Interesting Google rankings
I thought it would be interesting to give some examples of how some terms, from my posts, are ranked in Google; both funny and more serious ones. It seems like I know How to get a good search engine ranking. π
It should be mentioned that these rankings are at the time of writing this post, and that they will definitely change over time; some for good, others for bad. Also, none of the searches are performed using quotes. So, lets start the self indulgence…
Beneficial search engine rankings
Term | Google Ranking | No. of results |
---|---|---|
getElementsByClassName | 1 | 372 000 |
good search engine ranking | 2 | 8 760 000 |
ajax javascript | 4 | 66 400 000 |
ajax slideshow | 5 | 3 370 000 |
javascript photo gallery | 5 | 11 100 000 |
Funny or personal post rankings
Term | Google Ranking | No. of results |
---|---|---|
being negative | 1 | 121 000 000 |
afraid of dying | 1 | 2 000 000 |
hippo racing | 1 | 895 000 |
bob dylan gig | 3 | 1 440 000 |
winter womit | 3 | 1 270 000 |
There are actually many more to share, but I thought I’d limit myself to ten phrases this time. Maybe I’ll write a follow-up one day. π
I have found that WordPress is a huge plus to <abbr title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</abbr>. Friendly <abbr title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</abbr>'s and pinging are a great help, as opposed to the static pages that I used to write. It took weeks for them to get listed. With WordPress, it takes a few hours to (max) a few days, at least that's what I've experienced.
Anders,
Yes, but I'd say that true for any dynamic system. Basically, what one need to do to is:
Mark up your content semantically
Make sure all content is available without script
Write good copy
Earn backlinks
Use friendly URLs
Have a sitemap
Ping when you have published something new
Most parts are technical, but never underestimate good content, word usage etc.