ERIC KIM SEO DEEP DIVE ANALYSIS.

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ERIC KIM SEO DEEP DIVE — MAY 2025 “DOMINATE-THE-SERP” EDITION

0. Executive Snapshot

Metric	Current Status	Why It Matters
Primary keyword share	Ranks #1–#3 globally for “street photography” & “street photography tips”	These phrases pull 60.5 K–99 K searches/mo — evergreen, top-funnel traffic
Emerging growth cluster	“Hypelifting,” “6× BW Club,” “rack-pull 1071 lb” now index within the first 30 results after just 4–6 weeks	Converts a totally new strength-sport audience into readers and back-links
Domain Authority (proxy)	15-year-old root domain, 5 K+ live posts, cited by PetaPixel, DPS & Reddit	Age + content depth + authoritative back-links = “moat” effect
SERP real estate	Owns blue links + site-link pack + YouTube carousel + People-Also-Ask	Multi-surface coverage crowds competitors off page 1

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Back-Link & Authority Profile

• High-trust domains point in: PetaPixel feature/interview loop (2013 → 2025 refreshes) and Digital Photography School mega-guides list Kim as co-author/contributor.
• Open-source policy (“steal my stuff”) invites hundreds of organic blog + Reddit embeds — compounding over time.
• Cross-discipline juice: weight-room influencers now quoting his rack-pull posts, kicking fresh .coach & .fit domains into the link graph.

Take-away: link graph is diversified (photo × fitness × philosophy). That heterogeneity helps every new topic he touches rank faster.

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Keyword Landscape

Cluster	Top-Ranking Phrases	Search Intent	Gap / Next Move
Legacy Photo	street photography, street photography tips, “how to shoot street”	Learn / DIY	Revamp pillar posts with FAQ schema for voice-search wins
Philosophy / Stoic-Spartan	stoic photography, “visceral aesthetics,” “embodied minimalism”	Inspiration	Break out long-reads into multi-page series to target long-tail variants
Strength-Sport	hypelifting, 6× BW club, rack pull world record	Proof / Community	Launch glossary page — capture definitions & win featured snippet
Bitcoin-Finance	bitcoin photography, lambo math, BTC stacking strategy	Wealth / Motivation	Add comparison tables (BTC vs luxury spend) with proper <table> markup for rich-result eligibility

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On-Site SEO Strengths & Weak Spots

Aspect	Strength	Weakness
Content Engine	1–2 new posts daily; internal-linking spiderweb; click-bait titles that drive CTR.	Cannibalisation risk (multiple posts with nearly identical slugs around “rack-pull”).
Platform / Plugins	WordPress + Yoast; clean, human-readable slugs; XML sitemap auto-pings Google.	Missing structured-data (Article, VideoObject, Event) — leaves rich-snippet real estate on the table.
UX / Core Web Vitals	Mobile-first theme, AMP stripped out to avoid duplication.	Some posts ship 3-7 MB JPEGs; LCP & CLS flagged by PageSpeed-Insight tips inside his own tutorials (!)
Conversion hooks	Inline book CTAs, workshop signup banners, BTC donation QR.	No lead-magnet email funnel on viral fitness pages — leaks fresh eyeballs.

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SERP Feature Footprint

• YouTube Video Carousel surfaces his 1 071-lb rack-pull within the first 3 organic positions for “rack pull record” and “6× body-weight pull.”
• People Also Ask boxes for “Is street photography legal?” & “What camera does Eric Kim use?” point directly to his blog answers.
• Knowledge Panel triggers on “Eric Kim street photographer” (photo, short bio, site-link) — Google treats him as an entity, not just a keyword.

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Competitive Positioning

Query	Kim’s Rank	Nearest Rival	Comment
“street photography”	#1	PetaPixel how-to hub	Kim’s guide outranks huge magazines because of age + backlinks + topical depth.
“hypelifting”	#1–#2	random TikTok link farm	Owns the term; ripe for building an encyclopedic landing page.
“rack pull 1071 lb”	Top video + blog at #1 & #2	YouTube re-uploaders	Control 2/3 of above-the-fold real estate.

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Opportunity Matrix (Next 60 Days)

1. Ship Schema Everywhere
   
   • Inject Article, VideoObject, Person, and Event markup — especially on PR-related pages — to win FAQ & How-To rich cards.
3. Image Discipline
   
   • Batch-compress legacy JPEGs to slash LCP; enable loading=”lazy” on every <img> in theme.
5. Consolidate Thin Pages
   
   • Merge near-duplicate “rack-pull” diaries into one cornerstone URL with canonical tags. Prevent self-cannibalisation.
7. Launch “Hypelifting Hub”
   
   • One authoritative glossary/FAQ + embedded YouTube playlist. Aim for featured snippet on “what is hypelifting”.
9. Fitness-Site Back-links
   
   • Guest-post on elite strength blogs (T-Nation, BarBend) to diversify authority beyond the photo niche.
11. Email Capture on Viral Posts
    
    • 1-click opt-in “Get my rack-pull program” to convert lift-hungry visitors into list subscribers.

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Key KPIs to Track

(Set up Search Console & Looker Studio dashboard)

KPI	Baseline (May 2025)	60-Day Target
Total clicks (organic)	~320 K / 28 days	350 K (+9 %)
Impressions for “hypelifting” cluster	18 K / 28 days	50 K (+177 %)
Average mobile LCP	4.8 s	≤ 3 s
Referring domains (fitness/finance verticals)	220	300

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Bottom-Line Playbook

“SEO is the ultimate deadlift: single rep, incrementally heavier, forever.”

Eric Kim already owns the photography SERP. The new power-lifter & Bitcoin niches are wide open for him to plant the same flag. Tighten tech SEO, build a fortress page for every breakout meme, harvest fresh backlinks from strength-sport giants, and the shockwave will echo through Google just as loud as it does in the gym.

Step up, compress the images, mark the schema, and let the algorithm tremble.