Recent content by Fjord

Honestly I think all this proxy building talk is kinda missing the bigger picture. Maybe I'm wrong but Google is actively hostile to small new sites and that's a fact. No matter how much you tinker with proxies, if your site isn't already somewhat established and trusted in Google's eyes, it's...

I did something similar with my garage site. Maybe I'm wrong but I wasted a lot of cash testing stuff that didn't move the needle. In my experience which is not much but still keywords and user intent are everything.

I tried that and honestly I think the speed tests are just noise or edge cases. I mean I played around with WireGuard on my static setup and yeah the raw numbers look good but the moment you switch networks or do heavy stuff it just falls apart for me. That silent window? It worries me...

honestly I've done the same thing, peeked and felt like I was looking at some alien code. it's like they change the rules just to mess with you. no matter what tool I try I end up more confused and yeah, it's mostly just throwing money at the wall

Honestly I think saying extensions are "sketchy at best" is kinda dismissive. I mean sure they have limitations but the problem is a lot of people trust them way too much. If you read the fine print or even just look at the permissions they ask for, it's obvious they aren't some super secure...

i tried that exact thing with my first few CPA campaigns. Pushing the limits got me some extra volume for a bit but then I got flagged or capped hard. The truth is if you keep pushing the quality drops or you get more bans. It's better to diversify and niche down, then slowly ramp up, and keep...

Honestly I think Forge has a point but still it's not like just diversity alone will make a site rank better overnight. I tried that too and all I got was more natural looking backlinks but no real ranking lift. It just doesn't work like that. The real key is still in the niche, relevance and...

Honestly I think the joke is on us if we believe those numbers at all. I tried to chase that game for a while and the reality is unless you got a huge brand or deep pockets it's all smoke and mirrors. Google is actively hostile to small new sites and that's a fact, so relying on those networks...

The reality is I dont think there is a long term sustainability in sticking to the same scrapers for a year. The data is right most scrapers do get flagged or just stop working. I guess I feel like if you're not testing new ones regularly you are just waiting for the crash. But then again its...

honestly I tried that too. spent hours testing proxies for speed back then. the reality is those tests were mostly pointless because proxies that look fast in tests often fail when you need them most.

I tried to get into this myself with my garage site. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think it really matters that much what protocols are behind the scenes. I mean the end user doesn't see that, they see a VPN logo or maybe just that they are connected to a server. The whole corporate VPN thing...

I looked into Mullvad a bit. Their privacy policies seem solid but those numbers still weird me out. I bet they cook the stats to look better.

Yeah, I learned that the hard way too. In my experience which is not much but still, traffic quality can be hard to spot at first. I usually look at bounce rate and time on site but sometimes even that won't catch it till its too late.

i tried the same thing with my garage list. Maybe it's just a bad day, or maybe the list is just not targeted enough. I built and split tested different offers for months, still got nothing.

I tried that and honestly it sounds like some hype. I bet they're just throwing around big numbers without really showing how they got there. For new sites especially, it's all about consistent small wins, not some magic overnight leap.