Over the weekend, Pinkseo’s Ituloy Angsulong contest bet fell to page 4 of Google SERPs. Now, it made yet again another big jump and it’s back to page 2, this time at the 11th spot.

It’s still a mystery how this site manages to make it through. I’ve seen the backlinks and pageranks of them big sites we’re up against, and I have to say, I feel like David in a land of Goliaths. And yet, this Ituloy Angsulong site still ranks, surprisingly.

I rummage through what I’ve learned about Search Engine Optimization in my first year in the industry and try to apply them to this pink little thing:

• Fresh and relevant content; check.
• Quality and quantity back links; check.
• Keyword density; check.
• URLs, Titles, Metatags; check, check, check.
• Submit to directories; check.

Basic, basic things. And the list could go longer. Then again, maybe at the end of the game, we’ll all just end up wondering what happened. And just like what Mr. Abe said on the previous SEO Philippine contest, maybe there wasn’t a lesson to be learned, after all.

That be the case, then maybe this site does have a shot at this contest. Let’s wait and see. In a few months (and a couple of google dances here and there), we’ll know.