A few weeks ago, I wrote a post with the intention to brand Neil Patel as “the Princess“.
Why? No particular reason. I guess you could say I like Princess, and I also like to torture/tease my friends 
Well (as expected) he took it all in good stride and even offered me a friendly wager–which, if I win, has the potential to make me a ton of money; and, if I lose, will humiliate me. To win, I need to rank the post for his name in the top three within 30 days (I have about two weeks left).
Never one to back down from a wager, I enlisted the help of SEO friends who rose to the challenge and linked to the post with accurate and helpful anchor text. (Keep in mind this site has few backlinks and is only a few months old.)
Well, the good news for me is, the original post is now ranking #4 for “Neil Patel”.
The bad news is that it’s going to be hard to overtake #3 (or somehow neutralize the double listing). So if anyone wants to help me out with a link, it’d be most appreciated.
Meanwhile, even if I lose, I’m pretty happy with the reputation management issue I’ve given Neil:
- A page titled “Exclusive!!! Neil Patel is a Princess” ranking top five when potential venture capitalists Google him
- A Threadwatch story trying mightily to brand him as “Princess” to the regulars
- Other prominent SEOs–such as Rebecca from SEOmoz–are now referring to him with the chosen nick
Whether I win or lose is immaterial. The important thing is that Neil gets a nickname he’ll never be able to shake, whether in the SERPs, or in the PubCon bar
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I am afraid this was impossible - the time delay is way too small to accumulate the necessary amount of links and age. I won’t be surprised if you do outrank him for Neil Patel, the Princess, sooner or later, though.
Amazingly, you are nowhere to be seen in MSN.
So what will he do you you, anyway?
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