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I was just checking some google rankings for generic terms....here are the top 50 actual roof cleaning companies. After removing forums, blogs, vendors and directories that left 33. First Column is rank after cleaning up the list, Second Column is actual position in Google for "Roof Cleaning"



110 http://www.saferoofcleaning.com/
211 http://www.saferoofcleaning.com/chemicalcleanin.html
312 http://www.roofcleaninglongisland.com/
413 http://www.midwestprowash.com/roof_algae_report.html
516 NA
617 http://www.jnrind.com/
718 http://www.jetclean.com/
820 http://www.gotadirtyroof.com/
921 http://www.wecleanroofs.net/
1022 http://roofmasterspb.com/
1124 http://www.landisroofcleaning.com/
1226 http://www.sandiegoroofcleaning.com/
1327 http://www.alpineroofcleaning.com/
1428 http://overthetoproofcleaning.com/
1529 http://texasroofclean.com/
1630 http://www.lvroofing.com/roof-cleaning.php
1731 http://www.performanceroofcleaning.com/
1832 http://www.roofcleannc.com/
1933 NA
2034 http://www.qualityusa.net/
2135 http://www.mycleanroof.com/
2236 http://www.jandjservices.com/contacts.htm
2337 http://www.sullivanroofcleaning.com/
2438 http://www.orlandoroofcleaning.net/
2539 http://www.greatlakesroofcleaning.com/
2641 http://www.rcipainting.com/roofcleaning.htm
2742 http://www.eagleroofcleaning.com/
2843 http://www.roofcleanusa.com/
2944 http://www.eliteroofcleaners.com/
3045 http://allsurfacecleaning.com/
3146 http://www.roofmedic.com/
3248 http://www.cleanmyshingles.com/
3349 http://www.baltimoreroofclean.com/

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Next I'll do a PR check on the landing pages.....out of curiosity, in a month I'll check the PR and link juice from this very post.


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I missed two that should have been culled from the list. If anyone catches another I missed, let me know and I'll remove them as well.
 
I used to feel the same way Larry, instead of www.KJPWLLC.com I often thought of renaming the company but have come to realize that most people, in my opinion, here still equate pressure washing with roof cleaning so I never changed it.( Although I don't even have pressure washing in my url.) I believe the url is of less importance these days and other areas of seo are of more significance to one's website.
My other site is www.roofcleaningtampa.com and I am having trouble getting it to page 2 or 3 even because of the other guy's site with similar names and obviously much better seo.
 
K.J. said:
I believe the url is of less importance these days and other areas of seo are of more significance to one's website.
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I agree and the list pretty much confirms it.

17 of 49 have the phrase "roof cleaning" in their domain name
6 of the remaining 32 have the phrase in a separate page (www.domain.com/roofcleaning)
11 of the remaining 26 have a variant of the phrase such as "roofclean, roofcleaner"
15 have nothing in the domain name or a html page mentioning roof cleaning at all, and 9 of them are in the top 22

Also, 40 use the "www" and 9 do not.

While I'm sure it doesn't hurt having the phrase, basic sound SEO principles are more important than keyword based domain name or html page name.
 
Another interesting thing....while many on the certification forum buy into the backlink gospel of "more is better", and that the position of Apple as evidence.....well, it isn't.

I looked up Apple's total and then picked the first "non member" of the church of link-o-plenty and compared the total unique backlinks......8785 versus 30 and they are only separated by 3 spots (7 if you toss in vendors and forums) on the google rank.


|THIS IS THE LINK POPULARITY REPORT FOR saferoofcleaningdotcom
ESTIMATED TOTAL BACKLINKS FROM UNIQUE DOMAINS IN UNIQUE CLASS IP POINTING TO ENTIRE SITE: 8785

|THIS IS THE LINK POPULARITY REPORT FOR jnrinddotcom
ESTIMATED TOTAL BACKLINKS FROM UNIQUE DOMAINS IN UNIQUE CLASS IP POINTING TO ENTIRE SITE: 30


Links from "authority" sites trumps link quantity........
 
