coolest guy on the planet

Ok, the really tricky thing I do is look at what is on the first few pages of Google and where possible join same sites to make similar content. If squidoo is ranking then I make a lens. If Digg is ranking I Digg etc...

If the top sites are open blogs (not private ones) then I make comments where possible. If Google thinks these sites are the best then links from them to my site will help mine too.

I also did something ultra effective but I am saving this for the people who take me up on my bonus! - sorry. This one is a major advantage and I don;t want everyone doing it. I noticed results form this within 3 hours on the search engine (Google alerts send me a note about it).

Next step is to add more content to some of my established sites and strengthen them. I call this going deep. Next I will go wider with more web property for links.

Labels: blog comments, cool coolest guy planet, digg, ranking tip, squidoo

Ok, I made a hubpage about social proof for product launches being the best formula.

After that I shared it on stumble upon and also Digg. That hubpage points back to my main review site.

Next I used Onlywire to tag that site with bookmarking sites.

This is kind of crazy but fun!

Someday I might do all this for coolest guy on the planet as well!

Labels: cool coolest guy planet, social proof for product launches

What can we learn from each other? - some Blogs allow comments so they can produce a dialogue you can observe and learn from.

I have had some comments (post 156) regarding my observations of the Viral SEO blogger Peter.

Peter is using very interesting SEO techniques for his Peterinoz coolest guy on the planet attempts.

I thought I would make a post to explain what is going on.

First, just to clarify, I am referring to post 156 where I mentioned Black Hat versus White Hat.

Dear Peter,

Thanks for commenting on my blog and also posting on yours (The link from a high PR blog is greatly appreciated ;). I did not know you had re-purposed your older blog but now that you mention it it does make sense. To have a PR5 Blog to start with is a major asset for any SEO game. I only wish I had a few more of them.

I used the term Blackhat for much the same reason as you did, it makes people read our sticky content. The DRAMA headline is also designed to catch the wandering eye. I think humans LOVE drama otherwise we wouldn't be watching TV so much.

I actually agree with you that "Blackhat" is over played and looks all scary.

**The main thing that caught my attention was seeing my own content on your blog**

The way I picked it up was with Google alerts for the XSitePro words.

If you were wondering why I mentioned spam in my post it was because I thought your blog may have "edged" into the spamdexing zone a little since I thought it is primarily engineered to get indexed high and offers spun content. Since your blog has real posts now

The question I posed was really - should spun content be rewarded with high rankings? What value does it offer visitors?

That is why I was wondering if you will stay ranked. Google has made no secret of the fact that it is trying to deliver value content. Many of the sploggers blogs have been pulled from the search results as Google finds them.

I think it will be harder and harder to rank with spun content because as it becomes easier and easier with tools there will be more and more competition, and then like most technology rushes Google will shut them down.

The only question is how fast can Google track it down and remove it?

Given the context of the coolest guy on the planet game, I don't mind you using the content on your experiment, especially now that we are building an interlinked coolest guy on the planet web 2.0 powerhouse ;).

I also understand why you would use content from already successful ranked blogs. I have linked to many of them for the same reason.

Your comments regarding Jon's SEO effort were interesting because he has a different approach. His page has dropped away at the moment so he will need to emply more tactics to get back up.

Off-page linking will still beat On-Page optimization.

Your web 2.0 networking solution seems to be very powerful and I love learning more about this technology.

Yesterday I wrote three SEO articles for distribution just to earn some more quality backlinks. The trade off is the time invested in writing them. The content is original and useful.

Feel free to grab an affiliate link to my XSitePro XSP Cheet Sheet and at least monetize your blog :) it contains some useful seo and traffic tips, lol.

This is really what it is all about, interconnected ORIGINAL content with relevancy to the topic (SEO).

Besides I think the more Australians in the top Coolest Guy On the Planet spots the better!

When will your SEO video make it to the top of the serps? That looks like the most interesting project of all.

Regards

James

p.s - I would be interested in readers opinions regarding viral SEO versus Traditional methods.

Labels: cool coolest guy planet, coolest guy on the planet, seo video, seo viral, web 2.0

Coolest guy on the planet rankings have been crazy lately.

This blog has jumped from 7th coolest guy on the planet to 6th coolest guy on the planet and then back to the top of page two.

The black hat SEO (edit) viral blogger (with parts of my content) has gone from just above me to just below me to just above me again.

Google must be stirring things up because the rankings are wild.

Time to release that article with backlinks and anchor text I have been taking about for about six months.

I have maintained page one without articles until now.

Can I claw back some cool cred?

Labels: article marketing, blackhast seo, blogger labels work, cool, cool coolest guy planet, guy

Coolest guy on the planet has started to get interesting again as Russell Brunson from DotComSecrets.com is grabbing some SEO momentum.

I threw a link on my other Coolest Guy On the Planet page for him to give him a boost. He is coming second or third at the moment and he is fast catching Brad Fallon.

Even though everyone is linking to him with the correct anchor text, I wonder how much momentum he will need to roll Brad?

I am happy to have my two pages on the first page of Google for such an obviously competitive term.

I started this blog last April so we are coming up to a year.

When I first started this experiment I knew almost nothing about SEO, and since then I have accumulated a wonderful amount of experience and data.

For those of you who are new to SEO, my advice is start doing something, and refine as you go. As I write my new Guide (about SEO) I am reminded of the basics again.

My Coolest Guy on the Planet BLOG has stayed in the top ten mostly because of:

• Title Tags
• Targeted sticky content with keywords
• Back links with correct Anchor Text
• Meta Tags

There are the main ones.

I always Ping this Blog after I post. And Now I add tags in the Labels box, just for a boost.

I will let you know when my guide is ready.

Regards

Coolest Guy On the Planet

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