#1, SEO Milestone

This is an echo of a post on my other blog, The Legally-Recycled Bachelor at bloggerparty.com.

I am now on the 1st page of Google's organic search for the keyword phrases filipino bachelor and filipino bachelor blog. I noticed this last night while checking on some keywords. Well, for a Filipino who practically stumbled into SEO/SEM, I am amused.

I find this amusing because I wasn't really thinking of getting into the 1st page of Google's search engine results page.

Frankly, until now, I am still clueless and confused on how this happened. I am still trying to recall and list the things I have done to land on the 1st page. Besides, I am not really sure if I can hold on to being #1.

I have started to blog just to understand what Avinash Kaushik was talking about. I am more interested in the basics of analytics.

In the Philippine setting, offline marketing is acutely important considering that there is only a small percentage of Filipinos who have access to the Internet much less own a computer.

Most young Filipinos gain access to the web through internet cafes, mainly for games.

It is still the offline marketing campaign and face-to-face selling that drive enrollment in schools.

It doesn't bother me not to be on the first page. What I find unsettling is that I am on Google's SERP [and #1 at that!] while the other search engines do not list me.

Definitely, I am not on the first 20 pages of Yahoo! and Live Search search results.

Obviously, the search engines are using different algorithms.

Hhhmmm...I just wonder is there is something wrong with Google.

I have been on the web for not even a month. And speaking of content, I don't have much that I can speak of either. I don't even have traffic.

Most of the traffic has something to do with my editing and changing the layout. So my traffic is mainly self-driven.

Before and until now, I hear some Filipino SEOs speak of [or blog]

"Content is King!".

Of course, they are not telling me their secrets and I am sure that they don't entirely believe this. But, I really wonder, with Google's new "universal search", is it now,

"Ignorance is King?!?"

Just thinking out loud, Sergey.


Excellent Analytics Site, Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik


P.S. I am still waiting to break the 1 cent ceiling for my blogs. :P

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Julius Ceasar On Not Being a Brute

Julius Ceasar said,

"Veni, vidi, vici"

If he were a brute of a man, he would have said [to quote ASSOC members] ,

"Vidi, vici, veni"

Don't you think so?

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A Phenomenology of the Modern, Poetic Vandal

This is an example of vandalism, a bathroom graffiti, that was written on the wall of my most used men's toilet when I was in university. Among all the bathroom grafittis I have read, this was my favorite.

Here I sit,
so lonely hearted.
Tried to shit,
but only farted.

It is not that I am advocating vandalism but I associated this particular bathroom graffiti as a humorously poetical attempt to self-expression by a vandal. Perhaps it was inspired by the author's difficulty in discharging digested food.

Years after graduation and the tuition having exponentially increased, my alma mater renovated most of the toilets in campus. When I returned after more than a decade, I was elated that the toilet didn't have the usual rank odor associated with it. Unfortunately, the bathroom graffitis were also painted over. The men's toilet was miraculously clean!

It then dawned upon me that an era had passed and that the emerging generation had found another medium to express themselves.

Man's unstoppable urge to express himself or to simply document his existence has been recorded throughout history. Pre-historic petroglyphs are a testament to this.

 Is this behavior somehow connected to our need to be affirmed by our fellow human and perhaps, the need to be affirmed transcends time?

The answer, I really don't know! To me, self-expression is simply self-affirmation. Whether the medium is considered legitimate or not, as in the case of bathroom grafittis, the act of expressing oneself is just an act of self-affirmation. Rather than slap myself, it is just a way of telling that I exist.

Which brings me back to the grafitti above. I was rather dismayed to find that the bathroom grafittis were painted over because I had added a phrase that gave me a profound sense to my existence.

It goes like this.

Here I sit,
so lonely hearted.
Tried to shit,
but only farted.

Me too. :(

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Life-Threatening Dilemma, A Non-Adsensical Story

I got it! After a furious exchange of two emails and, since there is no appeal process, resubmissions, I finally got an Adsense account. This has given rise to a life-threatening dilemma: to delete or not to delete? That is the question.

