Daily Archives: February 8, 2007

Internet, SEO

HMV stands for DVD

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I was just checking up on some keywords I optimise some websites for, and was quite stunned – nay, in awe of hmv.co.uk’s ranking in google.co.uk for DVD. They’re #1, out of 1.2 Billion results.

Now that’s impressive.

How did they do this? It’s done through an awful lot of link building, as they have 5,000 indexed Google backlinks compared to just 108 from game.co.uk – who are a similarly sized company and website.

You see what you can achieve if you put in the work? dvd.co.uk, play.com and of course amazon.co.uk all rank inside the top 10 as well.

It’s sort of comforting to see the high street retailers getting to grips with ecommerce in a big way.

SEO

SEO Contest

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In an attempt to steer this blog back onto the topic for which it was created, I’m posting this link to the SEO contest results from last March.

I don’t think I’ve added this before, but I may have done whilst drunk, so apologies if I have. This was the contest run by v7n.com, where I finished 7th. Here are the top 10 placings in the final shake-up. Notice how a Transformers website stands out like a saw thumb?

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www.v7ndotcomelursrebmem.net/ – 15k – Cached – Similar pages

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www.jimwestergren.com/v7ndotcom-elursrebmem/ – 128k – 13 May 2006 – Cached – Similar pages

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V7NDOTCOM ELURSREBMEMV7ndotcom Elursrebmem for Celiac Charity , V7ndotcom Elursrebmem SEO Contest.
www.watching-paint-dry.com/v7ndotcom-elursrebmem/ – 38k – Cached – Similar pages

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www.marcuswestberg.com/v7ndotcom-elursrebmem/ – 66k – 13 May 2006 – Cached – Similar pages

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www.maxlinks.org/internet/ seo_competitions/v7ndotcom_elursrebmem/ – 33k – Cached – Similar pages

V7ndotcom Elursrebmem – Transformers Robots in Disguise …Transformers resource site with downloadable multimedia including video, sounds and images. Chat, info, web links and Transformers – Robots in Disguise!
www.thetransformers.net/ – 47k – Cached – Similar pages

V7ndotcom Elursrebmem is V7ndotcom ElursrebmemV7ndotcom Elursrebmem â–º V7ndotcom Elursrebmem by Eclipsis.
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v7n – The Ultimate Internet Marketing ResourceJohn Scott’s Internet Marketing Resource. Learn about branding, marketing and search engine optimization.
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