How “Work From Home Ideas” Made Google Top 10

Tue, Nov 25, 2008

Blogging Techniques, Link Management, Traffic, Work From Home, seo

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It does pay to check up what’s the latest Keyword Search Tools as last night when I did, found that my keywords Work From Home Ideas made it to Google Top 10.

Google has launched a new keyword research tool intended for Adwords research, to find more PPC keywords. But you can also use this tool to find relevant keywords for your website pages, blogs and blog post titles.

Making to Google Top 10 for any of your keywords you are ranking may seem like an achievement for some, a relief for others, but for the serious marketer the reality is that you need many many keywords to rank just as well if you want to be really successful in your work from home business.  But let’s take a brief moment to rationalize what this means and sharing with you what I have recently done which may have helped:


My link building strategy works

I re-SEO my website

  • I had my page title changed. SEO is a long term process so don’t be afraid to make drastic changes once in a while if you know it’s the right thing to do.

Keyword in my anchor text

  • Most of my published articles and blog posts contain work from home ideas or variations.
  • Target as many keywords as you can but they must be found within your web page.
  • all my Squidoo lenses have this keyword. If you change your keywords, do remember to update your lenses.

I learned How To Get Free Backlinks Easily

  • I added snippets of my favorite posts and published in Blogger using same anchor text. Avoid any duplicate content while doing so.

Find Out Who Links To Your Competitors

Having Work From Home Ideas made it to Google Top 10, is only the first step, although it does take time and effort. But maintaining your position or improving it is the bigger challenge I now have to face. How about sharing your experience on how you did it and was it as difficult too?

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  • Way to go, Peter, and man, it certainly looks like it took a lot of effort to get there. I don't have a catchy niche title like that to highlight, which probably explains why I have almost nil Google traffic. But that's okay; guess I'm stuck doing it the old fashioned way.

    <abbr>Mitchs last blog post..A Slave To The Numbers</abbr>
  • @Mitch: Yea, it took me a while to get to page 1 having been stuck at page 2 since July. Actually if you don't mind my saying so, I'm amazed at your energy in writing so much for your blog. Perhaps you can just optimize a couple of keywords or Keyword phrases each time you write. You'd probably get a lot of long tail keywords to your benefit.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • Good on you Peter for getting such a great result. I remember doing all the SEO stuff for my Blogsire blog and the keywords I aimed for was 'blogging the money way', but it was way too time consuming so with my Wassuoblog I'm not really concentrating so much on keywords as I am concentrating on blogging for fun.

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..Plugins Make WordPress So Versatile</abbr>
  • @Sire: Gosh Sire you are fast! Thanks for your kind words. Yes I took some time to get to page 1. But then again I don't pressure myself by setting any time frame too. So I'll take it when it comes I guess.
    -Peter
    Work At Home Ideas
  • Sorry Peter, in what way was I fast? Do you mean in commenting, because you can thank your twitter plugin for that. :)

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..Wassup’s Bloggers Forum Adding To The Blogging Experience</abbr>
  • @Sire: Oh yes, I keep forgetting about good old Twitter! Now I'm beginning to see the real benefits of installing that plugin. In fact have already seen from my admin panel there are a few hits from my Twitter followers because of this plugin. And I got that plugin through you, thanks mate.
    -Peter
    Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities
  • Now worries, after all what are mates for if not to help each other out?
  • Hey Peter,

    Excellent stuff on your blog. I love it, I'll be coming
    back here again and again ;)

    Though the post is short, it shouldn't be underestimated...
    it took you a long time to be able to make that claim
    of being on page 1 in Google.

    Congrats again! I believe more great stuff will be
    coming your way.

    Asher

    <abbr>Ashers last blog post..Success University Review: Think and Win Big Series Continued</abbr>
  • @Asher: Yeah, I deliberately made it short for a change. Most readers prefer shorter posts. I guess as long as there are relevant links within it, it's OK.
    -Peter
    Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities
  • It's good! It's short but it's compact with good information.

    I don't know if I could do that because I'm such a naggy
    blogger hehe

    Asher
  • By the way, I'm really digging this comment plugin
    of yours. What's this plugin? If possible, could
    you email me this plugin?

    I'm using Disqus at the moment but it's giving me
    some problems PLUS it doesn't let me use CommentLuv

    Appreciate it!

    Asher
  • @Asher: I am using Sezwho comment plugin and here is the link:
    http://sezwho.com/
    -Peter
    Make Money Blogging
  • Good work Peter. I am going to go back and re-read your posts again to see what I missed!

