Google Badge: `The Google badge marks the exciting milestone of one your websites being ranked in Google!`
Hi - the wording is somewhat misleading. Your site has been indexed, which simply means that Google has found it, it is now visible on the internet.
However, it has not been ranked. That comes with adding valuable content, and each post will be ranked individually.
I guess the only value of being indexed, is that it is an indication that you have created your site correctly - it is live, clickable and searchable.
Yup thank you for the explanation . It makes sense and I think now wording should be corrected by WA.
Hi - no, simply that it has been found by Google, which is called indexing. You don't get notified when your content has been ranked.
It just means that Google have seen your site and it is now indexed. (As it is published), Not that it is ranked
I guess you could look at it that way, I guess it's just a terminology thing, but yes the badge means that your site has been set up correctly and is now indexed in Google. Maybe at some point they should update the rollover text to say "Indexed" as opposed to "Ranked"
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How did I got google badge when I have no content?
Google Badge: `The Google badge marks the exciting milestone of one your websites being ranked in Google!`
To answer your question, no, you can't get the Google badge without doing anything. :) You obviously have to correctly create a website. For some, creating a "dummy" website is nothing. However, for others, correctly creating a website, even if it's only the framework, is a milestone.
That's the value of the Google badge. Don't let your familiarity or experience jade your overall outlook. Every step taken is a step towards success, no matter how small.
This badge signifies that the website built has basically announced itself. Now it's time to build traffic that converts, posts that rank on page 1, and build revenue!
Thank you. You answer makes sense. It signifies that a step has been taken towards success. But Would have been nice, if this badge was given once the website was really on page 1 on some keyword :)
Tracking every possible keyword for every site made would be pretty much impossible, but also, when you do rank on page 1, you won't care about any badge, lol. Trust me. :) Keep up the good work!
Hi - the wording is somewhat misleading. Your site has been indexed, which simply means that Google has found it, it is now visible on the internet.
However, it has not been ranked. That comes with adding valuable content, and each post will be ranked individually.
I guess the only value of being indexed, is that it is an indication that you have created your site correctly - it is live, clickable and searchable.
Yup thank you for the explanation . It makes sense and I think now wording should be corrected by WA.
Hi - no, simply that it has been found by Google, which is called indexing. You don't get notified when your content has been ranked.
It just means that Google have seen your site and it is now indexed. (As it is published), Not that it is ranked
I guess you could look at it that way, I guess it's just a terminology thing, but yes the badge means that your site has been set up correctly and is now indexed in Google. Maybe at some point they should update the rollover text to say "Indexed" as opposed to "Ranked"
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While doing some keyword research, I have found that sometime, jaaxy is not giving proper volume. Most of the time it is okay but sometime, I feel, I can't trust it. For exampl
If you go to Google dot com and type in what is the best probiotic for women in quotation marks i.e. "what is the best probiotic for women" and then search you get around 20 search results on Google.
This means that Google can find 20 websites that contain pages/posts with those exact words in that exact form in their titles.
As to the Avg searches per month, this would seem to be a cumulative total from all the search engines that Jaaxy uses because I used Moz's search engine for USA alone which returned just 720 searches/month (based on Google PPC results) but Jaaxy brings in numbers from at least 5 other major search engines so that may be why the avg search per month is so high.
Hope that helps
Have not run into that..better left to a more experienced person to answer. I would be very interested in why the difference.
This is an interesting question, and I must say, I have been relying on Jaaxy a lot!
Now I'm scared
I need to diversify my research more
Lot of good answers down below there no reason to add anything else. I do have one thought, they are just something to gauge your keywords by, nothing is guarantee that they will get you on page one. That is what you have to do with your writing skills. Please like my comments, thanks Sruffey.
you don't expect any keyword tool to be exact do you.
they are for guidance only - even the most expensive ones will not be able to give you exact data.
check out carsons post Jaaxy.com Keyword Data Explained but use all of these as guidelines, is it getting searched - yes
quite a lot - yes
can i rank on page one - there are other affiliate sites on there
then create your article and be better than the others.
next one.
