Outranking an About (dot) com page

Charlie A · 11-15-2011, 09:37 AM

Generally speaking, how difficult is is to out rank an About (dot) com page for a particular search term. If those types of pages are ranked high would it indicate easier or tougher competition to beat? Anyone have any experience?
Thanks.

dburk · 11-15-2011, 09:55 AM

Hi Charlie,

Generally speaking, they are slightly less than average difficulty to outrank.

About.com isn't selling anything but ad space, so a website that is focused on a commercially viable keyword should be able to apply more aggressive promotional efforts to overcome an advertiser supported page.

retsek · 11-15-2011, 02:03 PM

I put them on the same level as Amazon if considering outranking as moderate difficulty. Wikipedia & Google Places/Maps would be considered higher difficulty.

You'll need BOTH quality and quantity to overtake them in all cases. Starting off with an aged domain will also help.

chrome · 11-15-2011, 02:38 PM

Also, remember not all About.com pages have the same authority. Some, actually have numerous backlinks from other sites referencing that page. Therefore, making those particular pages a bit more difficult to outrank.

Charlie A · 11-16-2011, 02:33 AM

Sounds good, thanks for the feedback guys.

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dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 163 Thanked 673 Times in 583 Posts Contact Info	Re: Outranking an About (dot) com page Hi Charlie, Generally speaking, they are slightly less than average difficulty to outrank. About.com isn't selling anything but ad space, so a website that is focused on a commercially viable keyword should be able to apply more aggressive promotional efforts to overcome an advertiser supported page.
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retsek Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 6 Thanked 294 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Outranking an About (dot) com page I put them on the same level as Amazon if considering outranking as moderate difficulty. Wikipedia & Google Places/Maps would be considered higher difficulty. You'll need BOTH quality and quantity to overtake them in all cases. Starting off with an aged domain will also help.

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chrome Craig Romero War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Austin Tx. Posts: 54 Thanks: 72 Thanked 87 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Outranking an About (dot) com page Also, remember not all About.com pages have the same authority. Some, actually have numerous backlinks from other sites referencing that page. Therefore, making those particular pages a bit more difficult to outrank.
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11-16-2011, 02:33 AM	#5
Charlie A Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sweden/Canada Posts: 74 Thanks: 12 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Outranking an About (dot) com page Sounds good, thanks for the feedback guys.
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