Super competitive keyword: Designer Handbags

[satchel]

Hello! I'm new to this forum. Not new to SEO, but I do always work in tandem with someone else for my websites SEO. I've worked with various freelance SEO for 'designer handbags' keyword on and off for about 3 years. It's almost one of the most competitive keywords you could have.

I'm almost ready to give up on this keyword. The best I ever climbed on google was page 6. Now I don't think it's even ranking. It was steady on page 10 for nearly a year. I've written well over 200 articles for this keyword. It's depressing.

Does anyone have experience with nearly impossible keywords like this? Thank you for any input.

 

[issorc]

If you've written 200 articles targeting that keyword and if 3 years of SEO didn't bring you further than page 6 you did something wrong with the freelancers you've choosen.

 

[satchel]

If you've written 200 articles targeting that keyword and if 3 years of SEO didn't bring you further than page 6 you did something wrong with the freelancers you've choosen.

That's what I've suspected. All of them have been from freelancer.com. I did start work a month ago with a new guy. He's helped me with my other keyword which is designer iPhone cases. I'm wondering if anyone actually knows how to crack a hard one like designer handbags.