Hi Wayne, great progress report but you mentioned something that stuck out to me and you noticed this too, which is you are rushing through the lessons and if you truly feel this is the case, I'd slow down and really make sure you doing each task, in each lesson as best as you can.

I know you want this to work, and the best way to do it is through this steady pace. It typically takes a few months for ANY new site to gain trust from Google, so rushing is not something I'd recommend doing at this stage of the game.

Take your time, build up the site, build up your experience and enjoy that experience because it is an awesome one!

I feel the same, trying to take in as much as I can. You can always go back to the previous lessons if needed, and that feels like a bonus. Best of luck to you.