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Am i a Stupid Seo "Expert": read this

by Ronny Kibet
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Ok this is what happened.I have been using google as my main search engine for SEO.I feel like if i am not ranked top on google then i am not making money at all.So on november 12th i created a website majorly based on a product from clickbank that was to be launced on november 27th, and actually focused on its SEO that is, google SEO in this case.so my website started out normally by being position 302 on the third day, the fifth day i jumped to 56 then on the 8th day i went back to 247.This is a normal Google SEO flactuation, so am used to it, Its like google is feeling your site. Three days before the launch my site was ranked 35th. 3 days and i wasn't in the first page.i then left this product alone and focused on other things.so the product was launched and whoever made money did. On november 29 i was just bored and decided to check my rank using the rank checker tool.i could not believe my eyes, this site was ranked 34th on google, 1st on yahoo and 1st on bing, and mind you i had not even placed any affiliate link on the website.i popped from my seat, i just felt like dying I feel soo stupid, just focusing on one search engine.i then checked my site analytic and i could not believe the traffic i just wasted.I wish days could rewind.uuurrrgg!but i learnt a lesson.SEO is not about google alone.
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  • Profile picture of the author darkwizgemz
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    • Profile picture of the author Ronny Kibet
      Originally Posted by darkwizgemz View Post

      Have you read the 21th day traffic blueprint?
      not realy what is it about?
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    Extra blank lines between sentences help people read and understand your post.

    It is too late at night, and my eyes are already tired. So I won't read what you have written.

    I will check back later to see if you edited your post for readability.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Then
      Originally Posted by tpw View Post

      Extra blank lines between sentences help people read and understand your post.

      It is too late at night, and my eyes are already tired. So I won't read what you have written.

      I will check back later to see if you edited your post for readability.
      Ditto. I don't feel like reading too. No blank spaces, hard to read, I don't know how I can carry on reading like this. Perhaps, if you know how to space out your words you'll find that it's easier for people to read. If your website is written without spacing you will definitely drive visitors away and that will increase your bounce rate, which means that it can hurt your rankings. I'm sure that after writing like the way you have written you won't feel like reading my passage right? I'm sure it's hard to read but I'm sure you'll get the point.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ronny Kibet
        Originally Posted by Joseph Then View Post

        Ditto. I don't feel like reading too. No blank spaces, hard to read, I don't know how I can carry on reading like this. Perhaps, if you know how to space out your words you'll find that it's easier for people to read. If your website is written without spacing you will definitely drive visitors away and that will increase your bounce rate, which means that it can hurt your rankings. I'm sure that after writing like the way you have written you won't feel like reading my passage right? I'm sure it's hard to read but I'm sure you'll get the point.
        Sorry guys for writing like that. I guess I am tired like most of you are right now.Nonetheless was just trying to share a personal experience that i thought might be helpful.

        Apologies once again.
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  • Profile picture of the author QuinNguyen
    I have a couple of site rank 1 on both bing and yahoo but its barely bring it any traffic. Once in a while, those site would get into google first page and that is when all the traffics flood in. So don't be so harsh on yourself
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    • Profile picture of the author Shirlyn
      Yes, I think we need to focus on other search engines as well to gather targeted traffic. Sometimes we just don't knows that we are ranking Good for some other search engines and they can also helps us to do alot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fraggler
    You have to look at the demographic of your target market. Certain users still use Yahoo and Bing while others head straight to Google.

    Don't forget that the default search engine in the Windows default browser (Internet Explorer) is Bing - and I hear that Windows is used by at least a few people...
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  • Profile picture of the author Kate Crinsler
    I have also been working as a nerd before but as time passes and you learn Google analytic to become and expert.
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  • Profile picture of the author liamymoss
    Even I have notice that, SEO is not the only thing that works. If your site content is good and if you are getting natural traffic, it is possible that you can get good position. The same thing happened with me also. After leaving the site I found good result rather than doing SEO on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jesus Carrera
      Ranking first in Yahoo and Bing is much easier than Google, but once you get on the first page of Google is when you can see the difference!
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    • Profile picture of the author QuinNguyen
      Originally Posted by benintheworld View Post

      Is google king in that sense?
      Yup, they control over 90% of search traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author raradra
    I have a coupe sites at number 1 or 2 in yahoo that are like 500 in google and still make daily sales. Google isn't the only se in town just the biggest
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  • Profile picture of the author mascomasco
    Don't be hard on yourself,at least you have learnt something.And how about any sales after inserting your affiliate link?
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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    Originally Posted by ronsang90 View Post

    and mind you i had not even placed any affiliate link on the website.
    what in the world does that mean? You get extra points for putting an affiliate
    link on a site?

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  • Profile picture of the author Jessica21
    Hello! I have just gone through this conversation. Google behavior is very complicated. It all depends on your link building efforts. More and positive efforts more you will stability in your site rankings..
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