The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of SEO — And Why We’re Not Just Another Agency
Let’s get one thing straight: not all SEO is created equal. Some of it is beautiful, clean, and long-term. Some of it is shady, short-lived, and straight-up dangerous. And then there’s the stuff that should never have seen daylight.
At YouKnowIT, we’re not just playing the SEO game — we’re rewriting the rules with code.
The Good: SEO That Google Loves
This is the stuff that builds trust with search engines and users:
Solid content strategies
Keyword optimization done right
Mobile-first, lightning-fast pages
Clean meta, schema, and markup
Good SEO takes time, but it works. It’s the difference between a steady climb and a penalty panic attack.
The Bad: The Tricks That Backfire
We’ve seen this too many times:
Spammy backlinks from sketchy domains
Keyword stuffing that reads like robot vomit
Cloaked pages made to fool bots (not cool)
These tactics might give a short boost, but Google’s not stupid. When it hits, it hits hard deindexing, penalties, and lost rankings.
The Ugly: SEO Gone Rogue
Ever seen a site completely disappear from search after one dodgy link-building campaign? Yeah. That’s the ugly side.
It’s where clients come to us asking, “Can you fix what the last guy did?”
We can. We do.
Why Our Programming Skills Make a Difference
Here’s the flex: We code our own tools.
From custom filtering systems to wild widgets like our SEO Yin Yang, we don’t rely on bloated plugins or cookie-cutter templates.
We build stuff that:
Loads faster
Works smarter
Boosts on-page SEO through structure and speed
Keeps UX slick and clean
If Google’s algorithm is evolving we evolve with it. With code.
Choose Your Side… Wisely
Whether you’re just starting out or fixing a mess left by someone else, the choice is yours.
Go white hat, stay clean or flirt with the dark side and hope for the best.
Whatever you do, make sure the code behind it is working for you, not against you.
Ready to take your SEO seriously? Hit us up.
And if you’re already playing with the Yin Yang widget… well, now you know what it means 
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