Anthony My Black Hat World Journey, Part 1
Why I Am Climbing To 100 Posts
I have had an account on Black Hat World since May 8, 2017. In nine years I wrote about 10 posts. That is not a profile anybody buys from.
On Black Hat World you cannot sell anything outside the marketplace, and you cannot open a sales thread until the forum trusts you. The cheapest way in is Jr VIP, $147 a year, and it takes 100 posts plus an account at least 60 days old. My account age was done years ago. The posts are not.
The other way in is Marketplace Seller at $749 a year, which skips the post count. So every post I write on the way to 100 saves about $600 a year. That is the money side.
The Real Reason
Buyers on that forum read your post history before they pay you. A seller with 100 useful answers in Local SEO gets a different reception than a stranger with a shiny thread. The posts are the reputation.
It also puts me in the room with the people I want to help most, local SEO freelancers and small agencies who are tired of chasing clients. Every thread tells me what they are stuck on.
The Rules I Set For Myself
- Every post is in my own words. No pasted AI answers. The mods watch for that, and they should.
- Three posts a day at most, spread out. No post count padding.
- Only answer where I have done the thing myself, with our own numbers.
- No links, no pitch, no client names in replies.
At three a day that is about a month. I am writing it all down here as I go, the posts, what I learn, and what happens when I finally open a thread.
Latest From The Feed
- November 8, 2026ReplyLocal SEO
When a Client Moves Location, What Do You Update First
When your client moves locations there is a unique spin I always put on it. This does seem like the right website to mention on it. You have nothing to gain and everything to gain depending on which way you go. Leave it where it is, start one where you move to.
- November 8, 2026ReplyLocal SEO
Do You Still Recommend Adding FAQs to Local Service Pages
Yes, do recommend doing this still however, only questions that your customers really ask. For example, pulling customer questions from your own phone calls and texts is exactly how to get the right things that your customers are actually searching.
- November 8, 2026New ThreadIntroductions
Anthony Limpert
My intro thread. Cleveland roots, learning to code from my grandfather Robert Maier, newspaper web work while at the University of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal, three agencies sold, and back for another round.
Getting rid of the client should be a series by someone for sure though. Once you can make decisions free of interruption or others involvement it'll make a lot more sense.
The Whole Series
Why I Am Climbing To 100 Posts
Why an agency owner with a 2017 account is going back to earn 100 real posts before selling a thing.
Where It Started, 2017 To 2023
The handful of posts I made between 2017 and 2023, and the one where I laughed at the 100 post rule.
Back For Another Round
Coming back in October 2026, my directories thread, the location pages numbers and my intro thread.