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So, This Just Happened (For The First Time)
Last Update: December 06, 2018
Hey WA fam,
Just thought I'd quickly write this post to give a bit of encouragement to newbies or to not-so new with new websites.
In November I started a new Amazon niche website that I've been slowly working on.
(Note: Super Affiliate Challenge did challenge me a bit but along with the WA website I still kept on improving and working on the new Amazon website.)
3 days ago I published my 12th article.
Today I check in incognito mode the keyword I was trying to rank for and to my surprise I am not only on the first page of Google but also Google chose my website for the search info box thing!
(Not sure how exactly it's called).
It's a pretty nice feeling must I say!
Does anyone, by any chance, know how long these info boxes tend to live these moments of glory???? :)
I see some websites having those for weeks or even months but not sure if my new website will have the "dance" (jumping up and down in rankings).
It's been about 2.5 years and all the knowledge I accumulated really pays off even with a website that's 4 months old.
Guys, don't underestimate the power of being in a community like Wealthy Affiliate!
To Success,
Zarina
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ThatGuyDev
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Congrats!!
That's called the knowledge graph. You will remain there until Google feels another page better answers the question searched. Really no way of guessing how long you'll be there. With that said: for a site that is under 6 months old this is an incredible accomplishment.
That's called the knowledge graph. You will remain there until Google feels another page better answers the question searched. Really no way of guessing how long you'll be there. With that said: for a site that is under 6 months old this is an incredible accomplishment.
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Ricargon
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That's great to hear. I've heard that as long as pages like Zarina have content that is fresh and updated, as long as she can continue adding more content and use social media to have others share and visit her site Google will see that her site is being backed by big-time sites like Facebook, Twitter etc.
Her site will eventually start building an SEO difficulty number that will keep competitors away from competing again her.
If she's got the momentum right now and others want to jump in she'll be way ahead of the game.
That's a nice position to be at no doubt. From what I'm hearing and learning about keywords, content and keeping the site updated frequently wins with Google.
This is pretty awesome to be able to see this happening as I am learning about how others talk about it. It's beginning to start making lots of sense.
Good post guys
Thanks,
Rick
Her site will eventually start building an SEO difficulty number that will keep competitors away from competing again her.
If she's got the momentum right now and others want to jump in she'll be way ahead of the game.
That's a nice position to be at no doubt. From what I'm hearing and learning about keywords, content and keeping the site updated frequently wins with Google.
This is pretty awesome to be able to see this happening as I am learning about how others talk about it. It's beginning to start making lots of sense.
Good post guys
Thanks,
Rick
Ricargon
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Hey Zarina,
Are you keeping this site updated frequently?
If you keep outdoing yourself on your own site, other's will never have a chance of competing against you unless you just slack off.
So if you have a 1500 word page filled with awesome content then come back with a 2000 word page of content, then another post and another 2000 or 2500, you're always on top of it and those wanting to come take your spot will have to compete on what you've already built.
This is what I'm hearing from experienced bloggers and people who are making these types of gains.
So my hat's off to you for this awesome accomplishment.
Best wishes for your success
Rick
Are you keeping this site updated frequently?
If you keep outdoing yourself on your own site, other's will never have a chance of competing against you unless you just slack off.
So if you have a 1500 word page filled with awesome content then come back with a 2000 word page of content, then another post and another 2000 or 2500, you're always on top of it and those wanting to come take your spot will have to compete on what you've already built.
This is what I'm hearing from experienced bloggers and people who are making these types of gains.
So my hat's off to you for this awesome accomplishment.
Best wishes for your success
Rick
Zarina
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Yes, you've heard it right Rick. I outsource some content now but when I write myself, then it's lengthy quality content, almost always 1500 + words. Can exceed 4,000+ words.
I try to keep it updated and often interlink, to help newer content go up faster too.
Thank you for your support man :)
I try to keep it updated and often interlink, to help newer content go up faster too.
Thank you for your support man :)
ownonlboss
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Congratulations on that result, Zarina! Is that site also making you an income or is that more on the WA promotional site?
