤣

[@OnlyVideos-g2c]

It's not though because they didn’t pay for a page of an ad written in the style of the newspaper to trick readers into thinking these were the honest opinions of the reputable paper.

[@Alex-hu5eg]

​@@AhrefsComwhere is the conversion then? its gotta be somewhere :)

[@CharlesFloate]

The fall? You mean Google hit the biggest few sites that were exploiting it, but gave a MASSIVE boost to sites like Reddit, LinkedIn and even some foreign news sites. Parasite SEO is far from dead, and the "rise" was just an algorithm giving authority even more preferential treatment... This is one of the issues I have with people covering topics they aren't involved in or knowledgeable about. Usually great videos Sam, but this one was way off the mark!

[@raylopez99]

Well that drop-off in views for the one parasitic site mentioned sure looked like a free fall to me. But I'm sure sponsored content is still alive and well overall.

[@V12BHP]

Parasite SEO is still working like crazy.

[@tyna7997799]

Really fascinating topic, thanks for the video! I've seen these web pages around and didn't really understand what I was seeing. Some of them are cleverly done, but some are super shady-looking.

[@TimSoulo]

Such a good video, bro!!

[@sethurajan3993]

Content with a cause, Nicely collated. Great job Ahrefs for showing light on these hidden topics.

[@AhrefsCom]

Our pleasure 🙏 -Helen

[@Swirl-l3m]

Can I do affiliate marketing on my websites no info posts????

[@xyzzzzzzdkdk]

Your videos are superb.... Really useful.... I want to ask question - Why you don't make video on How to recover from google algo update?

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for watching the video and thanks for the suggestion - we might consider this in future 👍 -Helen

[@ian9341]

Do you look at SERPs only once every 4 years?? This started in 2019, old old method

[@AhrefsCom]

Do you think it only started in 2019? -Helen

[@kamalagarwal8328]

Does “press release“ count as parasite Seo I pay for my article to be posted on 300-400 websites

[@stuffroots]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing. Much needed video other than SEO knowledge. Keep posting these types of videos also.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you, for watching! -Helen

[@TheGreat1-]

SamOh and Ahrefs do not get the flowers they deserve. The richness and depth of this content is mind-blowing.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks 🤗 Glad you liked it! -Helen

[@ArifBillahOnGoogle]

Google destroyed the whole content marketing industry, by favoring the so called "highly authoritative" websites (read spammers) over millions of genuine websites that once produced great content.

[@Escape_The_Mundane]

What about going to inflation. Countries like Africa, South America, and India are great places to make money if you're from a richer country, and you'd be helping out poorer people.

[@BowserSmb-t2k]

Didnt know this was a thing. Can you still do this after the August update?

[@dinorossi6611]

There is not a SINGLE video on YT about links, good backlinks, bad backlinks, how to disavow them and so on. Could you make one?

[@AhrefsCom]

We have plenty of link building videos, e.g. here: kzbin.info/aero/PLvJ_dXFSpd2tjUTuAHpHidz5e2hAedP_m -Helen

[@dinorossi6611]

@@AhrefsCom Helen thank you. I hope these videos can teach me how to disavow a link and all that stuff. Nobody, I mean, nobody on YT has a video on that subject.

[@dinorossi6611]

@@AhrefsCom Yes, ok. He talks about importance of links and page ranks (by the way, he does not mention that page ranking is named after Larry Page and not page of content itself :) but that is ok. ) What I need is a concrete tutorial from A to Z on how to disavow a link, how to know which one is useless and which one is not. How to boost DR by deleting bad links and all that concrete stuff with no fluff and philosophizing.

[@Digitalcataloghub]

When it comes to the recommending products it’s good to promote what is widely known as the best products and this also helps with seo

[@rvngo2989]

We would say over 90% of "recommendation/review" sites or "top 10' list sites are not honest, unbiased recommendations.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks! :) -Helen

[@malcomgreen4747]

Great video, how long it takes for google to index 18k links

[@gh-sb1dy]

is that loophole corrected or still ongoing?

[@AhrefsCom]

still ongoing and has been for well over a decade. Whether it will fully end is TBD. -Sam

[@RobertOHaver]

I am so glad you did this video. I have been seeing a rise in this tactic more videos promoting it.

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad it was helpful! -Helen

[@grizzly47375]

Thanks for this video, i really enjoy the editing

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for watching! -Helen

[@freedomtowander]

Bro you have stated facts for like almost 12 minutes straight! Thanks for watching out for everyone with the truth.

