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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
Featured blog posts
SEO
90 Zero-Day Exploits in One Year: Why Cybersecurity Is Now an SEO Problem
Google’s latest threat intelligence report tracked 90 zero-day exploits, with enterprise software as the top target. Paired with Sundar Pichai’s warning that AI will break most existing software, this post explains what zero-days are, who is exploiting them, and why breaches destroy SEO performance.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 8, 2026 • 12 min read
Blogs, SEO, Link Building, Educative Content
Benefits of Link Building You Probably Don’t Know: A Revisit
Jonas Trinidad
Apr 8, 2026 • 6 min read
AI
AI Visibility in 2026: What Actually Gets Brands Cited by LLMs
Rasit Cakir
Apr 2, 2026 • 7 min read
Blogs, Digital Marketing, SEO, Content Marketing, Industry News, AI
The “Global Spanish” Problem in AI Search: Why LLMs Can’t Tell Spanish-Speaking Markets Apart
Rasit Cakir
Apr 1, 2026 • 8 min read
Latest blog posts
Blogs, SEO, Link Building, Educative Content
Black Hat Link Building Will STILL Destroy Your SEO
Despite having rules in place, some websites continue to rely on prohibited SEO techniques. This approach, known as black-hat link building, undermines the quality of search and leads to penalties as serious as getting removed from search results. Learn how black hat link building is done and why you should avoid doing it at all costs.
Jonas Trinidad
Apr 15, 2026 • 10 min read
SEO
Canonicalization Best Practices
Google’s John Mueller confirmed on Reddit that duplicate URLs don’t trigger penalties but make it harder to control which version Google indexes. A full guide to canonicalization covering methods, common mistakes, and how to audit your setup.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 15, 2026 • 11 min read
Category
Why Optimizing for Google Results Page Isn't Enough Anymore
Google CEO Sundar Pichai described Search and Gemini as products that will overlap in some ways and profoundly diverge in others. AI Mode serves as the testing ground, with successful features migrating to the main experience. SEO strategies built for a single search surface are already incomplete.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 14, 2026 • 8 min read
SEO, AI
Why Google Is Spending $185 Billion on AI Infrastructure
Google is spending up to $185 billion in capital expenditure this year on AI infrastructure. The bottlenecks are physical: memory chips, wafer capacity, power, electricians. For SEO, the signal is clear. AI Overviews and AI Mode are permanent features, not experiments to wait out.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 13, 2026 • 9 min read
SEO, AI
Rankings Won’t Matter If AI Agents Don’t Know Your Brand Exists
Google CEO Sundar Pichai described Search evolving into an agent manager that executes tasks instead of returning results. In that model, rankings become secondary to whether AI systems recognize your brand. Entity recognition is emerging as the asset that determines visibility.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 12, 2026 • 10 min read
Blogs, SEO, Guides, Link Building
Planning on Outsourcing Link Building? Read This First
Not all businesses have the resources or time to build their own link building capability, instead hiring a professional service to do it for them. Even so, it pays to do due diligence when searching for the ideal agency or firm. Here are some valuable tips on outsourcing your link building needs.
Jonas Trinidad
Apr 9, 2026 • 6 min read
Category
AI Bot Traffic Up 300%: What It Means for SEO and Content
Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report found AI bot traffic surged 300%, with publishing absorbing the largest share. AI chatbots send 96% less referral traffic than Google search, reshaping how content gets discovered and who benefits from it.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 9, 2026 • 8 min read
SEO
90 Zero-Day Exploits in One Year: Why Cybersecurity Is Now an SEO Problem
Google’s latest threat intelligence report tracked 90 zero-day exploits, with enterprise software as the top target. Paired with Sundar Pichai’s warning that AI will break most existing software, this post explains what zero-days are, who is exploiting them, and why breaches destroy SEO performance.
Rasit Cakir
Apr 8, 2026 • 12 min read
Blogs, SEO, Link Building, Educative Content
Benefits of Link Building You Probably Don’t Know: A Revisit
If you think that link building is only good for boosting your website's ranking in search results, think again. The benefits of this core component of SEO go beyond the search engine, which is why it's still widely employed. Learn the lesser-known benefits of link building in this updated guide.
Jonas Trinidad
Apr 8, 2026 • 6 min read
Category
How to Read Google Search Console Metrics in 2026
How to Read Google Search Console Metrics in 2026 (And Why Your Impression Data Has Been Wrong for 11 Months)
Rasit Cakir
Apr 7, 2026 • 9 min read