As promised... my SEO system for high ranking on google

[Nicholas William]

A big thanks to everyone for their interest and patience with me on this one, I'm sorry I didnt get it posted within an hour as mentioned. I hope that the content makes up for it and this helps everyone with their SEO efforts. It's the system I use for all my sites now... enjoy!

1. Register a keyword rich domain name.
   So if you are targetting the choc chip cookie niche try to register chocolatechipcookies.com because the search engines will factor in your use of keywords in the domain name along with other things which we'll get into
   
   
2. Write up your landing page.
   Including compelling sales copy and good use of keywords and associated terms in the content. For me, the rule of thumb is to focus on what makes good copy rather than what the search engines would prefer. It's important to provide what the googlebot looks for, but making easy to read copy that excites people is the main goal.
   
   
3. Optimise your html elements.
   This means putting your keywords in the first instance on the page to start with and then...
   
   - in the H1 tag,
   - meta content for keyword and description tag
   - as alt tags on images,
   - through the copy in bold
   - sometimes in quotes.
   - once in italics
   - in a list of some kind <ul> or <ol>
   - in the image name of your product shots (choc-chip-cookie.jpg)
   - in a footer div so the terms are also the last instance on the page
   
   Try to spread out your keywords too so they are not always together! So rather than just repeating 'choc chip cookies' over and over, you should make variations like 'the chocolate chips I bake into the cookies'.
   
   
4. Publish the website and domain to your server.
   Everyone has their own methods for this so no matter if you're using an FTP client to move flat files or installing a CMS like WordPress to store content in a database, just get it up to the web as soon as you have the completed product. Please dont be tempted to upload a half finished product though!!! Haste makes waste people so do all the steps to ensure you are indexed well the first time the googlebot visits
   
   
5. Press Release
   Write up a nice press release using the established format and methods then submit that to aggregation sites like prweb
   
   
6. Site submission time!
   Please don't use the addurl or submit link option with google, instead go behind the scenes to avoid the sanbox!
   
   
7. Register for a google webmaster tools account
   then add your URL to the interface to have it picked up straight away.
   
   
8. Register for google analytics
   then add the tracking code to your website following their instructions
   
   
9. Login to your google account
   then add the website into your google bookmarks as a new website
   
   
10. Create a kabooble account
    register your profile, add your wishlist and favourite brands then add the kaboodle bookmarklet to your favourites. Now visit your website and click on the add to kaboodle link in your favourites and leave details and some tags. Like to list it as a recent product purchased in the drop down rather than just a wishlist item
    
    
11. Create a squidoo account
    then setup a new lense using your keywords and a handful of sites, products and reviews on your niche. Be sure to add your site as the first entry so it sits nicely up the top!
    
    
12. AboutUs.org
    Simply put your domain name into the find bar at the top of the page and the site will create a fresh page based upon your site content. Then you can edit and fix up the page in wiki style.
    
    
13. Write a unit of Google Knowledge
    You should still be logged into your google account so simply visit knol.google.com and then write a knol. Use a nice descriptive paragraph or two that will get people interested without giving too much away or sounding like a huge sales pitch. Just get some interest so they want to click through to your website
    
    
14. Jaiku.com
    it's a bit like twitter, in that it's a microblogging website. Grab yourself an account, setup your profile then start making friends and making little posts about the various pages and features of your website
    
    
15. Video marketing
    Create a few short videos, either using your webcam to make mini interviews/videologs explaining your website benefits or perhaps some little camtasia and powerpoint presentation combinations.
    
    
16. Upload your video to youtube.com channel
    then create a nice little description in the profile box making sure you include lots of keywords and the URL to your actual domain. You can also edit little comments into the video timeline so make a few subtle titles but dont get in the way of the video content as that is just annoying to the viewer
    
    
17. tubemogul.com
    setup a new client account then submit your youtube videos
    
    
18. Video Post Robot
    setup a new client account then submit your youtube videos
    
    
19. Feedburner
    Submit your rss feed from the youtube channel you setup, along with the feed from your site if using wordpress or anything else that spits out a feed of your content
    
    
20. Feedagg
    Submit your rss feed from the youtube channel you setup, along with the feed from your site if using wordpress or anything else that spits out a feed of your content
    
    
21. Time to get blogging!
    Now you can blog about your new site, making lots of glowing recommendations along with deep links at the start and end of the post using services like...
    
    - facebook
    - myspace
    - twitter
    - blogger
    - etc
    
    
22. Article marketing
    Either write up some articles from scratch, grab some PLR content or use copy from your website in a brief format that doesnt give too much away. Again, you want to atrract attention, get interest, build some desire then encoourage them to take action and visit your website. Then you can use rewritting tools to create variations of your articles or just do them yourself mixing up the format while keeping things readable. Now you can upload to places like...
    
