Difficult keyword niche

[RyaninZion]

Oh right, missed that one. Thanks ozgression.

I was also looking at the PR of the top sites that come up in a Google search for "israel news." The highest PR I see is a 7. Seems that with some work, we could overtake a number of these sites, as our PR is already 5 - though I know that is not really so high, since 4 is a pretty easy number to reach.

[Chris]

7 is like 125 times higher than a 5.

[RyaninZion]

I see. Well, only the top site, or top two, have a 7/10. The others all have 5 or 6, or show nothing at all.

How much higher is a 6 than a 5?

[Chris]

25x

But you might not have a low 5 or a perfect 5. You might have "5.99"

[michael_gersitz]

Is there any way to tell the exact amount?

[Chris]

Not really. The Google directory uses a slightly different scale and by comparing the two ranks it is sometimes possible to figure out if you're high or low.

Or if you were a 4 last month and now you're a 5 chances are its a low 5.

[chromate]

Originally posted by RyaninZion
The highest PR I see is a 7. Seems that with some work, we could overtake a number of these sites, as our PR is already 5 - though I know that is not really so high, since 4 is a pretty easy number to reach.

Probably more realistic to look at the number of backward links in conjunction with the PR. In the case of the #1 ranking site: 4,310 heh

[RyaninZion]

Yes, 4,310 will be a bit tough to overcome

But the number 3 site on the list has a more manageable 605 backward links. That we can handle, with time.

[chromate]

Yep. Getting above the number 3 site definitely would seem possible. Just pick the sites you want to link with well.

Anybody used Zeus? http://www.cyber-robotics.com/index.htm

I haven't used it myself, but it might make your job more manageable. I'd be interested to know from anyone that has used it, what it's like.

[Chris]

I'd stay away from automatic link building tools. Webmasters are far more receptive to a personalized linking request.

[chromate]

It does allow you to personalise the mails. Don't know to what extent though. If you're dealing with thousands of linking sites, it could get pretty tricky I would guess.

For now though, I'll just stick with a simple spreadsheet