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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by water-your-self on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @09:50PM (#37070928)
Wrong, the best SEO is having what users want and withholding it long enough to get a high average session time.
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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by bmer on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:59AM (#37072151)
And I suppose a corollary is: "claim to have what the users want, and have them spend long enough to figure out that you don't have it"?
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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by dawnerd on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:21AM (#37073039)
See: every recipe site in existence.
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