Trying to Rank For Similar Phrases

That Guy · 07-01-2011, 10:53 PM

If I have three separate keywords:

the most awesome blue hat
the most awesome red tie
the most awesome yellow scarf

And they all have low competition and high search counts can I put all of the keywords under one site about "clothing"? I remember hearing that sites aiming for many keywords with the same starting phrase like "the most awesome" are penalized. Is this true?

ZachWaldman · 07-02-2011, 05:19 AM

I think you're asking if a site can be optimized for several keyword phrases. The answer is yes.

One way to accomplish this is to do a separate campaign for each keyword phrase.

For example, you could get backlinks containing the anchor text for your first phrase and once it's ranking, do a new backlink campaign but use different anchor text.

The same applies for using social bookmarking, directory submissions, etc.

I understand what you're saying about the repetitive titling but I'm not sure how much of a problem it is.

I know that a couple of years ago, ecommerce sites with big catalogs had a problem because they may have the same product listed several times but the sizes or colors would be different.

Google saw all of the repetition as keyword stuffing.

I honestly don't know if this is still a problem or not.

07-01-2011, 10:53 PM	#1
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07-02-2011, 05:19 AM	#2
ZachWaldman HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 307 Thanks: 121 Thanked 144 Times in 69 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Trying to Rank For Similar Phrases I think you're asking if a site can be optimized for several keyword phrases. The answer is yes. One way to accomplish this is to do a separate campaign for each keyword phrase. For example, you could get backlinks containing the anchor text for your first phrase and once it's ranking, do a new backlink campaign but use different anchor text. The same applies for using social bookmarking, directory submissions, etc. I understand what you're saying about the repetitive titling but I'm not sure how much of a problem it is. I know that a couple of years ago, ecommerce sites with big catalogs had a problem because they may have the same product listed several times but the sizes or colors would be different. Google saw all of the repetition as keyword stuffing. I honestly don't know if this is still a problem or not.
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