    - ezinearticles
    - scribd
    - goarticles
    - articlebase
    - article directories
    - article submission services
    - etc etc
    
    
23. Social bookmarking time
    There are way too many social bookmarking sites to list here, plus many tools to automate the process (senuke, socialmarker, bookmarkingdemon) so if you're not up to speed yet do some research in this area as it will pay off. A few worth mentioning based upon their connections with google and the sheer amount of sites they will spread to are...
    
    - Propeller.com
    - Slashdot.org
    - Digg.com
    - Technorati.com
    - Del.icio.us
    - Twitter.com
    - Reddit.com
    - Tagza.com
    - Fark.com
    - Newsvine.com
    - swik.net
    - Connotea.org
    - Links Marker
    - Sphinn.com
    - Blinklist.com
    - Faves.com
    - Indianpad.com
    - Plugim.com
    - Myjeeves.ask.com
    - Buddy Marks
    - Connectedy
    - MyLinkVault
    - Google Bookmarks
    
    
24. SEO friendly directories
    I wouldnt bother taking the time to find and submit yourself, find a submission service and outsource to them by buying $50 worth of links
    
    
25. High PR dofollow backlinks
    The best value for money in this area comes from Paul and Angela! Their packets are full of great links and instructions that take the hard work out of finding backlinks. Simply create accounts and profiles at the sites in the packets then setup a nice profile with 1 or 2 weblinks to your website. Do not go crazy and be tempted to add heaps of domains to your profile without any content or contribution to the community you've joined. If you're going to take the time to do this, do it the right and ethical way.
    
    Everyone has their own opinion on the SEO subject, but quality backlinks are by far the most important and valuable resource for getting your site ranking high in the search results! Content and domain name are just the start, from there you need to have high pagerank websites linking to your using your keywords.

You can use as much or as little of this system as you want, depending on your time available. Personally, I like to use as many online tools as possible so that by submitting to one site you ensure the link goes out to thousands of places autmatically. Leverage is the big thing with my business model! I do the research up front so I can minimise the amount of effort involved down the track. A stitch in time saves nine, as our mothers used to say

I hope you enjoy the content, if you have any particular questions then feel free to contact me at anytime.

ps. hitting the 'thanks' button just below would make my day

[Joe118]

I'm the first to thank you for this AWESOME and generous post.

THANKYOU

[Jaysmyne]

I must say, I learned something...very cool. Can't wait to put some of this to use!

[Steve Diamond]

Thanks, Nick. Very informative post, and worth waiting for.

I do have a question. You said in the earlier thread that you spent 30 - 40 minutes getting your new site ranked. Your list looks as if it would take much longer than that to complete, especially when you include content creation for the off-site sites. Which steps did you skip or short-cut? Which ones do you find give the most leverage, the most result for time spent?

Thanks.

Steve

[Nicholas William]

Steve

Thanks for your feedback mate and I'm glad you asked actually. There is a short cut method that I use, but I wanted to post the entire system for people that want to learn the overall process.

The 30-40 minutes I spent on the adwords course site I mentioned pertains to submission, not the actual setup.

So I just leverage my time by doing:

* google webmaster tools & analytics
* social bookmarking
* directory submission (outsourced)
* high pagerank backlinks (outsourced)

Those are enough to ensure high ranking, the other steps are mostly about generating traffic but it's all related to the same process of promotion and marketing. Let me know if there is anything else Steve, I'm here to help

[SickHippie]

This is epic! It really doesn't get much more clear and concise than this! If you are doing anything online there is SOMETHING in this list that will be helpful.

[Kazooli]

Cheers!

[Kristennye]

wow - thanks a bunch. This is great and concise info with the perfect price tag.

[Chucky]

Wow great thanks! I'm sure most of us knew most if not all of it, at least in bits and pieces. And how many of us actually did this? And now many of us will do it in the future now?

1 Question Nicholas. How about a time frame?

For example, Kaboodle on day 2, article marketing on day 5, SBM on day 7 etc? If you can mention that too, greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Chucky

[SickHippie]

Every person and project will have a different time frame. The more you do these things, the easier they become. What takes a full day to do the first time may only take an hour the fifth time.

What's important is the order of operations here. Take this list, do step one, then step two, etc. Make your own timeline!

This is the Internet! Time is a very relative thing here.

[rimam1]

nice, i'm building my own SEO "to do" list. running into a few snags with indexing, but i'll probably write a post once I get it straightened out.

[paradox_qu]

Awesome, I've been waiting for this since last night. Thanks a lot for the info.

-Nick

[youtring]

you have defined whole SEO process in simple lines. Thanks Anyways.

[saggy23]

Great post! All the info. you suggested here are very useful. Thanks for sharing these!

