Help:Search Engine Optimization - Revision history

MyWikiBiz: /* October 2009 */ Gone

2009-12-18T17:14:22Z

October 2009: Gone

MyWikiBiz: /* July 2009 */ Oops

2009-10-27T17:27:46Z

July 2009: Oops

MyWikiBiz: /* Earlier testing */ Albeit at lower levels

2009-10-27T16:39:54Z

Earlier testing: Albeit at lower levels

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ # 2 out of 20,200,000

2008-11-11T03:33:51Z

Actual examples: # 2 out of 20,200,000

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ # 2 out of 20,200,000

2008-11-11T03:32:16Z

Actual examples: # 2 out of 20,200,000

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ Seems that we've been shut down in the spare rib market.

2008-11-07T18:25:01Z

Actual examples: Seems that we've been shut down in the spare rib market.

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ Adding the Public funding of sports venues case

2008-11-06T20:26:56Z

Actual examples: Adding the Public funding of sports venues case

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ Fixing link

2008-09-09T04:07:43Z

Actual examples: Fixing link

MyWikiBiz: /* Actual examples */ Andrew Lande rules Google!

2008-09-09T04:05:36Z

Actual examples: Andrew Lande rules Google!

MyWikiBiz: Update with new, actual search results that demonstrate real users finding top-ranked links with MyWikiBiz

2008-08-27T20:33:02Z

Update with new, actual search results that demonstrate real users finding top-ranked links with MyWikiBiz

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 On the evening of October 26, 2009, we caught Jim Cramer on CNBC's ''Mad Money'', ranting about the frequency of use of the phrase "'''albeit at lower levels'''" in earnings reports.
-As a lark, we created a page on MyWikiBiz about the phrase.  About 18 hours later, it became [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22albeit+at+lower+levels%22&aq=f&aqi= the #1 result on Google] when searching for the phrase in quotes (out of 632,000 hits); and it was #3 when [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=albeit+at+lower+levels&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= leaving out the quotation marks] (out of 2,730,000 hits).
+As a lark, we created a page on MyWikiBiz about the phrase.  About 18 hours later, it became [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22albeit+at+lower+levels%22&aq=f&aqi= the #1 result on Google] when searching for the phrase in quotes (out of 632,000 hits); and it was #3 when [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=albeit+at+lower+levels&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= leaving out the quotation marks] (out of 2,730,000 hits).  ('''Note''': As of December 2009, however, the page has receded off the top page of Google search results.)
 The question is, what would happen if someone made a page about this phrase on Wikipedia?  First, would the page get deleted?  Second, if not, would it outrank the MyWikiBiz page, and how quickly?

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 The question is, what would happen if someone made a page about this phrase on Wikipedia?  First, would the page get deleted?  Second, if not, would it outrank the MyWikiBiz page, and how quickly?
-===July 2009===
+===July 2008===
 As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.

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	==Earlier testing==		==Earlier testing==
		+	===October 2009===
		+	On the evening of October 26, 2009, we caught Jim Cramer on CNBC's ''Mad Money'', ranting about the frequency of use of the phrase "'''albeit at lower levels'''" in earnings reports.
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		+	As a lark, we created a page on MyWikiBiz about the phrase. About 18 hours later, it became [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22albeit+at+lower+levels%22&aq=f&aqi= the #1 result on Google] when searching for the phrase in quotes (out of 632,000 hits); and it was #3 when [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=albeit+at+lower+levels&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= leaving out the quotation marks] (out of 2,730,000 hits).
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		+	The question is, what would happen if someone made a page about this phrase on Wikipedia? First, would the page get deleted? Second, if not, would it outrank the MyWikiBiz page, and how quickly?
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		+	===July 2009===
	As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.		As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.

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 Here's a selection of some actual cases of random Internet users finding their way to a page on this site.
-*A Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AgpD7E8lwscXnBUz00YirQJG2vAI?p=economics+industrial+age&fr=my-myy&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8 economics industrial age] ranks the very short, nothing-fancy [[MyWikiBiz article about ''Industrial Age'']] as the #2 result out of over 20 million.
+*A Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AgpD7E8lwscXnBUz00YirQJG2vAI?p=economics+industrial+age&fr=my-myy&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8 economics industrial age] ranks the very short, nothing-fancy [[Industrial Age|MyWikiBiz article about ''Industrial Age'']] as the #2 result out of over 20 million.
 *Someone in Arizona searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=andrew+lande andrew lande] and clicked [[Directory:Andrew_Lande|the MyWikiBiz bio]] about him at the top (#1) of the 544,000 results.

