Google loves Google - Get better rank in SERPs

Quite often you may see blogspot blogs popping out in your search results.
But most of the time those blogspot sites are worthless as they rarely offer any content of value. Yet they do rank fairly well in Google SERPs.

How come?
Well, the answer is just that Google loves Google!
If your site is based on one of Google's products (Blogger or even Googlepage) you will have a SERP ranking bonus with Google.

A strategy to build!
If someone has already registered your keywords for domain name then make a blogspot site and name it by your keywords. :)
You'll have a ranking bonus (still need to provide some content though) and you won't have to spend a single cent (keeping costs low is more than praiseworthy!) as Blogger is free.

Check your page ranking in Google Search

If you want to know if all your SEO efforts have been worth, you have to check your ranking in Google Search for the keywords you're competing on.

This task may become boring if you have more than one website and if you don't rank in the ten first pages of results.

There are already some commercial solutions available but they are too expensive.
So I just developed a small VBA application under Excel to make it easier.

Let's try it:

Google-Ranking-Checker-v1.xls

The file is quite easy to use. So I won't write too much about it.
Just remember to lower the securiy level for macros in Excel if you want to try this application or you will have a security alert when opening the xls file.

I think I'm going to improve this application in the near future. So stay tuned ! ;-)

Get backlinks by using Social bookmarking

Social bookmark websites are an easy way to get backlinks that will increase your PR.
It's especially true with some sites like Netvouz or Mister-Wong. You can almost be sure that the links you add to those two bookmarking sites will be noticed by Google. :)
I definitely advise to open an account with them as it's free. So you may get easy backlinks!

List of Social Bookmark sites (by decreasing effectiveness for SEO):

Mixx

Propeller

digg

LeftHit

Netvouz

Mister Wong

Stumble Upon

BlueDot

Blogmark

del.icio.us

ma.gno.lia

LinkArena

List of blog platforms to use for SEO purpose

Here below a list of blog platforms you may use for SEO purpose:

Blogspot:
SeoChat: Blogspot + html
Google Audience: Blogspot + html

Typepad:
SeoChat: Typepad + html
Google Audience: Typepad + html

Wordpress:
SeoChat: Wordpress + html
Google Audience: Wordpess + html

Canalblog:
SeoChat: Canalblog + html
Google Audience: Canalblog + html

Over-Blog:
SeoChat: Over-Blog + html
Google Audience: Over-Blog + html

Bleublog:
SeoChat: Bleublog + html
Google Audience: Bleublog + html

Hautetfort:
SeoChat: Hautetfort + html
Google Audience: Hautetfort + html

Just search add the keywords you need. ;-)