Ranking a blog

[erickrowan]

I have a doubt on ranking a blog. I am doing back links for a newly updated content for a keyword with search volume around 3k/month. I cant able to move above 60th position. Regularly im doing backlinks.
How to boost the ranking without guest posts.
Any ideas please drop your suggestions.

[Lookchup]

10 Blog SEO Tips to Search Engine Optimize Your Blog Content
Include these 1–2 keywords in specific parts of your post. ...
Optimize the meta description, and use all the space. ...
Optimize your images' alt text. ...
Link internally when possible. ...
Use Google's Search Console. ...
Use topic clusters.

[riyasharma431001]

Have you optimize all the things like heading, alt, bugs, canonical, etc. I think you did not optimize it. First, optimize them then work on link building. It will surely help you.

[safracatz]

Keyword research. While keywords aren't quite as great as they used to be, they're still a crucial element of SEO.
On-page SEO.
Choose a form that has the best possibility of getting links and shares.
Word count.
Promote it on social media.

[levandau]

Write a longer post than your opponent. A few more backlinks from web 2.0 with high PA DA 

[lucycarter]

Create backlink from high DA website with good TF (Trust flow). (Guest Post, Web2.0, forums are good option)
Optimize your content with user specific keywords.
Use social media like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit to promote your blog.
Optimize images.

These steps may help you rank good on search engines.

[Jeffscott]

In order to rank a blog your need to establish your brand profile in different social platforms so that you can maximize your reach of target audience in the field of your business.

[sandertouw]

You need to do following things in order to rank your blog.

a) Produce Evergreen,share worthy, Content
b) Earn Quality Backlinks
c) Repurpose blog content by producing video or PDF
d) Cover topics that are trending
e) Do include interviews and roundup posts in content calander.