[@AhrefsCom]

🙃

[@myname7890]

Love your SEO & marketing videos 🤩🤩

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you 🙌 -Helen

[@varniitpro]

Please talk about companies forcing for black hat and false and malicious ads.

[@AudioDestinyHQ]

We need to have strong judgment to evaluate information before making decisions more than ever

[@AhrefsCom]

Indeed! -Helen

[@edwin5419]

Parasite SEO is dead? Thanks, keep spreading the word 😉

[@UNMEASURED100]

I don't think so

[@edwin5419]

@@UNMEASURED100 lol that joke flew right over your head, didn't it? If ppl keep saying it's dead, those of us who know it isn't and who keep using it will benefit from it even more...

[@shoiku4734]

When I see the links below an article like that, it's obviously an advertisement & I will dismiss everything that I just read & don't bother clicking on the links.

[@AhrefsCom]

👍

[@GenesisFont]

Didn't realize I was watching an infomercial until the end. Calls his industry peers parasites, then after sufficiently bashing everyone, wants to offer you his service, lmao.

[@AhrefsCom]

The examples we've used are not from our industry :) -Helen

[@moonman239]

It seems to me like a good fix would be for Google to include "written by a marketer" as a negative factor.

[@AhrefsCom]

Don't think it's a good idea. Many useful articles are written by marketers. -Helen

[@Swirl-l3m]

Any low competition niche video??

[@AhrefsCom]

We have a video about low-competition niches if that's what you're looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omWYgp-Ke7OKl7M -Helen

[@bbsonytv]

You guys really do good KZbin. Very informative

[@AhrefsCom]

Happy to hear that 🙏 -Helen

[@Sbr269]

As always...great content...

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks :) -Helen

[@excelresearch5241]

Great information, I appreciate your good work❤

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks 💪 -Helen

[@waleedraza91]

Parasite SEO is on its final gasp.😥

[@varniitpro]

Google should start color rating ads and ads put up with red as danger based on malicious and garbage and data collector and green as verified and genuine and trustable.

[@AhrefsCom]

Interesting idea! -Helen

[@SakthiVigneshKumar-n2y]

What to do when Journalist websites have better research and better backlinks than all the other sites

[@stefanjohansson2373]

I’ve heard that you eat more healthy when you earn millions. Is that just a myth?

[@thepro08]

so basicly seo as cheap ppc.... also amazing how much google censure organic results to push news propaganda....

[@TroyQwert]

Nobody makes anyone buy anything against their will.

[@Supportfreespeech]

Rule #1 FOLLOW THE MONEY

[@scoobytoo]

Love to see google is doing this

[@alphaforce6998]

What's the difference between "news" influenced by advertisers whose media buying contracts often include clauses to favorably cover the advertiser vs simple advertorials? What is the basis for disclosing the advertorial as an ad but biased "news articles" do not disclose the top advertisers associated with the content of the article? Its this myth of objectivity that is being used as another gatekeeping method. There is no objective news, it is all biased, and it is all influenced by commercial interests. That is why blogging caught on, as people thought that individuals were not beholden to corporate interests and thus were sharing objective information...but that too is a fiction as all people have their biases. If advertorials are working for you then run with it while you can.

[@JamesJernigan]

They may squeeze out the noobs, but parasite SEO works better than ever if you know what you're doing 🏴‍☠️✌

[@kopohui3872]

Thanks for the timing reminder

[@AhrefsCom]

Any time! :) -Helen

[@IrfanTechGaming]

Atleast google is now doing something i hope it gets taken down sooner

[@AhrefsCom]

We'll see ✌ -Helen

[@ShortCrypticTales]

very informative vid, Thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you liked it :) -Helen

[@DonHrvato]

Very interesting topic 😮❤

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you think so! -Helen

[@MoumenLevine]

From the comments, it serems like people don't know what Ahrefs is and think it's a KZbin channel that's looking for views and ad revenue haha.

[@thesoundsession]

Julian Goldie getting around

[@johncharles236]

4:10 or one entrepreneur.

[@afiasheikh416]

this is what paid textual-links have replaced with - sponsored posts. if u remove this, something else will emerge. internet is shaddy. always will be .

[@AhrefsCom]

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[@KrabiAdventure]

the fall? It's still going... not sure you know what you're even saying

[@AhrefsCom]

Have you watched the video till the end? -Helen

[@BeRealAlpha-q2o]

Please, Can you help me with this one? If I decided to go for local SEO. Will I have to create Content or write articles for them?? Like i am not very good at it 😅 Well, great video 🔥

[@victorferawm]

Ok . Learn something new. Thank you

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for watching! -Helen

[@BillAngelos]

Rise and fall? It seems like its bigger than ever.

