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How to Make Money Online by Keyword Hijacking?

Keyword Hacking

Since the start of this blog, I was already targeting important keywords that I believed would gave this blog a huge amount of traffic. Usually those keywords were not related to the topic of this blog. And I called that activity “Keyword Hacking”.

On the early months of 2007, I realized that the majority of the internet users were looking for porn materials like photos of the nude woman and photos or videos of couple performing sex. I also realized that most of the internet users who were looking for these materials were interested of the photos or videos of teens.

Then I immediately thought that this blog might gain traffic if I would write a blogpost related to the said materials and then I would SEO the blogpost.

That’s the time that I launched my first experiment on Pinay Teen Sex. And in just 3 days after posting the said post, it already had snatched the first spot on the Google SERP (Philippines) when searching for the keywords “Pinay Teen Sex”. (Read my article, “Pinay Sex Experiment on its first stage of Success“)

And with that kind of success, hundreds of new visitors were directed by the search engines into this blog.

Keyword Hijacking

Did you know that the first blogger to call an activity in which a blogger targets a keyword which is not related to his blog’s niche as “Keyword Hijacking” is a Filipino blogger? Yes and He’s Brother Marghil Macuha. (If not, then tell me who…)

Since the time when he introduced that activity through his blogposts as “Keyword Hijacking“, other bloggers who were following his blog adopted his strategy and its name too. As proof, there are lots of bloggers who participated his call to hijack the keyword, “Pinay Scandal“.

And that’s also the time when the “Keyword Hijacking” became popular even to those who are simply bloggers and not SEO practitioner.

Keyword Research

Actually, that activity is already popular in the world of SEO even before Brother Marghil introduced it at his blog, because that kind of activity is really part of the SEO. SEO called that activity as “Keyword Research“.

In SEO, it is normal that SEO practitioner perform the “Keyword Research“. They research for the valuable keywords that they could target for their website so that one of the pages of their websites will top the SERP when searching for those keywords.

However, most of these SEO do not target keywords that are not related to the websites they are SEOing.

The “Keyword Research” is actually done not only by SEO professionals alone. Webmasters and bloggers were doing this activity also for the good of their websites and blogs. And not only that, they also tried to research for keywords that are valuable even if these keywords were not related to their existing websites, and then they would create new websites or blogs that would target those keywords.

Making Money by Keyword Hijacking

Most of the bloggers who hijack keywords are making money from Google Adsense and other PPC (Pay Per Click) and CPM ads publishing. These are the bloggers who realized already that traffic is money especially the traffic that are coming from the search engines. For these bloggers, as long as their blogs have traffic, whether the traffic is targeted or not, they can earn money from it.

What is “Keyword Hijacking”?

Now, the term “Hijack” is defined by the Wikipedia as “taking over by force”. The Wiktionary defined it as:

  1. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
  2. (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
  3. (computing) To change software settings without a user’s knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).

So, based on the given definition of the term “Hijack”, I will also define the terms “Keyword Hijacking” as “taking control of the valuable or important keywords of other blogs and websites“. “Keyword Hijacking” is a way to gain traffic through the search engines by making use of the keywords that other blogs and websites are getting traffic from.

Basically, “Keyword Hijacking” has these steps:

1) Search for the blog or website that has huge traffic

You need to pick websites that really have huge traffic. You can do it by checking their traffic stats and ranking in a ranking website like “Philippine Top Blogs” at topblogs.com.ph, etc.

2) Research for Keywords

Study the blogs or websites you picked from the step 1. Try to learn what keywords are bringing huge traffic into that blogs or websites and take note of them.

3) Verify the trend of those keywords

By using the Google Trends verify whether the trend of the searches on that particular keywords is steady or going up.

Most of the Keyword Hijackers are interested only to those keywords that have steady but high, or rising search trend.

4) Verify the Competition on the SERP

Google or search the internet using Google Search Engine each of the keywords. And take note of the number of the total pages on the result.

