I have a good PR. Where are my hits?

I have over 60 PR 4 or higher links pointing to my site. My site PR is 5 and climbing. I have more links then some of the sites in the top ten for my keywords. However, I am still not listed in Google. Now, my site is still new (only three or four months old if that), and my link number changes wildly at times. I have anchor text with my keyworks. I also limit my keywords to just a few words. Is it a case where Google is still indexing my site (that is, it is working on where I will be placed)? Or is something else going on? My site is http://www.annuityresource.org Thanks for your help. Oh BTW, please tell me what you think of the site. I went for simplicity and speed over flash. Don't pull any punches.

Variable annuities is certainly a hard nut to crack. Any of the financials are.

It seems you are doing well with a PR of 5. The top websites for your category often have PR 6, such as annuity.com. Keep plugging.

I think it's safe to say that 3 months is too short a time for a top performance with such a competitive term. You will have to keep working at it.

As for hits... don't get confused with PR and popularity. Driving traffic to a website is a different issue. Promotion and getting yourself noticed are important steps for you. Advertising may also be something to consider in a small way.

As for the website design. Sorry... not to my liking, and looks a bit unfinished. It's fine to go minimalist. But that's usually lines and form. Still... design is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

Back to the topic at hand. Chin up. Keep at it. Patience is a virtue.

Regards,

Agalychnis

Thanks for you help Agalychnis.

This site is simple and clean. I like it. It's also content rich for its size. We need more sites that are this rich.

IMO it needs keyword research with the goal of a diverse suite of keywords. You hammer "Variable Annuities Information" heavily with it as a master title tag on every page. Go after some diversity with different title tag and h1 text on every page. If there are some heavy hitters above you for your few terms then your traffic will be limited.

With new sites I try to make my early money cleaning up peanuts (easy keywords) that the elephants are dropping.... but after a while... as I develop a little strength... I pick a fight with one of the elephants and kick his ***.

You will be ready for the fight when you have a lot more back links and a lot larger site from continuous content authoring or tools development. Build some resourses that people want to link to. You've got what it takes to do that.

PR is just one of important factors in search engines rankings. You need to make your pages search engine friendly as well (Search Engine Optimization).

For getting good visits on site PageRank is one of the criteria but not the only one criteria. you should try and post your url each and very possible places where PageRank is also high for that perticular Page. also Try and compete with those keywords which are matching with your PageRank. this way you can list your site in first page of google and you will start enjoying visits

Well said Egol,

Going after a big keyword right from the get go is a tough road to follow. I spend a lot of time educating clients on the value of going after the smaller terms first. With an arsenal of good content pages, that are relevant to your main keyword, linking to your main page you can easily start inching your way up to the top.

Totally agree... take those inches... then go for the mile. My site is at the mile stage now after taking many inches.

Your case is like me. Your website is #11 for keyword "Annuities" in allintext and allintitle command. I think your website is too new.

My website is www.royal-orchid-sheraton-bangkok.com . Keywod is "royal orchid sheraton bangkok". My site is not appear in TOP 100 SERP but found at #2 for allintext and allintitle.

I have the same problem with http://www.djsupplystore.com it is PR4, have a lot of back links but only 2 months old. The result, I have only 3 hits from google this month. I think site age is an important factor for the site ranking.

simple and clean is one thing...
devoid of character and identity is quite another.
you really should consider some 'design' quality to your site...for the time when you do manage to 'get the hits'.

the lone graphic is a mysterious book image ackwardly floating beyond the defined boundaries of your site.

also...when i click the form submit button...
why do i wind up at another site --- annuities-central.com ?

Site age is a big deal these days.

I think my next business is going to be sellling aged domain names.

Wow, you guys have given me a lot to think about. Thanks for the input. I needed it!

Anyone else hold this opinion? I understand that with age you will get spidered into a few directories and recevie a few links... but do you really think that age is a factor in the algo?

To me; without good content, relevance and backlink popularity; age really does not matter. Sites, unlike a good red, do not necessarily improve with age. They just get old.