One of my hobbies is horse racing. I love it. A day at the races is one of life’s pleasures. You don’t need to go racing and gamble to have a great day out. I also like to play a little poker and blackjack. So I built a few web sites about my “recreational interests” and each of them, despite what many would consider a “poor” PR, is (at time of writing) ranked #1 for various search phrases.
Here’s the proof why you don’t need a huge PR:Betfairtradingsoftware.co.uk – current PR2
If you’ve not heard of a betting exchange, you probably won’t know what this is all about. Betting exchange trading is a bit like share trading – it’s a fascinating subject. Check out the web site for a free report. See the screen shot below – my PR2 site has the number 1 search result for “Betfair trading software.”
Why you don’t need a high PR!
Freepokerebook.co.uk – current PR3
I put this one together based on my enjoyment of playing poker. Tournament poker to be exact. Visitors can download a 22-chapter ebook I have written on tournament poker in return for opting-in to the accompanying mailing list. Another number 1 ranking. It’s also number 1 for “poker ebook” and brings in a steady flow of traffic (and list subscriptions) every day.
Why you don’t need a high PR!
Perfectblackjack.co.uk – current PR3
In a similar way to the poker site, I put together another ebook based on blackjack strategy. It’s free to list subscribers. Number 1 again!
So – now you’ve seen the proof (I’ve got another one to show you yet though – over the page). Three web sites with fairly low PR but all with number 1 search rankings, a steady flow of targeted traffic from those search results and a constant stream of subscribers to each site’s mailing list.
This obviously means I can communicate with my respective list subscribers, promote complimentary products to them which I believe they may be interested in etc. And because I have their permission to do so, there’s no danger of being labelled a “spammer.” We’ll look at the mailing list aspect in another chapter.
Before that – another of my sites with a low PR but a number 1 search ranking. This one’s a good example of a particular niche. Next page………… ……….
Why you don’t need a high PR!Dogflatulence.com – current PR2
The domain name should give you a rather strong clue as to what this site is about…….I own racing greyhounds and the idea for dogflatulence.com was “inspired” by the son of a fellow owner at the kennels one day.
I actually achieved a number 1 ranking on Google for this site within a very short space of time with the entire “promotional activity” being the submission of a free press release and article directory submissions. Here’s the screenshot:
But it didn’t stop there for dogflatulence.com. My (then) new web site without a PR has a high position on other search engines. Even one of the articles I compiled has a first page search engine listing (see the next page).
Now – turn the page to see another screenshot………….Why you don’t need a high PR!
Right – a screenshot from Yahoo! Notice positions 4 and 6. Position 4 is actually an article I wrote and submitted to the directories and position 6 is good old dogflatulence.com. “Double bubble” – my site is on the first page and anyone reading the article will be able to visit the site via the link in my resource box in the article.
Dogflatulence.com, despite it’s “poor” PR attracts excellent targeted traffic and earns me Adsense income every single day without me having to suffer from “Page Rank Paranoia.”
Writing the articles and submitting them to a few of the major article directories was much more fun and much less work that emailing site after site for a link exchange. And even then to get few replies but plenty of “knockbacks” because of the “paranoia” issue…………….!
Unlike many web site owners, article directories do not have “Page Rank Paranoia” and don’t care about the PR of your site. Write a good quality article (very easy) and you’ll find it’s accepted.
Why you don’t need a high PR!