There is too much competition in SEO, for this you have to target long tail keywords or less competitive keywords for better result.

you say that theres is competition in the seo market itself?, of that trying to rank for any keyword is hard in market?

Because there is a lot of competition, you just have to be more patient, and work vry hard trying to target the right keywords. Also try to diversify, use various keyword combinations.

And remember that SEO and keyword building is about quality. One link on high quality website/blog/forum etc is much more important than 1000 worthless links. Actually 1000 worthless links can be harmful