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 ==Actual examples==
 Here's a selection of some actual cases of random Internet users finding their way to a page on this site.
 *Someone in Arizona searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=andrew+lande andrew lande] and clicked [[Directory:Andrew_Lande|the MyWikiBiz bio]] about him at the top (#1) of the 544,000 results.

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	*Someone in Nebraska searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22shit+on+your+neighbor%22+card+game&aq=f&oq= "shit on your neighbor" card game]. Fortunately, they found MyWikiBiz as the #3 search result, thanks to Wikipedia deleting a version of this article from their encyclopedia.		*Someone in Nebraska searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22shit+on+your+neighbor%22+card+game&aq=f&oq= "shit on your neighbor" card game]. Fortunately, they found MyWikiBiz as the #3 search result, thanks to Wikipedia deleting a version of this article from their encyclopedia.
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−	*Someone in California searched Yahoo! for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=low+carb+spare+rib+recipes&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8 low carb spare rib recipes] and found an [[Category:Low Carb Recipes\|entire Category of low-carb recipes]] compiled by KJ Kitchens here at MyWikiBiz. It was #3 on Yahoo! out of 55,200 results.

	*Another Californian had an unusual Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&p=farthest+coordinate+from+the+prime+meridian+in+longitude farthest coordinate from the prime meridian in longitude] and chose MyWikiBiz at the #3 spot, rather than Wikipedia in the #5 spot.		*Another Californian had an unusual Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&p=farthest+coordinate+from+the+prime+meridian+in+longitude farthest coordinate from the prime meridian in longitude] and chose MyWikiBiz at the #3 spot, rather than Wikipedia in the #5 spot.

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	*Another Californian had an unusual Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&p=farthest+coordinate+from+the+prime+meridian+in+longitude farthest coordinate from the prime meridian in longitude] and chose MyWikiBiz at the #3 spot, rather than Wikipedia in the #5 spot.		*Another Californian had an unusual Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&p=farthest+coordinate+from+the+prime+meridian+in+longitude farthest coordinate from the prime meridian in longitude] and chose MyWikiBiz at the #3 spot, rather than Wikipedia in the #5 spot.
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		+	*This one is beautiful. Back in July 2008, Wikipedia had an article called ''Public funding of sports venues''. The Wikipediots decided that it [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Public_funding_of_sports_venues didn't belong in Wikipedia]. So, we took the content and found a nice, warm home for it here. Today, if you run a Google search for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=public%20funding%20of%20sports%20venues&spell=1 public funding of sports venues], lo and behold, our page is the '''# 2 result out of 260,000 matches'''. MyWikiBiz gets the traffic, gives the visitor information they're seeking, and builds our brand. Wikipedia gets nothing.

	==Earlier testing==		==Earlier testing==

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 MyWikiBiz contributors enjoy the effects of MyWikiBiz '''[[Help:Search Engine Optimization|Search Engine Optimization]]'''. MyWikiBiz listings that utilize [[Help:Semantic_tagging|semantic tags]] achieve higher rankings in search results, through a combination of relevance and linkage.
-==Recent examples==
+==Actual examples==
 As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.
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 The Church's listing on MyWikiBiz was authored only as recently as [[December 9]], [[2006]].  We noticed that the MyWikiBiz listing had jumped to #1 or #2 for the Google search results above, as soon as [[January 4]], [[2007]] -- less than one month for the '''Power of MyWikiBiz''' to impact the Church's SEO.  Note, also, that the Church's own website comes up much lower in the search results.
-==Other fun examples==
+==Other fun experiments==
 Additional proof of these search engine optimization (SEO) results can be found by trying these search queries at Google:
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 The [[stone crab]] article in MyWikiBiz took its author about 10 minutes to create, and it now comes up first out of 126,000 Google search results -- '''even higher than Wikipedia's article about stone crabs'''. Imagine what careful, dedicated authors of encyclopedic content on MyWikiBiz could achieve.
-==Two test cases==
+==Two specific test cases==
 At the end of the first week of [[January]] [[2007]], MyWikiBiz developers created two new "test cases" to explore the dynamic impact of MyWikiBiz on Google search engine rankings for small businesses.  We selected two real-life businesses in competitive trades -- [[plumbing]] and [[real estate]] -- and settled on [[Directory:Superior Plumbing & Heating|Superior Plumbing & Heating]] of Rochester, [[Directory:Minnesota|Minnesota]], and [[Directory:Pinnacle Realty Services|Pinnacle Realty Services]] of New Bedford, [[Directory:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]].