A keyword loaded domain no longer matters after Google's Panda update. One thing you surprisingly neglected Grasshopper was AGE OF DOMAIN.
www.saferoofcleaning.com is an OLD Domain. I will let you guys in on a "dirty little secret". That domain was once one of Google's top ranked roof cleaning domains before I got it. It belonged to a roof cleaning company out of Miami that went out of business. It was inactive for a year or so. I liked the name of the domain, and so I bought it. I knew nothing about SEO way back then, but as soon as I had a 1/2 ass web site up and running, Google recognized it as a trusted old friend. I worked it's way up to number one where it stayed for a long time, until I lost about 5500 posts (links) from the Old Delco Board. My Forum, The Roof Cleaning Institute has surpassed it, as have several other sites I have analyzed using paid high page rank links.
I really could care less anymore if it is the number one roof cleaning site in the world, and in fact would like my forum ranked higher then it is. I can't clean roofs in baltimore when I am in Tampa.

It is an ancient site, I can't even verify it with webmaster tools, nor does it have a real site map. It really needs to be redone completely,and I bet with just a little work, it could be higher ranked. But as long as it dominates the Roof Cleaning Tampa search, I am happy. I honestly believe Google sees it as an authority site for all things roof cleaning. Any site fortunate enough to have a link from it seems to kick ass in the rankings.

I HAD The Roof Cleaning Institute Forum up at number one Google for a good while, but our members insisted on closing some sections of the forums. This HURT SEO a little, just as I predicted, but our members wanted some roof cleaning secrets hidden from the public.

By the way, I recognize many of the Top ranked roof cleaning URL's you listed, and several have a "common ancestor" in that they are regular posters on the Roof Cleaning Institute Forum, as well as other forums.

As far as links from "Authority Sites" go, they are expensive to buy IF you can buy them, and many are NOT for sale.
Plus, when you only have 30 links, you are screwed if Google suddenly devalues a few of your incoming link pages.
Your site will drop like a rock. But when you have 8 Thousand links, even if you lose a couple hundred links, no big deal.
And IF you see a website with less links gaining on you that you feel is a threat, you can analyze it, and go after it's paid Authority links. THEN guess who wins :) There is NO Substitute for hard tedious SEO work, and age of domain, all things being equal.
 
Age factors in but I've had new domain names rank top 5 against 4million results in a matter of 2 weeks. I own over a hundred domains and have experienced this with many of them if your go through the right process in setting it all up.
 
Here is a good checklist I found on the Internet. Page Loading time is also important, and so is the server you are on.

Here is the list of my top 10 of important Google SEO ranking factors to consider: 1. Age of Domain: Age of URL is very important. If you just bought your domain a few weeks or even months ago you have a long road ahead of you. The reality is the age of your website helps build trust. If your website has been online for several years, chances are you have an established business.
2. Domain Hosting: Where is your site hosted? Find out through your hosting company what continent or country your site is hosted in. This can often times play a large role in search rankings. Always use a reputable hosting company. If your company is US based then use a hosting company in the United States. Also, I always recommend a dedicated IP when you can. There are virtual dedicated and cloud hosting solutions that are more affordable. Never use the cheapest hosting. The reality is, if you cannot afford hosting you should re-consider the business…I know this is harsh but very true.
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3. Your Neighbors: If you have a virtual server, which sites like Godaddy usually are have been known to house hundreds of websites on one server. Make sure that your neighbors on your server are not classified as spam.
4. URL Structure: Make sure your URL structures are very clean. There should not be any random strings of characters at the end of your URL’s. This is part of the onsite search engine optimization process as well.
5. Content: Content is very important. To start make sure you have text on all your important pages, then make sure it is good text consisting of your targeted keywords spread throughout naturally. Simply put, ALWAYS write your content for humans, your website visitors first and NEVER write content for the solo purpose to achieve Google search engine rankings. Chances are the content will not be user focused or provide value to your visitors.
6. Internal Link Structure: Make sure your inner pages are linked correctly. Visitors should have easy made pathways connecting to your other pages from every page of your website. Make sure the code of your website is verified and keep flash and JavaScript to a minimum, if you can. Essentially make sure the site is clean, easy to use and interlinked to help the user experience.
7. Trust: Do you at least have a mailing address listed on your website? You should if you don’t. Google likes to see trust factors on websites so anything you can add that could help build trust for your audience will benefit your rankings. I always recommend having a phone number on each page of your website. Make it easy for people to do business with you, it all starts with establishing trust and that starts with contact information on your website.
8. Keywords: Make sure your website is optimized using your keywords. This means any alt tags for images, meta page information and existing content at the very least of things. Remember to naturally optimize your website based on the content of each page of your website.
9. Bounce Rate: Although bounce rate might not seem important if Google sees that nobody hangs out on your website for more than a few seconds before they leave this could be a ranking problem over time. Make changes to get visitors engaged with your website. Simple things, like video, newsletter sign up, call to actions, etc will help improve your bounce rate over time. Make sure you have proper tracking on your website, such as Google analytics.
10. Outbound links: Make sure the websites that you link to are 100% relevant to your business and industry. If you sell animals toys but you are linking to a site that sells shoes that is not very relevant and over time could really impact your rankings. Bottom line is if it makes sense to link to another site, then do so, but remember you could be sending your visitors away from your site.
11. Inbound Links: I know this was a list of my top 10, but I felt I had to mention inbound links. The key here (speaking as a white hat SEO person), don’t buy or exchange links. Market and promote your business online to build visitors to your website over time. If you do, then the relevant links will follow!