For example:

If you google “make money online” using the Google Philippines, you see this caption just below the search box: “Results 1 – 10 of about 186,000,000 for make money online. (0.19 seconds)“. This caption tells us that there are 186,000,000 pages in the result on search for “make money online“. Which means that there’s a huge competition on that particular keywords.

Keyword hijacker are actually interested only to the keywords that has less competition like less than 500,000 pages on the search result. The fewer the competition, the better.

5) Write a blogpost

You already have picked the keywords that have better search trend and low competition.

The next step is to write a blogpost that talks about the targeted keywords. And don’t forget to perform the on-site SEO for that particular post.

6) Perform Off-Site SEO

Gather backlinks for the blogpost you published through this keyword hijacking activity. The more backlinks and the better quality these backlinks, the better.

7) Follow up

Your goal is to continuously gain traffic from the SERP of the searches for the targeted keywords. So, from time to time, check the SERP and take note of the position of your blogpost. If your blogpost is not performing well on the SERP, then do the step 6.

Keyword Hijacking Effect

Once the blogpost you wrote through this hijacking activity will top the SERP, then I’m sure your blog will gain huge traffic directed by the SERP of the searches for the hijacked keywords.

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98 Responses to “How to Make Money Online by Keyword Hijacking?”

  1. Dinah says:

    thanks for sharing this sir :-)
    i see some blogs whose posts are patterned after macuha’s. what do you call that?

    • Selboy says:

      there are blogs especially those owned by Filipino bloggers where its post are similar to Brother Macuha’s post. Those are simply the product of keyword hijacking activity.

  2. elmot says:

    i am gonna surely experiment on this technique… hope to post the result or give you the feedback on my experiment on this one

    • Selboy says:

      there’s really a need to try this. I’m sure if you successfully top the SERP on the keyword you hijacked, traffic will flow in to your blog. just make sure that the keyword you will hijack has higher search trend but with less competition.

  3. RTFVerterra says:

    Thank you for sharing this Sel. I check one of my tags in Google Trends and found out that there is no enough search volume about the term, so I change it to a word with enough search volume. Thanks a lot, I owe you a big one.

  4. ark says:

    Is there a software you can recommend to find out which keyword combinations are best to use for your site? Halimbawa gusto ko gamitin ang keyword na pinay, how will I know if I should optimize pinay scandal or pinay teen sex or other keywords basta may pinay? I know google works pero wala bang mas madali na pagtinype mo each combination, lalabas na agad ang number of search results for each?

  5. ceblogger says:

    macuha’s and zdiaz’ guerilla blogger ebook are helpful resources for these. to cement further your “hijack post”, make it longer, say around 400 words. these SEO experiments have helped my blogs. but it is in sustaining them lies the challenge.

    • Selboy says:

      when I was still blogging at kawebspynet.com (now dead) I was earning huge money by hijacking keywords related to Teachers and Teacher’s board exam… I am targeting those keywords again here at selaplana.com but I failed to top the SERP.

  6. checking its alexa and compete rankings might help also :D

    you can also get keyword tips from the site that you are trying to hi-jack on trends.google.com/websites :D yay!

  7. Dexter says:

    Well said sel.. Yang si Jehzeel Laurente silen keyword hijacker ha ha ha.. Great info

  8. Payperbiz says:

    while keyword hijacking may seem ideal, it is considered unethical in the SEO industry, a black hat technique frowned upon.

    • SELaplana says:

      Keyword Hijacking might be considered as black hat SEO by other SEO practioner… that is if you write post without considering the information that the readers needs.

      So if you want to hijack keywords, make it sure that you’re not just spamming your blog. Make your posts informative and useful for the readers.

  9. Job Hiring says:

    I’m really impressed with your article, such great information you mentioned here, thanks for your sharing and waiting to see your future posts.

  10. StrayArrow says:

    Thank you for the info… I am a new blogger and I am experimenting and learning a lot of things…and I think I have a lot to learn…tons and tons… thanks sep

  11. Thumbs up to this great article piece Sustines. Best to hijack keywords where one is also comfortable enough in writing relevant content to support it.

