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Site Ranking

by dsulvett
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Hello All -
I am a Realtor in NJ and I have a question in regards to ranking. My site camdencountynjhomesforsale(.)com is relatively new, however i feel my ranking should be better than they are.

I have a plugin i use for my listings that other companies use, realtor.com, sawbuck.com etc, however these sites continually rank my own listings much higher than my own site, thing is, i can actually go on my page and work on the keywords and descriptions where they cannot. Still, my listings do not make the first page of google, even with the correct amount of keywords (i use seopressor to make sure i am not overloading.)

Question is, do i need to give it more time or am i doing something wrong? I ping the site, i submit the sitemap automatically with a plugin... any suggestions on getting this to rank better??

Thank you
Dave
#ranking #site
  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Hi Dave,

    You need more links.

    Don't get over consumed with the on-page stuff.

    Once you've given it your initial attention - get links.

    Andy
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  • Profile picture of the author JD Warrior
    You need to build backlinks to your website. You can do this by article marketing, forum profile backlinking and posting, blog commenting, and some other stuff. You can learn how to do this just by reading some of the important threads in WF. You can learn these things for free.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    Dave, what keywords are you trying to rank for?

    I just checked your site using Market Samurai - I see no backlinks at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsulvett
    Thank you - if it was easy, i'd be doing it... i spend enough time trying to learn... -Backlinks - i post on Active Rain all the time and add links to my site on the posts.. is that what you mean by backlinks? Thank you everyone...im very new to this...
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  • Profile picture of the author jahangir87
    So you did onsite SEO and now its time to get into offsite SEO.You need to build a good number of backlinks depending on competition for your chosen keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsulvett
    You are all very helpful THANK YOU. Backlinks mean posting on other well ranked sites, like Active Rain and add links on those posts to my site correct? I do that however, maybe i need to do that more often? Also, is it true that i should link deep into my site?

    Thank you all again
    ps, can anyone point me to a post that has explanations/help for what i need...i would like to read deeper into this.. maybe even a book?
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    • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
      Originally Posted by dsulvett View Post

      You are all very helpful THANK YOU. Backlinks mean posting on other well ranked sites, like Active Rain and add links on those posts to my site correct? I do that however, maybe i need to do that more often? Also, is it true that i should link deep into my site?

      Thank you all again
      ps, can anyone point me to a post that has explanations/help for what i need...i would like to read deeper into this.. maybe even a book?
      Dave,
      You have 2 choices.

      1. Outsource the work
      2. Learn it yourself

      Being a real estate agent, I'm sure you're probably busy enough servicing your clients and running your business. Having said that, I would strongly recommend that you outsource this or hire an SEO firm.

      If you think you're going to learn SEO and rank this site in a matter of days, you're going to be sadly mistaken.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsulvett
    I'm trying to learn it myself. I cant outsource right now. I don't expect to learn page rank asap, i am willing to work and learn, i just need direction.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
      Originally Posted by dsulvett View Post

      I'm trying to learn it myself. I cant outsource right now. I don't expect to learn page rank asap, i am willing to work and learn, i just need direction.
      So you want to learn? Okay then, go here.

      SEO COURSE

      Buy this course, I highly recommend it. It's $197

      Its an SEO course, by Lisa Parmley.

      This will teach you everything you need to know to rank your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author danr62
    I would also like to recommend that you start a blog, if you do not have one. Talk about local events, local customs, the houses you are representing, anything locally.

    Also, if you have not claimed your Google places page (map listing) do that NOW and add pictures, videos, and keyword optimized text. Link it to your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author dsulvett
      danr62 - i have done all of that... including the google places which is great. ramon-johnny, i did see that course, im wondering if it will truly help me succeed. are there any comments about it?
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      • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
        Originally Posted by dsulvett View Post

        ramon-johnny, i did see that course, im wondering if it will truly help me succeed. are there any comments about it?
        Dave, Im sure you could Google a few reviews, but honestly, I dont usually recommend many products, thats one of few that I do.

        I dont promote BS. Its a great course, worth every cent.
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  • Profile picture of the author malay32
    Backlinks will get you to the first page. Vary the anchor text and get the links from a few different sources eg articles, press releases etc.
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