20 SEO-savvy professionals on first page of Google & their keywords

You do not need to be “CNN Money” to be ranked on the first page of Google for a finance-related search, nor “Zillow” for a real estate query.  The right keywords, coupled with off-page & on-page SEO, can land you on the first pages of search engines.  Two key considerations when selecting SEO keywords are search volume and competition from other sites. Popular keywords with high volume  often come with strong competition (eg “insurance”).  One strategy is to focus on lower competition “long tail” keywords where there are higher chances of ranking well on search engines (eg “what is personal liability insurance”).  While the search volume of a single long tail keyword may not be very high, in aggregate long tail keywords make up the majority of all search queries.  Here’re 20 SEO-savvy professionals in finance, insurance, accounting & real estate, and search terms which got them on the first page of Google (as of July 14 2012).

Google Page One Professionals & their Search Terms

Financial Planning

Brock & Associates, Financial Planning    >   “selecting a financial planner”

• brockfc.com/11-keys-to-selecting-a-financial-planner.html

Ken Faulkenberry, Arbor Investment Planner   >    “advantages of roth ira”

• blog.arborinvestmentplanner.com/2012/03/roth-ira-movement-whats-so-great-about-the-roth-ira

Fern Alix LaRocca, CFP    >   “build wealth”

• wholeheartedway.com/build-wealth-today

David & John Compton, First Security Financial   >   “401k tax deduction”

• firstsecurityfinancialshow.com/blog/bid/160902/Your-401k-and-Why-Your-Tax-Deduction-Might-Be-Threatened

Jeff Rose, Alliance Wealth Management    >    “average retirement savings” 

• goodfinancialcents.com/average-retirement-savings-how-does-your-savings-stack-up

Insurance

Richard O’Boyle, Schaefer Enterprises   >   “life insurance planning”

• retirementandinsurance.blogspot.sg/2011/01/life-insurance-basics.html

Neal Frankle, Wealth Resources Group   > “what is personal liability insurance”

• wealthpilgrim.com/what-is-personal-liability-insurance

Glenn Cooke, Life Insurance Canada   >   “how much life insurance do i need”

• canadiancapitalist.com/how-much-life-insurance-do-i-need

Dennis Volz, State Farm   >   “how much is home insurance a year”

• dennis-insurance.blogspot.sg/2008/02/how-much-homeowners-insurance-do-you.html

Jay & Louise Norris, Insurance Shoppers   >   “2012 hsa contribution limits”

• healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2011/05/18/irs-announces-2012-hsa-contribution-limits

Accounting & Tax

Sandy Tunwell, Accountrain   >   “debit or credit”

• accountrain.com/debit_credit.html

Blue Willow Bookkeeping   >   “capitalize or expense”

• bluewillowbookkeeping.com/faq/repairs-when-do-you-capitalize-when-do-you-expense

William Brighenti, CPA Connecticut   >   “quickbooks chart of accounts”

• cpa-connecticut.com/quickbooks-chart-of-accounts.html

Bader Martin, CPAs & Business Advisors   >   “federal tax deductions 2012″

• badermartin.com/blog/wondering-about-the-new-federal-tax-deductions-and-limits-for-2012

Jim Yih, Think Box   >   “how to minimize taxes” 

• retirehappyblog.ca/how-to-minimize-tax-on-the-estate

Real estate & mortgage

Realty Austin   >   “where to live in Austin”

• realtyaustin.com/blog/austin-traffic-commute-times-where-to-live-to-get-best-commute-times.html

Craig Blackmon, WaLaw Realty   >   “buy a house in seattle”

• walawrealty.com/2011/08/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-not-generally-speaking

Joe Manausa, Century 21 Manausa and Associates    >   ” sell a home”

• manausa.com/special/sell-a-home

Lucid Realty   >   “chicago real estate prices”

• blog.lucidrealty.com/chicago_real_estate_statistics

Jay Calafiore, Mortgage Architects   >   “how a mortgage works” 

• mortgageblogger.ca/how-a-mortgage-works

Are you choosing the right SEO keywords for your posts?

– by InvestmentPal