Steven
Steven
Zarina
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It just started appearing on Google, so the income is rather low but I am giving it 1-2 more months to really boost my earnings (which will be 6 month mark then).
And thank you!
And thank you!
ownonlboss
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You are welcome!
Cool that you are from Canada, Toronto even. I got family living in Grande Prairie, Alberta, not too long from Toronto if I remember well from the big trip we once took to Canada. My mom was born in Canada, while her parents were Dutch by origin. I am born in The Netherlands but my mom's small Canadian background makes me a little bit Canadian too.
So whenever I hear something about Canada, my ears are up and about.
As such.. WA is in Canada, Kyle, Carson and Jay are in Canada. Elon Musk is partly Canadian etc etc. All great inspiring people to me.
Steven
Cool that you are from Canada, Toronto even. I got family living in Grande Prairie, Alberta, not too long from Toronto if I remember well from the big trip we once took to Canada. My mom was born in Canada, while her parents were Dutch by origin. I am born in The Netherlands but my mom's small Canadian background makes me a little bit Canadian too.
So whenever I hear something about Canada, my ears are up and about.
As such.. WA is in Canada, Kyle, Carson and Jay are in Canada. Elon Musk is partly Canadian etc etc. All great inspiring people to me.
Steven
Zarina
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Yeah Canada is a lovely country! My background is Russian, but I lived in Canada since I was 14. So that makes me Russian-Canadian lol.
Btw, would love to visit the Netherlands one day.
Btw, would love to visit the Netherlands one day.
JohnBochtis
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Thanks for sharing this is really encouraging. Sometimes I feel like I'm going nowhere with my website. I still continue writing anyway, even if I feel like taking a break from time to time.
Zarina
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I totally understand you John! Try to use keywords like [best + product + year] - they rank pretty awesome. Of course depends on how competitive niche is but overall that's very converting.
Check out @dylanrieger - his content and info is awesome. He's like my idol LOL
Check out @dylanrieger - his content and info is awesome. He's like my idol LOL
IveTriedThat
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Incredible! Getting that featured snippet is HUGE. Congratulations :)
Zarina
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Thank you, Steve! Awesome to see you here :)
My website is still new so it's doing the Google dance but achieving this definitely was a huge thing!
Guess that means I am doing the right thing and should keep working on it to establish my websites as an authority :)
My website is still new so it's doing the Google dance but achieving this definitely was a huge thing!
Guess that means I am doing the right thing and should keep working on it to establish my websites as an authority :)
IveTriedThat
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ArjunUllaz
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Congrats Zarina. Its called 0th position in Google or featured snippets and one of the reasons it took to this position because of your theme's schema markup.
ArjunUllaz
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Schema markup is just a piece of code (semantic vocabulary) that you put on your website to help the search engines return more informative results(one is as shown in the image above) for users. But new premium themes are already coming up with integrated schemas. All you have to do is proper on-page SEO.
Maddy55
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Thank you. Do you know of any Premium Themes off hand that have the integrated schemas?
ArjunUllaz
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Hey you don't have to give too much attention to it since nowadays
Google automatically pulls it from any result appearing on the first page. Here is the link I think which may suit you.
https://moz.com/blog/how-to-appear-in-googles-answer-boxes-whiteboard-friday
Google automatically pulls it from any result appearing on the first page. Here is the link I think which may suit you.
https://moz.com/blog/how-to-appear-in-googles-answer-boxes-whiteboard-friday
Zarina
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Thank you for your answers, Arjun, appreciate it!
My website is still doing the Google dance and the box keeps changing between my website and another website.
Is this normal?
In fact today for that particular keyword it's not anywhere in the top.
In my case I think it's the quick links graph that helped (I did it manually with a code, no plugin).
My website is still doing the Google dance and the box keeps changing between my website and another website.
Is this normal?
In fact today for that particular keyword it's not anywhere in the top.
In my case I think it's the quick links graph that helped (I did it manually with a code, no plugin).
