Prokhor Sikder

Helping local businesses for 5+ years with Google SEO & GMB/GBP. Successfully completed 150+ jobs on Upwork with 100% JOB SUCCESS SCORE & Top Rated Plus Badge.

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

I started as “The Keyword Man”. Because that’s what clients called me.
Keyword research is still my strongest edge. But today, I don’t stop there.

I now run full Local SEO campaigns, because keywords alone don’t generate leads, systems do.

❌ I don’t sell “SEO packages.”
✅ I run Local SEO campaigns designed to generate leads and scale revenue, not just rankings.

▶️ Most local businesses come to me after they’ve already:

• Built hundreds of service + city pages
• Hired agencies that chased keywords instead of customers
• Ended up with indexing issues, diluted authority, and low ROI

That’s where I step in.

▶️ How My Local SEO Campaigns Work:

I start by understanding what you already have, not tearing it down blindly.
Then I narrow, consolidate, and strengthen what actually drives money.

My approach focuses on:

• Page consolidation (eliminating duplicate service/location pages that kill crawl budget)
• Hub-and-spoke structures that mirror your Google Business Profile
• Strategic town prioritization (based on LTV, lead quality, and real business data)
• Authority flow via internal linking (homepage → hubs → services → content)
• Indexation & topical authority, not page volume

❌ I don’t believe in “more pages = more traffic.”
✅ I believe in fewer pages with higher authority.

▶️ Content & Blog Strategy (this is where most agencies fail):

I split the content into two systems:

1. Service libraries → evergreen authority (Google trust)
2. Problem-solving blogs → real customer questions that convert

Blog titles are not stuffed with city names.
Local intent is handled where it belongs, location-service pages, not blog fluff.

▶️ What I work on:

• SEO keyword research & clustering (still my core strength)
• Full Local SEO campaigns for service-based businesses
• Location-service consolidation & restructuring
• Google Business Profile alignment
• On-page CTR optimization
• Schema (LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, Review)
• Entity stacking & local link outreach
• Parasite posts & Reddit (only after foundations are solid)

▶️ How I work:

• Clear 30-day milestones
• No long contracts
• No “trust us” SEO
• Strategy first, execution second

❌ If you want rankings screenshots, I’m not your guy.
✅ If you want calls, booked jobs, and long-term authority, we should talk.

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

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[Jake Ward @jakezward]

Too many people think SEO works like this now

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@mafuzurrahman01 Hm dekhsi onek bar e Nahid-Shawon der shathe

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@FlorianKluge @Charles_SEO @WoodsDolls Tanked, although still 27.1k in Ahrefs, means 50k+

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@Charles_SEO @blaketiggy They are actually going down!

[Nico @nico_jeannen]

Doing "tiny SaaS" and Mobile apps rn is like trying to do Print on Demand / Dropshipping in 2019

The barrier to entry have been destroyed, anyone with 2 neurons can pickup Codex to do the same now

The indie hacker playbook doesn't works anymore, you can't just solve one tiny problem, build in public and do SEO and hope it will be a business IMO.

It worked in 2013-2023 but not anymore

If something is as easy as vibe coding something in a few hours, chances are your customers probably already do it

And shitting 30 AI-generated blog posts isn't distribution, it will just be an extra turd swimming in the sea of slop that already exists out there

I also see lots of ppl who think "building an audience" is a moat etc.
So, yes but clowning on X is not building an audience, unless you plan on doing it full time and monetizing it via sponsors like what we've saw recently.

But then it's a totally different business AND is just as hard because everyone want to do exactly the same and be famous, so you need to post INTERESTING STUFF 5-10x day if you want to have a chance

So you can't just make the same kind of content, videos etc as everyone else is doing rn, you need to find interesting and unique stuff, which is hard.

