Google Traffic?

[ffang2]

Hi All,

Great forum here, seems to be some people who really care, and that's refreshing, I'll be a regular here from now on!

I have a question. My site has been sandboxed by google for the past 7 months or so, and I just don't seem to be able to break out. It's very frustrating. I know it takes time, but darn!

Anyways, my question is, how much traffic can you expect from a top 10 google listing for a highly competitive keyword term? I noticed that some of the moderators in here do business in Las Vegas, and from looking up your sites, you rank very well on msn, google, and yahoo for las vegas real estate.

How much traffic can you expect from a term like las vegas real estate from yahoo, google, and msn once you finally get into the top 10, or better yet the top 3? I really appreciate the information, it will help me keep the faith!

Thanks!

[VegasMack]

Hi ffang2,

Welcome to the forum. I hope we hear from you often. :)

We have only recently broken into the top 3 of Google for the search term “las vegas real estate”.

Wayne watches the traffic and conversion rates closely, and I think he will be able to report to us in a week or so his findings.

I do suppose it would depend entirely on what product or service you are offering, but the majority of the traffic will generally be divided by the top 3 positions. What I mean by what type of product or service is that if the consumer can’t find what they are looking for, they will go down the list. With most highly competitive terms, the websites in the top 10 are designed usually to keep the consumer by giving them the information they are looking for. So strong sites in the top 3 usually don’t allow much traffic to filter down to the remaining top 10.

We have also found that when we would go from #10 to #7 in Google, our Google traffic would double at a minimum, so I will be anxious to hear Wayne’s report next week.

Anytime you break into the top 3 for your KW phrase, your traffic will increase substantially.

These findings have been repeated on the Missouri Real Estate sites I manage.

If you are just looking for traffic, a ranking in the Top 10 of Google will bring in more traffic than an equal ranking in either of the other 2 majors at this time.

Hope that helps.

~VegasMack

[Las Vegas Homes]

Welcome to the forums ffang2, We are glad to have you join us. What real estate market do you work in?. To expand on a little more other than what Vegasmack said. It will depend on your market, how many real estate websites are listed in your top 10 as well. If you are in a competitive market, you could receive anywhere from 1000 to 2000 visitors a day to your site.

The issue is not how many visitors you are getting but what do you have in place to convert those visitors to prospects. After that what do you have in place to follow up with them. Its not only about the positions you have on the search engines, but also how well you follow up and what information your site can offer those visitors..More to follow later this week. Once again glad to have you onboard with the real estate forum.

[Apply]

Ok first of all you have to be in the top 20 to ever be found - only a tiny % ever looks lower than this. To get decent traffic my rule of thumb currentl is try and get 'above the fold' (where the user has to scroll) how much traffic you get can be greatly affected by your title and description. Result 2 that appears more relevant to the reader can often get more clicks than result 1.

[VegasMack]

Result 2 that appears more relevant to the reader can often get more clicks than result 1. Yery true. ;)

~VegasMack

[Jade456]

True. Our traffic didn't jump at all when we were in the #1 spot. So now I don't even worry about it.

[ffang2]

Hi guys, thanks for all the great information.

I'm working with my sister in law, who is a realtor in Las Vegas. Her website is http://www.mslasvegasrealestate.com. I mostly just design websites, but I've had some basic SEO success in other industries. Breaking into the top terms for real estate in Las Vegas has been something else again though!

Kudos to Las Vegas Homes and Vegas Mack, your sites are really ranking very well on all the major engines. Very impressive work indeed!

[VegasMack]

Thanks for the flowers ffang2, but it is only through the grace of God. All we really do is pray. :)

Glad to see you on board. Like your site and Michelle is a doll.

Hope to hear from you often.

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

~VegasMack