    <abbr>Alan Thomass last blog post..Four Great Ways To Maximize Your Email Marketing Campaign</abbr>
  • Hi Alan,
    Going back to a post you've read before and checking up on certain things is also something I do often. I think that's a good way to relate it to something new or someone else's opinion on the same subject or strategy.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Ideas
  • Congratulations on the great result have you considered the keyword "earn work from home" according to wordtracker there isn't much competition but plenty of searched. Nice to see the text readable again as well.
  • It sounds like you're really hitting the mark when it comes to SEO, which is awesome. Even thought it takes a lot of work and tracking, it's totally worth it ;)

    <abbr>Melissa Donovans last blog post..The Top 5 Blogging Essentials</abbr>
  • So this is why your Alexa ranking is below 200,000...hmmm?

    Learning how to Get Backlinks and effectively using Anchor Text are probably the most important ones here...although,I have yet to try the eBay method.

    <abbr>Calebs last blog post..2 More Reasons For CB TopSites</abbr>
  • @Caleb: I guess SERP and Alexa both are somehow connected and affects each other one way or another. Quite happy with Alexa at 162K but then again, it's just a number.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Ideas
  • Truly awesome job Peter. I'm going to read some of those past posts I missed. :)

    <abbr>Dennis Edells last blog post..Link Love For Favicon Contest Participation! (no winner yet)</abbr>
  • @Dennis Edell: Hi Dennis, thanks for your kind words. Actually I'm kind of slow getting to page 1 for this KW. I've been ranking it like forever. Still I'll savor this moment and get on with it. Life goes on and hopefully more page 1 in the near future.
    -Peter
    Home Internet Business
  • @khaled:Hi Kha, thanks for the tip. Yes I just checked and "earn work from home" has quite good searches and less competition. I may use this KW too.
    @Melissa Donovan:Yeah you can say that again...about it being a lot of work. But it sort of reaffirms some of the things I've practised in my link building strategy. Just visited your blog and left a comment.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • Hi Peter,
    It's good to see you have more and more backlinks. I haven't try Squidoo, Ebay..yet. I'm still learning so it costs my time to go around to read all informations like this so I don't have much time left to do for my site and blog.
    Thanks
    Kha
    Ways To Work From Home Blog
  • This is a great achievement Peter and one you worked hard for. I have taking on your link building strategy and i too hope to hit the top 10 for certain keywords, if not number 1 :)
    Jason
  • @Success University Review: Hi Jason, yes having a link building strategy is really a good idea and you won't regret it. We can also help each other too for mutual SEO benefit. We could start off by a homepage link exchange for our respective website. Let me know if you are keen.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Ideas
  • Well done Peter. I have heard some negative comments about free backlinks from Ebay, that Google does not value them highly. What are your thoughts on that?

    Dave
  • @Dave's Affiliate Marketing:
    I think if you don't abuse and put too many links, it should be OK. I ran a check on ebay policy and this is what I found:
    You may include links to your About Me page in your listings. However, you may not include language within those links that promotes items or other Web sites.
    eBay allows only a few links from a listing page because the primary purpose of the listing page is to describe the item for sale. The About Me page is a permitted link because it lets others in the eBay community learn more about the seller, helping the buyer to make a more informed decision prior to purchase.
    -Peter
    Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities
  • One of the challenges with SEO is checking your own rank for various keywords. I mean, who wants to scroll through ten pages of Google search results for untold numbers of keywords. I know SEO Moz has a rank checker tool but it's only free for five checks per day. Now I wish Google would provide something like that as well, but it's unlikely to happen since they don't really cater to the SEO crowd.

    <abbr>Melissa Donovans last blog post..The Top 5 Blogging Essentials</abbr>
  • @Melissa Donovan: Well hopefully Google can provide this tool in the near future. That would be a very useful tool to have.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • Peter - Very inspiring when this happens. I am starting to rank in the top ten for several of my keywords. I practice a lot of the same things you do?

    Have you thought about starting a second blog similar to this niche? That way you can link to each other and possibly be in the top 10 on the same term :)
  • @Ed Hardy: It's funny that you should ask this. I just thought of this last night about starting another WP blog but with more focus on specific keywords. It would be more for link building kind of blog.
    Good to hear that your KWs are doing well.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • Great job, Peter. I'm experimenting with the use of RSS feeds to parse my latest articles from my main blog into blogger at the moment. I'm yet to verify its effectiveness but still they are counted as backlinks.

    I'm still a big proponent of blog commenting though.

    Yan

    <abbr>Blog for Beginnerss last blog post..20 Reasons Why I Choose WordPress</abbr>
  • Guys..

    If you are reading Peter's post, I suggest you read it seriously..or even bookmark it for future references...

    This guy provides you FREE information where other's are paying hundreds of bucks on the same piece.

    Peter..time to start charging!

    Lol..

    To Everyone's Success..

    Lee Chin
  • Congratulations peter,

    you went ahead by telling us what you did. Kudos to you peter.
    Keep up the good work!