By definition business is hard. Don't trust ppl who say it's easy and fast. People pay you to solve problem they can't solve. If something suddenly becomes easy, it's means it's also easy for everyone else = it's less valuable

There is no secret roadmap, there is no money glitch, it's supposed to be hard and sometimes sucks.

Customers don't pay you to have fun and enjoying life traveling in Asia, they pay u to get their problem solved better, faster or cheaper.

But by all mean if you enjoy doing tiny mobile apps, building in public and posting silly pics on X, have fun!
But it's not a business, it's a hobby

IMO the best thing to do rn is to go out of the bubble and talk with people, to find problems worth solving. Especially in old/boring industries.
Cause lots of ppl won't do it simply cause it's not sexy or interesting and won't make lots of views on social media, which is good, it means less noise!

IMO you don't need to know the industry perfectly as long as you're curious AND talk with users on calls etc. to get feedback

Just my opinion tho

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

Are you on Apple Maps & Waze?

#LocalSEO #LocalBusiness

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

As simple as that 🤷

[Connor Showler | SEO & Marketing Master @ConnorShowler]

It doesnt really matter what your niche is..

It doesnt really matter if you use Wordpress or not..

-> Build out the topical authority map

-> Properly interlink clusters

-> Send majority of internal linkjuice upstream to your money pages

-> Build the sneaky backlinks

-> Do link exchange in your niche

-> Pay for external links from high ranking sources for your target keywords

-> Spam the free parasites with listicles and keyword-heavy branded content

Chart will always go brrrrrrrr 📈

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@breftlio @scheemunai @ConnorShowler 😆

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@breftlio @ConnorShowler So true

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@ecomtryggvi This is the kind of ‘sauce’ that should be kept secret

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@ConnorShowler Something to consider for sure 👀

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

About PressWhizz, almost 80% of their sites are also bad IMO. I tried to find 1-2 opportunities for my clients, but:

-Either their traffic comes from pornstar biography
-Or size (inches to something) articles
-Or a keyword like ‘78634537’ is getting them 30k traffic according to Ahrefs
-Or their sites used to get traffic but nuked by Google with an update

So I’d suggest if you go for service like PressWhizz, don’t depend on their DR & Traffic metrics.

Check sites one-by-one in Ahrefs. QAing is super important.

And then you’ll find your "A needle in a haystack" 😔

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@mafuzurrahman01 Just read the description of Desky Clock, sounds cool! Will try when I’ll get to my desk.

I might forget, so I have even set a reminder 🥂

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@mafuzurrahman01 👏

[Edward Sturm @edwardeachday]

fyi having schema on a page does not make you more likely to satisfy search intent

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@Nickeubanks you are on a roll to expose those gurus. Count me in on this journey 😂

[Ryan Stewart @ryanwashere]

imo search platforms have moved heavily to a brand / reputation / authority. good pr, reviews on multi platforms, REAL ugc (glassdoor, reddit) and branded search (by far the biggest of all).

i dont think google is tripping over a different address from 10 years ago, i dont think we should either.

we do not allocate any time or resources to cleaning up nap, we're more focused on moving big rocks like getting them on local press and drumming up real reviews.

[Prokhor Sikder @TheKeywordMan]

@Nickeubanks I once called him out, and he immediately blocked me. He then unblocked me days later. I show their tweets to my team and we laugh interally, like how easy it is to fool people.

[nick Ξubanks @Nickeubanks]

Build a topical model, score similarities, test for cannibalization, split and refresh as needed, refresh content, more new internal links, send relevant signals from other trusted sources; establish topical authority / contextual relevancy.

Win.

The LLMs seem to really appreciate a well defined architecture, depth of coverage (not too dissimilar for Google) and a heavily weighted skew towards recent articles

[Miracle Nnamdi @Miracle_NNnn]

One SEO mistake I see a lot:

Writing 20 articles about 20 different topics

You don’t build authority by constantly changing subjects

Pick a topic
Go deep
Cover the questions around it
Build connections between your pages

Depth usually beats randomness