Search Engine Quiz

What kind of search engine ranking wizard are you anyway?

Not sure? Well, why not have some fun and put your Google, DMOZ, and Yahoo know-how to the test?

Simply answer the following 10 quiz questions picking the best answer for each.

Then, based on your score you'll not only get the answers but you'll also get over 40 specific tips, tools and tactics tailored just for you in a FREE special report entitled "Coming Out on Top".

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All set? Good. Then let’s go…

Question #1

Which Meta Tag is LEAST valuable when it comes to ranking high but is still the one most often mistakenly focused on?

	Description Tag
	Title Tag
	Heading Tag
	Keyword Tag

Question #2

Google has historically updated it’s index around?

	5th of the month
	11th of the month
	17th of the month
	24th of the month
	30th of the month

Question #3

A prime example of Search Engine Spamming is?

	Keyword stuffing or excessive use of a word to increase how many times it shows up on a page to improve your page rank for the term.
	Invisible text or hiding keywords by using text that’s the same color as the page background.
	Page swapping or getting ranked for one page and then swapping it out for another.
	Over submitting or submitting the same page more than once on the same day to the same search engine.
	All of the above.

Question #4

Given the growing importance of inbound links, what is the best way to boost the number of sites who link to yours?

	Participate in lots of FFA pages
	Email link requests to like minded sites
	Seek out appropriate Link Farms
	Look for guestbooks to sign
	Set up a "Link to Us" Page on your site

Question #5

What text does Google display when it returns listings for a keyword search term?

	Your site’s DMOZ description for that keyword
	The first instance of the keyword and surrounding text found on the page
	Your Meta Description Tag text
	The text you specify Google should use
	Could come from any of the first three

Question #6

Inktomi currently serves results for which major such engines?
(Here, pick all that apply. Or if all are right, "all of the above".)

	Excite by way of Overture
	Hotbot and Espotting
	Looksmart and Wisenut
	MSN and About.com
	Overture after the paid listings
	All the above

Question #7

Which statement best describes the main benefit of paying to get into Yahoo?

	Helps you rank better in Google and for the traffic
	Helps your ranking in AOL and for the traffic
	Just for the traffic alone
	Just for the boost in Google alone

Question #8

How can you tell you’ve been banned by Google?

	Your traffic from Google drops to zero
	Your PageRank shows zero
	You get an email from Google confirming your suspicions
	You do a search and can’t find your site listed in the Google index
	All the above

Question #9

Which search engine is considered the most serious current challenger to Google?

	AOL
	Yahoo
	FAST/All the Web
	Alta Vista
	Overture

Question #10

The best thing about Google’s AdWord programs is…

	You can get lots of extra traffic fast
	You can get cheap bids
	You can quickly test keywords, headlines, etc
	You can get extra exposure for your site

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