I always check in with Google for this kind of data, specifically their free Search Engine Keyword Tool that’s part of AdWords. The local page ranking search results (in California) are as follows:
Interestingly, adding an “s” to the word “design” produces almost flip-flopped Google ranking results:
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I run a couple of paid links here on Designparc that are industry and category specific. And since I don’t want Google to kick my ass over passing PageRank, I added “nofollow” tags to all of those paid links. A few companies who wanted to place paid links on Designparc got pissed off when I…
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