$1 Million Dollar SEO Contest?

You make me LoL more than any other person on the forums. I have no doubt that the competition would be hit by the full force of everything in your arsenal.

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Tom Goodwin

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Jacob Martus

You make me LoL more than any other person on the forums. I have no doubt that the competition would be hit by the full force of everything in your arsenal.

Ty sir. I blame it on my 3rd generation of extreme sarcasm coupled with total annoyance at some people on the forum

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Jacob Martus 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin

Ty sir. I blame it on my 3rd generation of extreme sarcasm coupled with total annoyance at some people on the forum

I think if something like this fairydust/mythical competition were to ever take place it would be our duty as members of Backlinksforum to comprise a team of 5 or 10 people to just completely obliterate it and afterwards split the money.
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jayuk76 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin

I would beat it into oblivion like a red-headed stepchild.

LOOOOOOOOOL - Very good
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TG2011

Banned 14 years ago

I'd be very interested in taking part.

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Jordan Kovats

14 years ago

Who would be paying the prize money, and what are the rules? This could get dirty.

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sbsb

14 years ago

Doing something like this would be the quickest way to document for google all the kinds of techniques they should discount from providing link juice. Good for the winner, terrible for every other SEO.

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Tom Goodwin

14 years ago

Originally Posted by sbsb

Doing something like this would be the quickest way to document for google all the kinds of techniques they should discount from providing link juice. Good for the winner, terrible for every other SEO.

I'm pretty sure Google knows all the link building practices out there. They wouldn't learn anything from it, IMHO.

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Tom Goodwin 14 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

Will the check be post marked Nigeria?

From the princess herself.
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seosin

14 years ago

Do this contest till goes on ?

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inter123

14 years ago

This might be a good idea. Perhaps instead of the price at 1 million, it could be 100,000$ and for people to enter, they have to pay a sum. Of course, the organisers would need to make $1 million from running the event.

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sqnwk 14 years ago

How will the contestants be judged?
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Mike Grant

14 years ago

Originally Posted by inter123

This might be a good idea. Perhaps instead of the price at 1 million, it could be 100,000$ and for people to enter, they have to pay a sum. Of course, the organisers would need to make $1 million from running the event.

Wait...

Did you just suggest the OP cut his prize pot by 90%, and then also suggest he charge people to enter this contest?

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inter123 14 years ago

Yes just to keep it under the radar. With a million dollars on the line, Google will find out quickly and Matt Cutts will have to make another video on what meets their standards!

Originally Posted by mgtarheels

Wait...

Did you just suggest the OP cut his prize pot by 90%, and then also suggest he charge people to enter this contest?
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pinoyrecipes 14 years ago

that 1M bill cracked me up! nyahahahhaha
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marieluy143

14 years ago

FAQ - What are the rules?

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mattlaclear

14 years ago

Dang it. My company was about to launch a $1 Trillion seo contest. Now OP has gone and stole my thunder.

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- mattlaclear 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by yukon
  
  I'll front the first million.
  
  You take cash?
  
  If I had you paypal it to me how long do you think paypal would freeze the money?
  
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mejohn

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Gadi

My company is about to launch an SEO competition with a $1 Million cash first prize. I'm looking for any expert advice. Is it a good idea (would many SEO marketers be interested)

No response from the author. Probably just a farce.....

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Gadi

14 years ago

Oh, its real people! Rules will be posted soon and you all will understand how we are going to fund this contest. btw yukon, it has nothing to do with Nigeria

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Gadi

14 years ago

We are a diamond jewelry company and the contest is scheduled to be launched in 3 weeks. The contest will last 1 year and the winner will be the #1 spot on Google for the keyphrase we decide. The prize money is real and is funded as part of our marketing budget.

I think that if you team up, you may do better in the contest, but be sure to expect serious competition from a large number of SEMs and SEO agencies... don't you think?

Do any of you guys manage/own SEO or marketing blogs? We are also looking for collaborations for press and distribution.

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L41db4ck

14 years ago

Why would you pay $1m to get to #1?

Edit: Hang on, I sort of know the answer to that. What I mean is why wouldn't you just go to the best SEO company and ask them to get you to #1? Wouldn't that cost you less?

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Jacob Martus

14 years ago

Originally Posted by L41db4ck

Why would you pay $1m to get to #1?

Edit: Hang on, I sort of know the answer to that. What I mean is why wouldn't you just go to the best SEO company and ask them to get you to #1? Wouldn't that cost you less?

Competitions are a great way to generate exposure and with a competition like this, they would be able to cherry pick out of a lot of great SEO companies and choose one that they like and that will be able to provide them with the best service.

I'm still a bit skeptical of a prize of that magnitude.

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L41db4ck

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Jacob Martus

Competitions are a great way to generate exposure and with a competition like this, they would be able to cherry pick out of a lot of great SEO companies and choose one that they like and that will be able to provide them with the best service.

I'm still a bit skeptical of a prize of that magnitude.

Yes, but exposure to who? It's not as though it going to make the news, is it? The general public won't care what a SEO company is.

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Tom Goodwin 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Gadi

Do any of you guys manage/own SEO or marketing blogs? We are also looking for collaborations for press and distribution.

