A lot of the GEO/AEO agency work has become a sanitized label for Reddit astroturfing.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A lot of the GEO/AEO agency work has become a sanitized label for Reddit astroturfing.
A Reddit mod has spent years tearing down the coding bootcamp space, relentlessly attacking the leading bootcamp: Codesmith. This is, by far, the most fucked up thing I've seen on Reddit: larslofgren.com/codesmith-re...
The Story of Codesmith: How a Competitor Crippled a $23.5M Bootcamp By Becoming a Reddit Moderator
Let’s say you decide to start a coding bootcamp. Your background is in pedagogy and you love teaching. Your parents were teachers. You find a co-founder, raise a bit of money, and pour your soul into ...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A Reddit mod has spent years tearing down the coding bootcamp space, relentlessly attacking the leading bootcamp: Codesmith. This is, by far, the most fucked up thing I've seen on Reddit: larslofgren.com/codesmith-re...
Easiest way to know I'll have to overall a WordPress site? # of plugins.
Less than 10: Things are tight. Nothing to worry about.
10-20: Some loose ends to deal with.
20+: Buckle up.
Less than 10: Things are tight. Nothing to worry about.
10-20: Some loose ends to deal with.
20+: Buckle up.
September 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Easiest way to know I'll have to overall a WordPress site? # of plugins.
Less than 10: Things are tight. Nothing to worry about.
10-20: Some loose ends to deal with.
20+: Buckle up.
Less than 10: Things are tight. Nothing to worry about.
10-20: Some loose ends to deal with.
20+: Buckle up.
Investigative research is just like product development. Once you stop getting surprised by stuff, it's time to build and ship.
September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Investigative research is just like product development. Once you stop getting surprised by stuff, it's time to build and ship.
An idiot going nowhere and a true pro going long is often indecipherable for years at a time.
September 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
An idiot going nowhere and a true pro going long is often indecipherable for years at a time.
Amazing, just got my first fake DMCA takedown.
Holy shit are these things easy to abuse.
Holy shit are these things easy to abuse.
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Amazing, just got my first fake DMCA takedown.
Holy shit are these things easy to abuse.
Holy shit are these things easy to abuse.
I gotta admit it, when you start with really high quality content and ask an AI tool to create content based on it (headlines, promotional emails, social posts, etc), that AI content gets exceptionally good.
It's all about having that quality base though. No base = AI slop
It's all about having that quality base though. No base = AI slop
September 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I gotta admit it, when you start with really high quality content and ask an AI tool to create content based on it (headlines, promotional emails, social posts, etc), that AI content gets exceptionally good.
It's all about having that quality base though. No base = AI slop
It's all about having that quality base though. No base = AI slop
No black color for the Apple 17 Pro. da fuq
First time in a decade I'm not immediately buying the new one
First time in a decade I'm not immediately buying the new one
September 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
No black color for the Apple 17 Pro. da fuq
First time in a decade I'm not immediately buying the new one
First time in a decade I'm not immediately buying the new one
So far, the Google monopoly ruling appears toothless to me.
If I was a Google exec, I'd be celebrating right now. Some reporting requirements, need to build a syndication service and offer it at cost, and no more exclusivity contracts. Pretty easy to check all those off.
If I was a Google exec, I'd be celebrating right now. Some reporting requirements, need to build a syndication service and offer it at cost, and no more exclusivity contracts. Pretty easy to check all those off.
September 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So far, the Google monopoly ruling appears toothless to me.
If I was a Google exec, I'd be celebrating right now. Some reporting requirements, need to build a syndication service and offer it at cost, and no more exclusivity contracts. Pretty easy to check all those off.
If I was a Google exec, I'd be celebrating right now. Some reporting requirements, need to build a syndication service and offer it at cost, and no more exclusivity contracts. Pretty easy to check all those off.
I take enormous delight in writing a take down piece on a shady company and then ranking for their brand term in google.
Just saw a new one pop.
Hit #3 for vendafly.
I cackle like an idiot every time this happens.
Just saw a new one pop.
Hit #3 for vendafly.
I cackle like an idiot every time this happens.
