New ActiveRain and Localism embed code is available for your RealBird listings - SEO benefits

Wow. Thanks Alexander !!! Did you guys hear that? it looks like that this new RealBird embed code works in Backpage too. So you can use this rather than our previous, basic code. Do you have a link to your backpage ad? I'd love to see it.

Re: PS - could you send me a link of the property listing page you refer to? You can email it to us at support@realbird.com.  I let you know the options as soon as I understand what you'd like to achive.

Thanks again for pointing out the Backpage compatibility !

-- Zoltan

Ashton - Very nice !!! Thanks for sharing. Lot of innovative uses of the the different RealBird widgets.

Thanks Kathryn

Amazing ! The slideshow works on Backpage.com perfectly. I repost it with the link below (maybe it moves your Backpage post with the RealBird code up to the 8th postion :) Great SEO, great presentation. So here it is properly linked:

http://portland.wweek.com/HomesForSale/_155_000_2br_vancouver_wa_condo_for_sale_one_level_ground_floor_right_size_/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=1930895

This worth another post, may I use your comment and data above as an example (SEO :) ?

Thanks

-- Zoltan

Alexander - It's at the 8th position as of right now. If searching for the exact term "vancouver wa condo for sale" with quotes, it's #1 !!!, although very few consumers do that. 8th position for such a generic term is simply amazing. Great job Alexander, BackPage (and RealBird:)

Could you send me the link to the other one? I analyse it. What I found in this good performing one is that both the RealBird listing website, both the BackPage ad using it has Vancouver WA condo for sale (the exact target keyword) in the title and the post slug (Url). Both on RealBird and on BackPage.

There is two purpose for the next post: 1) show that the new RealBird widget works and looks great on BackPage and their distribution partner sites 2) using BackPage with the RealBird code generates good search results.

Let's fix the other one and I start writing the post in the meantime. (Having a dedicated post using your example with proper link will certainly add even more SEO juice to your own ad)

-- Zoltan

That seems to be the major difference. I suggest to use Google Keyword Tool to find slightly modified keywords so that your ads do not compete with each others in the search engine.

I did some keyword search volume lookup and found a few variations. Please try it yourself. You can just plug in your RealBird Url and the Google tool will suggest keywords with search volume stats. Search volume indicated by the Google Keyword Tool does not necessarily translates to more click-throughs as head of the search curv vs long tail is harder to target. But nevertheless adding the location (vancouver wa) to the begining of the title/url and then some variation of condo for sale may help. Interestingly "condos for sale" - prular - vs "condo for sale" single has much higher search volume. That sort of things. But changing the title on BackPage is definitely big step forward.

-- Zoltan

See, that's what happens if you are not using the RealBird code :) Just kidding.

It would be fun if we could create a case study for such a great search term and showing how RealBird, BackPage and ActiveRain post of the same can rule the first page on Google. 

BTW: The RealBird version of your Vancouver WA condo for sale is now at the 5th position on the first page on Google. It's climbing up step by step all day long

A few suggestions: 

1. Add a Vancouver WA condo for sale link to the sidebar of your ActiveRain settings and make it point to your RealBird or Backpage ad. Those links are on each of your distinct posts so they may count as extra backward links. I suggest to link to a few most recent RealBird listing websites of yours, but I suggest not to overdo it. You have to balance usability with SEO. Make sure you use the keyword term as the anchor text.
2. Why don't you post another AR post with using the RealBird widget code and see how that performs compared to your other code. It's up to you but I think doing it once (i.e. duplicate post with different design, content and links) might not be a problem but would reveal a lot as a test case
3. You may want to add a link pointing to your AR post to your RealBird listing website. In the editor in RealBird you can add a Even more info link. No need to change the Backpage post. But this way you would have a backward link coming from your highly ranked RealBird listing website to your AR post

Ryan - Thanks for the wow. Glad you like it. 

Thanks ! More productivity improvements are on the way