Anthony My Black Hat World Journey, Part 3
Back For Another Round
In October 2026 I came back with a different business than the one I left. This year we mostly built our own sites. Directories, lead sites and tools, on data and process instead of client retainers.
The Directories Thread
On October 13 I opened a thread in the BlackHat Lounge. We have built a few US directories getting mid five figures in traffic a month, and I was thinking about more industries. Short and to the point.
The Location Pages Numbers
On November 7 I answered a Local SEO thread about checking things before you make more location pages. Here is what I shared. We pushed out a few hundred thin pages and auto posts in a month and they got about 60 clicks total. Listing pages with real data and real user content got about 73 percent of clicks across the project, out of about 39 thousand over 10 weeks.
So now we launch small. Index the best pages first, then open the rest in batches as they earn it.
The Intro
Right after midnight on November 8 I finally posted an introduction. Cleveland, learning to code from my grandfather Robert Maier, newspaper web work at the University of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal, three agencies sold, and back for another round.
I ended it with an idea. Getting rid of the client should be a series by someone. Maybe that someone is me. That is where the post count stood at 12, with 88 to go.
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.