Here's a forgotten (sometimes unknown) source of usefull keywords...

Colin Evans · 04-23-2009, 06:16 AM

Your own web stats.

You will find a list of long tail keywords people have typed into the search engines which have led them to your site. These keywords often don't get much traffic and are hardly ever found by keyword tools.

You might ask: "People are already getting to my main site through these keywords, so where's the value?"

In your supporting sites/articles etc. - By adding new supporting content which incorporates these keywords you can sometimes dominate the long tail results page with your blog posts, articles, lenses etc.

In each of these supporting pages you link to pages on your main site which target higher value keywords.

It's a fairly simple way to increase the number of relevant backlinks with links you know are going to send a little more traffic, but more importantly give your main pages a boost in the search engine results.

TMG Enterprises · 04-23-2009, 07:04 AM

This makes a lot of sense, Colin. How do you find what people have typed in? Is there a way through your own control panel or through google analytics or another program?

Tina G

Colin Evans · 04-23-2009, 07:09 AM

Hi Tina,

I use AWStats from cPanel (it shows all the keywords that have been used to find your site on the SE's) - at the end of each month I copy and paste all the keywords into a spreadsheet for each site.

obj111 · 04-23-2009, 07:25 AM

Good point. Log files are a great source of information.

04-23-2009, 06:16 AM	#1
Colin Evans Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Still Looking... Currently back in the UK Posts: 669 Thanks: 95 Thanked 58 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking	Here's a forgotten (sometimes unknown) source of usefull keywords... Your own web stats. You will find a list of long tail keywords people have typed into the search engines which have led them to your site. These keywords often don't get much traffic and are hardly ever found by keyword tools. You might ask: "People are already getting to my main site through these keywords, so where's the value?" In your supporting sites/articles etc. - By adding new supporting content which incorporates these keywords you can sometimes dominate the long tail results page with your blog posts, articles, lenses etc. In each of these supporting pages you link to pages on your main site which target higher value keywords. It's a fairly simple way to increase the number of relevant backlinks with links you know are going to send a little more traffic, but more importantly give your main pages a boost in the search engine results.
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TMG Enterprises Tina Golden War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,995 Thanks: 809 Thanked 452 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Here's a forgotten (sometimes unknown) source of usefull keywords... This makes a lot of sense, Colin. How do you find what people have typed in? Is there a way through your own control panel or through google analytics or another program? Tina G
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04-23-2009, 07:09 AM	#3
Colin Evans Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Still Looking... Currently back in the UK Posts: 669 Thanks: 95 Thanked 58 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking	Re: Here's a forgotten (sometimes unknown) source of usefull keywords... Hi Tina, I use AWStats from cPanel (it shows all the keywords that have been used to find your site on the SE's) - at the end of each month I copy and paste all the keywords into a spreadsheet for each site.
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04-23-2009, 07:25 AM	#4
obj111 Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Here's a forgotten (sometimes unknown) source of usefull keywords... Good point. Log files are a great source of information.