Um....the forum in my sig perhaps?:rolleyes: Of course, we might just enter a team "backlinksforum" into the contest, lol
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- Jacob Martus 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin
  
  Um....the forum in my sig perhaps?:rolleyes: Of course, we might just enter a team "backlinksforum" into the contest, lol
  
  Mark me down on that team. I'll devote the full force of my tools, domains, and time along with say 10 other forum members, we could definitely dominate.
  
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googlejedi

14 years ago

blackhatters will love it

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Michael Nguyen

14 years ago

I'd happily let you use my site for the competition

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Mike Grant

14 years ago

What if we got you to #1 in less than a year?

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Jacob Martus

14 years ago

Originally Posted by mgtarheels

What if we got you to #1 in less than a year?

It won't be getting their site to rank. It will be a competition for the #1 spot for a certain keyword I would imagine. And I guess it would be last one standing after a year was the winner.

But, this seems a bit more mythical than anything else.

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Mike Grant

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Jacob Martus

It won't be getting their site to rank. It will be a competition for the #1 spot for a certain keyword I would imagine. And I guess it would be last one standing after a year was the winner.

But, this seems a bit more mythical than anything else.

Ah, well in that case I'll blackhat the **** out of it in month 11.

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Jordan Kovats

14 years ago

My guess is he takes 10 different people or teams, gives 10 different sites that are an affiliate for diamonds, then literally owns the top 10 positions for diamonds, and makes his money back and more over the course of a year...or less. Risky investment, but could pay off. Must have some good research into how many diamonds are being sold. If it was for one site, how do you determine the winner of all the contest entrants?

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14 years ago

Is the prize money is USD? Or Zimbabwe?

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brandasaur

14 years ago

Then someone would enter a couple of entries then making it all on top 10. Someone can also get other competitors de-indexed to get down to the rankings. This can get dirty i think

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L41db4ck 14 years ago

Is Lanta99-George, Ella or Daniel Tan involved in this?
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Jordan Kovats

14 years ago

Tom Vu might be...we're not sure yet.

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Fraggler

14 years ago

Google will be have a good giggle over a competition like this. They'll wait for the money/domain to be transferred only to send the site into oblivion...

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UTOBC

14 years ago

Interested contest! I can't wait to see the contest! Let's do it quick!

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Gadi 14 years ago

You guys have got a few of the rules right and a few wrong... I wouldn't start planning just yet. We'll be launching the contest in about 3-4 weeks.

The prize is in $US...

The idea is indeed that we make this money back, if not in 1 year, then in 2... but it will not be on 10 different sites.

Teaming up will be allowed, as will single page entries.

Good Luck!

Any more questions anyone?
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opiniones

14 years ago

Ok everyone! Your task is to get to #1 on the keywords "sex" "woman" and "man"

whoever does it gets a cool million

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Digitel 13 years ago

Wow... very interesting contest. Cant wait who will be the lucky winner.
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- Manc 13 years ago
  
  I am Isaac Shongwe from Nigeria. This is an urgent and confidential business proposition...
  
  Seriously, look how many bloody Nigerian scammers there are on this list...
  
  http://www.potifos.com/fraud/
  
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wakthing 13 years ago

seo contest which is extraordinary...
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George Phillip

14 years ago

When you put up that kind of money, do you solely intend the SEO to be whitehat ? because for $1mil, this will be extremely interesting.

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theemperor 13 years ago

Originally Posted by George Phillip

When you put up that kind of money, do you solely intend the SEO to be whitehat ? because for $1mil, this will be extremely interesting.

If it is purely white hat, I'll eat my hat.
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mikkosant

14 years ago

what about positions 10-2...

#2,3 should be atleast 100k

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Amitywill

14 years ago

Ok if this is a real competition then what can I say, I'll have my whole
team hammering away until the job is done.

But I think before I go and dedicate my whole SEO team to your
"competition" I think there needs to be some stipulations for your
contestants too.

I.e. contracts.

As a contestant I would want to know that I'm going to get paid
before I start dedicating man hours. As should any contestant.

Secondly I would want your companies telephone number and physical
address to keep in contact.

So yeah a million dollar competition sounds great but to me SEO isn't
a game it's a business so I want to be sure that I'm gonna get paid.

I look forward to hearing the details of your competition!

Will

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Mike Grant

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Amitywill

Ok if this is a real competition then what can I say, I'll have my whole
team hammering away until the job is done.

But I think before I go and dedicate my whole SEO team to your
"competition" I think there needs to be some stipulations for your
contestants too.

I.e. contracts.

As a contestant I would want to know that I'm going to get paid
before I start dedicating man hours. As should any contestant.

Secondly I would want your companies telephone number and physical
address to keep in contact.

So yeah a million dollar competition sounds great but to me SEO isn't
a game it's a business so I want to be sure that I'm gonna get paid.

I look forward to hearing the details of your competition!

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Slam

14 years ago

This would be the most epic contest in the history of IM.

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secretjustin

14 years ago

This could be a very short contest...

If you made a deal with the website currently in #1 and paid them off with $500,000 or whatever it takes short of the 1 million, No?

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dagaul101

14 years ago

How is the prize determined? Is there any assurance anyone is really going to get a million?

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moneymakerz

13 years ago

this is a gerat idea...........not everyone can play the game at that level

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Bramantya Prakosa

13 years ago

if you are good at SEO, you should join the contest,the prize is big enough to fund your needs, if you don't think it possible then you should learn seo more....

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