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Google Top Rankings Screenshots
Look I’m ranking # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and even #7 on Google!
It’s nice to see what we are doing is working! Google loves my site!
I want to share some screenshots with you that shows a current example of how one of my sites is hitting Critical Mass on Google.
Take a look at the screenshots that I just took of my site on Google
The screenshots show how this simple neglected example site, which I built from the ground up in the Blogging Underground training videos, is dominating Google!
Have you ever had the top 5, 6 or 7 spots on Google for a high profit high volume keyword?
This is what happens when our sites hit CRITICAL MASS and Google falls in love with them!
That’s the kind of stuff we do here at Blogging Underground!
I also show you the Google Analytics info for the site along with the Adwords data so you can see the whole picture of what it looks like when we dominate Google! See for yourself! Google loves this site!
Google Search Engine Algorithm Changes
I’m still getting lots of emails and articles sent to me about the well publicized “Google Alogorhytm Change” from a week agoo (Feb. 24, 2011) that is supposedly affecting and hurting some sites and webmasters – especially those who rely very heavily on article marketing to make a living.
1st off – let me say that you should NOT worry or be more concerned about this UPDATE than any OTHER update because the fact is Google is CONSTANTLY changing how it ranks sites and web pages – it happens regularly.
The main difference that I can see is that a few high profile “article sites” that are pretty darn big – maybe even TOO BIG – such as ezinearticles.com, buzzle, associated content, squidoo and hubpages in particlular – have been said to have a significant reduction in traffic from Google because THEIR rankings have dropped.
So what!
It may open up more slots for us and our high quality real content web pages!
Unless it is affecting you personally and you have seen TRAFFIC go down – keep in mind almost every time something GOES DOWN that something else will GO UP! So – do not stress out about this!
Is it affecting ME personally?
NO! I can’t say it is. I have seen ONE of my big money keywords DROP off the front page onto page 2 – but I have so many of them that ONE alone is nothing to worry about and may not be related to the changes.
Hardly anything at all has changed for me and my sites. I’m still doing very well!
Traffic numbers are the SAME overall.
Plus – this kind of stuff happens day to day so who is to say this is even related to the BIG CHANGE???
One of the things I teach people is that you need to diversify and not put all your apples in one basket.
If all you do to make a living is submitting your articles to ezinearticles, you might be in trouble! If you have your own sites that deliver value to the end user and you are NOT a one trick pony – you will be fine!
If you have more than one site or better yet several or many and you mix things up and deliver value to the user – you should not be impacted very much or even at all by the recent changes at Google.
If your sites offer real value with good site structure and no dirty tricks you should be fine – perhaps even better off as more slots are opening for you to rank in easier.
Google still wants good sites with value to rank on top. That’s exactly what we do – right? They just want a few sites in particular that offer LESS VALUE to rank on top LESS OFTEN!
I think that’s good!
So what are the changes that Google has made in ranking sites???
Who knows for sure. Also – it is NOT affecting ALL RANKINGS.
I have checked and I still have the number one position for my most important sites that I have been working hard to keep on top. No drastic or radical change there.
As far as I can tell Google has made a decison to devalue pages from certain kinds of sites – they happen to be some of the BIGGEST article sites – mainly ezinearticles.com as I hear them crying the loudest right now. (continued – read more of this article…)
Words Equal Money Keyword Research Webinar
Are you fascinated by Keyword Research as much as I am?
It’s a lot of fun but more importantly keyword research can help you make more money online with your web site! If you want to improve your success please try out my Free Keyword Research Tool – AUKDAT – it will evaluate your web page and give you the keyword density for single keywords – two word phrases and even three word phrases! AUKDAT is the one keyword research tool you must have bookmarked! Watch the AUKDAT Keyword Research Tips Video – it’s loaded with great ideas!
I wanted to personally invite you to join me today, May 20, 2010 at 5 PM EDT for a special live “Words Equal Money” event, as I present a webinar on Keyword Research.
> Register Here (webinar replay video)
In just a few hours I’ll be spending 90 minutes with keyword research expert Jon Shugart of Keyword Rockstar fame whom I will be interviewing live with you there to help me ask the really good questions.
