Predicting improvement in website search engine rankings based upon website linking relationships
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1. A method, comprising:
- calculating, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a link match score indicating whether a search engine ranking for a first website having a first Internet protocol (IP) address would improve if said first website were to be modified to include a hyperlink pointing to a second website having a second IP address, wherein said first IP address comprises a first class C IP address and said second IP address comprises a second class C IP address, wherein said link match score is a function of whether a first three octets of said first class C IP address matches a first three octets of said second class C IP address;
determining, by one or more of said at least one server computer, whether said link match score exceeds a predetermined value; and
responsive to a determination that said link match score exceeds said predetermined value, transmitting a recommendation to an operator of said first website to modify said first website to include a hyperlink to said second website.
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Abstract
Methods of the present inventions allow for predicting website search engine rankings. An example method may comprise calculating a link match score indicating whether a search engine ranking for a first website having a first IP address would improve if the first website entered a linking relationship with a second website having a second IP address, wherein the link match score is a function of whether the first IP address is similar to the second IP address.
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1. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a link match score indicating whether a search engine ranking for a first website having a first Internet protocol (IP) address would improve if said first website were to be modified to include a hyperlink pointing to a second website having a second IP address, wherein said first IP address comprises a first class C IP address and said second IP address comprises a second class C IP address, wherein said link match score is a function of whether a first three octets of said first class C IP address matches a first three octets of said second class C IP address; determining, by one or more of said at least one server computer, whether said link match score exceeds a predetermined value; and responsive to a determination that said link match score exceeds said predetermined value, transmitting a recommendation to an operator of said first website to modify said first website to include a hyperlink to said second website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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generating, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a first website profile for a first website, said first website profile comprising at least one of; i) a domain name for said first website; ii) an Internet protocol (IP) address for said first website; iii) a number of inbound links to said first website; iv) a PageRank for said first website; v) an Open Directory Project category for said first website; vi) at least one keyword for said first website; and vii) a popularity ranking for said first website; generating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a second website profile for a second website, said second website profile comprising at least one of; i) a domain name for said second website; ii) an IP address for said second website; iii) a number of inbound links to said second website; iv) a PageRank for said second website; v) an Open Directory Project category for said second website; vi) at least one keyword for said second website; and vii) a popularity ranking for said second website; and calculating, by one or more of said at least one server computer, a link match score indicating whether a search engine ranking for said first website would improve if said first website were to be modified to include a hyperlink pointing to said second website, wherein said link match score is based upon a calculated correlation between said first website profile and said second website profile; determining, by one or more of said at least one server computer, whether said link match score exceeds a predetermined value; and when said link match score exceeds said predetermined value, transmitting a recommendation to an operator of said first website to modify said first website to include a hyperlink to said second website. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, link match scores indicating whether a search engine ranking for a first website would improve if said first website entered a linking relationship with a second website, wherein calculating the link match scores includes; calculating a first link match score if said first website entered a unilateral linking relationship with said second website, and calculating a second link match score if said first website entered a bilateral linking relationship with said second website; determining, by one or more of said at least one server computer, whether said first link match score exceeds a predetermined value; responsive to a determination that said first link match score exceeds said predetermined value, transmitting a recommendation of said linking relationship to an operator of said first website; and when said second link match score is greater than said first link match score, transmitting a recommendation of said linking relationship to an operator of said second website.
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