As an internet consultant based in Oregon specializing in search engine marketing, it’s only natural that I come up highly ranked for those terms. I’m number 1 and 2 on Google for oregon internet consultant, and number 2 and 3 for oregon computer consultant. However, I’ve never worked very hard at going after the world market, or worked very hard on my own site either, for search engine rankings. <\/p>\n
Imagine my surprise then, when I discovered that I’m ranked #1 on MSN in the entire world for “computer consultant”! Even more impressive, was that I’m number 1 on Google for “internet computer consultant”, which is pretty neat. And finally, out of 44 million results <\/strong>for “computer consultant” and “internet consultant” on Google, I actually appear on page two! <\/p>\n The specific reasons for this are varied and include a variety of factors, but I suspect that the main reason I rank so highly for these competitive terms is due to the fact that search engines are getting much better at recognizing the “theme” of a website, and ranking it accordingly. <\/p>\n My goal in sharing this here is not to brag (well, maybe a little) but to demonstrate t oyou web designers and SEO people that it’s not only content that matters in search engine rankings, but context too. <\/p>\n My website is filled with tons of artticles and tips I’ve wriotten about maintaining your computers, your networks and your websites. Therefore, my website is one that basically almost performs a consulting service, and is not one that just “sells’ consulting service. <\/p>\n So… the moral of the story is that if you want your site to rank highly for a given search phrase, you need to have relevant content that not only mentions and offers “that phrase” as one of your services or products, but provides a wealth of information about it too. <\/p>\n It’s not all gravy for me though. Interestingly enough, some terms that I would like<\/strong> to rank highly on, like “search engine optimization oregon” and “internet marketing oregon” are NOT two that I’m ranking very well in. Go figure!<\/p>\n I guess I’d better get busy…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As an internet consultant based in Oregon specializing in search engine marketing, it’s only natural that I come up highly ranked for those terms. I’m number 1 and 2 on Google for oregon internet consultant, and number 2 and 3 for oregon computer consultant. However, I’ve never worked very hard at going after the world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-search-engines"],"yoast_head":"\n