[Jishuku]

One of the best posts I've read on here. Very informative and well laid out. Easy to read and understand. Thank you!

[InternetMarketingIQ]

kabooble ... that just made me smile! I like Kaboobles!

I think this is a nice post, well thought out. And proves that executing a business/marketing plan is the real key.

[webmasteruk]

Thanks for the post it looks very interesting. There are a few more ideas on there that I would have not thought of.

Also who are

Paul and Angela!

is it a website?

Thanks

[Kappa]

Thanks, this is a really great all-in-one summary. Looks like a great outline for an e-book or a course. Thanks!

[jplanigan]

Thanks Nicholas! I was thinking as I read your post, and echoed by Chucky, that the gold here is in the way that you condensed what many Warriors already know in bits and pieces into a blueprint of sorts.

I'd also be interested to hear if you have some sort of timeline that you use to make things look more natural and avoid sandboxing.

Patrick

[Intrepreneur]

You could make this much simpler.

Analyse compeition
Write content (with keywords - never mind density)
Get backlinks. (blog comments, High PR links)

[jacksonlin]

Try onlywire.com for automated bookmarking!

=]

[imoutthere]

thanks for the tips. this was great info!

[Nicholas William]

Originally Posted by webmasteruk

Thanks for the post it looks very interesting. There are a few more ideas on there that I would have not thought of.

Also who are Angela and Paul? is it a website?

Thanks

please do a google search for pauls quality backlinks and angelas backlink service. They are also members here and you can ask anyone about the quality of their packets!

[Nicholas William]

Originally Posted by jplanigan

Thanks Nicholas! I was thinking as I read your post, and echoed by Chucky, that the gold here is in the way that you condensed what many Warriors already know in bits and pieces into a blueprint of sorts.

I'd also be interested to hear if you have some sort of timeline that you use to make things look more natural and avoid sandboxing.

Patrick

There is no sandboxing with this method Pat, you go straight into the google index within a few hours. Avoid the publicly advertised channels for site submission, as doing the whole 'add url' and 'submit your site' option is what gets you into the sandbox.

that little nugget will save you months of time waiting to see results

[mRamses]

I don't oftentimes say this, but good job on the informative, content-rich post. This could easily turn into a 101 guide.

Your 7th step:

Register for a google webmaster tools account

Can be achieved in another way. I've done it many times. Browse the pages you want indexed with a browser that has the Google toolbar installed, with reporting turned on. The toolbar reports back to Google. If the page you're viewing isn't in their index yet it is added to the crawl list.

[sahanull]

wow-to the point easy to follow. superb!

Thank you very much

[Rully]

great post. Got so much learn from you Nic. Thank you so much

[Mattiyu]

Hi Nicholas, very informative post. How long would it take to complete such a thorough project? I have only used maybe 8 to 10 steps on past projects which took me a few days to do it correctly.

[Kappa]

Originally Posted by Nicholas William

There is no sandboxing with this method Pat, you go straight into the google index within a few hours. Avoid the publicly advertised channels for site submission, as doing the whole 'add url' and 'submit your site' option is what gets you into the sandbox.

that little nugget will save you months of time waiting to see results

Thank you for saying this explicitly. Seems innocuous, but I submitted my blog months ago and it still isn't ranked for any of my target keywords. I moved my blog to wordpress and it ranked in top 100 after a little backlink building within a week or so. It is ridiculous that Google does this the well-meaning people, there must be a reason for it but I don't know what that is.

[onlinewarriors]

a big thank you!! great stuff!

David

[John Hixson]

Originally Posted by mikeong88

What is new under those lists??

Where did he say he was going to write anything new? What he did was lay out HIS processes, what work for him. A valuable contribution imo - learning from others is a useful method.

I am sorry but those are only enough for ranking under very low competitive keywords...and usually the results dont stay long unless no one is trying to compete with you...

And I don't think they only took you 30 minutes for a 25 item list

1 min+ to finish 1 item?? ..nice work giving people false hopes

He covered he outsourced didn't he? pretty sure he has later in the thread

And also nice work for trying to promote what you are trying to promote under

The only good advice are the keywords-domains, Optimise your html elements and High PR dofollow backlinks ...they work extremely well and are the "true-high ranking method" that will take you 30 minutes to complete..

Rubbish. That's the ONLY good advice?

