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Thank you for the encouragement, Rob. I am really glad I posted this question, and I think I just have to chalk it up to "this is odd"

I have checked my site out at Google webmaster tools, and also at Bing's webmaster tools - and with SEO quake -- I do read a lot.

I can get traffic -- I see my own searches show up. But most days it is zero, other than that -- yesterday there were three other search visits, and I am pretty sure at least one was in response to this question.

It seems as though it's just "bad luck" -- my content needs to be better -- it isn't that bad, I don't think  : )

I thought to as this question mostly to see if there weren't some glaring thing I missed about SEO -- but I think, in the end, that I do need to keep plugging away...

Thank you!!

It is just so odd, isn't it? Since I set up get clicky, I have had 9 visitors, 2 of them me : )

9 total -- that's direct, referral and search combined. And I am showing up in the SERPs, so, though I am sure the site isn't perfectly optimized, it does show up.

And it is not a spam site -- maybe it could be (a lot) better, but it certainly isn't horrid content

So, though I could see moving to WP, it still wouldn't theoretically fix the problem, would it? I am showing up in SERPs, but no one is clicking -- do I understand that correctly?

And if that is true, why the heck not, I wonder?

I really appreciate all this help, by the way -- I love that what you said about betting on yourself. I do think that is part of the equation.

Thank you very much!!

I just clicked "Good Answer" -- all your answers were awesome -- THANK YOU --

Do you mind -- last question -- why would it make a difference WP vs traditional site?

Just before I make the plunge and move everything -- would I see different results, do you think, and if so, why??

OH, heck -- i have to ask -- how is it that I am not seeing all my traffic? How is this even possible? The getclicky, too,. shows that I am not getting very much traffic -- there were a couple search visits, probably you : )  -- how is that possible, and would that change with a WP site??

Thank you!!

Do you mind if I ask a couple really dumb follow up questions? (I hope not...)

1. When you say you are absolutely confident that I am getting search traffic, do you mean people are coming but I just can't "see" them?

2. I love Wordpress and love your solution, and have considered it. I have played around with Wordpress for a few years and particularly am fond of pagelines. I have very very little money. I cannot really afford to hire someone...is it possible to do on one's own? What are your reasons for suggesting i hire someone -- based on what you have seen, do you feel I have a huge learning curve? (I hope that comes out correctly -- I am just asking for more information, since I have very little money -- if it is possible to do on my own, I will -- if not, I am not sure what my "plan B" is...

3. Do you recommend anywhere in particular for hosting???

THANK YOU!!! : ) I have installed clicky and do not see much traffic...but I do love this service -- that alone is enough -- thank you so much!!

Thank you so much -- I actually rephrased my question here:

http://www.seomoz.org/q/rephrasing-my-question-i-have-no-search-traffic-i-would-love-some-feedback

The thing is, I have read the beginner's guide -- and do think I know the basics (basics!)

My main concern, which I didn't put in this question, is that I receive no search traffic -- none. It's odd. I know I have recently done a few things to improve my site, and I know it takes time, but I guess my question is better phrased as "I would really like some feedback, specific to my site"

I so appreciate the responses, too -- I have read, and read, and read about SEO for awhile, and this forum and SeoMoz in general, is the best I have seen, by far.

I very much appreciate this community -- Thank you!!!

Thanks! I have noticed your answers many times in this community and they are always spot on (IMHO)Thank you for taking the time to answer!

Yes, I have no search traffic...When I visit (I have several ips blocked, but the current one is not blocked) it shows my search visits -- I know b/c I have so little traffic that it is obvious that it is me. The only search traffic is a certain ip in my town, on a Mac, who used the keywords "i school at home" yep, that'd be me : ) So analytics, I assume, is properly installed.

I just started an adwords campaign to see what would happen..so that is something -- I will try getclicky -- I had never heard of it! Thank you!!!

I know. I currently have my site hosted by SBI, which frustrates the heck out of me. My blog I threw up on Blue Host and it is a subdomain of care2read.com

Does that make a difference? Is it important enough to change?

Also:

I just started affiliate marketing -- Lumosity is the one I am starting with -- and, in one week, it shows that those links have gotten close to 1,000 views. So that is odd...

I just posted a question:

http://www.seomoz.org/q/am-i-on-the-right-track-still-not-seeing-results-in-rank-traffic-etc

An it already has 63 views and one response, but I think I may have phrased the question wrong.

I would love a little feedback on my site - I have zero search traffic -- none. I find that odd. I am not sure if it "just takes time" and I need to be patient, or if I am doing something really obviously wrong.

I have been really amazed by what I have read so far in this community, and have learned a ton. In my previous question, I listed all the things I am doing -- and I think I have the basics down pat.

Should I not have at least 1 visitor per day?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you so much!!

I do have a site map and submit it regularly.

I have a sub-question -- this is kind of weird. So, I get zero search engine traffic -- zero...and I get some from direct and referral traffic.

Traditionally, my bounce rate was hovering around 50% ,which was okay with me.

Recently, and today is especially bad, I have received 13 visitors so far (it is 12:00 noon) and 11 of them are direct traffic, with 100% bounce rate...and I checked, and all of them are from Lebanon. That just kind of seems weird.

Any ideas? What am I doing wrong? My site isn't the best in the world, but it is over 100 pages of (I think) not too bad content...what's up?

I am a complete novice, but I tend to learn quickly.

My site is one year old, and I have very low traffic. I also rank poorly. I have recently learned a ton, and made some changes:

1. Put in meta no follow, no index tags on certain pages

2. Found and fixed some horrid content -- I had forgotten to finish certain pages (!) and they had been left up for months -- a good example is /California-homeschool.html basically said "Washington homeschool, blah, blah, blah" for about 8 months before I fixed it (!)

3. Added new content, changed the look and navigation of the site, added social media links and have been working to build those up (FB, Twitter, etc)

4. Started blogging regularly.

Those are the main things I have done.

I plan to continue to add content, tweak the navigation, and blog regularly. From what I can tell, link building should happen organically.

My question is: Am I on the right track?

Here is a link to my site: http://www.i-school-at-home.com

Am I missing anything -- there seems to be so much info out there. Because there is a time lag between making changes and seeing results, I just would love to know if I am on the right track, before I devote more time to this strategy.

What I would like to do is be the #1 homeschool website (long term goal) and generate revenue (eventually) from affiliate marketing and creating my own curriculum and resources.

Thank you!!!!!!