Hi everyone: due to the intrusion of my dreaded day job, I’ve been slow to implement the Post Runner Challenge, but two and a half weeks ago I put up some new posts on one of my AdSense sites and did some aggressive backlinking with the system.
I say “aggressive,” because while I didn’t put up a lot of links (only 10 per post), I used similar or identical anchor text for all of them and did them all within a two-day period. If you’re already a member of The Keyword Academy, you know that this is not recommended on sites less than 90 days old However, the sample site is a year and a half old and has a solid link profile already, so I decided to take a chance and hammer it.
The results have exceeded my expectations. For example, here’s a Ranktracker graph of one of my targeted keywords. The low point puts my site at #50 for the keyword on July 21, the day I put up the post and started building links with Post Runner.
The high point shows my site at #14 today. As I said, this jump happened with only 10 Postrunner backlinks anchored on my keyword. This keyword is rated as medium competitive by The Keyword Academy tools and has an income potential of about $50 per month.
But wait, there’s more. The home page of the sample site has suddenly started ranking for all kinds of long tails that it didn’t rank for before. All of them are related to this keyword. So the system is giving me broad relevance at the same time as it gives me specific relevance for my targeted keyword.
This is just my initial effort with Postrunner–really pretty half-assed because my job has been so distracting for the past month. But you can bet I’m going to keep using it and climb to #1!
P.S.: I love using Ranktracker to check how my sites are ranking for lists of specific keywords. It holds hundreds of keywords, runs them lightning fast, and lets me track each one on a graph so I have a visual of how they’re doing.
Give the free Ranktracker download a try–the trialware won’t let you save any data, but after you’ve used it once, you’ll be pulling out your credit card so you can get the full features of the software. Bonus: there’s even a version for Mac!
2 responses so far ↓
1 Lis Sowerbutts // Aug 8, 2010 at 5:08 am
I quite like the look of rank checker but not sure if its worth the price as I do the same thing with Market Samuriai- def thinking about it though
2 Lorecee // Aug 11, 2010 at 7:54 am
I’ve tested Ranktracker side by side with Market Samurai and ended up using Ranktracker because the interface is so clean and easy to read. I use it for analyzing competition so I need something that will handle huge loads of data.
Keep in mind, though, that there’s a small subscription fee for Ranktracker after the first six months to maintain the proxy service and database access. Well worth it, but they need to make it more clear up front that it’s not a one-time purchase.