Joy In Repetition

Is getting a high ranking really this easy?

[robertskelton]

Figuring I could find a high PR, under-developed WordPress site by Googling for some default WordPress text:

"This is an example of a WordPress page"

I found a site at #6 that just repeats the default paragraph 15 times. It's a PR Zero site. Has one of the oldest tricks in the SEO book snuck back in while nobody was looking?

[suggy]

YES! Unfortunately, it seems so. Although google already seems to be turning the knob back the other way. A competitor in my field came from nowhere a week or two ago to number one on 80million results search. The clear difference between this site and the proper commerce sites was the blatant use of keyword repetition - over and over and over! Trouble is, as soon as folks see that page, probably 90% hit 'Back', so what's the point?

[jdMorgan]

And a small percentage may also report that site... Getting high ranking is an entirely different matter from keeping it. With 80 million competitors ready to pounce, the risk is high.

Jim