No geo targeting = No traffic
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I have joined WF for a bit less than a month now and have been amazed at the sense of community found here. People are truly generous with their time and would often go out of their way to make sure your questions are fully answered.
I've been learning SEO for about a month now so that you may have a better understand of my current knowledge dealing with SEO, which is essentially close to zero.
Anyhow, my question is regarding my very first website which I built around 3 weeks ago. Initially, I went through all the steps of keyword research and found a keyword with roughly 6,600 search per month (exact phrase). I had no problem climbing the rankings and after about 2 weeks I was at No.6. However, I received virtually no traffic and have been very confused. At first, I attributed it to the fact that the daily search count would be about 220 and at No.6 I'd probably be getting maybe 5% of that. But it then seemed ridiculous that I'd be getting NO traffic at all. And I mean NONE.
Then it struck me that perhaps those in UK, which is where the keyword is targeting, might see different SERPs than in the US or perhaps people there use a different browser altogether. I checked my keyword on google.co.uk, and lo and behold, I was nowhere to be seen for pages upon pages. (In fact, I gave up looking for where the website was ranked after about the 8th page or so)
The best fix that I've come up with so far is to change my setting in WMT to target the UK, but other than that I don't know what else to do. Maybe I need to just forget about it and see it as a learning experience though I do have some sentimental feelings toward it, considering it was my first website and all. At this stage, I feel a bit like the captain of the Titanic and it will be hard to completely let go.
This post got a wee bit long so I commend you for reading till here. Anyway, feel free to offer suggestions and what not!
Kind regards,
Erick
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