Lets run through them

1) Keyword name - helps
2) write landing page - obvious but true
3) optimize html - useful list on how to do that plus good tip in its own right
4) publish site and domain - ok again obvious but true
5) Press release - useful for backlinks, traffic and generating intrest - good tips
6) submission - actually not much here
7) webmaster tools account - I always find them useful
8) google analytics - also useful
9) google bookmarking - bound to help with indexing
10) kaboodle - good tip
11) create a squidoo account - again useful for backlinks and traffic driving
12) aboutus.org - more backlinks, more ability to drive traffic and keywords
13) google knol - more backlinks, more traffic driving
14) jaiku. Not sure about this one if its as time intensive as twitter its probably not worth it, but dependson what you are doing. not tried so don't know
15 - 18) video marketing and places to do it. Powerful traffic driving tool, more backlinks
19-20)RSS submission - Backlinks and quick crawling
21) blogging - more backlinks, more places to get them, more traffic driving
22) articles - even more backlinks, more traffic driving
23) social bookmarking - guess what, even more backlinks!
24) directories - guess what, more backlinks again
25) High PR backlinks - yes a follow to his service but also right

So tell me, what in there do you disagree with? A list of ways he builds backlinks and drives traffic seems fair and useful. I know I would benefit from approaching my own SEO in such a structured manner

[Nicholas William]

John

Thanks for the support mate. We're always going to have those know-it-all people on here who think they are the best at EVERYTHING and have nothing better to do but leave negative comments to show how superior they are. My advice to them "if you're doing something better than me that works then more power to you, why not share it with the community rather than trying to make yourself feel smart with elitist banter (which nobody actually listens to anyhow)"

It's just part of being involved with online forums I guess John... I wouldnt waste my time getting into a debate with them over it buddy, as you know what they say about arguing with people on the internet!

For everyone else, I hope you enjoyed reading what works for ME.

[John Hixson]

Originally Posted by Nicholas William

John

Thanks for the support mate. We're always going to have those know-it-all people on here who think they are the best at EVERYTHING and have nothing better to do but leave negative comments to show how superior they are. My advice to them "if you're doing something better than me that works then more power to you, why not share it with the community rather than trying to make yourself feel smart with elitist banter (which nobody actually listens to anyhow)"

It's just part of being involved with online forums I guess John... I wouldnt waste my time getting into a debate with them over it buddy, as you know what they say about arguing with people on the internet!

For everyone else, I hope you enjoyed reading what works for ME.

Good point. I should learn not to bite but my patience is always tried by know it alls, nay sayers and people who try to tear down without offering to create.

Must try harder to leave them to it in the future!

[TheDebtEliminator]

Hello Nicholas,

This is a tremendous post and let add my thanks to the list.

I will be using this outline in the future

Sure it will take me longer to implement, but the results are there

All the Best

[premiertimesol]

This is really a great thread!very informative and it can really helps a lot especially to those still longing to be the top rank at Google......

[sofiawmr]

Great job .. I would like to thank you

[zargonoth]

Very cool contribution, i'm glad I stumble across this, It's compelled me (a long time lurker) to actually log in and comment.

For number 24. SEO friendly directories: Are there at least two that you could recommend please? I know I could google them, but i'd rather go with whats recommended.

A recent set of test that I ran against two domain I launched, shows quality backlinks including relevant anchor texts, do have a significantly larger impact than anything else I could do for on-site SEO.

[VladWorks]

Good and simple guide....I think it always comes down to what you are marketing.

Most people here I think are marketing digital products or adsense websites so alot of these are really necessary. I try to focus more on real world businesses (hotels, stores, consultants) so then my focus is slightly different.

[herms]

This is great information. I'm copying it and keeping it for future reference.

[aofzagroup]

Oh !! Great Contents.
Thank you

[marketingjitsu]

Wow. Nice and informative. Tomorrow I will go down every point in that list.

Thanks,

[danons]

great post, thanx.

[spazz896]

<b>follow this list --> it works.</b>
If you have a HIGH competitive keyword
then you'll may need to repeat the process,
several times..... DO this and you'll see results.

[McBrett]

Hi Nick,

Nice work on this list. All actionable items. Would you be interested in contributing some of your knowledge to an upcoming SEO business guide? Basically you would contribute a chapter of your expertise to discuss a specific aspect of the SEO biz. You would of course get attribution and link love. PM me if you're interested in more details.

Brett

[ciewy]

Wow!
Great post. Now I finally have a SEO system I can follow.

Thanks Nick

[itcoll]

this is excellent information.thanks You had missed the point of LSI as most people think that this might be useful in the future if not now.

[Kevin Williams]

This is the best post I've read in quite a while. Thanks a lot!

[emasaa]

Oh boy. That is what i have been looking for. A simple process of what is done. To be honest, I have a problem trying to explain to my clients exactly what I do. This should make it easier for me.

Where is the thank you button. I need to use it!

[Raygun]

Thanks Nicholas! This really helps especially for a newbie like me.

[ebookdaddy]

Nicholas thank you for taking the time to post this content. It sure is going to be helpful to me in outlining to clients just exactly what it entails to have your site seen by the search engines. A BIG THANK YOU!