Keyword ranking

[mickywall]

I'm relatively new to SEO, over the last few weeks I have started to develop an unhealthy interest!
Anyway I checked my google ranking for a particular keyword last week, it was about listing 26...I did a few bits and bobs to the page and about two hours ago I noticed that it had moved up to listing 12..I was very pleased with that.
Well when I went back to check it about an hour later it was now down on the 3rd page at listing 24.

I think this beast might be hard to tame.

[coder]

mickywall,
I've noticed in google that new pages usually get a somewhat high ranking in google. After a while google then gradually lowers that page to where it thinks is appropriate.

But just tweaking on site content is going to do little to help you in google. Spend your time on building links and expanding to your site add more relevant pages.

[toby_bird]

I agree with Phantom, fresh content and links will certainly get you placed better in the SEs.

On a side note:

Originally Posted by mickywall

I'm relatively new to SEO, over the last few weeks I have started to develop an unhealthy interest!

I finally posted to the forum for the first time back in late December. All I can say is that I understand! I'm becoming way too obsessive about SEO myself. It’s just the amount of information you find out here is so valuable you don’t want to miss a thing. :)

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by toby_bird

I agree with Phantom, fresh content and links will certainly get you placed better in the SEs.

On a side note:

I finally posted to the forum for the first time back in late December. All I can say is that I understand! I'm becoming way too obsessive about SEO myself. It’s just the amount of information you find out here is so valuable you don’t want to miss a thing. :)

Label your new pages with your keywords in mind. ie... "Weasle Farming".... weaslefarming.html or weasle_farming.html

Cheers

RS

[SteveF]

You start with SEO
Then progress to forum's on SEO
Its addictive
Your hair goes grey and starts falling out,
then you realise Google is different,
as Phantom says "Spend your time on building links"
you do that and you creep up bit by bit, then you fall
..................AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Good SEO will really help with other engines, so keep at it!