Followed all on-page rules no listing for target keyword :(

[Storitz]

Hey guys, long time Moz user, first time forum asker. I recently went all out and tried to create above and beyond blog content, while also making sure to keep it SEO friendly. The page is indexed but does not show anywhere at all for the target keyword. Here is my article URL below.

http://blog.storitz.com/2016/04/75-moving-tips-preparing-packing-beyond/

I checked it on the onpage ranker on MOZ and got a B.

Here are some theories on maybe why it's not ranking at all. It got knocked for keyword stuffing. Although my page has tons of content and the keyword density is at a reasonable rate, I still used the keyword 22 times. Another is my wordpress automatically set my robots tag to "Noodp".

Wanted to get some feedback and see if there is anything you guys might have some insight into before I start making adjustments here. Appreciate it in advanced!

[BradsDeals]

My first thought is that this topic is already well-covered in a competitive vertical, and it's going to take a lot more than on-page factors to get it ranking well. Has the content earned any links? I see it's got 14 social shares, but the top articles for "moving tips" have more than 500, and a few have thousands. What are you bringing to the table with this advice that others aren't already offering? Can you organize the info in a way that's more shareable? Develop a functional checklist that someone who's moving can actually print and use? Can you pitch a news story around it to local media? Interest for "moving tips" seems to really spike in June and July, so you're well-positioned to coordinate with peak seasonal interest right now.

[Storitz]

Hey Dan,

Appreciate the quick response. I definitely understand my blog has a low DA compared to the other first page rankings, but it doesn't rank at all even all the way to the last page, which I'm sure my blog has some similar DA to. That's why I'm wondering if it was something I did on page, like too many keywords in the

tags or something like that which prevented my page from being shown at all in the results for the target keyword.

You're definitely right though, and I definitely am working on some promoting to try and get some backlinks. Thanks again for you response!

[badgergravling]

There's quite a big factor for not ranking yet which is easy to overlook when you've put your heart and soul into what is a decent content page.

Look at the competitors - e.g. if I google 'Moving Tips', you're up against Buzzfeed, Goodhousekeeping and the BBC for starters.

blog.storitz.com DA: 27. Buzzfeed DA 94.

Looking at most of the first page and a bit, they've all got higher Domain and Page Authority. Without having the time to investigate right now, my first suggestion would be to run some of the specific competitor ranking pages/sites through Open Explorer and see where they are getting links from and how it compares to you. Creating great content is a requirement these days, not a complete solution - you still need to encourage traffic and links...