About SEOContest2008

Yesterday I spoke with a Director of Business Intelligence for an Interactive Advertising and Marketing company based in San Diego, California. And we had an interesting conversation on SEM and SEO. And within the long conversation, the topic went to the SEO contest. And without even mentioning he was a Filipino, based on his name and appearance, I knew he was but I didn’t ask and he said:

I came here [to the United State] when I was 2 [years old]. I don’t really speak Tagalog, but what does that [Isulong SEOph and Ituloy AngSulong] mean?

What is Isulong - Root word of Isulong is Sulong which means improve, develop, move onwards, advance, or get better. When a letter I is placed before a word in Tagalog, the Filipino language, this is like adding the word to before it. Thus Isulong means to improve, to develop, to move onwards, to advance, or to get better.

What is SEOph - SEO is what we already know. And PH is the two letter ISO Country Code for the Philippines. The words were just put together to make it a fresh word in the search engines.

What is Ituloy - The root word Ituloy is Tuloy which simply means continue. Thus Ituloy means to continue.

What is AngSulong - Ang is the article the. And Sulong as I have already defined above is improve, develop, move onwards, advance, or get better. Thus AngSulong is the development. This again is actually two words that were place together so that the word becomes unique in the SERPs

So what is Isulong SEOph? It means to improve SEO of the Philippines. And what is Ituloy AngSulong? It is to continue the development.

Isulong SEOph was the first contest of SEO Philippines that lasted from June 1, 2006 to the Isulong SEOph awarding day or September 31, 2006. And Ituloy AngSulong is the 2nd SEO Contest of SEO Philippines.

Although the SEO Contest Isulong SEOph is over. The raffle prize was just awarded. Lucky winner is:

Jay-Arth A. Lorbes
1406AA2 Wack-Wack Twin Towers
Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City
isulong-seoph.mylucena.com

October’s lucky winner of the Isulong SEOPH Raffle draw (site #43). He wins a white 80 GB iPod Video! Congratulations Jay-Arth! Now it is time for you to work on your Ituloy AngSulong site.

Contest Mechanics

1. Contest starts October 28, 2006 8:00 PM and ends February 23, 2007 8:00 PM.
2. The contest is open to all Filipinos. It’s also open to non-Filipinos who can be present at the awarding ceremonies. If a non-Filipino should win and he’s not physically present at the event, he is disqualified from the contest.
3. For this contest, we’ll have three sets of winners: forty (40) for Google, ten (10) for Yahoo! and five (5) for MSN.
4. To win, you have to rank from #1 to #40 in Google, #1 to #10 in Yahoo! and #1 for MSN for the contest keyword. Each spot has its corresponding prize (see above)
5. To qualify for the Triple Jackpot Prize, you must have an entry that’s on the top 40 results of the big three: Google, Yahoo! and MSN. Your entry should also have the required links from LakesideSQL.com, LogoDesignExpress.com and CPays.com. The contest entry page that has the highest cumulative rank on all three search engines will be declared the grand champion. The contest entires that have the second and third highest cumulative ranks on all three search engines will receive the second and third Triple Jackpot prizes, respectively. If you have two or more contest entries (on the same domain) on the top 40, we’ll pick the higher ranking entry for the computations. During the awarding ceremonies, there’ll be a public viewing of all three search engine result pages (SERP) to determine the winners.To illustrate:
   • Contest Entry A is #4 in Google, #17 in Yahoo! and #8 in MSN = cumulative rank of 29
   • Contest Entry B is #3 in Google, #5 in Yahoo! and #11 in MSN = cumulative rank of 19 (this is the winner)

   Required Links for LakesideSQL.com

   • sql tuning (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com/sql-performance-tuning.html)
   • microsoft sql server (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
   • sql server (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com/sql-performance/sql-profiler.html)
   • sql performance (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com/sql-performance-tuning.html)
   • remote dba (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com/remote-dba.html)
   • sql server 2005 (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
   • sql server (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
   • deadlock (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com/sql-performance/deadlocks.html)

   Required Links for LogoDesignExpress.com

   • logo design (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)
   • custom logo (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)
   • logo designs (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)
   • business logo (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)
   • company logo (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)
   • professional logo design (link to http://www.logodesignexpress.com)

   Required Links for CPays.com

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6. For the purpose of this competition, indented listings in the SERPs will not be counted.
7. Contest updates will be posted on the following sites: SEO Philippines Mailing List, SEO Philippines Blog, SEO Philippines Forum and Macalua.com.
8. VERY IMPORTANT: In order to win, contestants must read and acknowledge the full contest terms and conditions outlined above by posting a “I have read the contest mechanics and I agree” comment on this page. Please include in your comment 1) your full name and 2) your contest entry URLs. Contestants who do not comply are not eligible to win.
9. Last but not the least, the contest keyword is ituloy angsulong (without quotation marks).