August 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I take enormous delight in writing a take down piece on a shady company and then ranking for their brand term in google.
Just saw a new one pop.
Hit #3 for vendafly.
I cackle like an idiot every time this happens.
Just saw a new one pop.
Hit #3 for vendafly.
I cackle like an idiot every time this happens.
One of the most frustrating parts of this AI hype cycle is how it completely sucks the air out of the room for any other type of content.
August 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
One of the most frustrating parts of this AI hype cycle is how it completely sucks the air out of the room for any other type of content.
There's a non-zero chance that Reddit gobbles up high-intent search demand, then ChatGPT, etc grab everything else. Leaving Google with fuck all
August 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
There's a non-zero chance that Reddit gobbles up high-intent search demand, then ChatGPT, etc grab everything else. Leaving Google with fuck all
Dead giveaway for AI content: "Why X Matters". AI tools love that god damn phrase.
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dead giveaway for AI content: "Why X Matters". AI tools love that god damn phrase.
I never thought I'd think wistfully of featured snippets, like a long lost childhood toy
July 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I never thought I'd think wistfully of featured snippets, like a long lost childhood toy
Sigh... the #1 rank for "calendly alternatives" is an exact match .org domain.
It's also the top listed resource in the AIO.
-DR of 16
-An extremely low effort 1 page website
-No affiliate links
My bet is they're selling placements on the page to some of the vendors.
It's also the top listed resource in the AIO.
-DR of 16
-An extremely low effort 1 page website
-No affiliate links
My bet is they're selling placements on the page to some of the vendors.
July 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Sigh... the #1 rank for "calendly alternatives" is an exact match .org domain.
It's also the top listed resource in the AIO.
-DR of 16
-An extremely low effort 1 page website
-No affiliate links
My bet is they're selling placements on the page to some of the vendors.
It's also the top listed resource in the AIO.
-DR of 16
-An extremely low effort 1 page website
-No affiliate links
My bet is they're selling placements on the page to some of the vendors.
So is Google's AI push killing the open web?
I'm already seeing it first hand.
I know of multiple sites (DRs of 90+ and 1 is a top 100 domain) that are slashing content budgets. Blogs are on life support. They've decided to ride the decline.
Everyone is starting to move on.
I'm already seeing it first hand.
I know of multiple sites (DRs of 90+ and 1 is a top 100 domain) that are slashing content budgets. Blogs are on life support. They've decided to ride the decline.
Everyone is starting to move on.
July 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So is Google's AI push killing the open web?
I'm already seeing it first hand.
I know of multiple sites (DRs of 90+ and 1 is a top 100 domain) that are slashing content budgets. Blogs are on life support. They've decided to ride the decline.
Everyone is starting to move on.
I'm already seeing it first hand.
I know of multiple sites (DRs of 90+ and 1 is a top 100 domain) that are slashing content budgets. Blogs are on life support. They've decided to ride the decline.
Everyone is starting to move on.
So about those HCU sites getting a bump in the current Google algo update...
Can confirm.
If you're wondering if I did anything to site: I unpublished about 30% of the site when it was first hit and then haven't touched it in 9 months. So not much.
Can confirm.
If you're wondering if I did anything to site: I unpublished about 30% of the site when it was first hit and then haven't touched it in 9 months. So not much.
July 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So about those HCU sites getting a bump in the current Google algo update...
Can confirm.
If you're wondering if I did anything to site: I unpublished about 30% of the site when it was first hit and then haven't touched it in 9 months. So not much.
Can confirm.
If you're wondering if I did anything to site: I unpublished about 30% of the site when it was first hit and then haven't touched it in 9 months. So not much.
I'm about to show you how to save 75 CENTS per month on your Medium subscription.
Let's ignore any questions about why someone would have a Medium subscription in the first place.
1. Go to you billing and then choose to cancel.
2. You'll get a 15% discount for 3 months. BAM.
You're welcome.
Let's ignore any questions about why someone would have a Medium subscription in the first place.
1. Go to you billing and then choose to cancel.
2. You'll get a 15% discount for 3 months. BAM.
You're welcome.
July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm about to show you how to save 75 CENTS per month on your Medium subscription.
