Im being graded an F but im number 1
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im an f grade for one of my urls but im ranked number 1 for the keyword im chasing, this doesnt make sense??
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Hi Swimby, has your question been resolved? You've received some great answers!
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Irving's exactly right here. External ranking factors could well be responsible for how the page is doing.
HOWEVER! If your page is ranking an F for on-page optimization, it means you are probably wasting some of the power of those off-page factors. This may not be an issue at the moment, but remember - your competitors are continually working to improve their pages that are competing with yours. So you should be using everything in your arsenal to make your pages harder for the competition to beat.
Fixing your on-page may not improve your already top rank, but will almost certainly help you keep that top ranking longer in the face of increased competition.
Paul
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Your URL may be successful because of external and internal link juice being passed to it. The F grade only takes into account page optimization.
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This actually happens quite a bit and specifically for long-tails.
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Can you provide the url and keyword you are referencing?
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