The first 60 minutes I will be interviewing Jon and having a conversation about keyword research, and the next 30 minutes we will be taking YOUR questions live!
If there is anything you would like to know – this is your chance to get the answers!
This is NOT a canned presentation and I will do my best to get the really good stuff out of Jon including the low down on the situation where Google went off on affiliate marketers and went out and shut down thousands of accounts, as well as reveal opportunities about buying cheap PPC clicks, getting free organic search traffic and so much more!
This will be 90 minutes well spent!
There are a limited number of seats for today’s live event – so if you want to join us – please register now!
Reserve your “Words Equal Money” Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/436729608
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Twitter Search? Give me a break!
So what’s all this noise about Twitter Search???
Is there really a TWITTER SEARCH??? Oh… OK – I searched for it on Google and found it.
It’s at: http://search.twitter.com/
I could not find Twitter search on my personal twitter page:
http://twitter.com/mikeliebner
(Follow me by the way – I’m clever at fitting in a lot in that cryptic space!)
So what is the big deal about Twitter Search (or is that search twitter?)
It sucks, right???
I keep hearing the web 2.0 gurus out there praising Twitter and on several occasions they proclaimed that Google better watch out becuase Twitter Search is the future.
If you asked me – Twitter itself is lame and Twitter Search is even lamer.
I searched TwitterSearch for best plants for indoor pollution
No results found for my 5 word query??? NONE!
Ohhhhh. was my search above the 160 allowed characters??? Who knows!
Twitter is less as in USELESS and trust me – in this case LESS is not MORE. It’s just less.
Uhhh… do people search for single words anymore? It’s 2010 for Crissakes.
If you want to find out about something other than single words like dogs or cats you better not waste your time on Twitter. Maybe a 2 workd search like “oil spill” but geez – who wants to get their info from Twitter on an oil spill??? I’m sure there are some clever 160 character pieces on that – but geez – not likely :’> Sorry… I’m starting to sound like Andy Rooney.
I mean c’mon – they (Twitter founders) never really thought this thing out – you know the 160 character limit… I mean hey – most of my URL’s take up the bulk of the post and I am usually scrambling to get in what I want to say in as few words as possible because my URL has already snatched up the characters.
Sure – I could get a shorter URL to use – but isn’t that a hassle to do? IT doesn’t exactly encourage spontaneity when you gotta shorten your URL before tweeting.
Now – I might be missing something here – but if you ask me LIMITS are for sissies! They suck! (continued – read more of this article…)
Which is better: Exact Duplicate Content or Similar?
Should you stay away from using PLR articles because Google hates duplicate content???
It’s not that Google hates duplicate content – after all – they index millions of pages that have duplicate content – so if they hate it – why do they bother indexing it at all???
The “duplicate content penalty” myth has gotten out of control! You really need to be more SPECIFIC when you talk about this stuff or tons of people will get scared and take the poor advice on avoiding duplicate content because they think they will get banned or hit in the face with a brick.
Simply not so.
So – does that mean that Google LOVES duplicate content – or do they just hate it but tolerate it???
I wrote a few articles that will give you insight – I suggest you read them because they have all the dirt! I’ll link them at the bottom, but let’s try to get one of those summary type statements in the mix.
I say that you need to look at it like Google and the other search engines do – they want to rank a page on top – so they do their calculations and stuff and make decisions.
Do they do something DRASTIC when they see a page that looks like another page in their index???
NO! They don’t PENALIZE you just for being similar to another page - but they might penalize you for something else!
Yes, Google most likely prefers content that is NOT “EXACT DUPLICATE CONTENT”!
Ahhhh… so that means similar content is better than EXACT, right???
YES! That’s the best way to look at it! (continued – read more of this article…)
Does Google Trust You???
Does Google Trust You??? Or are they watching every little thing you do?
All too often – us “seo types” will rush out and try to grab the big prizes without putting in the proper time and going at a natural pace. I’m guilty of it too on occasion. It’s hard to restrain myself… but I have learned – that when setting up and introducing new domains – sometimes it’s better to back off and take time instead of hammering and cranking fast and furious.