**Note: As the Google (and yes there are 2 other major search engines!) algorithm changes there are always new ranking factors that come into play, such as the page load time and many others. I am sure when I re-do this list a year from now, there may be another one or two additional factors.
There are many extensive factors that Google uses when determining website rankings. Very important to get these factors correct otherwise you could find yourself just spinning your wheels. The bottom line is it is all about relevancy and earning your visitors (and yes Google’s) search engine trust over time.
 
Apple Roof Cleaning said:
A keyword loaded domain no longer matters after Google's Panda update. One thing you surprisingly neglected Grasshopper was AGE OF DOMAIN.
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Age is no doubt a factor but right behind you (3rd/12th) is a site created in 2009. Not only is the URL just over 2 years old, they have 1/3rd of 1% of your total backlinks.

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I didn't start this thread to attack or discredit anyone....your site was linked by me as was the other 32 sites. I hope you move to #1 Chris. However, what I've noticed over the years is the suppliers of various pressure requiring cleaning chemicals slowly rise in the serps. The ARMA method or SH cleaning process has 1000 times the physical footprint and resources and is loosing the google war.

I realize many will see this as unimportant....as long as they rank #1 in their city, why should they care. Well, because a lie repeated often enough becomes truth. I had an increase this season on questions about the dangers of SH. We are blessed (cursed?) to operate in the same city as the Carter fellow, and roof conniver promoted nationally by the sullivan guy....so I probably hear it more often than many. I just feel that as an industry, if we concede the generic search term "roof cleaning" to those that negative sell against SH it's letting the camel get it's nose under the tent.....

I really don't want this thread to slide into a debate on certification....there are plenty of those already. All I wanted to do was pimp/link/promote the sites that have a shot at competing with the deceptive sites spreading lies and misinformation. These sites are not pounding the forums with backlinks and as I showed, age is not their dominating factor.....and they climb in the serps.

Regardless of how/who....we do need a collective effort to advance ARMA standard roof cleaning. For every Apple Roof Cleaning or Midwestprowash in the top 10 there is one less liar on page 1.
 
As far as links from "Authority Sites" go, they are expensive to buy IF you can buy them, and many are NOT for sale.
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Partially true on this one. I know that you can get thousands of links from authority sites, I build them every day and they are not expensive at all.

Plus, when you only have 30 links, you are screwed if Google suddenly devalues a few of your incoming link pages.
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Another thing to consider is link types. Recently the value of a signature link was devalued. You should read about all the people crying. Blog comments were devalued as well. Even with that they need to be a part of your overall strategy.

Your site will drop like a rock. But when you have 8 Thousand links, even if you lose a couple hundred links, no big deal.
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This is why you also vary the link types so if one type gets devalued it does not hurt as bad. Contextual links are great but even links from places like Ezine were lowered in value.

And IF you see a website with less links gaining on you that you feel is a threat, you can analyze it
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This works for level 1 links but what you don't know is how many links are going to those level 1 properties. Kind of like adding another locomotive to a train so it can pull harder. The key is to not leave a footprint that the search engines can track.
 
