[paul]

Originally Posted by ddwt

You're spot on Mark - as bloody usual

It could be a coincidence but since I've upped my efforts in the backlinks and forum posting departments, coupled with the odd bit of tidying up on my site in terms of page titles and content - my rankings have improved. I also re-submitted my site to Google - first time since Feb '08.

It's an ever evolving path though and I suspect there'll be more bumpy roads ahead for me and my 'Money Off Shop' in 2009

Apparently what I found there is no effective keywords in your title, if you could have used keywords like "Shopping Discount Coupon" "Off Shop discount coupon" rather than "Money Off Shop" it could have worked nicely ( to be realistic, the "Money Off Shop" title might be confusing visitors at first glance assuming it a website for finance or money making website). Also try to add more effective keywords in your pages ( which is currently very less ) and optimize them for better search results following the key points for organic Search Engine Optimization what Mark has suggested.

Target forums/classified sites/ social sites for "each niche" you're offering discount coupons and deals to find your prospective customers.