Comments on: Are you #1 in Google? It Doesn’t Matter

By: Dean Barron

Dean Barron — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:37:23 +0000

If you don’t get traffic, you don’t get the chance of conversions. Being #1 is very important in the success of many businesses. For other it’s not so important to be #1 as long as they get visitors to convert into sales/registrations etc. I’ve had hundreds of #1 spots on Google.

By: Boston SEO

Boston SEO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:01:20 +0000

@ Fred: have you tried using pay-per-click techniques? For as little as $0.50 you could post a a link to your website on other sites to generate the kind of traffic you need. You have success at your shows because the people who come there are already fans. To get fans to come to your website, figure out the psychographics of your typical fan (if s/he exist) and try to add PPC’s on the same websites your fans frequently visit. After that, observe which of your PPC’s is getting the most action and advetise more on that site! Don’t forget to continue finding more sites and monitoring what PPC links are helping you most. Hope you have had some better luck over the past year!

By: haifafans

haifafans — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:39:12 +0000

I hve been number 1 in google for a few different keywords too :d

By: Fred Potvin

Fred Potvin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:57:49 +0000

I HAVE BEEN #1 in google for a few different keywords, and you’re right – it didn’t matter. No sales, no conversions. The ONL thing that woud drive sales is if I was doing a show. Then, for a few weeks after the show, I would get downloads or cd sales, but only from that city, and only as a result of the show. So, I’m not really sure how to get the people that I know want what I’m offering to come to my site. Too bad you don’t have any suggestions. Or suggestions that are viable, and affordable.

By: Touseef Ahmad Abbasi

Touseef Ahmad Abbasi — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:59:20 +0000

Google is the best

By: ADF News

ADF News — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:25:25 +0000

Yes, it’s easy to focus on the metric we can easily see (SERPS), rather than the harder stuff to manage. Conversion rates and quantity and quality of traffic is where it’s at rather than just straight position.

By: Darrell Long

Darrell Long — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:14:37 +0000

@ Marty Thanks for picking up what i started here, glad that i could be of some help :)

@ Paul Burani Thanks for referencing me in your recent video on top rankings.

By: Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing

Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:47:29 +0000

Darrell -- I've referenced your post in a Youtube video about the nature of top rankings. Thanks very much for providing all of us with a fantastic resource.

By: Marty

Marty — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:05:31 +0000

Thank you. Your post has had me thinking for about a day. At the risk of dropping a link in such a fine thread as this, I wrote "Measuring SEO Success: Solve Personalized Search Misperceptions" to continue the dialog you started with our clients. I wanted to send it to you the link in private but for the life of me could not figure out how to get you an email by way of this site :) .

By: Internet Marketing Joy

Internet Marketing Joy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:19:29 +0000

I also have a similar thought about this whole PR thing..^^..I personally found sites that doesn’t even made it to the top page of Google but mind you they are the most informative and interesting sites..even more that the ones on the top page..^^..so for me what really matters is not being on the top bu having a quality content on your site.