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The free SEO playbook for builders

11 tactics that still work in 2026, with the exact steps. No paid links, no tools to buy.

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What's inside

Every tactic comes with the steps, the numbers behind it, and the video it came from.

  1. #1

    The three kings refresh

    Find the queries you already rank 5 to 15 for in Search Console, then put each one in the title, the H1 and the first sentence.

  2. #2

    A stats page AI writers cite

    AI writing tools cite a source for every claim. A dated, neutral page of numbers in your niche gets linked with no outreach.

  3. #3

    A sector audit or correlation index

    Run one check across about 3,000 sites, or cross two public datasets, and publish the spread with your method.

  4. #4

    The stock image credit trick

    Upload your own charts and photos with a credit link, reverse-search them, and ask uncredited sites to add it.

  5. #5

    Journalist request platforms

    Answer daily reporter requests on Qwoted, Source of Sources and Featured. Fast, short, specific, and never AI-written.

  6. #6

    A tiny tool instead of another post

    Calculators, checkers and quizzes earn links that articles never get.

  7. #7

    Match the intent of the top 3

    When a page will not move, study the top three results and match their format, depth and angle.

  8. #8

    Research-first PR

    Publish new data on a real pain point in your customers' industry and send it to the trade press.

  9. #9

    Partner pages and genuine awards

    Get listed by the suppliers, partners and customers you already work with. Run an award only if it is real.

  10. #10

    Indexed, relevant directories and profiles

    How to tell the directories worth a listing from the ones that do nothing for you.

  11. #11

    A Grokipedia entry (experimental)

    Free reference links that count for nothing until Google indexes the entry. What to know before you try it.

  • What to skip

    Paid links, link farms, blog comments, paid indexers and AI-written pitches.

  • Where the experts disagree

    Stats pages, directories and paying for links: both sides, and where I land.

  • Your first 30 days

    A week-by-week order to run the tactics in.

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