Ok, I have been learning about keywords today, and I 'think' I have figured out the secret, but I have a question. Being a new site, keywords that are not putting me in the top 50 positions now, does that mean as my site grows they still won't put me in those top positions, or as your traffic improves, you will get better ranking on those bigger keywords? Thanks for replying!
Mate keep read your books, more traffic does not mean better SERPS. As your site grows we can assume that the # of backlinks also grows so keywords you weren't ranking for may start to rank you. You are not supposed to have rankings when you start a new site, it takes time, accept it and embrace it. The secret, get read for it.... ... is hard work.
Oh I hear you, I just want to make sure I am doing the right things. I know about hard work, I have put 200+ hours into this since I started. I was playing with my keywords today, and on one of my sites with one of my keywords I am in the #4 position on the first page for google, so thats why I was asking about the other ones.
Well yeah as time goes on you site should progress but mind you that your competitors may progress aswell. I've noticed that it'll take up to a few weeks to start ranking for a brand new post for your keyword, during that time keep expanding with new content and soon you'll be ranked and read to start fighting the competition for serps.