BlackHatWorld (BHW) is an Internet forum focused on black-hat search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and services.
[1][2] Site services are varied, including cryptocurrency, social media marketing, graphic design, app development,[3] SEO,[1][2] and copywriting.
[citation needed] Other site services include bulk account registration,[4] unconventional money-making methods, social media botting,[5] and developments in the SEO space.
[1] Efforts by social media companies, such as 2018 crackdowns by YouTube[13] and Instagram,[14] have adversely affected sites such as BlackHatWorld.
A 2024 article by HackerNoon criticized Damien Trevatt, the current owner of BlackHatWorld, for allowing the website to devolve into what is essentially a marketplace of misinformation and scams, calling it a "scammer's paradise".