# Learn the Real Secret to Ranking on Page 1 \(& What Most Marketers Won’t Tell You\) \| Ep\. \#530

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/learn-the-real-secret-to-ranking-on-page-1-what-most-marketers-wont-tell-you-ep-530/  
**Published:** 2018-01-12  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#530, Eric and Neil tell you the real secret about how to raise your Google ranking\. Tune in to hear the honest truth that other marketers won’t tell\.\.\.  

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In episode #530, Eric and Neil tell you the _real_ secret about how to raise your Google ranking. Tune in to hear the honest truth that other marketers won’t tell you.

**Time-Stamped Show Notes:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _Learn the Real Secret to Ranking on Page 1 (and What Most Marketers Won’t Tell You)_
- \[00:37\] Eric and Neil rank for a number of keywords or terms.
- \[01:08\] When trying to rank for those terms, they did not create pages specifically for them.
- \[01:25\] Eric has created hundreds of pages for [Single Grain](https://www.singlegrain.com/), but the majority do not rank well; it’s a quantity game.
- \[01:34\] There was no difference between the pages that ranked and those that did not.
- \[01:47\] Neil and Eric create a massive amount of content, because it’s a hit or miss game.There is no guarantee that the content will be a hit.
- \[02:31\] For the posts that rank, they have a process that involves [Google Search Console](https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools).
- \[02:56\] Step 1: Install Google Search Console.
- \[03:08\] Step 2: Go to the Search Analytics section.
- \[03:17\] Step 3: Click on three buttons/check boxes on the top left (“CTR”, “Impressions”, and “Clicks”).
- \[03:36\] Step 4: Click on the radio button for “Pages”.
- \[03:47\] You want to see the pages that have a high impression count, but a low click-through rate.
- \[04:17\] Low click-through rates are the low-hanging fruit you want to optimize.
- \[04:26\] By changing the titles of these, it can help you change your click-through rate.
- \[04:50\] So, create a lot of content, see what performs the best in Google Search Console, go in and fine-tune your content (make it super detailed and try to maximize the traffic you can get from them.
- \[05:15\] No one knows why some pages rank and others don’t. That’s the big secret!
- \[05:33\] If you want the most traffic, you need to focus on quantity.
- \[05:42\] Write at least one article per day and don’t overlap your topics.
- \[06:02\] They built [ClickFlow](https://www.clickflow.io/) to help you manage the Google Search Console process.
- \[06:26\] Focus on creating quality content in mass quantities; over time, Google will start to see your site as an authority, which will cause your domain authority rise, and whenever you write new content, it becomes easier to rank.
- \[07:10\] Make sure you go after keywords that monetize.
- \[07:27\] That’s it for today!
- \[07:29\] Go to [singlegrain.com/giveaway](http://vyper.io/c/1444) if you want to get in on a special giveaway opportunity!

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