Google: You Can Do A Lot Of SEO That Don't Work & Still Do Ok

Apr 21, 2026 - 7:41 am 5 by

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Google's John Mueller said that since SEO is complex, multifaceted, and resilient, you "can do a lot of things that don't work & still do ok." Meaning, you can mess up on several SEO things and still do well with search rankings.

John wrote this on Bluesky earlier this month; "SEO is complex, multifaceted, & resiliant. You can do a lot of things that don't work & still do ok."

SEO is complex, multifaceted, & resiliant. You can do a lot of things that don't work & still do ok.

— John Mueller (@johnmu.com) April 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Which can also mean, even if you think you did something that was a big SEO win - who knows if it really was to credit for the SEO win?

Forum discussion at Bluesky.

 

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