  12. Great to see your blog back Selboy! What happened? I’ve noticed that your blog has been down for maybe more than a week?

  13. Alfredo Lim says:

    Thanks for this tips. Hope you continue to share to us on what you already know.

  14. Lakhyajyoti says:

    Thanks for your awesome post.But is it Black Hat SEO?

  15. Ishmael Ahab says:

    I had read many variations of this technique. This blog post is the most comprehensive so far. I think I will be trying this technique in my blogs in the future. I need to get more traffic.

    Thanks for sharing. :-)

  16. Melvin says:

    Its an effective but shady method and I don’t think its conventional so Im going to pass for it right now.

    • SELaplana says:

      Hijacking a keyword which is not related to your topic can be a shady one… But hijacking keywords related to your blog topic can help your blog and your readers a lot. But of course you need to write quality content while hijacking them.

  17. These are process is new. I would gladly try these steps and I hope it will work out for me as it did with you. Thanks for the post… Keep up the good work.

  18. Jean says:

    You’re simply the man when it comes to these stuff. By the way, I would like to invite you to join and have your say about anything in this new World Exchange Forum. See you there! Thanks.

  19. Enna says:

    Wow! never know that its possible and I was amazed. I was just starting out and my blog isn’t that competitive. What are you other recommendations? Hope you post more about this thing to help us improve our traffic. Thanks

  20. Scolex says:

    Great job dude! Finally i found the answer for almost a week searching the internet about how top the search in search engine. Actually i’ve done some of the technique elaborated in this post but i do not know its correct term and i earn traffic by doing it (but not that much)…it’s because i have not completed all the steps you enumerated in “keyword hijcking”. I was searching about how to top on Google search because i joined a blog contest sponsored by Nuffnang and i want to rank 1 in Google search because one of the criteria is popularity of the blogpost.

    I’m a newbie blogger, if you have time you can check my GamingBlog for comments and suggestions.

  21. Thanks for the tips sir! :)

  22. Bogcess says:

    Interesting article. However I don’t use this kind of technique. Whatever you call it, it’s still considered black hat seo. This may bring you traffic now, but if you provide content and use tags that are really on your niche it’ll reward you higher ranking and traffic overtime. Anyway, I guess a lot of bloggers use different kind ways to get visitors. Kudos to you!

    • Selboy says:

      if you really want to avoid black hat seo then why not hijack keywords related to your niche? Hijacking keywords in your niche is already a white hat seo.

  23. Rocky says:

    Wow! Very helpful article. Thanks for sharing Mr. Seplana. Congrats for being the #1 blog in top blogs ph.

  24. Melvin says:

    Its funny that Mr.Macuha mentioned it as well in his talk in iBlog 6 blogging summit. Did you attend that?

    • SELaplana says:

      I think, it’s Mr. Macuha who pioneered the use of the term “Keyword Hijacking” instead of using the common terms used by SEO which is “Keyword Research”.

      Regarding the iBlog6… I’m unfortunate for I was here in Maasin City, Leyte and the iBlog6 was held in UP Quezon City. I just don’t have the money to be spent in going there.

  25. Bookmarked! I passed by this page a few weeks ago but ignored it. I still can’t grasp 100% so I guess I’ll need to come back and read again. Do you really have to make a blog post out of the keyword? What if it doesn’t fit your niche?

    • SELaplana says:

      Here’s your option:

      1. You can write a blogpost related to your researched keywords
      2. You can write a blogpost about your researched keywords.

      It’s up to you to decide which of these two options seems whitey for you. If you think that the number 2 looks like blacky, then do the number 1.

      The important thing is that in your blogpost, you targeted the keywords which are the products of your research.

      Your question: What if it doesn’t fit your niche?

      Well, anything will fit to your niche depending on how you write a blogpost.

      For example, I wrote a blogpost about “Pinay Scandal”. Since my current topic is making money online, so I wrote it in the a way that the post would talk about making money online and the Pinay Scandal.

