SEO F**king What - Get Found on Google, make money from your website
SEO F**king What - Get Found on Google, make money from your website

SEO F**king What - Get Found on Google, make money from your website

Nikki Pilkington

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This podcast exists because you deserve better than the SEO bollocks currently being sold to you. Every week, I'll give you 10-15 minutes of straight talk about SEO. Practical advice that actually works for B2B websites trying to get found on Google/search and make money. The kind of stuff that's been proven over years, not dreamed up last Tuesday by some LinkedIn tosspot. Real SEO from someone who's been doing this since dial-up was considered fast. I'll tell you what works, what's complete nonsense, and which tactics will get your website buried faster than you can say "guaranteed first page rankings." I'm calling out the bullshitters. The agencies promising the world and delivering fuck all. The LinkedIn gooroos flogging courses about things that don't actually exist. The AI SEO "hacks" destroying perfectly good websites. The expensive tools you don't need. The "experts" who learned SEO from a YouTube video three months ago. If someone's talking bollocks about SEO, you'll hear about it here. More importantly, I'm telling you what to do instead. Every rant comes with actual, practical steps you can take. Real actions that get results, not theory that sounds clever but does bugger all for your rankings. "Do this, then do that, and you'll see movement." That's it. That's the format. You're running a B2B business or managing a B2B website. You've probably been burned by an SEO agency before. Maybe they took your money and delivered a fancy report full of words that meant absolutely nothing. Or they promised first page rankings and disappeared after six months of bugger all results. You're sick of reading blog posts that say nothing in 2000 words. You're tired of SEO "tips" that are either blindingly obvious or completely bizarre. You want someone to cut through the crap and tell you what actually matters for your business, not what works for some massive ecommerce site with a budget the size of a small country. You don't need a PhD in technical SEO. You need to know what's worth your time and what's complete bollocks. You need to know which tactics will actually bring in leads and which ones are just expensive ways to make yourself feel busy. That's what I'm here for. This isn't some sanitised, corporate-approved SEO podcast where everyone's lovely and we pretend all tactics are equally valid. They're not. Some are brilliant. Most are pointless. And some will actively fuck up your website while the "expert" who recommended them is off selling the same dodgy advice to the next poor sod. I swear. A lot. If that bothers you, there are plenty of other podcasts out there with hosts who never offend anyone. Go find them. They're very nice. They're also very boring. This also isn't a podcast that assumes you're stupid. You're not. You're just busy running a business and don't have time to decode the latest algorithm update or work out which SEO tactic is legitimate and which one's complete fantasy. Fifteen minutes. One topic. I'll tell you what's pissing me off this week in the SEO industry, why it matters to your website, and what you should actually do about it. Then I'm done. You can get back to running your business. New episodes drop weekly, because the SEO industry creates fresh bullshit faster than I can rant about it. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss the next time some gooroo invents a new problem to sell you the solution to. Welcome to SEO F**king What? Let's fix your website.

