In order to get Ranked, You Must First Be Indexed.
I highly recommend following Jay's 21 minute Ranking method. There are 7 steps that I try and hit everytime and you should too.
21 Minute Ranking Method in 7 Steps
If you constantly use those 7 steps with every new post and aim for at least 3 posts a week on your blog, you will be giving Search Engines lots of Content to be indexed and like I said earlier, you have to get get Indexed before you can Rank, and you must build a good relationship by giving lots of content to be indexed.
The more content that gets indexed builds your trust and eventually builds higher and higher rankings, leading to more and more visitors!
Indexing - Giving Search Engine's Bots Content To Bring Back To The Boss To Be Looked At.
Ranking - Giving Helpful Content That Is Better Than The Competition That The Search Engine Decides With Their Complex Algorithms.
Indexing - Known By The Search Engines
Ranking - Used By The Search Engines