Keyword research tools (Jaxxy, KWfinder, Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush) all pull their data from various different sources (all run on different algorithms) and conflate their data with data drawn from Google and then calculate what they surmise is the approximate answer (not one claims to be 100%, all of their strengths and weaknesses). That's why does a little extra footwork is helpful, as you have been doing.
That being said, not one keyword tool gives an accurate search count - they give approximations. It should never be considered infallible truth - the black box (meaning unknown algorithms) of Google make this impossible. People at Google don’t even know it completely since Machine Learning took over.
Moreover, Google Keyword Planner is designed for PPC and not organic SEO - so even these numbers will be off! Therefore, don’t throw all your eggs in one basket. You various points of data to assist in making your marketing decisions. It's easy to discover if there is competition in a market (search volume). What you want to discover is whether you can compete in said market.
Thanks Timothy, your explanation makes sense. Yup Google would want to protect these kinds of data, making these tools obsolete sometime.
We can't blindly follow just because a tool said so, we will need to perform our own research. And as you said, important factor is to know, if I can compete in that market that has some competition.
Ahh good stuff I noticed Moz is becoming quite a contender when it comes to keyword research. I usually take what I find using Moz and then do a Jaaxy search to compare. I spend a lot of time keyword researching because I also like to know how much authority my competitors have as well.
Really good question I am interested to see if anyone has an answer because I have also had some issues myself. Not as drastic as yours but enough for me to see what the answer to your question is.
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While doing some keyword research, I have found that sometime, jaaxy is not giving proper volume. Most of the time it is okay but sometime, I feel, I can't trust it. For exampl
If you go to Google dot com and type in what is the best probiotic for women in quotation marks i.e. "what is the best probiotic for women" and then search you get around 20 search results on Google.
This means that Google can find 20 websites that contain pages/posts with those exact words in that exact form in their titles.
As to the Avg searches per month, this would seem to be a cumulative total from all the search engines that Jaaxy uses because I used Moz's search engine for USA alone which returned just 720 searches/month (based on Google PPC results) but Jaaxy brings in numbers from at least 5 other major search engines so that may be why the avg search per month is so high.
Hope that helps
Have not run into that..better left to a more experienced person to answer. I would be very interested in why the difference.
This is an interesting question, and I must say, I have been relying on Jaaxy a lot!
Now I'm scared
I need to diversify my research more
Lot of good answers down below there no reason to add anything else. I do have one thought, they are just something to gauge your keywords by, nothing is guarantee that they will get you on page one. That is what you have to do with your writing skills. Please like my comments, thanks Sruffey.
you don't expect any keyword tool to be exact do you.
they are for guidance only - even the most expensive ones will not be able to give you exact data.
check out carsons post Jaaxy.com Keyword Data Explained but use all of these as guidelines, is it getting searched - yes
quite a lot - yes
can i rank on page one - there are other affiliate sites on there
then create your article and be better than the others.
next one.
Keyword research tools (Jaxxy, KWfinder, Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush) all pull their data from various different sources (all run on different algorithms) and conflate their data with data drawn from Google and then calculate what they surmise is the approximate answer (not one claims to be 100%, all of their strengths and weaknesses). That's why does a little extra footwork is helpful, as you have been doing.
That being said, not one keyword tool gives an accurate search count - they give approximations. It should never be considered infallible truth - the black box (meaning unknown algorithms) of Google make this impossible. People at Google don’t even know it completely since Machine Learning took over.
Moreover, Google Keyword Planner is designed for PPC and not organic SEO - so even these numbers will be off! Therefore, don’t throw all your eggs in one basket. You various points of data to assist in making your marketing decisions. It's easy to discover if there is competition in a market (search volume). What you want to discover is whether you can compete in said market.
Thanks Timothy, your explanation makes sense. Yup Google would want to protect these kinds of data, making these tools obsolete sometime.
We can't blindly follow just because a tool said so, we will need to perform our own research. And as you said, important factor is to know, if I can compete in that market that has some competition.