Resolution of The Dilemma is of paramount importance, so I called Me, and Myself to a conference.

I: "Guys, I have good news and bad news. Good news, we have an Adsense account."


Me: "What's the bad news?"


I: "Well, after giving it much thought, I don't know what to do with our blog, The Legally-Recycled Bachelor."


Myself: "Who is the Legally-Recycled Bachelor? Do we know him?"


I: "Don't mind him. He's been forgetful lately. Must be the late hours he has been spending tracking porn sites. Anyway, do we delete our blog and just create a new one? We have been skating on thin ice. Referring to self-clicks, spambots, tracking porn sites and, worst of all, referring to Yahoo!. We've been really walking on a tightrope."


Me: "Delete our blog!?! Unthinkable! Haven't you seen the traffic we've been getting? What about the links? We already have three. We can't just abandon those poor people with Pay Per Click Syndrome. Aren't you also afraid of Pinoy R.N.? She's a nurse and nurses are very skillful with sharp objects. Besides, I am a good acrobat. Walking on a tightrope is my thing."


Myself: "Isn't Pinoy R.N. the pretty nurse? Not much luck getting my medication from her though, always insisting to see prescriptions."


I: "So, what do we do? We can't possibly put Adsense on our blog. You know, people might not really understand what our blog is all about. We ourselves haven't even resolved that. And this has to come up."


Me: "I suggest that we continue this blog and create another one. We can put Adsense there and just let things click into place. What do you say, guys?"


I: "Fine. Put the link on this post, will you? Hey, Myself! What are you smoking!?!" Click me, ok?

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A Knight in Tarnished Armor

T'was an exchange of words, not quite intelligible.
Motives were put to question, reared an ugly head.
Once there was warmth, now turned cold.

It is what I fear the most, I've deepened festering wound.
It is where I tread so often, I've forgotten road forbidden.
It is why I am not a knight, I've worn tarnished armor.

It is a broken sword that I hold, I wound as I'm told.
It is a shattered shield that I carry, I hurt as I tarry.
It is a tired horse that I ride, I fall as I prime.

I am not a knight, but surely not a knave.
I am not mighty, but certainly not weak.
I am not wise, but undoubtedly not a fool.

I may be tired, but rest, to continue my journey.
I may be fallen, but stand, to face the world.
I may be broken, but care, to offer as sacrifice.

It was from brokeness whence I came.
It has been from weariness whence I've been.
It is from woundedness whence I speak.

Thus, friendly counsel I freely give.

Let it lie not festering in the brooding darkness.
Let it be accepting under the warmth of sunshine.
Let it go forgiving into the vastness of space.

Let go, friend, let it go.

NOTE: This is a longer version of a post in another blog, Friend, Let it go

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Heads-up! Matt Cutts, Google!

This post anticipates that "Google is going to be looking at paid links more closely in the future." as mentioned in Matt Cutts' post on hidden links. [Click me, ok?]

Disclosures:

1) I have paid Me and Myself to link to I.
2) Me and Myself paid I to link to them. [I find circular links a bit confusing, it is starting to give me a headache.]
3) I have been paid by Me and Myself to review The Legally-Recycled Bachelor blog.
4) Me and Myself will soon buy Adwords so I can click on my ads.

Since I don't only love to rant, I also love to rat.

1) All Filipino bloggers will think or are thinking of paid linking schemes, except me of course. Ditch them.
2) I wish to report the biggest paid link provider who has insistently shown link whenever I search for Me or Myself. I find it a bit irritating that my fellow professional bloggers keep on appearing as paid links even if I am on the last page of the search engine result. Why, whadda you know, it's...Google!.

Free SEX I.D. Test

I took a free sex ID test on BBCs site. Part three of the free sex ID test involved guessing the emotional states of persons by looking at images of their eyes.

By the way, BBC mentioned this particular part of the test is used by psychologists to determine autism.

Sneaky of them, don't you think?

So, if, unlike me, you do not have the capacity to absorb bad news, forgo this. Digg?

