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Revision as of 20:33, 27 August 2008
, 20:33, 27 August 2008Update with new, actual search results that demonstrate real users finding top-ranked links with MyWikiBiz
MyWikiBiz contributors enjoy the effects of MyWikiBiz '''[[Help:Search Engine Optimization|Search Engine Optimization]]'''. MyWikiBiz listings that utilize [[Help:Semantic_tagging|semantic tags]] achieve higher rankings in search results, through a combination of relevance and linkage.
MyWikiBiz contributors enjoy the effects of MyWikiBiz '''[[Help:Search Engine Optimization|Search Engine Optimization]]'''. MyWikiBiz listings that utilize [[Help:Semantic_tagging|semantic tags]] achieve higher rankings in search results, through a combination of relevance and linkage.
==Recent examples==
==Actual examples==
Here's a selection of some actual cases of random Internet users finding their way to a page on this site.
*Someone in Virginia searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-45,GGLG:en&q=liz+cohen+photography liz cohen photography] and chose [[Directory:Liz Cohen|Cohen's MyWikiBiz page]] from the top (#1) of over 2.4 million results.
*Someone in the Philippines searched Yahoo! for [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkidbFrVI8ToBRglXNyoA?p=who+conceptualize+the+idea+of+differential+calculus&fr=ieas&ei=UTF-8 who conceptualize the idea of differential calculus] and chose a paper that [[Directory:Jon Awbrey|Jon Awbrey]] keeps on his MyWikiBiz Directory page. It was #1 out of 34,600 results.
*Someone in Nebraska searched Google for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22shit+on+your+neighbor%22+card+game&aq=f&oq= "shit on your neighbor" card game]. Fortunately, they found MyWikiBiz as the #3 search result, thanks to Wikipedia deleting a version of this article from their encyclopedia.
*Someone in California searched Yahoo! for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=low+carb+spare+rib+recipes&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8 low carb spare rib recipes] and found an [[Category:Low Carb Recipes|entire Category of low-carb recipes]] compiled by KJ Kitchens here at MyWikiBiz. It was #3 on Yahoo! out of 55,200 results.
*Another Californian had an unusual Yahoo! search for [http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&p=farthest+coordinate+from+the+prime+meridian+in+longitude farthest coordinate from the prime meridian in longitude] and chose MyWikiBiz at the #3 spot, rather than Wikipedia in the #5 spot.
==Earlier testing==
As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.
As of late July 2008, MyWikiBiz's semantic wiki is about a half-year old with a Google PageRank of 3/10, while Wikipedia's plain wiki is 90 months old and has a PageRank of 9/10.
The Church's listing on MyWikiBiz was authored only as recently as [[December 9]], [[2006]]. We noticed that the MyWikiBiz listing had jumped to #1 or #2 for the Google search results above, as soon as [[January 4]], [[2007]] -- less than one month for the '''Power of MyWikiBiz''' to impact the Church's SEO. Note, also, that the Church's own website comes up much lower in the search results.
The Church's listing on MyWikiBiz was authored only as recently as [[December 9]], [[2006]]. We noticed that the MyWikiBiz listing had jumped to #1 or #2 for the Google search results above, as soon as [[January 4]], [[2007]] -- less than one month for the '''Power of MyWikiBiz''' to impact the Church's SEO. Note, also, that the Church's own website comes up much lower in the search results.
==Other fun examples==
==Other fun experiments==
Additional proof of these search engine optimization (SEO) results can be found by trying these search queries at Google:
Additional proof of these search engine optimization (SEO) results can be found by trying these search queries at Google:
The [[stone crab]] article in MyWikiBiz took its author about 10 minutes to create, and it now comes up first out of 126,000 Google search results -- '''even higher than Wikipedia's article about stone crabs'''. Imagine what careful, dedicated authors of encyclopedic content on MyWikiBiz could achieve.
The [[stone crab]] article in MyWikiBiz took its author about 10 minutes to create, and it now comes up first out of 126,000 Google search results -- '''even higher than Wikipedia's article about stone crabs'''. Imagine what careful, dedicated authors of encyclopedic content on MyWikiBiz could achieve.
==Two test cases==
==Two specific test cases==
At the end of the first week of [[January]] [[2007]], MyWikiBiz developers created two new "test cases" to explore the dynamic impact of MyWikiBiz on Google search engine rankings for small businesses. We selected two real-life businesses in competitive trades -- [[plumbing]] and [[real estate]] -- and settled on [[Directory:Superior Plumbing & Heating|Superior Plumbing & Heating]] of Rochester, [[Directory:Minnesota|Minnesota]], and [[Directory:Pinnacle Realty Services|Pinnacle Realty Services]] of New Bedford, [[Directory:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]].
At the end of the first week of [[January]] [[2007]], MyWikiBiz developers created two new "test cases" to explore the dynamic impact of MyWikiBiz on Google search engine rankings for small businesses. We selected two real-life businesses in competitive trades -- [[plumbing]] and [[real estate]] -- and settled on [[Directory:Superior Plumbing & Heating|Superior Plumbing & Heating]] of Rochester, [[Directory:Minnesota|Minnesota]], and [[Directory:Pinnacle Realty Services|Pinnacle Realty Services]] of New Bedford, [[Directory:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]].