Why are so many people on Page 1 of Google still not making money or getting traffic?

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Just a question. Lately, all of the threads I have been finding have said something like, "I am on page 1 on Google, but I don't have any traffic" or "I am on Number 1 on Google for my keywords but am getting very little traffic."

I can't tell you how many times I have come across one of these two statements, so I am wondering does it even matter if you get on page 1 since it seems like a lot of folks are saying it is doing little to boost their traffic or the revenue. Some people even say that a keyword gets on 4K plus searches a month, but they still aren't seeing any thing. Is this the norm? Any different perspectives?
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  • Profile picture of the author dburk
    Hi Dlewis78,

    There are a couple things going on that cause most of those posts. The first is confusion about Google's personalized search feature. Google keeps track of which sites you visit and returns those higher in SERP for each web browser that you might be using. So while you may see you website listed on the first page, the rest of the world does not.

    The other common issue is related to improper keyword research and optimization. If you target a keyword that is relevant, but has very few monthly searches, it doesn't help that much to be listed #1 for a search phrase that almost never gets searched.

    Of course there are other possible issues like using the Keyword tools improperly or interpreting the data incorrectly which leads to selecting the wrong keywords.

    It's not uncommon for folks that are just learning the ropes to make those kinds of mistakes and that's why this forum is a good place to find out what went wrong.
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  • Profile picture of the author tuvanluat
    I think the keyword you choose's too short, not much visitor use it. My Blog have the position 2 in VN by keyword "Billboard 200". But not much people type that keyword, they usually use some thing different like "Download album ... on Billboard 200", "Billboard 200 Chart This Week"...
    I think you should change your keyword longer.
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  • Profile picture of the author bigcat1967
    First - you need a somewhat popular niche in which ppl travel
    Second - you need great content/products
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    • Profile picture of the author Craig McPherson
      Getting to page 1 is a tough gig but the point is that when people look at your listing the description has to force them to click your link.

      Seriously do some research on your title and description tags.
      These 2 are your salesmen on the search engines.
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      • Profile picture of the author searchnology
        I echo everything that has been said so far.

        In addition, getting on the first page is not enough. You really need to be in the top 3 to get any traction most of the time.

        Also, if the Adwords ads are stronger than the organic ads you will also see a considerable drop off in clicks.

        Here are some useful statistics.

        PPC vs. SEO Clicks (source: Enquisite.com)

        - For every 1 click on a paid search result, the organic results generate 8.5 clicks
        - Based on action/conversion tracking, paid search clicks convert, on average, at 1.5X the rate of organic clicks
        - From the numbers above, we can see that the opportunity from organic search is 5.66X that of paid search

        SEO clicks by position (source: AOL)
        Ranking Number 1 receives 42.1 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 2 receives 11.9 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 3 receives 8.5 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 4 receives 6.1 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 5 receives 4.9 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 6 receives 4.1 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 7 receives 3.4 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 8 receives 3.0 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 9 receives 2.8 percent of click throughs.
        Ranking Number 10 receives 3.0 percent of click throughs.
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      • Profile picture of the author tjcocker
        There are so many reasons why you might not be making money now. Not enough keyword research, boring title and description, poor design, plain bad luck, and many others, but there's only one sure fire way you won't make money. Giving up. There has to be some reason it's not working, so do some work researching, testing, randomly doing crazy things, whatever it takes and fix it.
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  • Profile picture of the author enigmanic
    Lots of people (especially newbies like me) make the mistake of picking keywords that may get them ranked #1, but there's absolutely no traffic for that term. That's where Google Keyword Tools or products like Market Samurai or Micro Niche Finder come into play. These tools help you find keyword phrases that bring enough daily traffic, yet have fairly low competition.
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    1. They mess up the search volume potential.
    2. Their keywords are wrong so their traffic is less targeted.
    3. Their landing pages are crap.
    4. What they are selling is crap.
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