Google Webmaster Tools is now called Google Search Console
For keyword research I like Ahrefs, for site audits I like SEMRush.
Re: Spam at Seoforum - New Antispam Policy Rule
I would delete the post and give them a warning, 2nd offence would ban the profile. Maybe they would contribute in a more positive way in the future.
Some of those sites might increase their power over time, if so the link would be even better for you.
Re: Competitor Mystery
What keywords are you trying to rank better than them, are they included in your home page title tag?
It is better to have blog posts within your own domain rather than a subdomain.
Re: Website network - could be seen as PBN by Google?
Hi @devon, welcome to SEO Forum. From what I read, it sounds like a PBN pattern, so it depends on Google and how it evaluates such schemes. Honestly, I don't see anything...
Re: Website page speed issue
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Re: best way to increase speed?
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One of our client has confirmed SE traffic decline, due to affected ranking positions. No confirmation of that having something to do with the update in question though....