I disagree that things need to happen in any particular order for search engines to rank something though. In most cases it’s just the aggregate of everything and better to move on whatever can be moved upon.

In the article above I’m primarily discussing ways to get to page one quickly (if fleetingly) using sites and web properties that are not one’s primary website. So the nine-ball reference is primarily about keeping your eye on the goal and not getting caught up in how you get there.

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“This is sort of like the SEO version of nine ball. In the billiards game nine ball whoever sinks the nine ball wins”

I used this to explain some seo techniques to one of my visitors on site. I thought I had explained the needed steps for indexing but the visitor could not understand that ranking and SEO are time sensitive. I used your nine ball and explained the numbered balls will need to sunk in order to get to the nine ball. This takes time but you will eventually get to the nine ball. It is the way the game is played.