I have a traffic problem

what is a monthly search of your niche keyword?

yoursite is in top position on google search and though you are getting so less number of unique visitors.

Whats the keyword you say youre ranked first for in Google? Whats your URL?

Thats the very problem I'm having. When I did the key word research, the tool I was using was experiencing umm..."technical difficulties" because it said there was much more traffic than there really is. I've since checked the keyword using Google keyword tool and the monthly is only around 50.

So now I think I'm supposed to be trying to rank for other keywords with more traffic?

I just doubled the content of the site. We'll see if that helps. I also just added 15 or so preliminary pages(setup only), I only put up mnimal content but I'll fill out each one of them as time goes on this month.

That still leaves me backlinking and article posts on my site. I added 4 new articles each centered around a key word, but I haven't done a single back link because I don't know how to find forums/ blogs to post on.

Hey,

Don't let people confuse you by focusing on ranking top in Google.

Rankings do NOT equal visitors - or money.

Do not focus on where you are ranked - it's irrelevant.

Focus on where your traffic comes from and how to get more of it.

If you try to succeed while only focusing on rankings - you'll get great rankings and not make money.

Focus on which people make you money and where they are, how they find you - and getting more of them to find you better.

Maybe video marketing is the thing that will make the difference, maybe something else - you need to do some research on the people and stop thinking about search engines.

Andy

I am new in Warrior Forum but not new in IM and SEO.
I would say that search engine ranking is the best way to get Good, Relevant and Free traffic. If you had problem in your keyword research tool then it's your fault to start with those keyword.
90% traffic use search engines to search what they want to and if you are good in keyword research then you can find good "Conversion" keywords for your product sales and you can also find good "Traffic" keyword for CPA. I would say that you are right and have to work on some other good keywords after research.

Check out some tutorials on Affiliorama that will help you and there are number of website which will tell you difference between traffic keywords and conversion keywords.
Let me tell you the key of success. Remember if any one can get sales from search engine traffic then you can also do that. If you are not able to do so, then it will be only due to lake of information that the other person have. Try to learn those things. Run after knowledge,,,,, Money will come after you for sure....

You want real experience building a site and driving traffic? I have that.

You know what you need to do more than anything else?

Go out to your audience and be active where they are, google isn't the only way to find a site. First, identify where your audience congregates and then make yourself known in those locations. They could be forums (like this one!), youtube, twitter, facebook, blogs, etc.

Get out there and participate where your audience is participating and your traffic will rise substantially.

No doubt about it. I have to identify my target audience and then participate with them. "Online employment" is very broad though.

Any suggestions on where to find forums where I can build my backlinks? I"m not talking about spam either. I don't mind spending hours becoming a regular at a forum.

Do I need to make sure a post is ranked as a seperate page of google before I start backlinking to it? The articles I post on my site are at the bottom of the home page, but also in the archives section. I think that gives each one it's own page. Does that article need to indexed before I start backlinking to it?

Driving traffic is an art form that most marketers say they have issues with I suggest Traffic Dashboard to be you new best friend and also the comments that Chris makes are good but you have to know your business... If you are quite new then your website/blog will need to reflect that .. have the honest approach tell folks you are starting out and your goal is ABC tell them how your results are going .. you'll get there just don't expect over night success ... rooting for ya

One tip install some analytics software and find out what is working for traffic and do more of that, also find out what keywords got you the traffic and put those more in yoru videos, articles etc..

Good luck

ok. so I've been getting some great feedback. Thanks folks. I've made some changes to the site because of it. I'm now working on backlinking to the 5 new articles I just put up. Each article is centered around a different, more traffic keyword. We'll see what happens. If this works, I think I can finally say that i've got my head wrapped around this whole thing.

Unemployment forums would be a good place. Don't you think?

firstly i would recommend that you use google keyword tool instead of your own for more accurate figures. Then try ranking for a keyword with 3-5 words. This will be much easier to rank for.

Repeat this process for a few more keywords and you should see results

What I see that you really need is TARGETTED traffic. You may rank well but those keywords may NOT be targetted. Try to write down 50 or more targetted keywords. Ask your friends whether or not they will be searching for those keywords. Narrow down to those that are more TARGETTED keywords and optimize them. If you are rank with TARGETTED keywords, it will bring in traffic. But if ranking on non targetted keywords then it will not.

Hope this helps.

Find a business plan. Or find a good WSO that will help you.
Use it and stick with it till it works.

I think you jumped the gun and forget about keyword research before going into the niche! Is this your first website? people make the mistake all the time.. live and learn

I just bought a program from Mr. FBX to use Facebook traffic to indirectly market. I keep hearing that Facebook is the new wave.

I did not see anyone mention this specifically. If I missed it, I apologize in advance.

But does your Page Title and Page Description actually invite people to click your link.

Having a page one ranking and very little traffic tells me that your title and description probably suck, and that would explain why no one is clicking your links.

Now that I've added content.

Do I need to ping it?

Do I need to update my Google sitemap?

First of all, congrats on taking the #1 position for your keyword. That's
awesome!

Now just simply repeat the process for another URL going after another
keyword.

Remember, ideally you want each URL to target a different keyword
in the niche.

search engine traffic will give you much more consistent traffic. You will be taking a risk trying to put a link in forums. I suggest you optimise your content and include key phrases as well as single keywords then write more content targeting relevant keywords

And that makes 50. I should be able to "pm".

Now who wants harassed?

You can contact me any time if you any kind of guidance in SEO. PM me your skype ID I'll add you within 24 hours. I can't PM you this time.