Do you know what I mean?
For example – you don’t want to come out of nowhere and add a zillion pages to a brand new domain.
You don’t want to have TOO MANY backlinks pointing at pages that just were released. An on and on.
That stuff simply is NOT NATURAL and raises flags and alarm buzzers start going off.
Patience and restraint in the world of SEO can go a long way.
We need to be earning our places by doing things the best way – not always the fastest way. Now don’t get me wrong – automation and speed have their places – but unfortunately – that’s something that usually goes hand in hand with hardcore site spamming.
Some tools used in moderation would be fine – but in many cases when you give a person the power – they want to use it and abuse it and that will bring attention to the patterns of the particlular processes. (continued – read more of this article…)
Top Rankings? Traffic? Both?
Why do you do what you do? Do you want TOP RANKINGS???
Do you want TRAFFIC???
Ideally you want BOTH!
One is not good without the other!
In our quest to build successful web sites with lots of keyword packed content, we often get sidetracked and spend time on things that aren’t really doing much in the way of ROI.
Return on Investment
ROI is not just for ad spending like PPC – it’s also a “return on investment for time spent on a task” or if you like acronyms – let’s call it ROIFTSOAT.
The reason I bring this up is that I regularly see Article Underground members targeting keyword phrases that are either TOO EASY or TOO HARD.
The keywords that are too easy usually bring in very little traffic – even with a number one ranking.
The keywords that are very hard to rank for (on the first page of Google) also usually bring in little or no traffic unless you’re ranked near the top. These ULTRA competitive keywords can be almost impossible to get a top ranking for! Everybody wants to be on page one!
What I am trying to convey here is that it’s not where you RANK or what you are targeting that veryoften will bring in the most traffic and make you the most money.
In fact – if we’d slow down and snoop around our stats a bit we would most likely find that there are MANY keywords bringing us traffic that we have NOT targeted. (continued – read more of this article…)
Google Insights for Search
Google Insights for Search is a great keyword research tool that deserves some attention if you are looking to spot trends and jump on them!
> Link to Google Insights for Search
There are a million ways to use Google Insights for Search – it has such great info, but let’s try to use it to help us build a campaign – whether PPC or Natural Organic SEO
Let’s say you want to promote a new product or CPA offer – simply go to Google Insights for Search and type in keywords relating to the product and note 2 columns in particular – Rising Searches and Top Searches (under search terms).
Change the settings to 90 days on Google Insights for Search so you can see the CURRENT trends (it’s set to a few years by default). This will show you keywords that are on the rise. Click those and you’ll be taken to more data. Keep track of the keywords and you’ll have an excellent list of “off the beaten path” keywords that are GROWING as opposed to drooping. (continued – read more of this article…)
Words Equal Lots of Money in January (and the first quarter!)
2009 is here! It’s time to think positive!
Right now is a great time to make money as a web publisher with your online business!
Here is a thought…. Your words can equal a lot of money in the first quarter of the year!
Mike Liebner here wishing you a Happy New Year! I would like to send you sincere wishes for you to fulfill your hopes, dreams and goals in 2009!
Success can be yours if you want it!
I know it can be hard sometimes to focus on the positive and dream of success with all the panic, whining and news of gloom and doom out there – BUT HEY – there is still a world of tremendous opportunity out there!
People are still buying stuff! People are still consuming products and services!
In fact – here is something positive to think about…
Based on my 13 years of internet marketing experience – the first quarter of the year is ALWAYS the one that makes us web publishers the MOST MONEY!
It’s a monster! Huge amounts of traffic! January is always a busy month!
That’s right – many look forward to the FOURTH quarter as the “big one” – and YES it usually is pretty big in volume and sales for all businesses – BUT – from my personal experience as a ‘web publisher” as far as getting traffic and earning money from web sites, the month of JANUARY is always the BIGGEST of the year! February and March are often close behind! In fact the traffic and buying boom usually continues right up through April, which is often the SECOND BIGGEST month of the year! (continued – read more of this article…)
A Few Extra Steps Can Lead to Success!
A Few Extra Steps Can Lead to Success!
“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.