    <abbr>Norhafidzs last blog post..I Changed My Tagline and Blog’s Title</abbr>
  • @Mail List Marketing Made Easy: Lee Chin, thanks for dropping by. Looks like I'm letting the cat out of the bag again. I may have to take your advice to charge later on but for now, you could just buy me that beer?
    @Norhafidz: It's such a coincidence that you're also on Google Top 10. Congrats to you for achieving it at so short a time. Well done!
    -Peter
    Work From Home Ideas
  • Yea, what a coincidence. Thanks Peter! :)
  • There you go Peter.. Very good work there too! Whether or not you get traffic from it, its a thrill to know that you can actually succeed in the SEO arena..

    Thumbs up!

    <abbr>Ben Peis last blog post..Will You Chip In For My New Blog Theme?</abbr>
  • @Ben Pei: Hey Ben thanks for dropping in. Yeah it's a nice feeling but happy that some of the things I've been sharing and practicing actually works.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • great reading here.... very useful and of course.. Its FREE!! thanks Peter!
  • @Hajib: Thanks for dropping by and I'm glad you liked it. Yup! it's free.
    -Peter
    other Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities
  • I've found one of the most resourceful features is modifying the title tag and the deep links.
  • Hey Peter,

    Thanks for stopping by! Congrats on the slick ranking too.

    Cheers,

    Jason

    <abbr>Jasons last blog post..Make Money With Email / Zip Submits</abbr>
  • @Jason: It's my pleasure. I meant it when I said I'm addicted to your blog. It's quite awesome and I shall be back. Hope to see you here again giving us more goodies.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Internet
  • Congrats! So have you seen an increase in traffic since you made it to the top 10? I regularly only get a handful from google, though I'm still new to this :x. Now, I'm heading to read up on how to get 1200 backlinks in 5 days (and if I have time, how to get ebay backlinks). Thanks mate!

    <abbr>SoLinkables last blog post..Self-powered devices possible, researcher says</abbr>
  • Congrats Peter. You're actually the one who inspired me to test out the top commentator linking strategy. I am still playing with it, but anyway congrats on the ranking.

    <abbr>Kenney @ How To Make Money Blogs last blog post..New Make Money Online Blog Grabs Top Coveted Google Rankings</abbr>
  • Thanks for the great resources,a dn congrats on your success. I'm bookmarking your blog.

    <abbr>WriterGigs last blog post..My First Commission Junction Payment</abbr>
  • @WriterGig: Hi Maria, thanks for dropping in. I just visited your blog and I'm impressed by the work you do especially e-How in which you are doing absolutely well. Keep in touch.
    -Peter
    Work From Home Ideas
  • Hey Peter,

    It is very inspiring to see that you made it to the top 10, especially for such a good keyword phrase.

    I am still fighting to get on page 1 of Google with my home page, but I am getting close.

    I am esentially using similar starategies to you. My biggest obstacle is that I work full time, so I can only spend about 20 hours per week on internet stuff.

    It is those last few Google pages that seem to be the most difficult to climb through.

    <abbr>Online Marketing Promotions last blog post..Plug In Profit Site – Review</abbr>
  • Hi Peter. I found your site by doing some random browsing around the web. I am already impressed with this first post that I landed on. Congrats on reaching the top ten for one of your main keywords. Now I'm going back up to read some of the links that you pointed to in this post!
  • @Netbook Insider Forum: Well even if you've landed here by chance, good to have you and welcome to my blog. Feel free to browse through any of the posts to help you and hope to see you again here.
    -Peter
    Make Money Blogging
  • Thanks for the welcome Peter. I've spent nearly the last hour here reading through your posts and they are great. Glad to have found your site!
  • Congratulations man!
    They say that 1st page Google ranking for your keyword is the 'holy grail' for Internet Marketers. You do, however, realise that things can change very quickly so you need to keep on your toes.
  • @Proven Online Business: Hi Abdi, You're right. Getting to page 1 is one thing. Keeping it there is another. But it's a challenge and I love challenges.
    ****
    Peter
    Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities
  • That's gud Peter! Content plays major role too in getting your site on top rank in Google
  • I did just make a drastic change because I ranked on the top page of google for "Online Business Reviews" it went from the first to the second page. But that really was not a big traffic generator. So I figured that is not the way to go. So I am trying a new one.

    <abbr>Earn Money Onlines last blog post..Just Added Comment Luv For My Blog</abbr>
  • Great Post Peter,

    Best way to learn SEO is to create a blog and I'll want to find ways to promote a blog.
  • I am using my name as anchor text. I think this going to hurt me. Is it right ?
  • @PeterLee: Can you please give me some good tips. What I should be doing to improve my ranking ?
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