December 20, 2005
how do you get to be “number 1″ on google?
[ANSWER:] Pay a buttload for your URL.
Hugh MacLeod
I'm a cartoonist.
I sell limited-edition prints.
I wrote a book.
I'm CEO of Stormhoek USA, which markets South African wine in the States.
I also draw private commissions.
Prints |
Opening | Current |
|---|---|---|
Bluetrain |
$900 | |
We Need to Talk |
$650 | |
Portfolio #2 |
$300 | |
NY NY |
$275 |
Or…write something interesting other people want to read? That’s free.
“Even if Google’s algorithms knock me out of the top spot tomorrow, it’s unlikely that I’d fall out of the top ten organic search results.”
Maybe. Maybe not.
Oversimplification can be misleading.
Google’s patent shines light on what’s REALLY required.…
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20050071741&OS=20050071741&RS=20050071741