Comments on: SEO Metrics – Search engine marketing metrics http://www.seo-theory.com/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/ Algorithm analysis, Web community relationship analysis, SEO practices and techniques, industry news, etc. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:48:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chas http://www.seo-theory.com/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Chas Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:27:57 +0000 http://seo-theory.com/wordpress/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/#comment-611 I'm really baffled by your stand on this. 1. Create a database. 2. Do a search and copy the top 10 results into your database noting the position 1 to 10. 3. Repeat these steps with a different search term 10 to 100,000 times. 4. Now you query the database and check for any factors you choose, links near the top, links near the bottom, keywords found 10 times, 100 times...whatever you want to check. If you find a statistical correlation then that factor may be legitimate. There is no need to start any experiments. There are an infinite number of results sitting and waiting for you to analyze. "Just add a unique expression to your link anchor text and see how long it takes for those pages to appear for it." I add a unique expression to my blog and I can usually search for it and find it at #1 in about an hour. The length of time needed to get any page to #1 by adding 4 text links a day is 2-6 months for competitive keyphrases. One of my clients took 6 months and 250 links from non-related site link pages. Google does return the most relevant pages (of all the search engines). And is always getting better. I’m really baffled by your stand on this. 1. Create a database. 2. Do a search and copy the top 10 results into your database noting the position 1 to 10. 3. Repeat these steps with a different search term 10 to 100,000 times.

4. Now you query the database and check for any factors you choose, links near the top, links near the bottom, keywords found 10 times, 100 times…whatever you want to check. If you find a statistical correlation then that factor may be legitimate.

There is no need to start any experiments. There are an infinite number of results sitting and waiting for you to analyze.

“Just add a unique expression to your link anchor text and see how long it takes for those pages to appear for it.”

I add a unique expression to my blog and I can usually search for it and find it at #1 in about an hour. The length of time needed to get any page to #1 by adding 4 text links a day is 2-6 months for competitive keyphrases. One of my clients took 6 months and 250 links from non-related site link pages. Google does return the most relevant pages (of all the search engines). And is always getting better.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.seo-theory.com/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Tyler Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:30:47 +0000 http://seo-theory.com/wordpress/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/#comment-610 I would be willing to join an SEO research group as well. I would be willing to join an SEO research group as well.

]]> By: Demerzel http://www.seo-theory.com/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Demerzel Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:23:58 +0000 http://seo-theory.com/wordpress/2008/02/14/seo-metrics-search-engine-marketing-metrics/#comment-609 I'm in on helping get some real research done for SEO. I’m in on helping get some real research done for SEO.

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