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Irish SEO expert competition winner.

Congratulations to Paul Savage of blackdog.ie who won the highly coveted Geansai Gorm Irish SEO expert competition. Well done also to the organiser of this great event, Damien Mulley fame. The rules of the competitionproved at times too strict leaving some entrants disqualified. There are no sour grapes however as Paul’s Entry was not just the top placed viable entry but indeed the top placed entry of any type. The time span this competition ran over, allowed for some fun and games with some entrants sailing a bit too close to the wind. There were instances of entrants being banned by Google. One fictitious albeit well humoured web press release made the newspapers fooling experienced print journalists.

On a serious note, this competition was entered by experienced SEO players. Their ambition was to win. The competition results provide an insight in to the working of search engine optimisation for those who can follow it. In addition, entrants used link skills, social media, engaging or amusing content and more to surpass each other.

This competition was also fair. One very important rule was that all entering domains had to be new. This prevented domains with links, prior media exposure or history from being used. This competition was followed and reported in quality Irish blogs. Some took up the gauntlet and chose one or more entrants to support giving a real community feel to the competition.

Damien Mulley has announced that for Web Awards 09 he will include a practical SEO section.

So, now you know who the blue jumper of Irish SEO is. If you need help getting your site seen or want to be found for specific search terms you can contact Paul as per the Blackdog.ie website.