It’s been a long wait but I think it was worth it. I’m talking about the SEO competition announced in Jan end. There were a couple of entries, and it was interesting seeing the progress of how the ranks fluctuated. Some did not enroll on comments, but some jumped in and a few even contacted on email. Well, I have to pick one from the guys who entered the competition through comments.

Here are the guys who participated.

Name        Keyword selected

Binny VA -  “ManiKarthik”
SEO Pune - “ManiKarthik SEO”
Agung - “Mani karthik”
Ashwin - “Manikarthik.com”
TechAnand - “Manikarthik World”
Daniel Ajumobi - “ASTOUNDING SEO:MANI K”

RESULTS (Checked on Google.com)

Name        Keyword selected 

Binny VA -  “ManiKarthik”    - RANK 1
SEO Pune - “ManiKarthik SEO”    - RANK 18
Agung - “Mani karthik”    - RANK 3
Ashwin - “Manikarthik.com”    - RANK 1
TechAnand - “Manikarthik World”    - RANK 4
Daniel Ajumobi - “ASTOUNDING SEO:MANI K”    - RANK 0

Thanks to all the participants. Now, the problem is that there are two winners. Binny and Ashwin. Both are ranking number one for their own keywords. We’ll have to select through a poll as to who deserves it. Cat your vote so that either Binny or Ashwin get the $250 !

This should explain the little surprise news that I had promised earlier. I’ve decided to co-run OrganicApex with Ashwin. And this little card with the Digg button explains what we are going to do. We are probably the best guys in India who can handle SEO and SMM together delivering a ’single umbrella’ online marketing strategy.

Meanwhile, Barcamp was awesome. Met some cool chaps with some brilliant ideas. Also, met some blog readers like Ankit Arora, Ranjan Varma, and some other very cheerful people. Thanks all for grabbing me out of the crowd and chatting hope you all have my cards with you.Drop a line when you think it’s necessary. Hope you liked the Digg thing on the card.