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Im pretty new to all this so hopefuly im going the right way ive been using SEOMOZ Pro for about 3 weeks.
I have a website and a blog, I noticed that my website (flash based) was not doing very well but my blog was doing well. So i decided to turn my blog into a website for my main website and my old website into another category for my services.
So I have now transferred everything over to my blog and on website grader I have got my rating upto 74/100 from 17/100 which is higher than anyone else in my keyword, my traffic ranking is higher but Im not even in the top 50 in google, they do have more backlins than me significanlty more but I am working on it.
So the question is it the backlinks that help MOZ ranking, and how long does it take before google recognises my links to give me a position on google.
My keywords are coventry wedding photographer and my site is rnblog.co.uk
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Hi Robert
Slightly unrelated to your question but...
The search results for the phrase "Coventry wedding photography" are dominated by local search results. If you haven't already submit your website to Google Places. Make sure you fill in as much of your profile as possible and encourage clients to make reviews.
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I think you can find a great deal of information on Ranking Factors by searching through this site. Our experience is that Back links control about 70% of your ranking. Keep an eye on your pages PA, and how it compares to your competition
Here is a great blog on Ranking factors: .
www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors
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