Thought I'd do an update on the two case studies I'm running -- one for Bankruptcy and the other for Bankruptcy Lawyer.

Here are the rankings for both case studies: 

As of today (5/28/08) here are the results for bankruptcy lawyer:

• Google: #54 of 1.5 million pages
• Yahoo: #897 of 45.4 million pages
• MSN: #136 of 14.4 million pages

Here are the results for bankruptcy attorney:

• Google: #39 of 1.5 million pages
• Yahoo: unranked of 39.6 million pages
• MSN: #32 of 18.5 million pages

Good progress on Google, not so much on Yahoo and MSN.

 Good progress on Google, not so much on Yahoo and MSN.

As of today (5/7/08) here are the results for bankruptcy:

• Google: #6 of 64 million pages
• Yahoo: #23 of 215 million pages
• MSN: #3 of 35.2 million pages

Here are the results for filing bankruptcy:

• Google: #4 of 2 million pages
• Yahoo: #5/#7 of 68.3 million pages
• MSN: #84 of 1 million pages

Here are the results for how to file bankruptcy:

• Google: #5 of 2.1 million pages
• Yahoo: #84 of 65.1 million pages
• MSN: #1/#2 of 14 million pages

Here are the results for file bankruptcy:

• Google: #10 of 2 million pages
• Yahoo: #3 of 52.6 million pages
• MSN: #1/#2 of 14.3 million pages

 

Got another case study for an SEO project, trying to improve the search engine ranking for the website BetterBankruptcy.com with the keywords below.

Bankruptcy is a legal process available to individuals or married couples who need help dealing with a large amount of debt. In a bankruptcy, you and your bankruptcy lawyer work with a court and a trustee -- a person appointed by the court to administer the bankruptcy -- to pay off some of your debt and have the rest forgiven.

As soon as you file bankruptcy, you are granted an automatic stay, which stops creditors from harassing you and trying to repossess, foreclose, or collect on the debt. At the end of the bankruptcy process -- which can take four months to five years, depending on which chapter you file under -- you will receive a bankruptcy discharge which effectively eliminates many debts.

BetterBankruptcy has bankruptcy lawyers in your area waiting to help you.

From the case study, here are the rankings:

As of today (5/7/08) here are the results for bankruptcy lawyer:

• Google: #121 of 1.7 million pages
• Yahoo: unranked of 34.6 million pages
• MSN: unranked of 13.5 million pages

Here are the results for bankruptcy attorney:

• Google: #76 of 1.6 million pages
• Yahoo: unranked of 36 million pages
• MSN: #31 of 17.4 million pages

Got another case study for an SEO project, trying to improve the search engine ranking for the website BankruptcyHome.com with the keywords below.

Bankruptcy is a very difficult choice for many Americans. Last year, over two million people in the U.S. filed for personal bankruptcy. BankruptcyHome can help you decide whether bankruptcy is the right move for you, and provides valuable information including:

• the difference between Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy
• how the process of filing bankruptcy works
• how to stop foreclosure on your home

From the case study, here are the rankings:

As of today (5/7/08) here are the results for bankruptcy:

• Google: #6 of 51.7 million pages
• Yahoo: #28 of 176 million pages
• MSN: #3 of 32.9 million pages

Here are the results for filing bankruptcy:

• Google: #5 of 1.9 million pages
• Yahoo: #4 of 45.3 million pages
• MSN: #1 of 7.6 million pages

Here are the results for how to file bankruptcy:

• Google: #4 of 2.3 million pages
• Yahoo: #178 of 56.4 million pages
• MSN: #1 of 14 million pages

Here are the results for file bankruptcy:

• Google: #7 of 1.8 million pages
• Yahoo: #3 of 45.1 million pages
• MSN: #2 of 14.6 million pages

Last month I blogged about an SEO project on the keyword phrase "Real Estate Investor Tools" where I was trying to move it up from its Google position of #284 of 33 million pages.

"My 'regular' job is working for a company that does web development with CSS (cascading style sheets) and SEO work (search engine optimization) for their own websites and for their clients. We're working on one website in a particularly challenging and competitive SEO area -- real estate investor tools. There are lots of websites out there all fighting for high rankings with various keywords, and the client has select some they want to conquer.

So here's what I'm doing. I wrote up a case study of what we're up to with trying to improve the search engine rankings for the website MyTurboBidder.com with the keywords below. I've included the latest rankings, and will update things as the project progresses."

Since then, Google has gone through its periodic housecleaning/reshuffling of search results for real estate investor tools. The rankings initially dropped to #472 but after the dust settled began surging upwards again. At today's review, the results are pretty impressive for the big three search engines:

Anyway, here are this week's updates for Real Estate Investor Tools:

• Google: #48 of 2.4 million pages
• Yahoo: #2 of 37 million pages
• MSN: #1 of 4.2 million pages

Updates for Real Estate Investor Tool:

• Google: #29 of 13 million pages
• Yahoo: #1 of 43 million pages
• MSN: #1 of 4.3 million pages

Most impressive results! (Curiously, I found my prior blog and notebook entries on this subject as #15 and #16 on Google...)

Trying something different here, so check this out.

My "regular" job is working for a company that does web development with CSS (cascading style sheets) and SEO work (search engine optimization) for their own websites and for their clients. We're working on one website in a particularly challenging and competitive SEO area -- real estate investor tools. There are lots of websites out there all fighting for high rankings with various keywords, and the client has select some they want to conquer.

So here's what I'm doing. I wrote up a case study of what we're up to with trying to improve the search engine rankings for the website MyTurboBidder.com with the keywords below. I've included the latest rankings, and will update things as the project progresses.

As of today (3/22/08):

Google search result for the keyword phrase

Real Estate Investor Tools

finds MyTurboBidder at position #284 of 33 million pages.

Google search result for the keyword phrase

Real Estate Investor Tool

finds MyTurboBidder at position #64 of 5.4 million pages.