How I Cheated Google to Rank My Article #1 (SEO Hack)

Google’s algorithm is smarter than ever but so are we. After months of testing, I stumbled upon a little-known ranking trick that sent my article straight to the top of SERPs.

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No black-hat tactics, no shady backlinks… just a clever loophole most SEOs overlook.

Want to know the secret? Here’s exactly how I “cheated” Google — and how you can too.

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