how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google?

Jordan JD · 04-18-2010, 05:52 PM

how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google?

amazing feat isn't it?

butters · 04-18-2010, 05:55 PM

I am sure the 275k backlinks it has helps it out a lot

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Ken Strong · 04-18-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by butters

I am sure the 275k backlinks it has helps it out a lot

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Pretty simple, then -- just get 50,000 backlinks a day to your site and you'll knock them out of the top spot within a week.

Nick Brighton · 04-18-2010, 06:00 PM

what I find more amazing, is 3 x results down, there's probably one of the most expensive domains around "sex.com" which appears to be one of those portal sites, making referal commissions...

... not really a "real" site with "real" self published content, so to speak.

Now that's gotta piss off the SEO gurus.

P.S - A site estimated to be worth $43 million probably knows how to find folks who know how to do this stuff all day long...and do it well.

x3xsolxdierx3x · 04-18-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan JD

how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google?

amazing feat isn't it?

Any WSOs out there that will teach us how to do this? lol...

Nick Brighton · 04-18-2010, 06:05 PM

LOL...They are also #1 for "porn" too.

Knock - it - out - of - the - park, fellas...don't hold back!

They obviously know some tricks.

sbucciarel · 04-18-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan JD

how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google?

amazing feat isn't it?

So ... what were you looking for when you discovered this tidbit of info?
Inquiring minds want to know ....

Nick Brighton · 04-18-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sbucciarel

So ... what were you looking for when you discovered this tidbit of info?
Inquiring minds want to know ....

Don't you know? That's the first place SEO experts go to do their "research"

lol. :-)

honestbizpro · 04-18-2010, 06:12 PM

Never go to one of those sites that give domain value unless you own it already...I lost one in seconds that I had the window open to register..hahaha we live and learn.

Chris Grable · 04-18-2010, 06:15 PM

Pornhub.com @ #1
Sex.com @ 2

Huffingtonpost.com @ #3....???

busting · 04-18-2010, 06:18 PM

Damn. Man, what a feeling it has to be to own the domain sex.com. The guy
that ones this one is a lucky one.

honestbizpro · 04-18-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Grable

Pornhub.com @ #1
Sex.com @ 2

Huffingtonpost.com @ #3....???

They have a nice Tech section!

Ken Strong · 04-18-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Grable

Huffingtonpost.com @ #3....???

PR 6... Alexa #157.... and 13.8 million backlinks... and the particular URL goes to a post about sex. So not such a surprise.

Rezbi · 04-18-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

So ... what were you looking for when you discovered this tidbit of info?
Inquiring minds want to know ....

Stress relief... maybe?

honestbizpro · 04-18-2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by busting

Damn. Man, what a feeling it has to be to own the domain sex.com. The guy
that ones this one is a lucky one.

I thought the .ME was going to be pretty big...but I am not seeing them around.

Avidpoet · 04-18-2010, 06:21 PM

I been trying to figure their SEO strategy out for awhile along with some of the other sites familiar to it. One interesting thing I found out is alot of those type of sites also rank very well for some of the actors and actresses. I also found out that alot of those types of sites share the same videos which is also interesting.

Chris Grable · 04-18-2010, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenStrong

PR 6... Alexa #157.... and 13.8 million backlinks... and the particular URL goes to a post about sex. So not such a surprise.

Hmm... I see your point, but I'm still not so sure. Just because it makes sense... doesn't seem to make it any less surprising. There is an awful lot of competition out there and the Huffington Post seems "out of left field"...

IM Headlines · 04-18-2010, 07:20 PM

Well for starters, the site has a boatload of backlinks, not to mention
that it's been around for a while. Age helps in SEO too.

Ashley Gable · 04-18-2010, 11:31 PM

I wonder how many of us stopped at "verifying" sex.com's ranking

And I promised myself I wouldn't spend any more money on "stress relievers". Never had good will power.

I am sure all who read this thread lost a little more time than it took to read.

GeorgR. · 04-18-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by busting

Damn. Man, what a feeling it has to be to own the domain sex.com. The guy
that ones this one is a lucky one.

i would take pornhub.com over sex.com any day!

verbose · 04-18-2010, 11:56 PM

The Guy who owns Sex.com is losing the domain and it will be up for auction. He cant pay off the the financing because he does not understand how to market the right products.
here is a link to1 of the stories
Sex.com for sale - Boing Boing

jasonmorgan · 04-19-2010, 02:05 AM

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Now that's gotta piss off the SEO gurus.

Actually, it should piss off the article writers and 'content is king' types since both of those sites have very little text content.

Both of those sites are a great example that what many gurus preach is nonsense.

Quote:

I been trying to figure their SEO strategy out for awhile along with some of the other sites familiar to it.

Backlinks.

Building backlinks, buying backlinks, trading for backlinks etc... the site is more or less a band name now so they pick up backlinks organically from all over including from many non-adult authority sites.

There is nothing special about the site itself and it goes to show that if you work hard, hustle and can get an obscene number of backlinks you can rank well for anything.

jazbo · 04-19-2010, 06:16 AM

Not really. It is a huge site, linked to from all over the net. It is well known to many people including students and through jungle drums at work conversations etc.

I would imagine that it gets a ton of relevant natural backlinks and most will contain the keywords free sex/porn.

Also a quick look (well a long look) shows that far from infringing copyright, most of the clips I reckon are put up by the studios. So its in their interests to drive traffic to those posts from their networks of spplogs and generated landing pages, ie, give them free content and encourage them to investigate the paid options.

Basically it is a genius linkbuilding strategy.

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Nick Brighton Money Grows On Trees... War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In the trenches... Posts: 2,375 Thanks: 553 Thanked 527 Times in 235 Posts Contact Info	Re: how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google? LOL...They are also #1 for "porn" too. Knock - it - out - of - the - park, fellas...don't hold back! They obviously know some tricks.
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Ashley Gable Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 804 Thanks: 168 Thanked 87 Times in 78 Posts	Re: how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google? I wonder how many of us stopped at "verifying" sex.com's ranking And I promised myself I wouldn't spend any more money on "stress relievers". Never had good will power. I am sure all who read this thread lost a little more time than it took to read.

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jazbo Systematic Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,906 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 35 Thanked 298 Times in 217 Posts Social Networking	Re: how did pornhub achieve the number one spot for the word "sex" on google? Not really. It is a huge site, linked to from all over the net. It is well known to many people including students and through jungle drums at work conversations etc. I would imagine that it gets a ton of relevant natural backlinks and most will contain the keywords free sex/porn. Also a quick look (well a long look) shows that far from infringing copyright, most of the clips I reckon are put up by the studios. So its in their interests to drive traffic to those posts from their networks of spplogs and generated landing pages, ie, give them free content and encourage them to investigate the paid options. Basically it is a genius linkbuilding strategy.
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