Experiments In The Dot Com Lifestyle

I’m about to show you how to be 30x more productive with your SEO efforts…

And like a lot of the methods I use, this little tip/tool is absolutely FREE!

But, first I want to bore you with a quick story about myself.

I’m very meticulous (nice way of saying I suffer from OCD – thanks mom) in that I track and plan most everything I do.

For example:

I have a spreadsheet set up for all of my workouts which detail every rep and pound I’ve lifted over the last ten years…

I have my diet plan written out in detail, displaying my caloric, carb, protein and fat goals for each day, displayed in my kitchen…

*In all fairness, I’m not a total prude…I do have a spontaneous side, which usually just gets me in trouble…

Now, this may seem crazy to most, but it helps me analyze what works, what doesn’t and to identify patterns so I can spend my time more efficiently.  It may take a little work upfront, but it pays off tenfold in the end.

This meticulous tracking of data has helped in countless ways with improving my conversion optimization and SEO productivity, as well.

For every site I’ve owned and still own, I have an excel sheet set up to track certain backlinks like my web 2’s, guest posts, anchor text’s I used, etc.  I also track what services I used to backlink these anchor sites.

But, this is where the fun part comes in! Continue reading to learn how to turn Excel into an SEO powerhouse

I’ve been strangely addicted to that show on National Geographic Channel called Doomsday Preppers.

You know, the show where various people reveal their plans for survival when, as they all seem to put it, “shit hits the fan”!

Weirder yet, it was my wife who turned me onto the show…

Anyways, I couldn’t help but notice the glaring similarities between the show and SEO.

After all, BuildMyRank, ALN, High PR Society and a few other blog networks recently met their doom.

And, unfortunately, so did the livelihood of a lot of IM’ers who relied on those networks for their rankings.

First, let’s cover a few facts:

• Search engines are constantly evolving.
• It’s getting increasingly harder to rank your site/keep it ranked.  Still not necessarily difficult, but just think about how easy it was 5 years ago!
• You never know when the next algorithm is going to hit and your site is going to drop off the map.

If you’re running an online business who’s success relies on the search engines then doomsday is inevitable, as I’m sure you’re well aware. Continue reading how Doomsday Preppers can help your business thrive

In this edition of my Fiverr gig review, I will be looking at 4 more SEO related gigs to see what impact thay had, if any, on my test site rankings.

Plus, I want to uncover a few other Fiverr gigs I use and the reasons why.

And in case you missed it, check out part one of my SEO Fiverr Gig Review.

So, let’s get started!

Transform your article to powerpoint and PDF and submit it for backlinks for $5

This gig basically takes an article you provide, turns it into a powerpoint and pdf file, then submits it to the top 10 document sharing and slide sharing sites. They then ping the backlinks for, as they say, faster indexing.

Continue reading part 2 of my review of Fiverr gigs

This niche site is now about two months old and not only has it made it in the top 10 for all three keywords I’m targeting, but it’s ranking #1 for one.  Here’s the breakdown:

Keyword 1
Exact monthly searches: 33,100 - Current position: #8 in Google

Keyword 2
Exact monthly searches: 18,100 - Current position: #4

Keyword 3
Exact monthly searches: 720 - Current position: #1

Not too shabby.  Typically though, I would like to be at #1 for all three keywords by now, but I decided to use this site as a test ground for some Fiverr gig reviews, which I believe has led to the slower than normal climb up the ranking ladder.

Continue reading my niche site diary #4

I’ve recently been testing out a handful of different Fiverr gigs that offer backlinking services.

I’ve sifted through hundreds of gigs looking for effective services and narrowed it down to roughly 5 services to test out initially.

There are a few more which I’m currently testing and some of the results I’m about to give you may be a little premature to form a decision, so I will revisit them in part 2 of this series.

So, here are the gigs that made the first cut and their results:

I will setup link wheel for your page Be on the first page in Google search in 1 month for $5

This is apparently the oldest link wheel gig on Fiverr and it may just be since he has an insane amount of positive reviews. I’m not a huge fan of link wheels, but since this is an extremely popular service I thought I better give it a try.

The keyword I tested this service out on was sitting at position 15 when I started.  It gets 880 exact local searches and is a popular brand of elliptical. As you can see the keyword jumped up as high as position 4 and has seemingly settled at position 10 for now.  Not too bad considering it’s completely hands off  - you just pay $5 and give the guy your URL and anchor text.

Continue reading my review of Fiverr gigs

If you’ve been in the online business for a while or built up an email list of substantial size, then you may have run across some interesting characters!

I have an active email list for one of my health sites that gets around 20-30 new signups per day.  It has grown quite large over the years, and while most everybody I interact with from that list is really cool and thoughtful, every once in a great while I’ll get a few strange ones.

I just recently got this email today from a new subscriber to my list who wanted to download the free eBook I offer…

No problem, you just enter your email, confirm your address and then you get a “Welcome” email with the link to download the free eBook.

Pretty standard stuff…

Continue reading Stay Classy Anonymous Internet Users!

OK, let’s take a look at the bread and butter of the niche site process.

Backlinking!

Honestly, this is the part that can make or break your niche site success.  Why?

Because if you never get your site to the top of the serps, more specifically Google, for any of your keywords then it’s going to be hard to make any decent money.

Sure, you might get some traffic from longtail keywords that will slowly add up over time, but who wants to wait that long?

Not this guy.

So, we need to build links.  Lots of them.  And preferably quality ones.

Continue reading niche site diary #3

I recently read an article over on Tom Ewer’s blog titled 3 Reasons Why Targeting Multiple Low Competition Keywords Is Good For Beginners.  If you’re new to SEO then check it out as it has some valuable information and may even save you a lot of time.

What I want to quickly do is take it a step further and explain why this is not only a good idea for beginners, but it may just be the future of SEO as we know it.

First of all, this isn’t one of those SEO is dead posts…

In fact, I laugh every time I read one of those.

But, in order to get the most out of your SEO efforts, you NEED to look into the crystal ball and see where SEO is heading.

Now, have you ever worked your ass off to get a competitive keyword to the first page of Big G and then instantly you’re let down by the amount of traffic that keyword really sends?

Most people blame keyword estimates, which may partly be the case, but there’s another factor that comes into play with competitive terms…

And, it only seems to be getting worse as time goes on…

Continue reading to learn why targeting low competition keywords may be the future