Ahh good stuff I noticed Moz is becoming quite a contender when it comes to keyword research. I usually take what I find using Moz and then do a Jaaxy search to compare. I spend a lot of time keyword researching because I also like to know how much authority my competitors have as well.
Really good question I am interested to see if anyone has an answer because I have also had some issues myself. Not as drastic as yours but enough for me to see what the answer to your question is.
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I have taken up a challenge myself. It's not a super affiliate challenge but, it's a challenge where, I have to make $2000/month by Dec 21, 2019 from a single website. Well thi
This is completely up to you, some people do, some people don't. People will naturally be interested in your niche, if you publish it, but anyone can head in any direction that they want within their niche.
There is no incentive to copy, as they will not get any rankings at all so I wouldn't worry to much about that happening here Bikal. Sometimes it creates a lot of accountability when you do this, which can be really good for your progress and your business.
Thank you Kyle. Also I think, it would be more easier to ask for help from community, if I go into the details. So I think, I will publish specific details as well. :)
i would , as you have said, be a little careful about how much you share.
as people like to copy cat work rather than do original.
so be vague about the exact niche and keywords.
techniques - you could go into as much detail as poss - as these can be copied for other niches and are learning possibilities for others.
brainstorming - again it is useful to see how others get to the end result.
site setup and planning - useful to see how people differ in thinking .
maybe reveal it at the end when you are making 2k/month.
but till then keep the intimate details a secret to maximize your chances.
personally i would call it 0-2k/month in x months challenge week y.
detail the amount of time you put in, the number of posts - possibly the rankings, but no specific keywords.
and general progress - mentally and how you find the tools.
any changes you make to your work flow over time and what you would do different.
but good luck with your challenge.
phil
I think its a good idea at least you will be able to track down your dream and follow through
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Is it a good idea to share you "work in progress" in wealthy affiliate?
I have taken up a challenge myself. It's not a super affiliate challenge but, it's a challenge where, I have to make $2000/month by Dec 21, 2019 from a single website. Well thi
This is completely up to you, some people do, some people don't. People will naturally be interested in your niche, if you publish it, but anyone can head in any direction that they want within their niche.
There is no incentive to copy, as they will not get any rankings at all so I wouldn't worry to much about that happening here Bikal. Sometimes it creates a lot of accountability when you do this, which can be really good for your progress and your business.
Thank you Kyle. Also I think, it would be more easier to ask for help from community, if I go into the details. So I think, I will publish specific details as well. :)
i would , as you have said, be a little careful about how much you share.
as people like to copy cat work rather than do original.
so be vague about the exact niche and keywords.
techniques - you could go into as much detail as poss - as these can be copied for other niches and are learning possibilities for others.
brainstorming - again it is useful to see how others get to the end result.
site setup and planning - useful to see how people differ in thinking .
maybe reveal it at the end when you are making 2k/month.
but till then keep the intimate details a secret to maximize your chances.
personally i would call it 0-2k/month in x months challenge week y.
detail the amount of time you put in, the number of posts - possibly the rankings, but no specific keywords.
and general progress - mentally and how you find the tools.
any changes you make to your work flow over time and what you would do different.
but good luck with your challenge.
phil
I think its a good idea at least you will be able to track down your dream and follow through
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To answer your question, no, you can't get the Google badge without doing anything. :) You obviously have to correctly create a website. For some, creating a "dummy" website is nothing. However, for others, correctly creating a website, even if it's only the framework, is a milestone.
That's the value of the Google badge. Don't let your familiarity or experience jade your overall outlook. Every step taken is a step towards success, no matter how small.
This badge signifies that the website built has basically announced itself. Now it's time to build traffic that converts, posts that rank on page 1, and build revenue!
Thank you. You answer makes sense. It signifies that a step has been taken towards success. But Would have been nice, if this badge was given once the website was really on page 1 on some keyword :)
Tracking every possible keyword for every site made would be pretty much impossible, but also, when you do rank on page 1, you won't care about any badge, lol. Trust me. :) Keep up the good work!