ArjunUllaz
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The box keeps changing because of everyone in your niche competition for the 0th position. That's normal. And its Google's wish what to serve first. So we are helpless. Only we can do it follow the checklist for maintaining this position. If your positions are dancing then keep building contextual backlinks as well as safe niche relevant PBN links(advanced backlink strategy). This is how my affiliate sites performing well in Google search results. The following link may help you
https://yetiyogi.com/featured-snippets-ranking/
https://yetiyogi.com/featured-snippets-ranking/
Zarina
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I am not doing any backlinks :(
Well except maybe dropping a couple of links here at WA and my other main blog (MMO niche though) + reddit and facebook. Thats it.
Thank you for the resources, will check them out! And will keep building internal links at least.
Well except maybe dropping a couple of links here at WA and my other main blog (MMO niche though) + reddit and facebook. Thats it.
Thank you for the resources, will check them out! And will keep building internal links at least.
ArjunUllaz
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Yes never miss internal linking. It definitely boosts your rankings if you didn't do it yet. It’s crucial for your SEO to evaluate & improve internal linking strategy on a regular basis. By adding the right internal links you make sure Google understands the relevance of pages, the relationship between pages & the value of pages.
Zarina
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Yesterday specifically for that I created a how-to post so that it links back to that article I mentioned in this WA post. So that'd be my 14th post.
Also I heard that we shouldn't use exactly the same internal link keywords every time but can't remember why. Would you please refresh my memory why?
Also I heard that we shouldn't use exactly the same internal link keywords every time but can't remember why. Would you please refresh my memory why?
ArjunUllaz
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Well even I cant clearly give a good answer to you as always its all upto Google how it takes. Moreover, Google tracks every link so everyone into SEO recommends not to use exactly same anchor keyword text links everywhere so that you can reduce the risk of getting penalized by Google.
ContentBySue
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Sweet! Congratulations to you, Zarina. I have no idea how long this lasts either but so happy it happened to you!
All the best,
Sue
All the best,
Sue
GarenArnold
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That is awesome! It's a Google Rich Snippet if you want me to get all nerdy and technical on you :) It means Google thinks your site is an authority site, which is a good thing. It will sometimes stay like that for a long time and you will reap the benefits from it :)
Keep on cranking out great content :)
Keep on cranking out great content :)
Zarina
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Thank you Garen!!! :)
I see it doing the Google Dance though!
I checked a few more time in incognito and Google can't decide between mine and B&Hphotovideo; website lol.
Do you know how I can make sure at least that particular article stays in the "top"?
I see it doing the Google Dance though!
I checked a few more time in incognito and Google can't decide between mine and B&Hphotovideo; website lol.
Do you know how I can make sure at least that particular article stays in the "top"?
GarenArnold
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Zarina
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GarenArnold
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Zarina
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Will do! Will think of a way to mix it up a bit - I did learn just recently that it's actually not good to use the same keywords in anchors over and over again (I didn't know that!).
Thanks for your tips Garen :)
Thanks for your tips Garen :)
littlemama
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This is totally awesome!! It’s really incredible to get that info box so you did something amazing with that article! Good for you and keep making that type of post!!!
Zarina
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Fingers crossed it stays there for a while! There is a lot of potential in that niche $$$. Lol. Thank you Grace!! :)
Zarina
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That's exactly how I feel right now!! Ecstatically amazing! lol. Thank you Erin!
Memorylaneuk
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I have no idea how long they stay but I would be happy if it were only one day. That is a huge accomplishment.
Well done you.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen
Well done you.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen
Zarina
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I know right! Will see how it works out, hopefully I will outrank the big guys for that spot. Thank you for your support Karen!
Zarina
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Haha I doubt it's always but if it's there for a year I will be happy too! lol
Thanks Jill :)
Thanks Jill :)
laurenjean
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Congratulations Zarina! Have no idea, can't answer your question, sorry. Hopefully forever. Hehe.
Zarina
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jennyjewel
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Congrats Zarina, GREAT results, a nice reward for all your hard work. Here's to your continued success.
jenny
jenny
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