The rules

• Site must include either a SEO World Championship text link or a banner. (The banner may be linked or not linked)
• Valid contact information must be found on the site, E-mail is preferred.
• Your official domain must be registered the same day or after January the 15th 2007.
  (All domains registered before the 15/01/07 will not qualify for the competition, no record of the domain is allowed)
• Website will not use SEO methods which are clearly not approved by Search Engine Guidelines for example: doorway pages, etc...(Any participant ignoring the Google webmaster guidelines will not qualify for a prize)

On May 1st, 2007 the search for "the keyword" on Google.com, MSN.com and Yahoo.com and combine the scores and subsequently determine a winner. The score is calculated by giving points to position 1 - 10 in each search engine.

For example:

Rank in Google: 7 = 4 points
Rank in MSN: 10 = 1 point
Rank in Yahoo: 2 = 9 points ===> Total points = 14 points

If 2 contestants would end up with the same Total points then the contestant with the highest rank in Google.com will take the higher position. You can follow the the total points of this contest on the scorecard page.