Basic Niche Keyword Questions HELP

Ernie Lonardo · 01-20-2009, 06:43 PM

1. When searching a keyword in Google "with" quotes...how many total results would you consider to be "low compeition" and moderately easy to rank for.

2. Whats the minimum amount that a keyword phrase should be searched per month, to make it worthwhile getting into that niche.

Hopefully this questions arent too broad...some help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Ernie.

businessmentor · 01-20-2009, 06:53 PM

1. It depends on how much effort you are willing to put in. Check the top 3-4 sites. Check each one's PR and backlinks. Check if it is properly optimized (domain name, title tag). If it has around 100,000 backlinks, and the domain name is the same as your keyword with proper titles, it will be hard to replace it.
On the other hand, say, a keyword with quotes has a million results, but you find the top site to be a PR1 site with 4 backlinks, and no proper title, you can go ahead, because it will be easy to overtake that site.

2. It depends on the niche. If the keyword is "Buy Product_Name Right Now", even if it has only 400 searches per month, it will be highly converting. If it is a general keyword, assume 2-3% conversions (just a general rule - it again depends on your niche and the product. If you know your niche has a better conversion rate, plug that figure in here). And, assume you can get traffic equal to the total shown by the tool, by targetting all search engines. Multiply total volume with your conversion rate. That is the number of sales you may make per month. Multiply that with the profit per sale. That is your monthly income. Look at that figure and decide.

Affiliate Inventor · 01-20-2009, 06:54 PM

Usually you compete very well with less than 10,000 optimized results.

Ernie Lonardo · 01-20-2009, 07:19 PM

Thats great advice thanks. For a member with only 15 posts, keep that up and you'll be making many friends here

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Originally Posted by businessmentor

1. It depends on how much effort you are willing to put in. Check the top 3-4 sites. Check each one's PR and backlinks. Check if it is properly optimized (domain name, title tag). If it has around 100,000 backlinks, and the domain name is the same as your keyword with proper titles, it will be hard to replace it.
On the other hand, say, a keyword with quotes has a million results, but you find the top site to be a PR1 site with 4 backlinks, and no proper title, you can go ahead, because it will be easy to overtake that site.

2. It depends on the niche. If the keyword is "Buy Product_Name Right Now", even if it has only 400 searches per month, it will be highly converting. If it is a general keyword, assume 2-3% conversions (just a general rule - it again depends on your niche and the product. If you know your niche has a better conversion rate, plug that figure in here). And, assume you can get the total shown my the tool, from all search engines. Multiply total volume with your conversion rate. That is the number of sales you may make per month. Multiply that with the profit per sale. That is your monthly income. Look at that figure and decide.

businessmentor · 01-20-2009, 07:24 PM

Does post count always show the quality of a person?

Seriously, glad that I could be of help.

jhiggins · 01-20-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernie Lonardo

1. When searching a keyword in Google "with" quotes...how many total results would you consider to be "low compeition" and moderately easy to rank for.

2. Whats the minimum amount that a keyword phrase should be searched per month, to make it worthwhile getting into that niche.

Hopefully this questions arent too broad...some help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Ernie.

Why search in quotes? Most people don't search in quotes. I don't think you will get the results you want if you do your research in this way.

Try this: search without quotes. If the average PR of the top ten sites is 30 or less, then add the keyword phrase to your list. Also check the backlinks of some of the lower PR pages in the search results.

Again, a search in quotes is not a reliable way to do research.

Good luck!!

Jonathan Higgins

Ernie Lonardo · 01-20-2009, 07:52 PM

Jonathon searching quotes IS the right way, because you can then target specific long tail terms and see how many sites are targetting that phrase.

If you don't search in quotes, more results will show up but that wont give you an accurate representation of your competition and will show all sites even if they only have part of the key phrase your searching.

and if you start building backlinks with a term in quotes...when people start searching that term "without" quotes...your site will rank well.

01-20-2009, 06:43 PM	#1
Ernie Lonardo Fighter - I Never Give Up War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,645 Thanks: 585 Thanked 258 Times in 152 Posts Contact Info	Basic Niche Keyword Questions HELP 1. When searching a keyword in Google "with" quotes...how many total results would you consider to be "low compeition" and moderately easy to rank for. 2. Whats the minimum amount that a keyword phrase should be searched per month, to make it worthwhile getting into that niche. Hopefully this questions arent too broad...some help would be appreciated. Thanks. Ernie.

01-20-2009, 06:53 PM	#2
businessmentor HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Basic Niche Keyword Questions HELP 1. It depends on how much effort you are willing to put in. Check the top 3-4 sites. Check each one's PR and backlinks. Check if it is properly optimized (domain name, title tag). If it has around 100,000 backlinks, and the domain name is the same as your keyword with proper titles, it will be hard to replace it. On the other hand, say, a keyword with quotes has a million results, but you find the top site to be a PR1 site with 4 backlinks, and no proper title, you can go ahead, because it will be easy to overtake that site. 2. It depends on the niche. If the keyword is "Buy Product_Name Right Now", even if it has only 400 searches per month, it will be highly converting. If it is a general keyword, assume 2-3% conversions (just a general rule - it again depends on your niche and the product. If you know your niche has a better conversion rate, plug that figure in here). And, assume you can get traffic equal to the total shown by the tool, by targetting all search engines. Multiply total volume with your conversion rate. That is the number of sales you may make per month. Multiply that with the profit per sale. That is your monthly income. Look at that figure and decide.

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01-20-2009, 07:52 PM	#7
Ernie Lonardo Fighter - I Never Give Up War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,645 Thanks: 585 Thanked 258 Times in 152 Posts Contact Info	Re: Basic Niche Keyword Questions HELP Jonathon searching quotes IS the right way, because you can then target specific long tail terms and see how many sites are targetting that phrase. If you don't search in quotes, more results will show up but that wont give you an accurate representation of your competition and will show all sites even if they only have part of the key phrase your searching. and if you start building backlinks with a term in quotes...when people start searching that term "without" quotes...your site will rank well.