[@UttomRoyy]

Best important video

[@AhrefsCom]

Happy to hear that! -Helen

[@WeiseGuy91]

Such a great video

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed it :) -Helen

[@videochatapro9412]

That is pretty interesting,

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you like it :) -Helen

[@anantonkar]

Subscribed you just because of this video 🎉

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks! More great videos to come 🙌 -Helen

[@NigiVlogs]

If you are so "ethical", check the ingredients on any product in the supermarket or the label of the clothing you wear etc. then Google the effect of those chemicals 😂

[@madhappan9370]

salute you but i think you also in that affliate 😂

[@AhrefsCom]

Ahrefs doesn't have an affiliate program. -Helen

[@brokentubing]

⁠@@AhrefsCom True but you’re making money from your company. And how many of those fraudulent affiliates use your company? While I admire the attempt to say the right thing…the truth speaks louder. Am I wrong?

[@madhappan9370]

@@AhrefsCom I am sorry for that

[@madhappan9370]

@@brokentubing I just randomly commented even I am not interest on affiliate and it's a dead commission strategy

[@madhappan9370]

​@@AhrefsComjust for attention this cmt

[@iloos7457]

Ai and seo is only growing more. Google wont be able to filter out all the bs

[@JN003]

...wish i had these skills. (not to sell the dodgy stuff though, thats anti human)

[@AhrefsCom]

🙃

[@istanbultestere2205]

Thanks a lot

[@AhrefsCom]

Most welcome :) -Helen

[@ДмитрийШинкаренко-г5я]

Out of date content because serp doesn’t looks like a clear serp A lot of difference spam and news sites - irrelevant

[@StevenSmith-mv4ge]

Thank u.

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :) -Helen

[@itsyeboijosh4488]

Parasite SEO did not fall, it's still very much rising even today!

[@billysbains]

if u dont no diffrence between adverts and article thats ur own fault

[@AhrefsCom]

Sometimes the difference is too subtle so it's better to be safe than sorry :) -Helen

[@legendarystuff6971]

I like this guy

[@AhrefsCom]

🤗

[@dsulvadarius]

What in the world!

[@BibiTheLinkBuilder]

HIiiiiIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIII it feels like AGES

[@AhrefsCom]

Hey Bibi 🙌how's it going :) -Helen

[@swagnexttuber-boombeach7092]

Great

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks! -Helen

[@lephtovermeet]

Congratulations: you just sat through a 10 minute commercial calling out other disguised commercial content, while blatantly selling you their services. The grift economy is real. Also this video could a been like 3minutes long, but I guess that doesn't maximize their SEO.

[@AhrefsCom]

One note: it's our KZbin channel where users should expect the promotion of our service which it totally fair and not disguised. The New York Times promoting The New York Times' subscription on The New York Times website is not parasiting anyone. -Helen

[@lephtovermeet]

@@AhrefsCom you know what - fair enough. Still kinda deceiving if it just shows up in your algo, but I guess that's demonstrating your effectiveness.

[@vkprojekte]

why talking about it after this shit not working anymore. start talking about it before its not working anymore.

[@AhrefsCom]

We didn't say it's not working anymore :) -Helen

[@NationalTidende]

🎉🎉

[@johnp7158]

holy shit

[@CuchBe]

❤

[@ripcity19]

This is some weird communist/socialist point of view. It's up to the consumer to decide what they're reading is true. Trusting Google or a random site is a personal responsibility, not big tech or the government.

[@AhrefsCom]

The video doesn't put any responsibility on Google or the government -Helen

[@georgew1857]

It's because Ahrefs are still crying about one of their competitors recently buying a website and putting themselves as the number one recommended seo tool (above Ahrefs).

[@TheGreat1-]

I have seen a few people express this POV that the buying decision is the sole responsibility of the buyer. While that is true at face value, you have to consider that we turn to information to try to make decisions. If the source of information are all corrupted, how then can we filter if what we are reading is true or false? For example, you go to your doctors to confirm a certain drug, he gives you his opinion, how do you conclude he is giving you the best opinion if not by consulting other doctors or other trusted sources of info? Now imagine if the majority are peddling false BS, My conclusion is this, we have to hold the source of information accountable for giving reliable and unbiased info to help buyers make the right decision

[@irrelevantdata]

That's your problem, you think there is nothing wrong with advertising. There is. It is a process which alters your preferences w/o your say so. You are literally getting modified in the process haplessly.

[@AhrefsCom]

Not sure it is our problem. -Helen