Success is simple, but it does require certain consistent things each day.”
- Anthony Robbins
I have some helpful information that can help you pull in significantly more profits from doing just a little MORE than you are already doing!
A tiny bit more!
That’s the secret – doing that little extra that will assure you success!
It isn’t so much a SECRET – it’s just that MOST people take the easy way… they don’t always follow through and insure their work will pay off by doing just a little extra.
This especially applies to those of us who build sites and earn a living by attracting people to our websites!
One of the things I consistently do with Article Underground members is remind them of this SECRET PATH to SUCCESS!
Sure, it may be fun and educational for Article Underground members to look at all the great features and training materials they get as a member of AU – but I need to remind them it’s the ACTION we take that will make us the money – not just reading or studying but DOING.
Watching videos and reading up on things are a good start – BUT far too many people stop at that! Some will try something halfway and then wait and see what happens. Sorry – but that’s not good enough IF you want big money rolling in!
You need to do a little EXTRA work to achieve HUGE success! It’s that simple! Take action and DO SOMETHING with what you learn! Then consistently do those things over and over!!!
Hey – I know – some of you don’t want to work – at all… I wish I could tell you that success can be yours with ZERO EFFORT – but that is not true.
What I can tell you is that Article Underground offers you a complete money making system that can help you work smarter – not harder! You’ll save time by focusing your efforts on the right things!
Build Pages and Get Links! That’s the system! And AU helps you do it quickly and efficiently so that you can build web sites and get tons of free search engine traffic!
The concepts are really quite simple and you don’t need a membership to AU to succeed. We just help you do it quicker!
For example, if you are a web publisher and want to increase your profits – simply put MORE articles and content on your web pages and then get high quality text links pointing at them! And then keep at it!
That is the secret! It’s easy to do and even easier for Article Underground members by using the 400 monthly articles and the 100+ AU announcements blogs! We have 35 high quality in-house blogs and over 80 blogs contributed by AU members – all of which can be used to link to your web sites!
http://www.articleunderground.com/
You’ll make more money with your sites because you won’t be wasting time trying to scavenge links pointing at your pages. And the time you save by using our articles to enhance your web sites will also put you on a faster track to big profits! (continued – read more of this article…)
Stop OVER analysis PARALYSIS & Information Overload
How to Stop OVER analysis PARALYSIS & Information Overload
Stop wasting time! Stop wasting time on the little things and focus your energy on things that make money! This is the key to success!!! Really!
Over analysis paralysis – it happens to the best of us.
It is usually a result of information overload. I know all about it – it happens to me all the time!
The best way to get out of this rut is to take a step back and simplify what you do.
Spend your time on the tasks that bring you the greatest return.
9 times out of 10 a lot of what we spend time ANALYZING does not affect our bottom line. It’s nothing more than “busy work? that wastes time.
So how you get out of the over analysis paralysis mode???
The solution is to focus as much energy as is possible on doing the things that really makes us money.
It sounds so simple – but we all get distracted. Email – web pages – audio – video – all that stuff is vying for our attention.
I’m not suggesting you abandon all of the things you do – BUT _ what I am saying is that you can be more successful and you can do this by simply focusing on things that have been proven to work!
In the case of the Article Underground approach to web publishing the following are things that work!
1) Build Web Sites with lots of pages with great words on them – more is better! Keep sites fresh! Add new pages regularly! Every page you add is another income opportunity! If 10 is good 20 is better! Don’t just put up a few pages and then forget the site. Keep it fresh!
2) Get text links – lots of text links to both the home pages of your sites and the inside article pages that have all those great words on them! Links bring top rankings and traffic! You need fresh links! Today and in the future! Every page has the potential to rank on top and bring you traffic! But unless you get good links coming in and pointing at them they will never rise above the competition! Get some links!
3) Analyze stats to see where traffic comes from – this one is huge! Study your stats! It is my secret weapon and makes all your other work pay off HUGE!
Our goal is to improve the rankings for keywords that already bring us traffic!
This one is HUGE! You have the power to turn 10 visitors into 100 – often simply by getting a few more text focused links pointing at a page that already is ranking high enough to bring traffic. Make it rank higher! It’s easier than you may think!