Recent Episodes

SEO Ranking Starts With Proper Website Structure
MAR 29, 2026
SEO Ranking Starts With Proper Website Structure
Your website could be full of brilliant content and still not rank. Why? Because Google can't figure out how your pages connect. That's what we're fixing today.Hi, I'm Nikki Pilkington. My site is https://nikki-pilkington.com/ and in this episode of "SEO F**king What", I'm tackling one of the most overlooked parts of SEO — website structure. Not the sexy stuff. The stuff that actually makes your site work. How your pages connect, how Google moves around your site, and why getting this wrong means even your best content struggles to rank.Here's what I'm covering: — Why your website is like a building, and what happens when Google can't follow the corridors — What a clear hierarchy looks like and why your most important pages need to be close to the top — Orphan pages: what they are, why they're costing you, and how to find and fix them in an afternoon — Internal linking — the most underused free tool in SEO — and how to actually use it properly — Why your link text matters more than you realise (and why "click here" is doing absolutely nothing for you) — URLs, 301 redirects, XML sitemaps, and why submitting to Google Search Console is non-negotiableI also give you proper homework. Four things to do this week. None of them cost money. All of them will make a difference.If you've done your content audit and now you're ready to sort out your structure, this is the episode you need. And if you know someone whose website is a complete jumble with no logic to how it's connected, send them this. It might save them months of confusion.Get found. Make money. Link properly.Useful links:Non Wanky On-Page SEO Toolkit: https://nonwankyseo.comGoogle Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-consoleScreaming Frog: https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/Follow Nikki:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkipilkington/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkipilkington/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nikkipilkington.bsky.socialMentioned in this episode:ICN Network
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You Haven't Read Your Own Website, Have You? Time For a Content Audit!
MAR 22, 2026
You Haven't Read Your Own Website, Have You? Time For a Content Audit!
When did you last actually read every page of your website? Not edit it, not skim it — read it like a visitor would. If the answer is “I can’t remember” or “never” — this episode is for you.Hi, I’m Nikki Pilkington. My site is https://nikki-pilkington.com/ and in this episode of “SEO F**king What”, I’m walking you through one of the most unglamorous but genuinely useful things you can do for your SEO — a content audit. Not to make your life miserable, but because Google crawls every single page on your website, and right now some of those pages are actively working against you.Here’s what I’m covering:Why most website owners have no idea how many pages they actually have (and why that’s a problem)How to build a simple URL spreadsheet without needing any fancy toolsThe intent column — and why filling it in manually is the bit that actually mattersThe four questions to ask about every single page: Is it helpful? Is it current? Did AI write it (properly)? Does it have a call to action?Why re-dating old posts doesn’t fool Google — and what to actually do insteadWhy unedited AI content is probably hurting your rankings more than helping themThe Keep / Fix / Kill framework — and the priority order for tackling each categoryWhy a smaller, tighter website often outperforms a sprawling one full of fillerI also give you a proper piece of homework. Not the “I’ll do it someday” kind. The start-your-spreadsheet-this-week kind.If you know someone who hasn’t properly looked at their website in years, send them this. It might save them from a very unpleasant surprise.Get found. Make money. Go look at your content.Links mentioned:Screaming Frog SEO Spider: https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/Crawly: https://crawly.diffbot.com/Non-Wanky SEO Course: https://nonwankyseo.comFollow Nikki:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkipilkington/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkipilkington/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nikkipilkington.bsky.socialChapters:00:00 — When did you last actually read your website?00:15 — Welcome to SEO F**king What00:26 — Why today builds on the last episode00:38 — Why a content audit sounds boring but isn’t00:58 — How many pages does your website actually have?01:22 — Why Google crawls everything01:40 — The content that actively hurts your rankings02:20 — What a content audit reveals02:32 — Step 1: The spreadsheet03:13 — Step 2: The intent column03:42 — Tools for bigger sites: Screaming Frog and Crawley04:34 — Question 1: Is it helpful?05:34 — Question 2: Is it current?06:10 — Question 3: Did AI write it?07:15 — Question 4: Does it have a call to action?08:31 — You’ve got your spreadsheet. Now what?09:04 — The Non-Wanky SEO course09:27 — Keep / Fix / Kill: what to do with each page09:36 — Leave your working pages alone09:56 — Update helpful-but-outdated pages10:28 — Rewrite pages with potential (keep the URL)10:54 — Deal with unedited AI content properly11:13 — Consider deleting purposeless pages11:48 — Your homework12:27 — Next episode: website structure and internal linkingMentioned in this episode:ICN Network
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Ranking Number 1 on Google is Useless, FFS. Let me explain...
MAR 15, 2026
Ranking Number 1 on Google is Useless, FFS. Let me explain...
I'm going to say something that's going to upset a lot of people who've been bragging about their rankings: being number one for a single word is fucking useless. There. I said it.Hi, I’m Nikki Pilkington. My site is https://nikki-pilkington.com/ and in this episode of "SEO F**king What", I'm calling out one of the most persistent and damaging myths in SEO — that keywords are either dead entirely, or that you should be obsessing over ranking for the shortest, broadest, most competitive terms possible. Both of these positions are bollocks, and I'm going to explain why.Here's what I'm covering:— Why old-school keyword stuffing is dead (but keywords absolutely aren't)— Why every search is a real person with a real need, and why that changes everything— The four types of search intent and why matching them is the difference between traffic and clients— Why "zero search volume" phrases might be your most valuable SEO real estate— Why ranking number one for "copywriter" or "accountant" will bring you exactly the wrong people— How to think in topic journeys instead of keyword lists, and why that builds the kind of trust that convertsI also give you a proper piece of homework. Not the "might do that one day" kind. The actual do-it-this-week kind.If you know someone obsessing over ranking for a single broad keyword and wondering why they're not getting enquiries, send them this. It might save them months of wasted effort.Get found. Make money. Stop stressing. Start giving a shit about your readers.Links mentioned:Non-Wanky SEO Courses: https://nonwankyseo.comGoogle's People Also Ask: Just search for anything on Google and look for the expandable questionsAlso Asked: https://alsoasked.com/?via=nikki-pilkington (aff link)Follow Nikki:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkipilkington/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkipilkington/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nikkipilkington.bsky.social
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Don't Be Conned Into Paying For an AI Search Optimisation Audit FFS!
FEB 22, 2026
Don't Be Conned Into Paying For an AI Search Optimisation Audit FFS!
I got sent an AI search optimisation audit that cost a business thousands of pounds. It was beautifully presented, full of charts and graphs, and packed with confident recommendations about AI citations and ChatGPT visibility.It also missed a whole BUNCH of stuff.Hi, I’m Nikki Pilkington. My site is https://nikki-pilkington.com/ and in this episode of "SEO F**king What", I’m talking about: an audit that recommended deleting pages that were actively driving real traffic from Google — because a proprietary AI visibility tool said they weren't getting ChatGPT citations.I'll break down exactly why this kind of audit is dangerous, not just useless, and what the businesses being sold this stuff actually need to know.I cover what a real audit should include, why Google organic traffic still dwarfs AI referral traffic for most sites, and the red flags to watch for before you hand over your budget to someone flogging "proprietary AI search tools".If you've been pitched an AI search audit — or you're tempted — listen to this first.Chapters00:00 Introduction: Have you been had by an AI search audit?00:54 What happened: The audit I was sent01:43 What the audit missed — 462 errors, redirect chains, and more02:20 The analytics data they ignored: Google vs ChatGPT traffic03:42 The dangerous advice: deleting pages that were actually working05:00 Why this makes me so f&%king angry06:24 The fix: check your numbers08:17 Red flags to watch for before you pay for any AI SEO auditMentioned in this episode:ICN Network
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10 MIN