The only thing better than one search result in the top 3 positions in Google is two search results from a double ranking. This SEO tip works from pushing a competitor off the first page to broadening your websites keyword funnel and double traffic and conversions.
Two Results are Better than One
I read somewhere that 87% of search engine traffic for a given keyword is allocated from occupying the #1 position in the search engine results page. If you understand SEO, then this post will share a quick method to double your SERP position and the likelihood of improving keyword conversions, once you have reached the Mecca for a specific search term.
SEO is predicated on one simple premise, rankings; in order for SEO to be effective, it must produce ranking on the first page in search engines. Not only is this the crowning achievement of search engine optimization, but once you achieve a top 10 position, then you can pull other keywords into the spotlight as a result of strategic linking. We often refer to this as the buddy system for lateral linking.
Search engine algorithms pay particular attention to individual pages capable of offsetting all of the other inconsistencies of competitor’s web pages and deem one page worthy above all others for any given search term.
Obviously the metrics are unique for each market, keyword or niche, but the reality is the same, once a top 3 or more importantly #1 or #1, 2 and 3 positions represent in Google. I have mentioned before, the fastest way to get a top 10 position in Google is to get a link from a website already ranking in the top 10 for that keyword.
It does not matter if that link is provided from your own website or another website, rankings are by the page and there is a daisy-chain effect of linking pages together that fuses the pages through a dynamic give and take relationship (based on citation). This citation can provide the algorithmic equivalents of trust needed for the newly linked page to jump in line past others duking it out for that keyword.
Depending on the competitiveness of the keyword or key phrase and the thresholds inherent to the barrier to entry; the time required to initiate a campaign, create all of the necessary content, inbound links and citation from other web 2.0 properties, RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites divided by the amount of time you invest managing or outsourcing the various components involved determine your profitability and return on investment.
With this in mind, from a tactical perspective, it’s better to leverage the SERP positioning you already have, than look outside of your own website for off page ranking factor. If you understand the power of a #1 position, then you can replicate this next simple SEO tip.
- Identify all current #1 positions in Google for keywords.
- Validate they still exist.
- Use Keyword Research to find “related keywords” based on the #1 ranking
- Link from the page that ranks to a new page (using similar anchor text or overlapping keywords to promote the new page).
- Let the new page get indexed, then check the SERPs
Identify: My favorite tool for this is SEM Rush, but if you don’t want to use this, there are other programs out there, or even Google webmaster tools can show you your websites top ranking SERP positions when you log in.
Either way, this is your base, so, identify the keywords which could represent hub status for your SEO campaign and pass along the power of ranking to other pages in your website.
Validate: Check to see if you still hold the #1 position, even a top 3 will do, but this tactics works better if you are at the helm of a particular search phrase.
Keyword Research: You should be able to gauge whether or not the keyword is profitable for you based on the frequency of hits and the type of traffic you garner as a result. You can always look through Google Analytics or whichever analytics package you have to assess the keywords that represent the highest percentage of traffic to your website.
Once you know what those keywords are, then use keyword research to find stemmed semantic variations that also fall under the same category or keyword cluster. Those related keywords will become the new focal point for step 4 *linking.
Linking: The closer the shingles (groups of keywords) the more effective this technique is. You can call this padding the search results (if you use similar exact match titles, tags or content), or you can pass this ranking factor along to help synonymous terms.
Simply go back and edit the page ranking in the #1 position and add a link to the new target page (with the keyword you intend the target page to rank for as the anchor text). Then, the authority from the page in the #1 position will group the new page under its umbrella and pull that page into the spotlight.
When the new page gets crawled and the old page reveals the connectivity between the two, typically a double SERP position occurs or a double position accompanies by jump links, breadcrumbs or the [+] with additional search results for that keyword appear in Google to showcase the degree of relevance your website has for the said term.
You can then build additional deep links from other sites or addition internal links to the newly dubbed page. As a result, you should see buoyancy for bother pages for multiple keyword variations related to the parent keyword cluster.
With this simple tip you can double your conversions by increasing your websites semantic array of keywords it appears for. Obviously you will know which keywords and traffic is most lucrative for your business model, but this technique is priceless for creating controlled keyword stemming if you understand the vast implications underlying its premise.
This is nice post on SEO strategy. Well that mentioned here, google webmaster do not show the exact ranking position of keywords of your site. I frequently check my google webmaster account, but the keyword ranking report show there not correct.
chandan,
You are correct!
“Google Webmaster Tools” shows the wrong ranking for my keywords also. It’s like GWT is not up to date?
What I do is login to GWT with IE8 (don’t laugh :) ), then check my keyword rank inside GWT.
Then I open a new Google Chrome Incognito browser window, & search for those exact keywords from GWT. Most times I’m ranking a couple spots better in the Google Chrome (not logged in to GWT).
Your Google Account will mess with you, If you are logged in on the same browser you are searching for keywords in Google SERP.
Google will use your browser history when searching, just the same as it does with Adsense Ads.
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Jeffrey,
Another great post, thank you!
I’ll be trying this on a couple of blogs…
BTW, I just noticed today, all 3 of my blogs have moved up 1 rank higher on the Google PageRank. :)
Most of the things I use for SEO I learned here on http://www.seodesignsolutions.com
Just wanted to say thank you, for all the great content/help!
Don’t forget that you can neutralize personalization in search results from amending the search parameter URL with &pws=0
That way you are looking at “cookie free” SERPs to gain some context. Another great program is http://www.spyfoo.com which discovers the top 50 SERPs for any website indexed in Google.
these are good SEO strategies.
@SlimJim:
Just noticed the comment about your blogs moving up the ranks.
Glad to hear it and glad you take the techniques to heart enough to experiment and practice them.
Appreciate the feedback as always, all the best.
Thanks Jeffrey,
I have just found this blog and am very grateful for the great content and comments from your other readers. I will definitely be putting your tips into practice and picking up the feed.
John
Thanks John
It has been hard to give the site much attention lately. Will try to up the post frequency to 1-2 posts daily for a few weeks, to get back in the swing of things.
All the best…
SEO has become an indispensable part of online marketing. Effective use of this tool can give wings to your online business while not using it rightly can play havoc with it. Although having a company website with relevant content and great look is very important but it is not everything. Page ranking in popular search engines has become an extremely important part of promoting your website and drawing targeted traffic to it.
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From experience, the website has to be conversion optimised and also the most relevant keywords must be targeted.
Also the link building must be bang on correct. The better the link building, the more traffic the website is capable of generating!
nice, i’ll try it . so the theory is when i can get backlink from same keyword site . i can rank higher, right ?