SEO Myths Busted In The Busby SEO Challenge
Posted in Busby SEO Challenge, SEO by DB
One of the biggest benefits of participating in the Busby SEO Challenge is the opportunity to learn and try out some of your theories. A unique aspect of a SEO Contest is the fact that you are competing with a large number of SEO consultants, in this case about 500 odd participants to rank a key phrase. In the normal course of events you would have competition but nothing this large and sustained.
I was planning to do this once the Busby contest ends and I may add more but for now I thought I will talk about a few SEO myths that have been exposed for what they are, myths.
Let’s start with the biggest myth of them all.
Too many Links too fast will land you in trouble.
Every SEO consultant on every SEO blog will have said this at one time or another. I’m sure you would have read this on a blog or in an ebook at some point. While this is true to a certain extent, the Busby SEO Challenge has shown that it cannot be a blanket statement. One of the top teams in the challenge, the French team’s flagship blog has over 150,000 back links as seen in Yahoo and is currently at the top of the SERP’s. Again folks, let me repeat that. A brand new blog, less than 3 months old has built up over 150,000 links in an incredibly short period of time and still ranks at the very top for the contest key phrase, Busby SEO Challenge.
Here is a tip guys, it is all about the key phrase and the trust you build with Google that matters in the end. Keep this in mind and you can go places on your next SEO campaign.
Get an equal number of PR links or higher and your site will move up the SERP’s.
While there is truth in the above statement, it is the blanket nature of the statement that is debatable. While there are a number of SEO products in the market that drive home this point, it is not necessarily the whole truth. Simply getting a PR 7 link when your competition has PR5 links and below does not guarantee you a place on the top of the search results. There are a number of other factors that are at play and to be more specific, a number of Onsite factors at play that will ultimately determine the link weight that PR 7 link will bring to the table.
On Page factors are a poor second when compared to Off Page factors.
Yes, incoming links are in the end what matters typically in a normal SEO campaign because incoming links often can compensate for a lot. But, when you have 500 SEO guru’s trying every trick in the book to get on top of the ranking, then On page factors do have a lot of weight in the ranking.
I have learnt and confirmed a lot In the course of this Busby SEO Challenge. While I joined late to the party, I am currently ranked at position 7. The next 13 days will tell if I can move higher up or if I have left things too late. Keep tuned in for more updates on the SEO challenge from Busby and for more tips on SEO and website hosting.
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