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Today 9/1/2010 is another great celebration day for me. Today, I found that my website, www.Frisco-TX-Homes.com is finally on the 1st PAGE of GOOGLE. What a prouder moment is that I did it ALL by myself, without the help of any "Google" companies (can you imagine that???)

This process began in April 2009 when I decided that a new website was due. I hired my web design company to do a complete custom site, one like none other, especially in the Frisco TX area. At the same time, I signed up for Katerina Gasset's SEO to the TOP webinar. It was a great 9-week class and I learnt ALOT!

I would say that my knowledge about SEO was good prior to Katerina Gasset's class due to all the GREAT POST about SEO that I read on here. My first ever SEO teacher was the late Ms. Karen George but I didn't really get to know her like I do Katerina. During the SEO class, I hired Katerina Gasset for more in-depth and private SEO strategy session. During the private coaching session, I changed my target keywords and had a much better plan of attack.

Everyday since then, I worked a little on my website EVERYDAY while still focusing on AR to drive the traffic over. For the past 4-6 months or so, my website has been able to generate new leads by itself and with my content, I'm able to keep the readers coming back.

I specifically designed my website to be a News Portal for Local Frisco TX real estate news. I capitalized on fresh content very regularly. Any Internet buyer or seller will eventually stumble upon my site via various keywords, but this time, it became much easier, I'm on page 1. I was on Page 1 before with my old site, but I wanted a baby project.

When I started the website and Katerina Gasset's SEO to the Top class, I was at Page 26 of Google. Slowly but surely, I'm #8 now. It only took 1 month to show up at the Top Spot on Yahoo and Bing by the time I did my homework from Katerina's class.

Well, this is a glory moment for me. So, let me enjoy it. It's really hardwork that I put in everyday. 2 other people that had direct impact on my success is Bill Gassett and Lenn Harley. They took time to give me some tips.

 

Want to know the biggest secret on how to show up on Page 1 of Google?

I did everything Katerina Gasset taught in her SEO class. I studied and read many helpful articles here in the 'Rain. I asked Bill Gassett, Lenn Harley and Katerina for their expertise.

Know that I'm not an SEO Expert. But I think the biggest secret is TIME.

Time is what we dont have patience for.

I trust no other enough about SEO that I would entertain any Google Top Spots telemarketing calls.
I learn what I know, I apply what I learnt. But ultimately, it's the TIME FACTOR that we need to
let the website get seasoned.

 

Do You Know I Celebrate?

It first started of as a mighty challenge. I interviewed a reputable company on SEO services and it would have me $2,000 per month. But knowing and learning SEO has changed my FAMILY TREE. The knowledge and implementation of this knowledge is so great that I am going to continue to earn from this resource.

I live in a high-tech city where people Google everything. Life has been awesome but it's going to be even better.

 

 

 

 

Disclosure: This post is written for giving credit where credit is due. Katerina Gasset did not ask, neither did she pay me to write this. But one thing you should know, anyone who ask me about getting some Rain and Google love, thius far, I cannot find a place where I could learn so much of SEO strategies that produce fruits! I have sent lots of people to Katerina's class and I continue to endorse it because I believe it works.

 Listen to Frank Sinatra's I Did it My Way..... It really describe how I feel today!!!!

 

 

 

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ActiveRain=Website Visits...  Check Out The Google Analytics For My Website!

I've always wondered how many visits I get as a direct result of my blogging on ActiveRain.  Well, today I decided to find out (in all my spare time).

First, a little history.  We started Summit Home Consultants in January/2009, and launched our website in April/2009. Soon after that, I wrote my first blog.  It's funny to go back and read it today, and amazing to see how much I've learned in such a short period of time.

Today, 18 months and 88 blogs later, I decided to see how many website visits I could attribute to my blogging efforts on ActiveRain.  Needless to say, I was astounded by the results....

I apologize for the "fuzziness" of the picture.  This is a snapshot of my Google Analytics Page.  The date range is from 4/1/09-8/19/10.  

As you can see, my website had a total of 7,187 visits, and ActiveRain accounted for 1,842 of them.  I had more visitors come from my blogs on ActiveRain than both "direct" or organic Google searches.  Obviously, I need to improve my organic search numbers (and Katerina Gasset is helping me to do just that, as we speak).

So, at the end of the day, my blogging on ActiveRain represented approximately 26% of the visitors to my website. There were 185 different referral sources, and one of them (ActiveRain) represents about 1/4 of my total visits.

Pretty impressive huh?  And to think what the numbers would have been, had I written on a more consistent basis!  

So, the next time you read a blog from someone, saying they've posted on ActiveRain and haven't seen any results, perhaps you should point them to this post?  The proof is in the pudding!

I can't wait to see everyone in Prescott!  Lord knows I still have a lot to learn!  Keep blogging!

Bob Hertzog 

Summit Home Consultants

www.foreclosureuturn.com

Copyright © By Bob Hertzog 2010 *ActiveRain=Website Visits...  Check Out The Google Analytics For My Website!*

 

• The loans offer a declining balance, they are zero interest loans and the maximum loan will be $50,000 to help the homeowner make their mortgage payments, interest, mortgage insurance, taxes and hazard insurance payments for up to 24 months. This is a bridge loan. 

• Homeowners must be at least 3 months behind on their payments and have a "reasonable likelihood" of being able to continue their payments within 2 years. 

• The homeowners must have a mortgage on their principle residence, their primary home.

• Homeowners may not own more than one home. 

• They must be able to show that before they were unemployed or whatever the emergency that they were making their payments.