I always chuckle on the inside when I listen to an individual or business owner who is frustrated because their blog or business website isn’t showing up on the first couple of pages in search. Perhaps this video by the visualization gurus over at JESS3 Labs will help provide a bit of clarity. If you don’t want to watch their video here’s the quick answer:
There is an staggering amount of competition.

Therefore you better have a strong digital media strategy in place if you have any aspirations of climbing to the top. If you don’t, here is where you can get a great one: Sandweiss Koster

JESS3 designed and animated this for the JESS3 lecture at AIGA Baltimore in Feb 2010.