SEO criteria being nothing but a hoax

[BrianBOSS]

I will create 10 websites with different content utilizing a CMS and design that exceed all on-page SEO criteria, aiming to rank first in numerous keywords. Does it sound logical to you? This is purely a business decision. Things like website speed, optimizing heading tags, and article optimization are just stories. I truly wonder if anyone has genuinely succeeded solely through hard work. Google, like any commercial entity, provides services and markets with a profit motive. I constantly follow the advice of Google employees like John Mueller. Why would an employee of a company that guards the workings of the search engine more closely than the recipe of Coca-Cola give away secrets? The goal is to ensure the system is not manipulated. The information on Search Central is full of clichés. Keep your URLs simple, be fast, write original and detailed articles, write for users, not just for the top ranking, and so on. Either I don't understand SEO, or Google is truly misleading people. No one wants competition in their industry. How can I get a backlink from my competitor? They are 30 years my senior and have dominated the industry with a site opened years ago. A newcomer to the industry carries a significant financial burden. Domain expenses, hosting costs, constantly writing articles alone, you cannot tell someone to write for free. The person wrote an article hastily, no structure, no care. Just because they opened the site in 2009, they rank first. I will pay monthly server fees, annual domain fees, but the return is zero. To me, SEO is just a story now. Those who invest in Google Ads, purchase backlinks, will secure the first position. Anyone considering this venture should read this first before making a decision. Instead of getting involved in this, film a few silly videos on YouTube, show them to your acquaintances - you will earn more. No need to learn coding or spend money.