Let's ignore any questions about why someone would have a Medium subscription in the first place.
1. Go to you billing and then choose to cancel.
2. You'll get a 15% discount for 3 months. BAM.
You're welcome.
Let's ignore any questions about why someone would have a Medium subscription in the first place.
1. Go to you billing and then choose to cancel.
2. You'll get a 15% discount for 3 months. BAM.
You're welcome.
I may have gotten another affiliate scammer banned. And there's a Medium affiliate scam loophole that's wide open for getting page 1 rankings in Google. Anyone can do it.
larslofgren.com/medium-affil...
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The Stupidly Simple Medium Hack That's Generating Page 1 Rankings in 2.5 Months - Lars Lofgren
Reddit ain’t the only cheatcode to ranking in Google. Medium is also ripe for the picking. I’ve seen a bunch of Medium articles ranking on page 1 for super valuable terms in Google. So I decided to fi...
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July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I may have gotten another affiliate scammer banned. And there's a Medium affiliate scam loophole that's wide open for getting page 1 rankings in Google. Anyone can do it.
larslofgren.com/medium-affil...
larslofgren.com/medium-affil...
Since everyone is abusing the fuck out of brand mentions and social upvotes, links might become the best signal of quality again. The irony.
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Since everyone is abusing the fuck out of brand mentions and social upvotes, links might become the best signal of quality again. The irony.
I'll start getting optimistic about Google algo updates when Google stops forcing their teams to roll them out during major holidays.
June 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'll start getting optimistic about Google algo updates when Google stops forcing their teams to roll them out during major holidays.
Someone tipped me off about a sketchy corner of the internet selling dodgy Windows keys via Reddit and Google.
So what did I do? I bought one.
Then I mapped how these sites get their traffic.
So did the Windows key work or not? Read on:
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So what did I do? I bought one.
Then I mapped how these sites get their traffic.
So did the Windows key work or not? Read on:
larslofgren.com/windows-key-...
The World of Sketchy Windows Key Resellers - Lars Lofgren
I was hoping for a blatant scam: fake Windows keys sold through Reddit rings, Groupon, and half-assed websites. So I bought what I assumed to be a fake Windows key that would fail the authentication. ...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Someone tipped me off about a sketchy corner of the internet selling dodgy Windows keys via Reddit and Google.
So what did I do? I bought one.
Then I mapped how these sites get their traffic.
So did the Windows key work or not? Read on:
larslofgren.com/windows-key-...
So what did I do? I bought one.
Then I mapped how these sites get their traffic.
So did the Windows key work or not? Read on:
larslofgren.com/windows-key-...
There's a VC that I really respect. He had some of the most authentic, high-signal content in all of tech.
You can tell he's gone all in with AI content. Content volume is way up.
Are there still good insights? Sure.
But the magic is gone.
You can tell he's gone all in with AI content. Content volume is way up.
Are there still good insights? Sure.
But the magic is gone.
June 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There's a VC that I really respect. He had some of the most authentic, high-signal content in all of tech.
You can tell he's gone all in with AI content. Content volume is way up.
Are there still good insights? Sure.
But the magic is gone.
You can tell he's gone all in with AI content. Content volume is way up.
Are there still good insights? Sure.
But the magic is gone.
The single biggest competitive advantage in SEO is a leadership team that's committed to SEO. Much rarer than you'd expect.
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The single biggest competitive advantage in SEO is a leadership team that's committed to SEO. Much rarer than you'd expect.
Turns out all I needed to break my Twitter addiction was one solid Nazi salute.
Logged in once to look up a work item, haven't scrolled through my feed at all since.
Guess I'm ride or die on the butterfly now.
Logged in once to look up a work item, haven't scrolled through my feed at all since.
Guess I'm ride or die on the butterfly now.
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Turns out all I needed to break my Twitter addiction was one solid Nazi salute.
Logged in once to look up a work item, haven't scrolled through my feed at all since.
Guess I'm ride or die on the butterfly now.
Logged in once to look up a work item, haven't scrolled through my feed at all since.
Guess I'm ride or die on the butterfly now.