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Ask HN: Search results are now filled with SEO traps, how can we fixed that?

by Unai on 3/27/20, 5:16 PM with 3 comments

• by Hackbraten on 3/27/20, 5:28 PM

  Make it a habit to look at both the title and the full URL before clicking on any search result.

  I believe that anyone can learn to recognize SEO traps by their URL pattern.

  If, let’s say, I’m looking for a new pair of headphones, I’d probably follow a link that says _Review: the best headphones in 2020_ with an URL of `reviewhub[.]com/best-2020-headphones`.

  But I’m not going to follow a link that says _Best headphones xanax_ with an URL of `arizonabakery[.]com/_php/xyzs13mvfpw`.