With a very stiff upper lip, I happily clicked on the choices given, although, I admit, I found it a bit bothersome that I could only click on one choice per image.

Dudes, haven't you heard of the right to The Pursuit of Happyness? Don't you have pirated DVDs? By Jove, I wanted to click all!

It was a good thing that I emailed them. I suggested that they start replacing their management and staff with Americans. Or, if it is not feasible, to transfer their headquarters to the USA.

Follow Murdoch's lead, will you?

The Universal Beer Principle

Humans are visual beings. Males, more so than females. This insight is not new.

Hugh Hefner and his industry associates knew this even before the commercialization of Arpanet. They are pretty adaptable too, having populated the Internet even before the bricks and mortars did.

Another insight is that women love to show off their flawless skin.

What do you know, men being more visual and women showing off skin.

This is an excellent example of the principle of universal compatibility, the yin and the yang.

Don't trust me on this.

The few successes I had with women shedding their clothes off to give me a delightful experience had something to do with the Universal Beer Principle.

As stated in a bar somewhere in Manila,

"Give Her Beer. It helps ugly men get laid."

Hey gorgeous, wanna drink beer? ;)


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Thanks, Google!

At this point, please allow me to to thank Sergey and Larry for giving me an Adsense account.

Hey, guys, thanks! I will be a lot more grateful if you send me some Gcash.

A million will suffice as I lead a simple life. I also head a foundation that helps the always hungry and thirsty consisting of me, family, relatives, friends and freeloaders.

What's a million compared to your billions? Loose change.

An Emerging Disease, the Pay Per Click Syndrome

We click our own ads, proudly!

This is the slogan for the support group I intend to put up for those afflicted with the Pay Per Click (PPC) Syndrome. The slogan is copyrighted, so don't use it.

Instead, as Nike tells you, just do it. Click your own ad, proudly!

The Pay Per Click Syndrome is similar to Tourette's but it requires the presence of a mouse to manifest itself.

While the cause of the disease is still unknown, the disease is spread by a carrier called the monetization bug.

The palpable symptoms are the delirious and almost unstoppable desire to monetize a personal website during office hours.

Dilbert calls this pretending to work.

Sounds familiar?

If you feel that you belong to this group, wait for my announcement when I will be getting your email.

I am still constructing the site that you will access. I am having a bit of a problem with my spambot. Fortunately, I have an RSS feed.

Be patient. Things will come up sooner than you can click. Also, let us chat about Amazon Associates and eBay, will you?

I have a mailing list I wish to auction. And a book about methods and techniques to get it.

I promise, should I ever get an Adsense account, I will click my own ads too, ok? I am willing to bet your life on it.

I almost forget, please do link to my blog.


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Lipat-Bahay, An Adsense Story

I have been blogging at bloggerparty.com using the same blog title, The Legally-Recycled Bachelor.

I was told by PinoyRN and Romskee that I have been generating "reads".

The "reads" were indicated at the bottom of each post and the most "reads" I have at this point is 45. The article's title is "Sex in the Philippines and Google Trends".

It is not really surprising because the word sex is competitive.

Two things triggered the transfer to this site.

First, a suggestion by Romzkee when she visited my bloggerparty blog. I don't know how to thank you Romzkee. You really are heaven sent.

Second, I made a mistake in the URL I sent to Adsense, so my application was denied.

I am new to blogging you see, and URLs weren't discussed in class when I was in college. During this time, the Internet was still called Arpanet.

[I was enrolled in the BS in Computer Science program, by the way.]

Unfortunately, there is no appeal process indicated. Thus, sealing my fate. I wouldn't be able to participate in the revenue-sharing scheme of the site.

The skin I have chosen has a very homey feel. You will notice that all the useless parts are on the right side of the page. The most useful features are at the bottom, written in fine print.

Hmmmm....it feels very much like Yahoo!.

In case you are afflicted with the Pay Per Click Syndrome, just go back to your blog and start clicking the ads.

I don't have Adsense, so, just use yours in the meantime, ok?

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My Sympathizers

The links on the right side are blogs of persons who were previously my subordinates. Now that we are equal, they have become my friends.

