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Well, that did not take very long! Barely four days after I changed the rules for the Make Money Online reviews, I am on page 1 of Google.com for the term “make money online.”

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If anything can demonstrate the power of anchoring you text links, this is it. Four days ago, this blog was ranked 158th place for make money online. Now it’s at the number 3 spot. Judging by the number of sponsored links, make money online is a highly prized key phase.

How does this translate in terms of traffic? The overture keyword tool says there were over 44,000 searches last month for make money online. Overture only reports on Yahoo! properties so you can expect Google to have at least twice that volume. If just 10% of searchers click my link, it could mean 8,000 or more Google visitors to this blog every month. And this is just for one search term!

Getting everyone to link to my blog with my anchor text was just part of the puzzle. I had to make some changes to the blog to speed my charge to page 1 of Google. The first thing I did was change the title of the blog home page from John Chow dot Com - The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul to Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com.

The second thing I had to do was to make sure some posts on the front page had the targeted keywords in them. Ideally, they should be in the blog post title because more weight is placed on that. Now you understand the evilness behind some of my post titles. In addition, the targeted keywords should be repeated a few times in the article.

Tips To Choosing Anchor Text

Sure, you may think “super cool dude” is a great anchor for your blog but if no one searches for it, then it’s worthless. The best way to find out what anchor texts to go after is by using a keyword tool like Overture or WordTracker.

Overture is free but doesn’t give you much information other than how many times that keyword was searched for over the previous month. WordTracker cost money but offers a ton more information. You enter some keywords, and WordTracker tells you how often people search for them and how many competing sites use those keywords. They also offer a free trial and 30-day money back guarantee if it doesn’t work out for you.

The other way to choose an anchor text is to look at what words searchers are using to get to your site now and try to rank for variations of it. For example, I could go after make money blogging or just make money. You just have to be creative. And being a little evil helps too. :twisted:

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    176 Comments

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-03-19 17:05:05
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    Hmmm… What do I want to be found by?

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-03-19 17:06:17
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    I gave it some thought and I am thinking “Pokemon”!!!

    Comment by Aniela
    2007-03-19 17:07:30
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    Might as well make it more cute and go with Pikachu :lol:

     
    Comment by Jonix
    2007-03-19 23:04:27
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    pokemon? Hummmm….are you sure?

    by the way, john overture is overdated, is in slow death and there is better alternatives, like keyword avalanche or even the IBP keyword Tool.

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:50:43
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    I agree, Overture is far too slow. It times out pretty often too.

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    Comment by Jez
    2007-03-20 04:44:27
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    More good advice, thanks!

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    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-03-20 05:36:59
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    Why not Pokemon? I’m already on top for “get paid to surf websites”

    http://www.google.com/search?q=get paid to surf websites&hl=en&start=20&sa=N

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    Comment by lyndonmaxewell
    2007-03-20 05:40:01
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    That should make your site look cuter. I wonder what the kids would say if they didn’t find what they wanted to.

     
    Comment by Culture Shiok!
    2007-03-21 09:08:32
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    They’d say “Pika… Pika… Pikachu!” :lol:

     
     
     
    Comment by Marc
    2007-03-20 05:34:35
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    Steve, pick something that you’re already ranking for, it’ll be a lot easier :smile:

     
     
    Comment by Jez
    2007-03-20 04:34:13
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    “Hmmm… What do I want to be found by?”

    Buy Viagra Online perhaps? :mrgreen:

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-20 15:35:35
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    Looks like there’s already a lot of comment spammers out there after that market :razz:

     
     
     
    Comment by wildbluff_matt
    2007-03-19 17:10:44
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    Did anyone else test this search w/ Google? I didn’t even get John returned on the first page. :?:

    Comment by wildbluff_matt
    2007-03-19 17:17:02
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    Nevermind, I see. I decided to try Google.ca instead of Google.com. On Google.ca he actually came up as #2, so he’s rising. :shock:

     
    Comment by John Chow
    2007-03-19 17:19:13
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    It’s still spreading across the Google data centers. Not all centers have me on page 1 yet. One some centers I’m at #1 for Google.ca but the highest for Google.com is #3.

    Comment by Hawaii SEO
    2007-03-19 17:50:14
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    That’s it! This post alone deserves a second review. Thanks for sharing.

     
    Comment by AskaX
    2007-03-19 20:39:21
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    Congrats, you are number 4 after problogger.net in google.com.au :D

    Being Evil is good how bout we make an Evil Clan? :P

    Comment by Jez
    2007-03-20 04:46:24
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    If you want to join an evil clan check my blog for details :!:

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    Comment by Culture Shiok!
    2007-03-21 09:12:06
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    I’ve joined the evil clan! :twisted:

     
     
     
    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:53:10
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    At this rate, John’ll hit number one in no time.

    Comment by Jez
    2007-03-20 04:46:52
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    For $250 dollars!!

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    Comment by Culture Shiok!
    2007-03-21 10:35:51
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    He’s still playing around #3-5 :roll:

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    Comment by Marc
    2007-03-20 05:35:55
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    John this speaks massive volumes to the influence you can swing online. Congrats. This is the most impressive bit of work you’ve done on this blog from my perspective.

    Be sure to let us know what the actual traffic numbers look like.

     
    Comment by wildbluff_matt
    2007-03-20 10:07:23
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    Right you are sir. I’m now getting you on the .com site just as you described.

