How realistic is it to get to googles first page
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Hello, I cannot say what my website it for, as it is very unique ( or will be for the next 4-6 months ).
I am currently developing this site now with the view to launch next month.
I will be doing every bit of on-site SEO as possible. Spending countless late nights perfecting it, referring to MOZ checklists and blogs. When the site goes live my team of 4 will be constantly marketing/SEO for around 5 hours each a day. Things like doing guest blogs, normal blog posts, link building .... essentially all aspects that need to be covered.
As well we are consulting with an SEO company to help us too.
I have 1 main keywords which I need to rank for ( I can't show these ).
This keyword has a 62% keyword difficulty, however, the website with number 1 position for this keyword only has 8 Domain Authority and 23 page authority.
Given the fact 4 of us will be doing non-stop of-site SEO, aswell as paying an SEO company and in general my content and site structure will be a lot more releveant for the user.
Is it possible for me to rank in the top page of google within 3 months of launch, and become rank 1/2 after 4-5 months?
Thanks
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Sounds like you will do fine. But as Deacyde and EGOL mention, be wary of over-doing things and getting penalized.
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**Things like doing guest blogs, normal blog posts, link building .... essentially all aspects that need to be covered. **
Given the fact 4 of us will be doing non-stop of-site SEO, as well as paying an SEO company
Be careful. This sounds like you could be on the edge of danger. Be sure that you don't use a little too much force or do anything that Google would consider to be a link scheme.
This keyword has a 62% keyword difficulty, however, the website with number 1 position for this keyword only has 8 Domain Authority and 23 page authority.
The fact that the top position has a DA of 8 has watered down the real KW difficulty to 62%. Expect it to be more like 72%.
If I was going into this attack using a website with an existing DA of 80, I would be cautious about being able to pull off the desired rankings in the timeframe that you have given.
Rand's Whiteboard Friday from today explains why weak and nascent websites with puny authority often have really good rankings.
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It's very possible, just don't do anything blackhat or try for fast results. What is impossible is getting to page 1 fast, there just isn't a fast way to do it and stay there.
It will take time, 6 months + kinda time, but once there, you'll still be working hard to stay there, but will be much easier.
I agree wholeheartedly that you should be trying to rank for as many keywords as possible, think of it like honeypots, can catch a few bees with one pot, but the more you have, the more bees you'll catch.
Then you craft the content and page creatively and within regulation standards, you can rank a page for multiple keywords that could potentially rank on page 1. But be careful not to use the same keyword on other pages, and if that keyword is part of a longtail, make sure you craft the content to show that the page is about that longtail.
If you stay relevant with the content compared to the keyword, you'll further increase CTR and conversions.
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Hi VERBInteractive
Thank you for responding to my question, I really to appreciate it.
The main keyword volume is 9,900 US and 2,600 UK. My website concept is very rare at the moment, having only around 8 direct competitors in the world, 0 from the UK which I think will help me get those UK hits.
I have got a good list of 30 keywords i will be targeting, however these have very low search volume so its vital that i rank for my main keyword.
The websites that come in 2nd 3rd and so on actually have domain authorities averaging between 60-90. However these websites are not my competitors, they are blogs talking about the area of website i am creating. This tells me that my direct competitor holding rank 1 with very low domain/page authority has got the position because they actually have the content these other pages are talking about.
And I am using the keyword difficulty tool to track the volume and difficulty, while finding my competitors keywords etc...
Hi VERBInteractive
Thank you for responding to my question, I really to appreciate it.
The main keyword volume is 9,900 US and 2,600 UK. My website concept is very rare at the moment, having only around 8 direct competitors in the world, 0 from the UK which I think will help me get those UK hits.
I have got a good list of 30 keywords i will be targeting, however these have very low search volume so its vital that i rank for my main keyword.
The websites that come in 2nd 3rd and so on actually have domain authorities averaging between 60-90. However these websites are not my competitors, they are blogs talking about the area of website i am creating. This tells me that my direct competitor holding rank 1 with very low domain/page authority has got the position because they actually have the content these other pages are talking about.
And I am using the keyword difficulty tool to track the volume and difficulty, while finding my competitors keywords etc...
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Hi Matthew,
It is totally possible, especially if the top spot is held by a site with such a low Domain authority. Do you know what kind of Search volume this keyword has? No point in ranking in the top position for a term no one ever searches, it will never convert. Have you explored any additional similar keywords? I wouldn't focus on just one, but explore 10-20 with high intent and a decent search volume and try to get in the top 3 for as many of those as possible. How are you tracking keywords?
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