I'm Number One !
GrampaMike is my user name here at WA. I decided to also make GrampaMike my commercial trade name. I knew I had the knowledge to be a top 10 rank on Google but I wanted more. I wanted to be number one with the keyword "grampamike"
I was in a competition with another established company using my keyword. So I dug in and worked very hard on my website. It took me a couple of months of work but as of 6/30/15, my website is now number one beating out an established company holding the number one spot for who knows how long.
So now when the world searches for GrampaMike, guess who they will find? Little old me!!!
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Update: It's been 6 months since I wrote this article. It's December 2015 and I thought I had better update this post. For the keyword "GrampaMike," my .com site is number 1, my .info site is number 2, and my WA profile is number 3. So don't think you can't beat the big guys in the search engine wars. David is still tougher than Goliath.
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Holding the number one spot means traffic. Traffic means affiliate income. Maybe someone is searching for the other guy but with the number one spot then folks will be more inclined to find and click on my affiliate links.
My point is that through hard work, persistence, and patience then you can achieve your goals here at WA. Success won't come overnight but it will come.
Hold on to your dreams like a pit bull and never let go. You will be a success.
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Update: (1/16/16) I closed down my GrampaMike.com project in order to work on something new. This doesn't detract from the fact that if you apply the SEO principles in the WA tutorials then you too can achieve what I did in just a few months.
Oh how interesting. I just checked and GrampaMike.com is still number 1. My NFL site is number 2. Finally, my WA profile is number 3. Is Google trying to tell me something?
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Well done Grampamike thats fantastic success. If you could impart one tip above all else to achieve a high ranking what would it be ( apart from work hard!) what's the most important consideration.
Don't get me started. I could write a book. Gosh, I wish I had just one trick of the trade.
I think having an excellent SEO plug in is crucial. I'm using Yoast SEO because I want full control over the meta tags.
The second crucial thing I do is to speak naturally when composing a post. I take the position of speaking in my posts as if you are standing in the room with me and I'm speaking to you one on one.
The really big thing I do is to provide content which has value to my readers. That's key. Google and the other search engines love valuable content.
Sorry, I couldn't resist giving more than one trick of the trade.
That's great , thank you. So much work ahead , but one action at a time. Well done to you again and I'll take all of your advice on board.
Hey great news, congratulations on your achievement. You are very inspirational. I am really happy for you....
Congratulations - great achievement. It is an inspiration to work hard and results will hopefully follow.
I'm no magician or website guru. I just keep it simple and provide my readers with valuable content. Google and the other search engines love that.
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Great going Grampamike.