Here is an updated on the results of my Make Money Online anchor text test. As you know, I have been trying to get on page one of Google for the search term “make money online.” I’m happy to report that as of today, I am now ranked number two for that term across every single Google server.
Even before locking the number two spot, being on page one offers some nice benefits. In my first update, I showed that make money online was the number two most used keywords to find this blog.
The above chart shows the keywords used to find this blog for the week of March 22 to 28. As you can see, make money online have taken over the number one spot from my name. Ranking for that term has also ranked me for “making money online” and “making money.” Together, all three key terms have sent me 746 visitors in one week. This number should increase as my number two spot on Google’s SERP takes hold. I believe ranking for this keyword will be worth at least 4,000 new visitors every month.
According to my Google AdWords control panel you would need to bid $1.75 to $2.62 per click in order to get into the top three sponsored ads spot of the Google SERP page for the term make money online. By getting on the organic results for free, I am saving some serious money. Even if I were paying for AdWords, I would not get the same level of traffic as being in the organic results since only 12% of Google users click the sponsored ads.
Now that I locked the make money online keyword, I’m going after make money on the Internet. I am currently at the top of page three for that term. It shouldn’t be too long before I hit page one. According to the Overture Keyword selector Tool, there were over 20,000 searches last month for make money on the Internet. Free feel to link to me with that term. 
Someone would a sharp eye may noticed that 49 people came to my blog last week looking for “whores.” Thanks for visiting, but the only whores you’re going to find here are Google whores (and comment whores).
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