  26. @SELaplana – Neat! Thanks! I must now ask you for apprenticeship as a jedi in training. :)

  27. I have encountered this before way back 2007. Many blackhatters are doing it. Also you might like to try typos. Gain traffic from typos.

  28. Pilipino Gigolo says:

    Thanks for this website that small publishers die earlier than its natural death!

    • Selboy says:

      if small publishers like me learn how to SEO (that includes keyword research or known as keyword hijacking) their websites will not die earlier but will live longer.

      The real cause of the death of the website is the failure of the publisher to market the website. And SEO is part of marketing.

  29. Very nice article. I enjoyed reading it very much.

  30. Adrian says:

    Sir. Thank you po sa page share nito. thanks po sa tips.

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  32. GadgetMan says:

    Thanks man!… cool tips… I’m going to try this stuff… keyword hijacking

  33. senthiledp says:

    Hey! Nice one. First time I visit here and have great time to read all the post. Really it’s a nice information.

  34. Ace says:

    I’m learning a lot from what you have shared here and I owe you some. This time I want to share something that will surely bring the money to you. Sigurado po ako. A friend recommended an online opportunity that’s making him earn a passive 5 digit income every month. He’s rich and I will be soon too. I want you to be among us so join now! You’ll never be sorry! Good luck and more power!

  35. Vince says:

    Very cleaver. But isn’t it dangerous if Google find this out? Just wondering. I just noticed, did you come from Southern Leyte? I am just puzzled if how many bloggers do we have from Leyte. I live in Ormoc City, Leyte. Would really love if I can meet some Leyte bloggers. :)

    Another question about this Keyword hi-jacking. How can you do it if you use blogger.com?

    I also noticed that you surpassed yugatech.com when it comes to traffic. How much is your average earning from this blog?

    But I do admire your blog. Filipino blogger like you are very rare.:)

    • Selboy says:

      I really came from Leyte (Maasin City in particular). Actually as of writing this reply, I am here in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte for a short vacation.

      Regarding the Keyword Research or Keyword Hijacking as they called it, is Google friendly if you’ll always consider the quality when writing blogposts. So, for me, it’s fine to do this but makes sure that you’re following the quality guidelines given by Google.

    • Vince says:

      Wow thanks!!! It’s really nice to know some Leyte bloggers. By the way, do you know a man named in Hinunangan Severo Malaki? He’s a well known resident of Hinunangan which is a good friend of mine.

      Will try this probably. Do you have any SEO suggestions for blogger.com users? Well, I am on the process of trying out blogspot blog. So I continued my first blog in blogspot, but i’m not so sure if it can be optimized like that of wordpress.

      In wordpress, I have found good techniques in optimizing it. My blog in wordpress though a religious blog is already gaining a good deal of traffic and is steadily increasing.:)

    • Vince says:

      By the way, before I forget, I really admire how you outdo Yugatech.com when it comes to traffic. Congrats!!!

  36. Optimizing keywords and steal traffic from higher ranking sites is called hijacking. Learned something new today.

  37. enad says:

    nice article. you really are good at this….

    while most bloggers are concerned with seo, they have forgotten something: SECURITY. This makes any high-traffic blog a big SAYANG.

  38. HEALTH CARE says:

    Thanks man!… cool tips… I’m going to try this stuff… keyword hijacking

  39. me says:

    I think Mr. sel you have to change your picture…you are’nt smiling and you looks like feeling the world is exploding…a smiling photo might make you look more younger.

  40. Jess Guim says:

    Keyword hijacking is a new trick to me. Thanks to this site for this new strategy. I’ll test my own, though, to prove the claims in this blog.

  41. interesting tip. keep it up!

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  42. thanks for the tips..but still can’t do it..ahahaha

  43. DNTM says:

    Same here Ben, I’m also doing it the wrong way… Thanks Mr. Selaplana for providing us a simple and direct steps on Keyword Hijacking.