<img< font=""></img<> It didn't take Google long to rank the thread.

In 1 week the thread ranks #1 for "top ranked roof cleaners"

Ranks...
21st for "top roof cleaners"
26th for "top ranked roof cleaning companies"
50th for "top rated roof cleaners"




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TheCleaningDoc said:
Partially true on this one. I know that you can get thousands of links from authority sites, I build them every day and they are not expensive at all.

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I have NEVER ever bought a link, ever. I would be willing to bet that saferoofcleaning.com could be number one again, with some paid links, and a re do of the site. But I have been number one for many years, and it just ain't that important to me anymore. I dominate locally, where it counts and to be honest, I bet we could survive even w/o my websites, because we are so established.
Now, the roof cleaning forum WAS number one, until the members insisted on closing parts of the forum. It never had a paid link ever either.
Because many of our posts are now made hidden from Google, our SEO suffered a little. But we are still in the top 3 to 5. That seems to be good enough to propel our posters threads to the top of their roof cleaning markets. It is not unusual to see a post from the RCIA Forum at the top of some local roof cleaning searches.
 
Ohio pressure wash said:
Age is no doubt a factor but right behind you (3rd/12th) is a site created in 2009. Not only is the URL just over 2 years old, they have 1/3rd of 1% of your total backlinks.

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I didn't start this thread to attack or discredit anyone....your site was linked by me as was the other 32 sites. I hope you move to #1 Chris. However, what I've noticed over the years is the suppliers of various pressure requiring cleaning chemicals slowly rise in the serps. The ARMA method or SH cleaning process has 1000 times the physical footprint and resources and is loosing the google war.

I realize many will see this as unimportant....as long as they rank #1 in their city, why should they care. Well, because a lie repeated often enough becomes truth. I had an increase this season on questions about the dangers of SH. We are blessed (cursed?) to operate in the same city as the Carter fellow, and roof conniver promoted nationally by the sullivan guy....so I probably hear it more often than many. I just feel that as an industry, if we concede the generic search term "roof cleaning" to those that negative sell against SH it's letting the camel get it's nose under the tent.....

I really don't want this thread to slide into a debate on certification....there are plenty of those already. All I wanted to do was pimp/link/promote the sites that have a shot at competing with the deceptive sites spreading lies and misinformation. These sites are not pounding the forums with backlinks and as I showed, age is not their dominating factor.....and they climb in the serps.

Regardless of how/who....we do need a collective effort to advance ARMA standard roof cleaning. For every Apple Roof Cleaning or Midwestprowash in the top 10 there is one less liar on page 1.
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Agreed! These sellers of roof cleaning chemicals are buying links is what I see going on.
 
We do not target the keywords Roof Cleaners, mainly because our research indicates the search term you want to be number one in is simply Roof Cleaning Tampa.
We still hold 3 spots on the first page, including the number one spot. The website company I was with for 12 years sold out, and my website was moved to a new server with a new website builder that freaking changed the URL's of some of my pages.
My website dropped like a rock, OUT of the national page one roof cleaning search.
I did a search for "roof cleaning" on the free proxy server today, and what do u know ?
Apple Roof Cleaning was back at number one, for a national roof cleaning search, and the mighty RCIA Forum was at number 2.
LOL, they say pay back is a bitch, and for years my own RCIA Forum was kicking my ass in national roof cleaning searches.

My friend grows Avocados here in Tampa, because he loves to do it. He can simply buy all the Avocado's he wants.
Likewise, I love SEO, just to prove to myself a little guy like me can still kick the asses of well financed commercial roof cleaning interests like ask the builder, and roof reviver, etc, etc, etc.

Plus, the better MY SEO is, the better it is for all my friends forums and Blogs I post on.
My website www.saferoofcleaning.com is a page rank 3 site. This means Google considers it an Authority Site.
When Google crawls this forum, and sees me here, it helps everyone who posts here roof cleaning related, and I feel good about that.

Just as we are all known by the company we keep (people we hang out with) these Forums are known to Google first by Content, and then the SEO importance of those who post on them.
 
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