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Welcome to the NO-BS Marketplace SEO blog.
Here we’ll cover the latest SEO industry news, link building tips and tricks, as well as other SEO related updates.
SEO and AIO is an ever-changing world. Now more than ever, at an increasing pace. We, as a business, not only need to stay on top of trends and changes, but also anticipate what might change in the coming months. We strive to share the knowledge we gain openly with our users, our community and colleagues to help brands and businesses gain visibility through value
Peter Beukering
CEO
Latest blog posts
Digital Marketing, SEO, SEO Marketing, Educative Content
Why Doesn't Google Make Its Algorithm Public?
Doing SEO would be much easier if Google revealed what it puts in their search engine algorithm. But as much as we demand the company to be more transparent, especially with its overly frequent updates, it has good reasons to keep the algorithm a secret. And as explained in this piece, they're also good reasons for everyone else.
Jonas Trinidad
Feb 18, 2026 • 5 min read
Educative Content
Parasite SEO: A Reliable Ally or Another Black Hat?
Google prohibits parasite SEO, also called site reputation abuse, under its guidelines. However, industry professionals believe it can be a reliable tool when it isn't used to game the algorithm. Learn about parasite SEO and whether it's worth doing for your content.
Jonas Trinidad
Feb 13, 2026 • 6 min read
Blogs, Digital Marketing, Content
Ads on Chatbots: What Would They Look Like?
AI tech companies are busy experimenting with adding ads to chatbot results, with OpenAI being perhaps the most proactive. While still not a thing yet, it begs the question: "What would they look like once it starts?" We took a look at the beta programs of some of the most prominent chatbots and their current status.
Jonas Trinidad
Feb 9, 2026 • 6 min read
Blogs, Digital Marketing, SEO
A Guide on How to Avoid Your Agency Being Branded a Scam
Between misunderstandings and black hats, marketing agencies that do SEO struggle to convince people that it isn't a scam. But that's all the more reason for them to prove that they're clean.
Jonas Trinidad
Feb 4, 2026 • 7 min read
Blogs, SEO
The Career-Challenged’s Guide to Becoming an SEO Specialist
A career in SEO is unlike anything that you often know about pursuing a career in general. That said, if you think this is the right path to take, let this guide educate you in what the job entails.
Jonas Trinidad
Jan 29, 2026 • 7 min read
Blogs
What Google DOJ Filing Reveals About How Search Really Works
This post explores what Google appears to treat as most valuable inside Search, based on signals it actively protects, including user behavior data, page classification systems, and freshness control. It explains how those signals shape which pages stay visible over time, and what that means for SEO and AI visibility going into 2026.
Rasit
Jan 26, 2026 • 8 min read
Blogs
An Early Christmas Present from Google—Another Core Update
Google introduced its last Core Update for 2025, but along with the usual algorithm updates comes a more important change.
Jonas Trinidad
Dec 18, 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs
What Google’s December Core Update Means for Your Rankings
Jonas Trinidad
Dec 17, 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs
A Key Parameter in SEO is Gone. How Will SEO Move Forward?
Jonas Trinidad
Dec 2, 2025 • 7 min read
Blogs
Your Website May Have a ‘Doppelganger’
Jonas Trinidad
Nov 20, 2025 • 10 min read