Why the few links? It has something to do with a long-held belief.

I believe that sociability is overrated because, like my fine motor skills, I have poorly developed social skills.

In fact, Darell - the only one of my previous subordinates who doesn't blog - pleadingly told me to pretend to be someone else as not to be an embarrassment whenever I am with her. [I encouraged open communication lines between me and my subordinates, you see.]

I appreciated and thanked her for her candor. But I had to totally ignore her suggestion. What she has termed as "embarrassing behavior", I called child-like exuberance.

So, it was nothing more than a slight difference in perspective.

Since then, I noticed that Darell had always kept a deferential distance whenever we went out to buy lunch.

Darell, thank you for respecting my space.

One thing I can honestly tell you about our group, we are not only an independent and self-actualizing bunch, we are also self-clicking.

Going back to the links, if you visit their blogs, don't click their ads. Return to your blog and click yours, ok?

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Close Encounters with Two Bachelorettes Pt. 2

This post departs from my usual rambling style without any consideration to my target market, that is YOU, my dear reader.

The reason will become evident as you read this post.

I managed to squeeze in a few exchange with Romzkee,
while chatting with Ycats, .

I asked Romzkee to critique my blog.

She mentioned that it was long. She said that most Gen Y internet users just scan blogs. This made me pause and think hard.

Eureka! My readers have a short visit span.

This led me to recognize another symptom of the Pay Per Click Syndrome. Those afflicted with the Pay Per Click Syndrome can't wait to return to their blogs to click on their ads resulting in a short visit time to read my blog.

I can't thank you enough Romzkee. As I mentioned earlier, you are really heaven sent.

To express my gratitude, once I've helped Ycats buy a groom [her idea], I will do the same thing for you.

Romzkee, better start saving up, ok?

Close Encounters with Two Bachelorettes Pt. 1

It was almost lunch time when I got to chat with two very young and lovely specimens of the Female Tribe, ycats and romzkee.

No, they're not my type as my girlfriend was sitting beside me. Ycats was asking permission if I can be her godfather when she marries.

It was really a bittersweet moment for me. Sweet of her to consider me worthy to be a godfather, bitter of me to be reminded that I am almost 40.

I don't have any age issue, you know. It is just that a lot of times, I wish they were my age and, like me, arthritic. Oh well, time really flies.

Having accepted the role of a marriage adviser slash second parent slash elderly counselor, I would like to start with a fatherly reminder.

Ycats, don't forget that you need a groom when you marry, ok?

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Disclaimer

About The Blog

This is a Filipino blog by a Filipino bachelor. The topics on this blog will be rambling rants on Philippine education, Philippine outsourcing industry, TVET (technical vocational education and training) and ladderized education.

The blog also attempts to provide a satirical commentary on web site monetization, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and the Internet.

This blog will also touch on my fumbling attempts to move on with life at almost 40.

The Legally-Recycled Bachelor

You may be wondering why I have chosen "The Legally-Recycled Bachelor" as the blog title. It is really simple. It refers to how I regained my preferred civil status.

I may be putting a positive spin on things, but, hey, that is just the way I am. I think positively.

But I don't believe my blog will reflect this characteristic, though. Tough luck.

It is also almost certain that in spilling out my guts, the insightful reader will eventually understand why I am legally-recycled and, up until now, still a bachelor.

I do not promise to be logical, articulate, grammatically correct, insightful, intelligent and wise. Nor do I promise to be mature, respectful, politically correct and polite. I JUST CAN NOT.

I wouldn't be The Legally-Recycled Bachelor in the first place if I had some of those attributes, would I?

And depending on my mood, there will be visceral ejaculations that you may find inappropriate, mean and offensive. Should this happen, feel free to send an email or post a comment.

One thing I promise, should you happen to be disagreeable, I will try to be tolerant and understanding.

Just send me your picture, contact details and vicinity map so I can ask a neighbor to bring you flowers.

If not, then a picture will do. I'll have to ask another neighbor to just hex you.

I am sure you understand. After all, this is my blog.

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