Getting to #1 for "sales letters" (pix enclosed)

marlon · 04-21-2010, 04:19 PM

Hi,

The first several rankings for the term: sales letters
both have dmoz and yahoo directory listings BUT have low anchor links to the page with high links to the domain.

My domain is salesletters.com and dropped OFF page one and is now on page 2 of serps.

What do you think it'd take to actually BEAT OUT number 1 or would you need dmoz to do it even though they have low anchor links to the actual page?

I know "just throw links at" is nice advice. Just wondering if anyone has any more specific of an idea.

Best wishes,

Marlon

Voasi · 04-21-2010, 05:04 PM

When did you put the redirect in so that it goes from the .com to the /blog/? Looks like its still cached as of April 15 as the .com:

Sales Letters | Info on Sales Letters, Sale Letter Templates and Copywriting

Google might've already cached the page and its just not showing in the cache tool, but could be the reason why you saw a drop. To be honest, I wouldn't do the redirect unless you REALLY have a necessity for it.

As for links and such, you definitely need more, of course. With Google, it's always going to be about "signals of quality" (signals being links). You need more of those. You are going up against players that do have intense domain authority, but of course, it's do-able, you just need to go and get some authority links.

My suggestion: See if you can contact local newspapers and write something up about "sales letters" and see if you can get it published on there website or at minimum, a columnist's blog post.

Another suggestion is contact colleges and see if they'd like to use your website as a resource for sales letter information. Provide value and you'll get the links; simple as that really. Most people don't want to provide the value cuz it's too much work, which it is typically, but worth it if you want the rankings. I've developed all sorts of widgets that took MONTHS of development just to use it as a link building tool. Result: plenty of .edu and .gov links and top 5 rankings.

marlon · 04-21-2010, 05:42 PM

Hi Adam,

That's interesting that you got the links from widgets. Makes total sense though and something I should look into.

I've gotta get some good content on the site also.

Marlon

04-21-2010, 04:19 PM	#1
marlon HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: , , . Posts: 417 Thanks: 30 Thanked 238 Times in 89 Posts	Getting to #1 for "sales letters" (pix enclosed) Hi, The first several rankings for the term: sales letters both have dmoz and yahoo directory listings BUT have low anchor links to the page with high links to the domain. My domain is salesletters.com and dropped OFF page one and is now on page 2 of serps. What do you think it'd take to actually BEAT OUT number 1 or would you need dmoz to do it even though they have low anchor links to the actual page? I know "just throw links at" is nice advice. Just wondering if anyone has any more specific of an idea. Best wishes, Marlon
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04-21-2010, 05:04 PM	#2
Voasi AKA: Adam Maywald War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orange County, CA, USA Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 58 Thanked 240 Times in 148 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Getting to #1 for "sales letters" (pix enclosed) When did you put the redirect in so that it goes from the .com to the /blog/? Looks like its still cached as of April 15 as the .com: Sales Letters \| Info on Sales Letters, Sale Letter Templates and Copywriting Google might've already cached the page and its just not showing in the cache tool, but could be the reason why you saw a drop. To be honest, I wouldn't do the redirect unless you REALLY have a necessity for it. As for links and such, you definitely need more, of course. With Google, it's always going to be about "signals of quality" (signals being links). You need more of those. You are going up against players that do have intense domain authority, but of course, it's do-able, you just need to go and get some authority links. My suggestion: See if you can contact local newspapers and write something up about "sales letters" and see if you can get it published on there website or at minimum, a columnist's blog post. Another suggestion is contact colleges and see if they'd like to use your website as a resource for sales letter information. Provide value and you'll get the links; simple as that really. Most people don't want to provide the value cuz it's too much work, which it is typically, but worth it if you want the rankings. I've developed all sorts of widgets that took MONTHS of development just to use it as a link building tool. Result: plenty of .edu and .gov links and top 5 rankings.
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04-21-2010, 05:42 PM	#3
marlon HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: , , . Posts: 417 Thanks: 30 Thanked 238 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Getting to #1 for "sales letters" (pix enclosed) Hi Adam, That's interesting that you got the links from widgets. Makes total sense though and something I should look into. I've gotta get some good content on the site also. Marlon
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