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By George, I Think I've Got It - Page One Google That Is!

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Capital Properties

Google Page 7 to Google Page 1

 

I have learned so much here in a short time but it took a post by Karen George on changing your title pages for it to really sink in.  My website, in its template blandness, had languished in the hinterlands of Google but by going in and changing my title pages exactly as she suggested my ranking went up to page one right away.

So, what did I do?  Changed it again to another related term.  And got booted right back to page 5.  So I changed the titles again and waited, and waited, and waited for Google to index my site again and there I am.  Right back in position 11!

This is the coolest.

Now I'm deep back in the techno geek land I thought I'd left behind with my hi tech career and I'm loving it!  Tools, analytics, code, problems.  Oh, yeah.  That was why I left hi tech..... the problems.  Ah, but the rewards when it works are sweet. 

Now that it's definable and repeatable I can understand how to implement other keywords and start changing and adding content.  And by the looks of it to beat out some other sites, more content, and more content, and more content....

Here's a big thank you to Karen!

 

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If you are looking to buy or sell a home here or in one of the other lovely surrounding Bethesda real estate communities, please start your search by calling me, a Bethesda Realtor. 

Search here for all Bethesda homes for sale

 

Serving the Greater Bethesda real estate, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Kensington area communities and other surrounding areas.

I'm available to help you!

Josette Skilling

Associate Broker & Co-Founder

Urban Tree Properties, Keller Williams Capital Properties
7801 Woodmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Cell: 301-385-9213
Office: 202-780-7570

Email: josette@urbantreeproperties.com
Urban Tree Properties

Copyright © 2015 by Josette Skilling

Bethesda Real Estate

Comments (54)

Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Brian, thanks! Baby steps but steps nonetheless!
Dec 19, 2007 05:56 AM
AZ Mortgage Broker: Michael George
Arizona Wholesale Mortgage Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
AZ Mortgage Rates
Josette-- thank you for the kind mention!  I keep telling people that I'm not just blowing smoke, so it's great to have hard evidence from a neutral "third party" such as yourself.  Thank you for validating me!
Dec 19, 2007 07:47 AM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Karen, you rock!  Not only are you not blowing smoke you get it right and in easy to follow terms...
Dec 19, 2007 07:50 AM
Mike Jones
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ
Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Josette,

Karen's the best!  Congratulations on getting where you wanted to be.

Mike in Tucson

Dec 24, 2007 03:56 PM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Mike, thanks for stopping by!  Still a lot of work to do to maintain and move up.
Dec 26, 2007 02:27 AM
Lance Winslow
The Car Wash Guy - Malibu, CA
Congratulations on winning page one in search engine, this is a big feat and something to be proud of, I hope you continue to carry that Number 1 with you where ever you go in 2008. Vince Lombardi would be proud, so am I. Lance
Dec 28, 2007 08:22 PM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Lance, thanks!  I'm fiddling around to see what changes do what so it's interesting.  I changed my AR profile yesterday and for the same search terms it now beats my page by one slot!
Dec 29, 2007 12:56 AM
Chuck Willman
Chuck Willman - Alpine, UT
NewHouseUtah.com
Hey... maybe I ought to give this book a crack, thanks!
Dec 31, 2007 05:55 AM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Chuck, if you search through all the SEO posts on Karen's blog you will learn a lot!
Dec 31, 2007 08:20 AM
Mike Klijanowicz
Cummings & Co. Realtors - Perry Hall, MD
Associate Broker @ Cummings & Co. Realtors
Great Job! And thanks for sharing this information with the rest of us here on AR!
Jan 01, 2008 12:54 PM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Michael, thanks for stopping by.... 
Jan 01, 2008 12:55 PM
Ryan Hukill - Edmond
405home @ ERA Courtyard - Edmond, OK
Realtor, Team Lead
Congrats on the ranking and thanks for sharing this. I've been tweaking a lot lately so I'll have to go read Karen's suggestions and see if I can get another piece of the puzzle in place.
Jan 01, 2008 04:30 PM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Ryan, there are a couple people here who have very good advice that works.  She is one of them!
Jan 02, 2008 12:23 AM
Kate Bourland
Marketing with Kate - Redding, CA
Onlilne Marketing Mobile Marketing
Doesn't Karen Rock?  I personally need to clone myself to get my website content where it needs to be.  Love the google juice! 
Jan 08, 2008 05:53 AM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Kate, I would need a clone of a clone right now to get it all done!
Jan 08, 2008 05:55 AM
Esko Kiuru
Bethesda, MD

Josette,

Karen sure knows her stuff. The wonderful thing about AR is the deep knowledge base its members have and they are willing to share it. It's uplifting to get ranked high on Google, as your phone just might start ringing.

Jan 08, 2008 07:47 AM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD
Esko, She does know her stuff!
Jan 08, 2008 09:46 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

I've been loving changing the page titles and other little things to try to improve my page rating and you are so right, the littlest things can change where you rank on Google. I've been very happy showing up 3 or 4 times on the front page lately thanks to my website and blogs.

Jan 14, 2008 04:36 PM
Meg Zoller
Keller Williams - Houston, TX
Houston Fine Homes
Josette - Congratulations on getting on page one.  What did you have as a title . . .and what did you change it to?  I wish you the very best year, yet.
Jan 14, 2008 04:43 PM
Josette Skilling
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Bethesda, MD

Todd, I made a change to my profile page as well and used a keyword many times.  My profile showed up within hours on Google at one spot above my web site.  Then it moved to #9 and has dropped back down a bit because I've made no recent changes.  The headers on your profile page could be put to better use.

Meg, I don't remember what they were exactly but the typical my name and company name were likely as well as whatever the page might have been about.  By using Bethesda Real Estate >> some name on each page it made a real difference.  Your primary key words should be right up front.

Jan 14, 2008 10:46 PM