EMDs do work even with almost zero content

[MisterF]

A lot of people comment that EMDs do not work.

Granted they no longer possibly have the weight they used to do, but maybe they are coming back into fashion again?

Consider if you are searching for a search term, will google give you more weight now based on the search intent?


So if you search on Google; how does homeopathy work

Volume: 1,600/mo | CPC: $2.39 | Competition: 0.02


So maybe the awesome content on this site, contributes to ranking?

There's an EMD in the top 10 which has forty words of content.

https://gyazo.com/e1f270839f039780b61706abd971d5ae



We found 40 words on http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/

My friend Kyle Roof has shown numerous times you can rank with crappy content that makes no sense at all ( he's proved this with ipsum Loren )


The domain is 10 years old, so that surely must be a factor?

The backlink profile is interesting;

https://gyazo.com/a5ff49b145267928b5c6e6c33753aac6


But on the page are 2 links ( http://www.1023.org.uk/ and http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/ )

https://gyazo.com/52fe42a46cfab47d169a6327f24871de

https://gyazo.com/eb72c510d23d42521c32fdfbdbf4bb49

https://gyazo.com/b4e266eb022b4876698f1fca0211b9fb

https://gyazo.com/f5abf875454c5e9554749e9a9c75bd22


So can you still get on page 1 of Google with an EMD? YES

Can you do so with almost no content? YES

This is just a thread making observations, please don't rush out and start bulk buying EMDs.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

[Topiano]

I've been using EMD for local projects in the last 6 months. They rank so easy on SERP for local projects.

Look for areas/cities with <50k population.
Buy EMD(omain).
Write homepage content.
Build 5 more internal pages for deep linking.
Get a GMB for the listing (Optional).
Build citations.

Wait for 1 month or less.

 

[FatBee]

Contentbear.co is ranking over 2 comapnys on #1 even tho the site is turning 1year tomorrow. No links no nothing. And this 2 companys are old af but with ccTLD

and si ce many ppl claim this work on specific locations, contentbear is ranking worldwide on #1

 

[TheVigilante]

Funny was going through a case study related to EMD and I see this

There is still life in EMD's guys

 

[FatBee]

Funny was going through a case study related to EMD and I see this

There is still life in EMD's guys

Hi bot.

 

[blackhatO.owhiteheart]

Those backlink profiles are hella good though. Wonder what they linked to if there is that little content. /s

 

[Deleted member 923340]

Can confirm works on local niches specially low to medium competion.

If you just target non-english audience- almost all the "old" strategies works perfectly. Google aint that perfect.

 

[ATuringtest]

I had to look up what an EMD is .. how sad is that lol

 

[HenryObi]

A lot of people comment that EMDs do not work.

Granted they no longer possibly have the weight they used to do, but maybe they are coming back into fashion again?

Consider if you are searching for a search term, will google give you more weight now based on the search intent?


So if you search on Google; how does homeopathy work

Volume: 1,600/mo | CPC: $2.39 | Competition: 0.02


So maybe the awesome content on this site, contributes to ranking?

There's an EMD in the top 10 which has forty words of content.

https://gyazo.com/e1f270839f039780b61706abd971d5ae



We found 40 words on http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/

My friend Kyle Roof has shown numerous times you can rank with crappy content that makes no sense at all ( he's proved this with ipsum Loren )


The domain is 10 years old, so that surely must be a factor?

The backlink profile is interesting;

https://gyazo.com/a5ff49b145267928b5c6e6c33753aac6


But on the page are 2 links ( http://www.1023.org.uk/ and http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/ )

https://gyazo.com/52fe42a46cfab47d169a6327f24871de

https://gyazo.com/eb72c510d23d42521c32fdfbdbf4bb49

https://gyazo.com/b4e266eb022b4876698f1fca0211b9fb

https://gyazo.com/f5abf875454c5e9554749e9a9c75bd22


So can you still get on page 1 of Google with an EMD? YES

Can you do so with almost no content? YES

This is just a thread making observations, please don't rush out and start bulk buying EMDs.

Enjoy your weekend!

Impressive observation supporting previous claims, do you think a newly registered EMD can have such effect?

 

[Deleted member 1313244]

Google ML confusing intent, thinking it is a navigational query?

 

[HenryObi]

Can confirm works on local niches specially low to medium competion.

If you just target non-english audience- almost all the "old" strategies works perfectly. Google aint that perfect.

I think you're right about this, a friend from one of the very small countries in Europe once told me he builds a kind of PBN using EMDs and ccTLD, all of these will link back to his money site and power it as a regular PBN would do. He does this for his projects that targeted at this country(non-English)

Strange but it works for him

 

[Sweetrevenge]

Yes, it works in non-English websites. I had a website with EMD and it manages to give me a few leads per month.

 

[Aty]

Interesting read. I guess it's time again to buy some emds.

 

[Aulig]

If my niche is small and it doesn't make sense to build a brand I'll always take an EMD if it's available, why not

 

[bahus]

It even ranks higher than
healthline.com
betterhealth.vic.gov.au

 

[bahus]

A lot of people comment that EMDs do not work.

Granted they no longer possibly have the weight they used to do, but maybe they are coming back into fashion again?

Consider if you are searching for a search term, will google give you more weight now based on the search intent?


So if you search on Google; how does homeopathy work

Volume: 1,600/mo | CPC: $2.39 | Competition: 0.02


So maybe the awesome content on this site, contributes to ranking?

There's an EMD in the top 10 which has forty words of content.

https://gyazo.com/e1f270839f039780b61706abd971d5ae



We found 40 words on http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/

My friend Kyle Roof has shown numerous times you can rank with crappy content that makes no sense at all ( he's proved this with ipsum Loren )


The domain is 10 years old, so that surely must be a factor?

The backlink profile is interesting;

https://gyazo.com/a5ff49b145267928b5c6e6c33753aac6


But on the page are 2 links ( http://www.1023.org.uk/ and http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/ )

https://gyazo.com/52fe42a46cfab47d169a6327f24871de

https://gyazo.com/eb72c510d23d42521c32fdfbdbf4bb49

https://gyazo.com/b4e266eb022b4876698f1fca0211b9fb

https://gyazo.com/f5abf875454c5e9554749e9a9c75bd22


So can you still get on page 1 of Google with an EMD? YES

Can you do so with almost no content? YES

This is just a thread making observations, please don't rush out and start bulk buying EMDs.

Enjoy your weekend!

Do they use exact anchor text or generic?

 

[Roger Marquez]

My friend Kyle Roof

I just finished his on-page course. Pretty solid stuff!!!

 

[GhostMint]

Look for areas/cities with <50k population.
Buy EMD(omain).
Write homepage content.
Build 5 more internal pages for deep linking.
Get a GMB for the listing (Optional).
Build citations.

Wait for 1 month or less.

I've done all of this but in a city of 5 million. Keyword difficulty is 20 according to KW Finder and the site still doesn't rank after 5 months with 15 pages of content and directory/citation links.

 

[MasterSocial]

Great observation!

 

[destinywakes]

I have ranked EMD for few keywords with Amazon Affiliates. The interesting part is it has almost no links and its out ranked chewy and many other high authority pet related sites for low competition keywords and its still has the #1 position.
When I tried to sell my site many people refused to buy it coz its EMD, IMers still have negative thinking about EMD but its really work in long term.