  44. DNTM says:

    Same here Ben, I’m also doing it in a wrong way.. Thanks to Mr. Sel for providing us a simple and direct steps on Keyword Hijacking.

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  46. katrina says:

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  47. Ret says:

    Keyword hijacking can be an advantage for authority blogs which blogs just about anything. Blogs which has a domain taken from their name or personal blogs can also benefit from it. It’s because they can just blog about anything.

  48. lesly says:

    depende po kasi sa keywords yun e…

    sabi d2 http://www.pesorepublic.com

  49. downligh4you says:

    I’m glad that i visit your website to see this nice tutorial about keyword hijacking to make money online. Actually i am now collecting hijack keywords to make a new websites and drive more traffic in my site. I hope it works out.

    thank you for the information, it will help a lot.
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  50. Mohan Kumar says:

    Really nice, this is a new information for me, thank you for sharing

    Mohan Kumar

  51. dokwayne says:

    this is something to ponder on. thanks!

  52. Dredd says:

    Thank you for sharing brother… This is a great help to starting bloggers!

  53. Great! Now you gave me an idea on how to bring targeted traffic to my site. I have been looking for a way to bring traffic to my site….but I will choose wholesome keywords / key phrases only. ;-)

    Thanks.

  54. Mars says:

    This is the first time that I know of the term Keyword Hijacking. You rock man. Kababayan pa jud ta. hehehe

  55. onui says:

    Thats really a noticable information ihave never noticed in my carrier thank you very much for this information.

  56. Hmmm, im not good with SEO… nose bleed hehe

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  57. Boffill says:

    Thank you for sharing sir, this one is very helpful!

  58. mark says:

    Mukha naman syang ok.. mahirap lalo na kung bago like yung mga PTC na nakikita ko d2

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  60. Mandaluyong Condo says:

    This is a very powerful tip, i notice talaga sir na most of your posts are based on this criteria, and besides, i really enjoyed your SEO pages, very helpful for a newbie like me, you are very generous sir, thank you for helping us in your own simple way!

  61. SEO Perth says:

    Its not on how you Hijack the keywords but its on the content it self. the more interesting content, the more possibilities people will actually like the way you post. thanks for the wonderful post.

  62. Web Blurbs says:

    I will try to incorporate all the tips stated in this post. Thanks for sharing SELaplana. =)

  63. PRedition says:

    hijacking has some tricks and focal point We have to get to know that focal point in order to get success Just like programming..but somehow i feel if you can try for some positive things you will get the ultimate success and fame rather than these hijacking stuff what yo say?

  64. Usi says:

    Hey, I try to use this same trick some time, but I read at forum disscussion this is not good, because when people searching for something and they reach to some thing else, they get hurted and close the site soon, like we hijack the keyword and use it for our blogpost, it can even hurt the site, what do you think?

  65. REH Herbal says:

    This was a great technique for you to earn great money online. I will try this one. Thanks Kuya :)

  66. In order to to do this one should have good exposure to the internet and to the search engine algorithms and system patterns.

  67. cool!.didnt know i could hijack keywords!!

  68. I’ve been using these techniques with different niches for almost 2 years and have been pretty successful with it.

  69. DeLa Mar says:

    its black hat!!! if you get caught and you were reporting doing this your hard work goes down the drain man

    • SELaplana says:

      Keyword Hijacking can be a black hat and white hat. It depends on how you do it and what keywords are you hijaking.

      If you want to do it in white hat way, then just hijack the keywords related to your blog’s niche. And don’t forget the quality of your blogpost.

      Black hat way is just the opposite of what I said.

  70. preart08 says:

    hey kuya Jehzel is my friend..napakabait ng taong yan…sobra!!!
    @vince..kaya siya nakakakuha ng malaking traffic kasi naman talagang “well written” at napakadaling intindihin ng mga post niya. Seconly, kahit di ko pa siya gano kilala eh mukha din siyang friendly..

  71. Ben says:

    Well said on keyword hijacking…funny i have been doing these hijacking techniques with no success for months :( ….i am doing it all wrong all the time

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