Is SEO dead? NO it is not and it wont be for the next couple of years (or longer) but what is starting to die is niche marketing, since the less creative never will find an untapped niche, sure there are some but not many left. What you need to start doing is Branding and what I mean by that is that instead of trying so hard on backlinks you should try something better, people remembering your brand name! take this for example:
How to make money online
vs
HUPCASH
just an stupid example, but what would you think is easier to rank? the BRAND! of course and beside ranking brand names it will also help getting more money out of banner advertisement because besides clicks visitors will hopefully remember your brand name! in a few days more about branding and conversion rate! good luck
This is just my opinion on things but might help starters or people who have an hard time ranking, I know that there are multiple ways to #1
How to make money online
vs
HUPCASH
just an stupid example, but what would you think is easier to rank? the BRAND! of course and beside ranking brand names it will also help getting more money out of banner advertisement because besides clicks visitors will hopefully remember your brand name! in a few days more about branding and conversion rate! good luck
This is just my opinion on things but might help starters or people who have an hard time ranking, I know that there are multiple ways to #1