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Before anyone gets in and chastises you, I'd offer you two pieces of advice Drew.

The first, and it's not meant to be hard on you or anything, is to read the forums as you will find a bunch of your questions already answered, and will prevent rehashing the same things over and over again.  I'm pretty sure there are more than a few threads about what can give you a comparison of others' progress to your own.

The second, which you eluded to already, is to forget about rankings of any kind.  Concentrate on building relationships with the group and with readers.  That's where your real success will come from.  Post, comment, participate, and engage.  The rest will take care of itself, I guarantee it.

Drew - 

You said you haven't been participating in the forums because you're too focused on your rankings; but participating in the forums is THE BEST WAY to improve your rankings. Get active and continue producing quality content. 

You're doing great. 

Thanks a lot guys, I'll go take a good look through the threads and see how I can contribute 

The "cool part" (technical term) of following the advice above: your blogging challenge becomes more fun. This can wear on you after awhile, and interacting with your community is a way to stay fresh. If you're focused only on watching a number drop you'll burn out…which has always been my biggest fear. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

I would say the number sound good but how do you feel? How do you like what you have been doing with your blog posts and your audience? It's really more about what you are doing for the community and your niche than the numbers. I know you are out to reach goals and that is all good but in the end there are more important things to strive for. 

Thanks guys, I'm picking up some useful advice from the forum threads already. As my experience grows I hope to be able to give something back. Thanks for the positive feedback.