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“Dave has half a story, no context, and excellent confidence. That’s what makes him dangerous.”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 one of the most common and most exhausting problems in SEO — and it’s not algorithm updates, and it’s not technical debt. It’s Dave.Dave means well. That’s the thing. He just went to a two-day digital marketing conference in Birmingham, sat through a keynote about AI search, and now he’s forwarding you articles at 9:00 PM on a Tuesday with a subject line, “Have you seen this?” You have. You saw it six months ago.Here’s what I’m covering:Who Dave is — and why he takes so many different forms in your businessWhy Dave usually gets it wrong, and why that’s not entirely his faultThe problem with conference keynotes, cheap SEO tools, and LinkedIn engagement baitWhy dismissing Dave outright is the worst possible strategyHow to create a process for handling Dave that actually protects your SEO strategyWhen to take Dave seriously — because sometimes, he’s onto somethingIf you’ve got a Dave in your orbit right now — a sceptical stakeholder, a conflicting tool, a partner’s contact with strong opinions — send them this episode. It might save everyone a pointless meeting.Get found. Make money. Stop stressing. Get yourself a Nikki, not a Dave.Links mentioned:Non-Wanky SEO Courses: https://nonwankyseo.comFollow 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:Join our blogging masterclassBlogging Masterclass

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