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Well another successful website in the search engine results pages. www.BaliTradeDirectory.com is now number on in google. This is another brand new domain name and website. “sourcing products Bali” (without the quotes) is top as well as a number of other search terms related to trading in Bali “products from Bali, trade in Bali. etc etc.

Getting up the search engines is not difficult if you do it properly. Structuring the website well and adding relevant content that is themed around your keyword.

Using social bookmarking is the best way to get started in your promotional efforts and then follow this up with social networking. I have not even begun using the social networks yet to consolidate the rankings that the website has.

It goes to show that you do not need old domains with thousands of backlinks to get you off the mark, but a well structured website and valuable content.

Always start with long tail keywords and once you start to see results then you can start working on the shorter keyword phrases.

We are already there (position 6 as of today) for jewelry products from Bali but not quite there for Bali jewelery or Bali Silver Jewelery.

Considering the site is only a few short months old it goes to show that it can be done and the results are not too shabby in my humble opinion.

I have also been working on a new site call www.searchenginestratagems.com which aimed at helping people get ranked in the search engines. There is a lot of information in the Education Station part of the site and details of the services that we plan to offer.

The site is still work in progress but we are nearly there. A few videos and some more training to go in there and we will be ready to launch.

Anyways, check out the Bali Trade Directory and search engine stratagems and let me know what you think.

As always, email me any questions or comments you have and I will be happy to answer them if I can.

I have setup a step by step guide related to this post but in more detail here  Lightning fast results in google

You can get to the first page of google a lot easier than you might think.

The most important thing is NOT to try and trick them. DO NOT do anything naughty as they will come down on you like a ton of bricks.

Make sure you provide value and make it interesting reading for your visitor.

I have consistently managed to achieve page one results for a number of varied search terms from non specific sites in just a few hours.

There is no secret to it and I am going to show you the steps.

• You need to have a blog which is indexed in google and has a few posts. The subject does not matter but you do need to have unique content.
• You need to have a ping list added so that the post gets picked up
• You need to have a number of social bookmarking accounts.

Optional – You can automate the social bookmarking by owning the Auto Social Poster Pro plugin. This a great piece of software that is worth it’s weight in gold. (This is my affiliate link, If you think my advice is worth the click, I would appreciate it. If you buy through this link I receive a commission or you can go direct and bypass me altogether. You still pay the same price

I have also setup a step by step guide Lightning fast google results

Update. This post is now in google top 10 for 3 different phrases. lightning fast google results. Check it out.

IT is also number 3 in yahoo for lightning fast rankings!

I was always told you need to focus on one thing and that taking a shot gun approach to things gets you nowhere and boy, I can tell you that this is true. You need to take clear concise and focused action in almost anything that you do if you want to succceed. Mrk Joyner talks of straight  lines the shortest point from a to b and dont deviate from that path until you have completed the task. One task at a time.

When it comes to off page SEO however, then you really need to take a scatter gun approach. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not talking about running a disorganised SEO campaign but, you need to use a multitude of different strategies and methods all at once to really have an effect.

I speak to a lot of people who have been trying to improve their rankings by using one method or another but they do not diversify and wonder why the results are so poor. Article marketing is a great way to build back links but it not not the only method by far. Google and the other search engines (are there any other search engines?) are not daft, far from it and if they see an unnatural growth of links to your site from one or a few article directories then you may well pay the price and end up in the dreaded sandbox.

By using various techniques at the same time you will build better stronger backlinks to your site which will improve your stature within google.

So, I suggest that next time you come to do SEO on one of your sites that you carry out a range of tactics such as web 2.0 site creation, social bookmarking, Videos, article marketing, pinging and posting on relevant blogs, forums and groups.

You will see a marked improvement in your rankings sooner than you think as google will see natural and varied link growth that does not shout out I am trying to beat the google system.

There you have it proof at last that a shot gun approach to something is actually a good thing.

Don’t delay try it today.

I have set up a number of websites recently and launched them onto the world…

Proof that using the keywords in the domain name can make a huge difference is born out by several of them. www.BaliTradeDirectory.com has been online a couple of weeks and already number one for the term “Bali trade directory” and is number one for “trade directory bali” . (without quotes)

I have done very little to promote it other than ping the site and add a few backlinks. These are brand new domains.

Now we have to start work on the major keyword phrases like clothing manufacturers bali and Bali Silver but I just wanted to show you that there is no doubt that this strategy works.

If you check you will also see that 7 pages have been indexed too. I just love the simplicity and power that wordpress brings to the table for mere mortals and technophobes like me.

I have had the same result for www.GiliIslandsTravel.com another brand new site at the top of google with 7 or 8 pages already indexed.

How is that for proof?

An update: 21st December 2009 the Gili Island travel website is now number 2 for the main keyword phrase of Gili Islands.