Advice needed to nail a Top 3 position in google
 

I have a site that's hovering around position 5-10 in google for a good money phrase (well, about 20 phrases actually, but the main phrase is my aim), and the sites above me are all aged - one has been around since 1997 for example.

How can I break into the higher rankings?

I've been doing everything legitimately on this site, no bought links, no black hat tricks - I want this one as a keeper so don't want to risk it.

Recip links are yesteryear.

Suggestions? It has around 3000 inbounds in less than a year and a half, and is very solid site wide.

get more links :)

More QUALITY links you mean?

Buying links is a mindfield and would probably get you banned, as would shonky BS linkex type schemes.

Where would you suggest I get them from other than just wait? I hate doing that.

come on, don't keep all the good info for yourselves, we're all friends here (except [you])

the short answer is, you realistically can't. try to buy the ones above you

What do you mean exactly?

No idea how to do that.

Yes you do. Tell me in private and I'll let you have my first born.

Why don't try link-exchange?. Just call the first 3 in the list and offer your links (and some free stuff as a good-willing gift) to put in their pages and, in exchange, they put your links in their pages. That would put your site in higher ranks if they accept your offer. :)

I had position 3 for 'Alison Angel' for a month just by updating every day for 6-8 months

lost it quickly once I stopped updating :( long road to recovery

Sorry, I wrongly express myself.
After calling the 3 first in the list, you ask them if they want to put THEIR links in your site. Yo can give them a thank-you gift if they do that (something they might be interested in) and, in exchange, they should put your links in their sites.

The top 5 would tell me to piss off. I need something better.

Are you sure they'd tell you to piss off? And do you update daily? Google eats updates like they're going out of style.

It's a digg style site and gets updated a couple of dozen times at least every day of the week :upsidedow

did you find yobt banned? :1orglaugh