Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords?

BillPill · 05-04-2011, 09:56 PM

Hey guys, I have a situation where I have a 2-word phrase as my main keyword, which gets a good amount of exact searches. I also have a four-word phrase which gets about a ninth of the searches as my main one, but it is still a substantial number. In this situation, is it effective to use the 4-word phrase often, because it includes the 2-word phrase?

For example:

Main Phrase: buy dogs (~9000 exacts)
Secondary Phrase: buy dogs and cats (~1000 exacts)

If I use the "Buy Dogs and Cats" phrase, would I be effectively getting traffic from searches of both? Or is this a bad idea for some reason? Has anyone had a situation like this before?

Thanks guys, just trying to optimize my keywords!

Ralf Skirr · 05-04-2011, 10:59 PM

You'd want to use many keyword variations. You can't conquer a niche by writing one page focusing on one specific phrase, no matter if it's the 2 or 4 word version.

Build a larger list of relevant keywords and target all of them with different pages.

You can also write loooong pages where you use plenty different phrases on the same page. Doing this you can end up getting the same page shown for dozens of different phrases in the search results.

kiranraj19 · 05-05-2011, 05:10 AM

Yes, it willl searched for both the keywords

Josh MacDonald · 05-05-2011, 05:17 AM

This has been answered. BTW, just so you know: This isn't anything out of the norm.

GlobalMedia · 05-05-2011, 05:24 AM

Definitely you will be getting traffic from both. But as one of my fellow member said you must focus to create a large list of relevant keywords, you must follow it. It will surely benefit you.

MikeFriedman · 05-05-2011, 05:35 AM

To answer your question, yes.

I ran a couple of tests using a 5-word keyword phrase for my anchor text on my backlinks. I saw top rankings for 2 and 3-word phrases as well that were contained in that 5-word phrase, but that I had never specifically targeted.

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BillPill Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords? Hey guys, I have a situation where I have a 2-word phrase as my main keyword, which gets a good amount of exact searches. I also have a four-word phrase which gets about a ninth of the searches as my main one, but it is still a substantial number. In this situation, is it effective to use the 4-word phrase often, because it includes the 2-word phrase? For example: Main Phrase: buy dogs (~9000 exacts) Secondary Phrase: buy dogs and cats (~1000 exacts) If I use the "Buy Dogs and Cats" phrase, would I be effectively getting traffic from searches of both? Or is this a bad idea for some reason? Has anyone had a situation like this before? Thanks guys, just trying to optimize my keywords!
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Ralf Skirr Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany & Thailand Posts: 1,414 Thanks: 123 Thanked 183 Times in 134 Posts Social Networking	Re: Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords? You'd want to use many keyword variations. You can't conquer a niche by writing one page focusing on one specific phrase, no matter if it's the 2 or 4 word version. Build a larger list of relevant keywords and target all of them with different pages. You can also write loooong pages where you use plenty different phrases on the same page. Doing this you can end up getting the same page shown for dozens of different phrases in the search results.
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kiranraj19 Computer Rentals Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 190 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords? Yes, it willl searched for both the keywords

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GlobalMedia HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Around the Globe Posts: 256 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Contact Info	Re: Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords? Definitely you will be getting traffic from both. But as one of my fellow member said you must focus to create a large list of relevant keywords, you must follow it. It will surely benefit you.

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MikeFriedman Don't Drink and SEO War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 207 Thanked 551 Times in 393 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Main Keywords Within Secondary Keywords? To answer your question, yes. I ran a couple of tests using a 5-word keyword phrase for my anchor text on my backlinks. I saw top rankings for 2 and 3-word phrases as well that were contained in that 5-word phrase, but that I had never specifically targeted.
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