    When, oh when, will Google be able to deliver me JohnChow.com faster?

     
    Comment by Culture Shiok!
    2007-03-21 02:39:37
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    You’re currently # 3 at google.sg and
    # 4 at google.com :mrgreen:

    dunno why it showed # 29 earlier :roll:

     
    Comment by Jeff
    2007-03-27 00:36:33
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    still great work!!

    Jeff - http://wallpapers.jeffreymunro.com

     
     
     
    Comment by Michael
    2007-03-19 17:19:09
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    I saw it on google.com

    Very cool

    What could this evil mind think of next?

    Michael

    Comment by Aris
    2007-03-19 22:24:39
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    Selling JCDC and TTZ for $2 billions. :twisted:

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:54:22
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    TTZ might be worth some value, but you’ve got to wonder who else but another John Chow would be interested in JCDC.

    Comment by Kumiko
    2007-03-20 01:18:45
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    I’d buy it and add it to my Asian Name Domain Network!

    Kumiko

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    Comment by lyndonmaxewell
    2007-03-20 05:46:29
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    All three or four letter domain names .com are off the street now! well, almost all of them.

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    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-20 15:37:14
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    To my knowledge, none of John’s sites are three or four letter domains. He has johnchow.com and thetechzone.com

     
     
     
    Comment by Marc
    2007-03-20 05:39:11
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    Come on, $2 billion don’t be ridiculous. YouTube only went for 1.6. You have to set a fair and sensible price, something like $1 billion. :twisted:

     
     
    Comment by Culture Shiok!
    2007-03-21 02:42:40
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    “What could this evil mind think of next?”

    You wouldn’t wanna know… :twisted:

     
     
    Comment by Hannes Johnson
    2007-03-19 17:20:02
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    Cool - congrats. I guess some of the Google datacenters haven’t updated to the same stats as the one you’re using - I’m seeing you at #31.

    But I’m not sure you’re using the term “anchor text” correctly… “the anchor keywords should be repeated a few times in the article” — I think something like “targeted key phrase” would be more appropriate.

    Anchor text is the text you use when you’re linking to website (or something else) - it’s the text enclosed by the “a href” tag.

    Comment by John Chow
    2007-03-19 17:31:49
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    You are correct and I’ve updated the article to reflect that.

     
    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:55:21
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    Good catch Hannes. It’s a technicality, but one that had to be mentioned.

     
     
    Comment by My New Choice
    2007-03-19 17:20:48
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    Is there an easy way to find your rank in a Google search? I was included in this review post for “Scion tC” and gave up looking after 300 results. I’m not surprised since my site is new but was curious how far back I was.

    Comment by Aris
    2007-03-19 22:31:15
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    The only way is to sell your soul to the evil :twisted:

    BTW, what is Scion tC? Too many sites listed there with Scion tC. How can you differentiate yourself from others and make every one love to link to your site like we all here?

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:57:02
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    Scion tC is a sports coupe by Toyota. I think it’s only available in the United States.

    On a side note, I wrote a review on The Number 23 (Jim Carrey movie) and I come up as the number three or four result for “paranoia 23″. In fact, it’s the second biggest keyword phrase that has directed traffic my way this month.

     
     
    Comment by Marc
    2007-03-20 05:29:02
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    There’s no easy way, but if you’re pulling referrals in then you can use the referral string to see where your visitors were when they found you.

    Otherwise set your Google preferences to 100 results and use the find command to try and find your domain.

     
    Comment by Mark Shead
    2007-03-21 11:18:57
     
     
    Comment by IpostIT
    2007-03-19 17:21:32
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    John,
    What is your most fav. book on SEO that you recommend for us guys?

    Congratulations on making the first page with that BTW.

    Comment by John Chow
    Comment by IpostIT
    2007-03-19 17:46:13
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    Thanks buddy.

     
    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:57:39
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    Evil at work. There be an affiliate link there :)

     
    Comment by Zach
    2007-03-20 15:29:59
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    thanks for the reply, i’ll def. look into this book. :eek: :mrgreen:

     
     
     
    Comment by TJP
    2007-03-19 17:28:30
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    Well done, John. You are a true genius at internet marketing. What’s next on your agenda?

     
    Comment by blogcrowds
    2007-03-19 17:30:25
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    wow, only four days, you make it so easy don’t you John?

    So how many links did you end up with? From Google a rough estimate is from 235 sites over 1000 pages with 52,700 links?

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-03-19 23:58:47
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    52,700 links with “make money online”? That can’t be right… can it?

     
     
    Comment by Francois Gendron
    2007-03-19 17:41:08
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    Congrats John.

     
    Comment by Nate W.
    2007-03-19 17:42:52
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    Okay John, your next challenge is to rank for in the top 5 for “I’m rich, bitch!”

    Comment by Zach
    2007-03-19 19:41:27
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    haha, well he did decline a million dollar + deal for his other site

     
     
    Comment by Bryan Baker
    2007-03-19 17:48:33
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    What a feat…

     
    Comment by breadman
    2007-03-19 17:50:52
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    Sounds evil, sinister and brilliant. i’m sure everyone is thinking, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Answer: cause you’re not as evil!

    Comment by Jez
    2007-03-20 04:51:19
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    No, Answer “because I dont have the readership”

    If I offered a $250 dollar Wii, I would get a handf