10 (ish) Ways to Get to Number 1 in Google
There is so much information out there about optimising a site for the search engines that sometimes, you can’t see the wood for the trees. And a lot of it is in the form of Top Ten lists (unimaginative linkbait), so here’s mine:
- Optimise your site as much as possible without spamming (it’s the only thing you have complete control over)
- Build links to your site.
- Build links to your site.
- Build links to your site.
- Build links to your site.
- Build links to your site.
- Build links to your site.
- …you get the idea.
Posted: April 10th, 2008 under Basic SEO.
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Comment from Erikman
Time: April 12, 2008, 6:52 pm
That’s the best list I’ve seen today. Gotta agree with you.
Comment from dan
Time: April 12, 2008, 10:08 pm
The best list you’ve seen today? Gee thanks!
Comment from Sash Windows
Time: June 16, 2008, 4:12 pm
So funny, but so true. All about getting quality relevant links.
Sash
Comment from D3Marketers
Time: November 8, 2008, 3:53 am
HANDS UP!!!!!I I couldn’t think of something to disagree.
Cheers!
Comment from Richard
Time: November 15, 2008, 11:06 pm
Couldn’t agree more – im gonna get started now!
Comment from clarissa
Time: December 23, 2008, 8:27 pm
Hmm… we have 500,000 in-links, granted, many of them are from the same site. I’m afraid it’s harming us, because they look spammy… Does this happen?
Comment from Ben
Time: February 14, 2009, 8:43 pm
I really dont get this!
Comment from Typical English
Time: April 26, 2009, 2:43 pm
Yep, it’s about quality links.
The more that you are out there, the more chance you have of been seen.
Comment from Simon
Time: October 4, 2009, 5:43 pm
Thanks for the advice, it seems that the only real way to high ranking is good coding and backlinks.
Comment from Wrams
Time: November 2, 2009, 10:13 pm
How very true that list is. Perfect top 10 I say…;)
Comment from danielle
Time: December 10, 2009, 10:27 am
I guess we need to build links then!
Thanks.
Comment from SEO Tips
Time: January 10, 2010, 8:10 pm
Ok yer, with the backlinks. What is the optimum anchor text to have. Does it matter about the content of the page that contains the link?
Comment from Skip Hire
Time: March 23, 2010, 5:55 pm
We have been done EXACTLY that for our website.

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