Anthony My Black Hat World Journey, Part 2
Where It Started, 2017 To 2023
I joined on May 8, 2017, mostly to read. Back then I was running agencies, and the forum was where you went to see what people were actually testing instead of what the blogs said.
The First Posts
My first replies were in January 2018. One was a line in a thread about making money online, that hard work makes you great online, but if you could not make it in the real world you probably cannot put in the work online either. I still think that.
In February 2019 I answered a couple of practical questions. How to get ads into the Google map pack, which is linking your Google Business Profile to the Ads account and running local campaigns. And a word count tool question, where I pointed to the SEOquake extension.
In July 2021 it was Jarvis, the early AI writer. Someone could only get 600 words out of it. I told them how to push it longer, and that the extra work keeps a leash on the repetitive stuff it spits out. That was true then and it is true now.
The 100 Post Moment
In January 2023 I found out you need 100 posts before you can post that you are looking for something. My reply was, seems intense lol.
That was the whole problem. I wanted to buy and sell like a member without being one. Three years later I am doing it the right way, one real answer at a time.
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.