The Keyword Shuffle
SEO June 13th, 2007
Just two days ago I was discussing the subtle changes I was getting ready to implement on my blog to try and rank better for a particular keyword term. Well it’s official, we have gotten much closer to the top of the serps. The tweaks have taken Business Blogger to the number three position in the Google serps for the keyword phrase “business blogger.”
Without too much hassle and just a little tweaking on the meta tags and title tags we can go back and see exactly what happened. Business Blogger has gone all the way from page “nothing” to page one at the number three position. These are basic tweaks that bloggers should implement if they are concerned about ranking for a particular keyword or phrase. There are many more recipes in my book, but I don’t think I will be implementing them for this keyword phrase.
Please keep in mind that this is a young blog and that older blogs with more weight can push their way through the rankings easier. I did leave one thing out of my earlier blog posts that is very important. Please, keep in mind that before you make these tweaks to your blog you must provide quality content that is unique. Without unique and quality content the keyword shuffle won’t do you much good.
Now I have to figure out what I want to rank for next. We will see what happens as the blog continues to grow and develop a larger audience. For the time being I am going to lay off of the keywords and see where this blog takes me. Next on my to do list is the many blogging communities that are available for everyone to use.










June 15th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Chris,
Are you going to tell us just what very important thing you left out of your earlier blog posts? Enquiring minds want to know!
June 15th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Thanks for pointing it out, Angie. I was actually just referring to quality content and how vital it is to rankings today.
June 17th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
“freshness” is a very important part of your observed ranking success, Chris. A blog, and especially a new blog with some links, can quickly rank for terms that high a high “density” and especially words in the domain name. That does not mean you will maintain that ranking, however. Wait and see if you hold that position in a month or two. Chances are very good that a high page rank blog that links TO you after talking ABOUT you, will out rank you. A few of those and you’re out of the top 5.
Time to get in bound links on the anchor text “business blogger”. Seriously. You wil need it.
Oh, and by the way, I just gave you one.
June 17th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
I know that most any decent blog could blow me out of the water at this point if they tried, or like you say by mistake. When that bridge comes I will have to cross it. I will continue to build links to the blog focusing on “business blogger” at this point.
Oh, and by the way, thanks for the link. I hope your readers enjoy my blog.