The key to success is to avoid wasting time… stop analyzing things that have no impact on success.
Forget about all the other little time wasters and tiny trivial things and focus on what works!
For example – checking your rankings for a list of keywords just because you want to know their rankinsg is a waste of time – I say ONLY check rankings of keywords that bring you traffic – other keywords are worthless – stop wasting time on trivial things!
You find out which keywords bring you traffic by analyzing your stats and looking at the referral URLs!
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Link Text – Breaking Patterns and Keeping Natural
To get a top ranking for a keyword phrase on Google and the other search engines, your web page should have that exact keyword phrase on the page itself PLUS it must have good links pointing at the URL (your web page).
If no links point to that URL – Google will assume it is a page with little or no value.
Taking this a step further – links are BEST when they have GOOD KEYWORDS in the LINK TEXT.
LINK TEXT : the text that is found within the LINK pointing at your web page.
A banner or image link is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but even better is a good text link.
When they see a text link with your keywords in the link text – it helps them to decide how they will rank you when poeple search for that keyword phrase.
Putting the right words on your web pages pages is a step in the right direction, but if Google NEVER sees any of those words in LINK TEXT, either on your site or as linked on other sites, there is very little chance they will rank you on top for any of those keywords.
The solution is to to find out what PHRASES and keywords are on your pages and do your best to get links to your page with the exact words.
HOT TIP: Use the AUKDAT Keyword Density Analyzer Tool to find out what single, 2 word and 3 word phrases appear on your web page. Simply enter a URL and AUKDAT will tell you the words that are on your page (and also show you which words could appear MORE OFTEN! ie if a KEYWORD PHRASE appears more than 2 times it is more likley to bring you traffic).
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Nichebot audio file plus Special Deal (double credits)
Do you have a couple of spare hours to listen to the new audio file on duplicate content?
Jim Morris and I did webinar on May 7th for Nichebot subscribers and Jim was nice enough to allow me to share the MP3 file with Article Underground members and Words Eqaul Money newsletter subscribers. I’m also announcing it here on my blog!
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New Article Underground Training Video
I just released a new training video for Article Underground members and Words Equal Money Newsletter subscribers. The video is called “Real Content is King”.
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Good SEO – Breaking the Patterns!
I’d like to discuss how ugly patterns, excessive repetition and blatant footprints can be the ultimate buzz kill when it comes to getting top rankings for your primary targeted keyword phrases on Google.
I’ll explain what some common patterns, repetition and footprints are, and I’ll explain how to remedy the situations so that sinking ships can be brought back up to the surface!
Often, when a web page suddenly declines in rankings it can be because of the links that Google sees pointing at your web page. Often some simple strategies can bring your pages back to the top! Don’t panic or freak out! I’ll help you get your pages back on top!
I am fortunate to communicate with a large number of Article Underground members and Article Marketing News newsletter subscribers on a regular basis, both by email and through the private members forum. I have the unique opportunity to discuss SEO and optimization discoveries as they develop. I also regularly analyze a large number of web sites and see many common situations.
When starting an online business as a “web publisher” it’s easy to get caught up building sites and adding pages and overlooking important details such as applying simple logic or practical strategies.
Because the Article Underground Content and Traffic System focuses on building pages and adding links I can see how some people may take the building process to it’s extreme.
I tell people to stop wasting time over analyzing and focus on getting started building web sites! I instruct newcomers it’s more important to get the ball rolling and then learn from your small victories and successes and build upon them.
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What SEO’S Don’t Want You To Know About Sitemaps!
What SEO’S Don’t Want You To Know About Sitemaps! Guest article by Shannon – visit his SEO Blog
Ever read or seen where SEOS suggest that a sitemap is a must for every website?
Ever wondered how they really help? The problem is that they don’t, having a sitemap is just another well spread SEO myth that keeps newb seos going around in circles and never gaining ground.
Im not saying a sitemap is totally useless, but the thought behind having one to improve ranking and the search engines ability to find your website urls is just plain balony.
