Yup I see you are sporting a PR 3 – Was YatanWeb.com previously parked at this IP? I see a Google cache on Jan 9th from another url that is a PR4?

Thanks,
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You hit the nail on the head with your questions…;)

"When you say "Identify the pattern and you can beat the algorithms" it sounds like you place the majority emphasis on on-site SEO. Is this correct?"

YES – I do place the majority of my strategic emphasis on – on-page content organization. However some sites might need higher off – page factors it depends on the site and the competitive environment.

"I tell people that the more competitive the keywords the more important off-page factors become and the more likely external links will make the ranking difference. Care to give a ratio or your own rule of thumb?"

YES – I think you are right concerning off – page factors making the difference with highly competitive terms. Incoming Links to content Ratio? I have not determined a rule of thumb at all, this appears to fluctuate with many factors involved.

Also, often when I conduct pattern analysis I discover that the top ranking websites across vertical markets turn-out to have lots of site-wide paid text link advertisements pointing to them and often from multiple domain networks (Can everyone say 'In the news."?) How do you identify optimal on-page patterns when off-page factors dominate the SERPs?

Wow great question and tricky – There are so many site wide factors that exist with this – If no optimal term weighting case exists (In the competitive environment across multiple verticals with the same site conditions) comparative to the incoming link volume of the site we are optimizing for then region by region I would slowly optimize and organize the sites content to achieve optimal exposure and placement and hope to find a balance to stick placement.

When you say "Identify the pattern and you can beat the algorithms" it sounds like you place the majority emphasis on on-site SEO. Is this correct? I tell people that the more competitive the keywords the more important off-page factors become and the more likely external links will make the ranking difference. Care to give a ratio or your own rule of thumb?

Also, often when I conduct pattern analysis I discover that the top ranking websites across vertical markets turn-out to have lots of site-wide paid text link advertisements pointing to them and often from multiple domain networks (Can everyone say 'In the news."?) How do you identify optimal on-page patterns when off-page factors dominate the SERPs?

Thanks! For others seeking additional information, there is a fantastic article concerning use of no follow here – http://www.stonetemple.com/blog/?p=187

have a great day!

Your point #3 above is such a simple thing, one I had been overlooking until late 2007. Analyzing my site's navigation, internal linking scheme structures and inbound links has helped me to use nofollow and other things to better sculpt the PR flow that I want.