Back on top!

After languishing at number 20, I got my site to appear back in the top 10, then number 8, 6, and now number 1 again!

I know it won't stay there naturally...I'll have to keep blogging, linking, updating and eventually redesign the site, to include more content

A little slip

I'm a freelance artworker...I'm no expert on SEO, but I know a few basics.

I've managed to keep my site in the top 8 search results on Google, for about 4 months now, and whenever it starts to slip, if I update my blog, the ranking improves again.

I hit upon the idea of  changing my linkedin url to include "freelanceartworker", but I forgot to reflect that in my site! This meant a broken link (as my old url said markcastrogarcia at the end) and my ranking dropped to a low of number 20!

Does this also mean that linkedin can heavily influence a ranking in a positive way? I've updated my site now, to reflect the change, and hopefully we'll see a drastic improvement soon  :)

I wonder if the same will work with facebook...?

Keeping the momentum going

While working on my redesign, I also noticed that my ranking had slipped one place to number eight on Google, when you search for "freelance artworker", so I updated my "about me" page to include more relevant links and key words...by the next day, I'd risen to number five  :)

However, it's already gone back to its previous number seven ranking again. So, as well as updating my blog (which might help it rise again), I've also created a new Google account - with more relevant naming - which now gives me a new Gmail address, YouTube username and Google+ account...hopefully a combination of these will add to it?

I also plan on uploading a video to youtube, about what being an artworker entails...hopefully all of this new, relevant content, coupled with stronger keywords, will help boost my ranking further.

Now I just need to finish redesigning my site!

Still riding high!

I haven't touched the blog or the site for nearly 2 weeks, and I still appear in 7th place on Google, if you do a search for "freelance artworker"  :)

Looks like all my groundwork has paid off - although I will try and keep both up-to-date from time-to-time  :)

One thing I noticed, Firefox and Chrome's results now tally up the same, but Safari's is still different (I appear on page 4 there, and my pinterest page features higher up the ranking than my actual website - oh well, at least it's on the radar!)

Top spot on Google! 1 out of 171,000!!!

Only a couple of days later, and my website comes out on top of Google, if you search for "freelance artworker"!

Currently listed as number 1 out of 171,000 results!