In the “olden days” - say, um, last year - I was teaching companies how to get their corporate site on Page 1 of Google search results using SEO techniques. (Two years ago it was plain ole text SEO; last year I started doing more local SEO, followed swiftly by Universal/Blended SEO and Video SEO).
But this year - the fairly brand-spanking new 2009 - I’m teaching companies how to get more than just their corporate site on Page 1. Afterall, why settle for just a single Page 1 sighting…?!
That’s right: now you can get your company featured on Page 1 via:
- your photos on Flickr
- your videos on YouTube
- your updates on Twitter
- your profile on Facebook and LinkedIn profile
- your article on Digg
- your blog on Technorati
- and so on, and so on…
SMO: Phase II SEO (and more)
I take my SEO clients to the next logical step: SMO - Social Media Optimization. Share all your digital assets across the most popular social media sites - tagging them for the internal search function within each of those sites - and you”ve got a whole new way of folks finding out about you… make that a whole BUNCH of new ways!
Single placement on Page 1.. that’s like, sooo 2008 
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Ah! This is right on! Great article.
Dominating page 1 should also include seeking indented listings for the same page. Linking with the same phrase to two related pages will do it.
This isn’t a SMO tactic, but rather an SEO one. I however completely agree with you on the taking page one concept. I have a feeling though that anything spammy won’t do well in the long run, nor will Google for long allow page one real estate to be taken up completely by one business, except for perhaps their business name.
Be smart and create solid content and I think you’ll have an awesome chance to take a bunch of page 1 spots.
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