Search engine rankings are obtained naturally by creating content that people want and need to link to. The sitemap is useless to the engines if you have something worth linking to. No other explanation is necessary other then that but for those hard nosed html and xml sitemap lovers I have more to say on the subject!
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Mastering the Basics Before Going Advanced
You need to master the basics before going advanced
It’s better to do something halfway good than do NOTHING PERFECTLY! – think about that…
The internet offers so much opportunity and has made it easier than ever for people of all types and skill levels to earn a substantial income and achieve success. Opportunity abounds regardless of where you live, or what car you drive or any of a number of possible factors that some may consider roadblocks. You don’t need to join a country club or pass an entrance exam or need a degree from college. You do not need to be a rocket scientist to build web sites and earn a living as a web publisher. In fact it is one of the easiest ways to earn a living and almost anyone who is dedicated can become successful!
On the internet you are what you deliver – not what someone sees in your DNA, or how big your bank account is or what you look like. It doesn’t matter what your religion is or what color your skin is or if you wear pants or dresses or pajamas while you work.
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Search Engine Optimzation can have a negative impact
SEO – Search Engine Optimzation can have a negative impact if done incorrectly.
I’d like to discuss how ugly excessive patterns and machine like behavior can thwart your efforts to claim long term top rankings on Google and the other search engines. Patterns, Repetition and Footprints May Cause Penalties.
It’s important I share details with you about my opinion on how Google and the other search engines think so we can discuss how we can achieve greater success by anticipating how they will look at what we do.
I’ll make some suggestions that should help get you to the top and keep you there for a long time.
OK, let’s discuss patterns, repetition and footprints.
I have a question for you.
Do your site building techniques reveal obnoxious patterns, excessive repetition or boilerplate footprints???
While it’s great to build lots of real content web sites with tons of relevant keywords on your web pages, it’s also very important that we are aware that there are filters and formulas that look for what Google and the other search engines may deem as un-natural spam-like behavior.
We need to be aware that if we aren’t careful to avoid repetitive spam-like patterns, that we may get penalized.
The penalty could be a slap on the wrist, or in severe cases could be much worse. Multiple vilations will increase the odds your page won’t be able to rise to the top.
Our goal as web publishers should be to build natural real content web sites that have real value for the visitors. If we do this and build our sites so they have value and promote them the right way, we will be rewarded with many top rankings and the traffic will follow! (continued – read more of this article…)
Google Proxy Hacking and Duplicate Content
Google Proxy Hacking and Duplicate Content
Thanks to Article Underground member Aitch for bringing this great article by Dan Thies on Google Proxy Hacking to my attention. It explains what it is and how by getting proxy sites indexed with web content from our web sites, it gets them indexed by Google and therefor creates exact duplicate content. Google sees this and penalties and all kinds of problems may occur. mAINLY, THE PROXY OFTEN BUMPS YOU FROM YOUR TOP RANKINGS! oUCH!
I’ve had this happen with my sites in the past. In some cases when notified of the offending malicious proxy, Google removed them from their index. But this was only with intentional malicious indexing of hijacked content. Google still lets some of the proxy sites get a free pass and allows the content to be indexed.
Well, I could go on explaining it to you but Dan’s article does such a terrific job I will let you go over there to read up on this disturbing subject.
>>> http://www.seofaststart.com/blog/google-proxy-hacking (continued – read more of this article…)
Do You Have Supplemental Results? Just Get Some Links!
Every once in a while I will run across some information that I think you will find helpful and I will bring it to your attention. Below I have information from a great article on “supplemental results” you should read!
But first, let’s talk about the weather!
I hope you are having a great Summer!
I know it can be hard to work at our computers on our web sites when the weather is so nice, but those that do will keep the momentum going and will be ready when the traffic surges in the months ahead! Those of us with fresh web sites with regularly updating content will see soon some nice healthy returns.
Planning ahead for the Fall surge of traffic that comes with Back To School in September will pay off big time to those that have been adding fresh new real content pages and getting high quality text relevant links.
Build pages and get links now so your pages are indexed, seasoned and in prominent positions when people start doing more inside and spend more time on their computers!
After all it’s only 48 days till September!
Yipes! That really puts things in perspective! (continued – read more of this article…)
