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Hi guys, I have not done a ranking puzzle for awhile and have a good one for you.
Something tells me that if together we can figure this one out...
It may give us a big clue as far as how 'she' thinks and what she likes.
Search Term: Orlando Dentist
Here are some reasons that Dentist listing should not be ranking A in a competitive metro like that
.:. Unclaimed and bare. (I know being claimed does not make you rank higher but many out there say, to rank high you need to claim your listing)
.:. Only 1 review (kinda shows # of reviews is not the biggest deciding factor)
.:. Farthest from Centroid (of the top listings)
.:. Wrong Dentist. That Dentist does not even work there any more I don't think
.:. Is NOT even on 1st page in maps (classic) ranking. (Ranks #12, on page #2.)
.:. I thought maybe backlinks but did a quick check and does not look like it
(But I don't really analyze BL much or have good tools. Maybe someone else can check.)
.:. Ranks #1 in pure organic even though title tag and on-site SEO not very good.
(Title tag does not even have Orlando Dentist OR even the word Dentist)
Check maps (USE CLASSIC) http://goo.gl/maps/OS3Ke
There is even a listing for the practice itself that ranks higher for phone search than the Chen May J DDS listing does. And that practice listing has more reviews.
One thing I didn't do is citation research. But citations would not be what's giving it the #1 organic ranking. And why is that organic ranking tying to a Dr listing that's unclaimed with 1 review instead of the practice listing? Maybe that's the previous Dentist and she has a lot of citations? OK out of time but just a quickie check.
"East Orlando Dental" "(407) 282-2101" 29,800 matches
"May" "Chen" "(407) 282-2101" only 1,360
So what I DO know, is that contrary to popular belief, the organic algo still controls the
ranking order at the top of the pack. So in part the A ranking is due to the #1 organic ranking.
But other than having Orlando in the practice name and domain name, I'm not sure why this one is even ranking #1. (Several others have Orlando in domain that are not even in the pack.)
Plus... that listing does not even rank on page one on maps and is far enough from centroid that it normally would not blend and land in the pack UNLESS it had something really strong going for it. And I'm just not seeing anything strong.
Plus... why is the old Dr listing that's not even there, outranking the practice listing?
Let's reverse engineer the algo on this one and see what we can learn!
Who can solve this ranking puzzle???
Oh and SIC 'EM Danno... this Dentist needs help. Go for it!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Something tells me that if together we can figure this one out...
It may give us a big clue as far as how 'she' thinks and what she likes.
Search Term: Orlando Dentist
Screen Shot of Top 3 + Search Map
<img src="http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OrlandoDentist.jpg" alt="OrlandoDentist" width="65%" />
<img src="http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OrlandoDentist.jpg" alt="OrlandoDentist" width="65%" />
Here are some reasons that Dentist listing should not be ranking A in a competitive metro like that
.:. Unclaimed and bare. (I know being claimed does not make you rank higher but many out there say, to rank high you need to claim your listing)
.:. Only 1 review (kinda shows # of reviews is not the biggest deciding factor)
.:. Farthest from Centroid (of the top listings)
.:. Wrong Dentist. That Dentist does not even work there any more I don't think
.:. Is NOT even on 1st page in maps (classic) ranking. (Ranks #12, on page #2.)
.:. I thought maybe backlinks but did a quick check and does not look like it
(But I don't really analyze BL much or have good tools. Maybe someone else can check.)
.:. Ranks #1 in pure organic even though title tag and on-site SEO not very good.
(Title tag does not even have Orlando Dentist OR even the word Dentist)
Check maps (USE CLASSIC) http://goo.gl/maps/OS3Ke
There is even a listing for the practice itself that ranks higher for phone search than the Chen May J DDS listing does. And that practice listing has more reviews.
One thing I didn't do is citation research. But citations would not be what's giving it the #1 organic ranking. And why is that organic ranking tying to a Dr listing that's unclaimed with 1 review instead of the practice listing? Maybe that's the previous Dentist and she has a lot of citations? OK out of time but just a quickie check.
"East Orlando Dental" "(407) 282-2101" 29,800 matches
"May" "Chen" "(407) 282-2101" only 1,360
So what I DO know, is that contrary to popular belief, the organic algo still controls the
ranking order at the top of the pack. So in part the A ranking is due to the #1 organic ranking.
But other than having Orlando in the practice name and domain name, I'm not sure why this one is even ranking #1. (Several others have Orlando in domain that are not even in the pack.)
Plus... that listing does not even rank on page one on maps and is far enough from centroid that it normally would not blend and land in the pack UNLESS it had something really strong going for it. And I'm just not seeing anything strong.
Plus... why is the old Dr listing that's not even there, outranking the practice listing?
Let's reverse engineer the algo on this one and see what we can learn!
Who can solve this ranking puzzle???
Oh and SIC 'EM Danno... this Dentist needs help. Go for it!
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