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Choosing keywords for articles

by jsdgalyean
12 replies
Hi guys!

Quick question....

I'm trying to do some article marketing, but I'm not sure how to pick which keywords will actually give me the best chance of showing up on the SERPs.

How many searches per month is enough to matter?

How much competition is too much?

Aren't there any guidelines for this kind of thing out there?

Thanks in advance!!
#articles #choosing #keyword research #keywords
  • Profile picture of the author Zabrina
    Like Alexa says, everyone will give you a different opinion about this. You may just have to experiment on your own and find out what works for you. I'll take any keyword with over 100 searches (sometimes fewer if it's a very promising one), and I always try to include a few variations of the phrase, similar phrases, etc -- all that will come naturally if you write naturally. Don't stuff keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author jsdgalyean
    Thanks for the info girls!

    I just wish there were better guidekines out there. There have to be statistical probabilities about how hard or easy it would be to compete for 1st page SERPs based upon number of searches and competition.

    This really can't be something that everyone has a different opinion, and they are all right. This is a numbers game, and somebody knows the numbers....I just don't know where to find those numbers. :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author JAIDEEP2959
      You need to choose buying keywords for writing the articles.

      Buying keywords are the keywords which buyers enter in search engines for the purpose of buying. They are very much specific.

      Even if the keywords are searched less times, you can make money if buyers are ready to pay.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      • Profile picture of the author tomlill
        To me, it seems like the best bet is to go for the most relevant keywords across the board, since, if you're trying to bring in business, ranking #1 on the wrong keyword may still not do the job. If you pick the right keywords, and then try to get as high as you can, that seems to me like it would be better than total SERP domination.
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  • Profile picture of the author PascalSundhar
    There is no such exact guidelines.But Try to search trial and error method.
    Select any of the keyword and type in search engine.

    Find whether the competition is exist or not.
    You can find this by seeing the paid ad (side and top) of your search.
    If you see the paid ad then sure, it's competition exist.

    If the result shows below 3k results definitely there is chance.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOArbiter
    Here are a couple of pointers on choosing your keywords: Don’t target the obvious keywords. Those keywords are too competitive and will take longer to get better rankings. When doing your keyword research, don’t focus your efforts on keywords with high total searches per month. The majority of keywords with large searches per month aren’t necessarily buyers. Longer-tail keywords, or more specific phrases, often get less searches, but have higher conversions because the consumer tends to be looking for exactly what they are going to buy.
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  • Profile picture of the author theperfectstrategy
    Getting right keywords is getting the soul of SEO. If you do not focus on the right keyword, all your effort and time ultimately ends up getting nothing. One very popular tool for getting the popular keywords is Google Adwords. This tool comes free online. Just google the term Adwords and you can find it.

    All you need to do is entering a keyword you want to search for and you will get all the popular searches of keywords related to that keyword. You can also narrow down the search using different options. It is really easy to operate. Check it out and you will get to know everything.
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  • Profile picture of the author Audi
    I'll have to second the Google Adwords tool recommendation for discovering keywords, however the main question is what are your targeted keywords for your website? These are the main keywords you should be targeting with a linkback to your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author BlogBoom
    I really think Alexa is on the right track.

    Getting in the top 10 can be done rather easily for some really competitive keyword phrases. You'd be surprised how many phrases are dominated by sites with really poor on-page and off-page SEO.
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