Unfortunately though, this was likely good advice. The yandex source code leak revealed that keyword proximity to root domain is a ranking factor. Of course, t

Unfortunately though, this was likely good advice. The yandex source code leak revealed that keyword proximity to root domain is a ranking factor. Of course, there’s nearly a thousand factors and “randomize result” is also a factor, but still. SEO is unfortunately a zero sum game so it makes otherwise silly activities become positive ROI.