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Quick question about keywords in articles. HELP PLEASE!!

by Peter Mai
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Hi warriors,
I just had a quick question that i need help with (after doing research on google and not finding what i was looking for).

When i have a keyword and i am going to write an article on that keyword, does the keyword have to be in its exact order? Or is it ok to have 'a' 'an' 'your' ,etc.

For example the keyword "stop baby crying" (not my keyword just a random example), can i write in the article something like "if you want to stop your baby crying....." is this ok or not ok?

Any help would be much appreciated thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    Originally Posted by mrpmz View Post

    Hi warriors,
    I just had a quick question that i need help with (after doing research on google and not finding what i was looking for).

    When i have a keyword and i am going to write an article on that keyword, does the keyword have to be in its exact order? Or is it ok to have 'a' 'an' 'your' ,etc.

    For example the keyword "stop baby crying" (not my keyword just a random example), can i write in the article something like "if you want to stop your baby crying....." is this ok or not ok?

    Any help would be much appreciated thanks
    In my experience, mrpmz, I have found that words like "a", "an", and "the" are OK to use in your key phrase...."your" may be a different story....
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    • Profile picture of the author WillDavid
      If at all possible I would put the exact phrase you are targeting. Of course I would also say that the title and body of your articles would also need to make sense to any one who reads it :-)

      So if it's not possible to do that with your key phrase then either try to get as close you can to it or target a different one.

      Thanks,

      Will.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      It's best to use it at least a few times exactly as it is. I find I can usually work in the odd ones by adding a comma or other punctuation as the SEs ignore that. If I can't figure out a way to do so, I usually skip those type of keywords as it really aggravates me to have it come out sounding stilted or odd.

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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      "if you want to stop your baby crying....."
      Proper sentence would read better as
      "if you want to stop your baby's crying" or
      "if you want to stop your baby from crying"

      Google will see "baby" and "crying",

      Your articles are harmed if you use keyword phrases in a way that makes no sense. If you wrote:
      "if you want to stop baby crying"
      "if you want to stop you baby crying"
      the article would be awkward and in poor English.

      If someone searches for "baby crying" - those terms will come up even if the words are separated in the sentence.

      When I pointed this out recently to someone asking me about keywords, his reply was "but you wouldn't see the keyword when you search with quotes".

      So what? Are you writing for marketers checking keywords and looking for niches? No, you are writing for the visitors to your site - and the normal person isn't using quotes.

      In the case of "baby crying", common sense tells me that I also need a sentence that refers to "crying baby" or "crying babies" - because that is also a search term in this niche.

      kay

      Edit: If you search google for baby crying (no quotes) - the first result is

      baby cries baby to cry

      Google recognizes similar terms (LSI, folks) and it's not necessary to use keywords exactly if it doesn't fit into the text of your article.
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  • Profile picture of the author pappyy3
    I may be wrong here, I'm no keyword expert, but If you are targeting to rank for 'exact match' keywords in your article, then the keyword would have to be inserted as "stop baby crying"

    A quick suggestion - Why not target both? : eg: Stop baby crying and stop your baby crying. Sprinkle these throughout your article and nominate both as your keywords??
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I always try and stick with the exact phrase as much as possible but "a" and "is" should not really hurt you.
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  • Profile picture of the author fingers4hire
    Exact keyword phrases work best. Add "a" or "an" is not the exact keyword phrase, although it may work depending on the search engine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Mai
    Hi thanks for clearing things up for me guys. This is why i love the warrior forum, so much help from such a great community of people.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Raybould
    Hey there,

    As close as you can get to the exact
    keyword phrase is going to be best, by
    far.

    Having said that, Google's a lot smarter
    than it used to be, so even if you use
    the words in a different sequence, you'll
    likely get at least some benefit from it.

    Hope that helps

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  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    First and foremost you should be writing for the "READER" not the search engine. With that said you need to make sure your keyword phrase fits in your article so that it is readable and makes sense.

    If you have to add a word like "a" or "an" then do so. The search engine esp Google is going to drop this word and see the keyword phrase anyways.

    You should use LSI in your content as it is becoming more and more important these days.
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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Unruh
    The more exact the better.

    The problem people run into is not thinking about their terms outside the normal sentence structure. Tell a story in your article.

    Example: Walking though the nursery I saw the dog chewing one of the baby toys. I yelled "STOP", baby crying ensued, and I was stuck trying to figure out how to quiet my baby again. I have found these techniques work for me to help my baby stop crying.

    Not only do you gain the opportunity to use your exact phrases more easily, you also grab the reader's attention. You have just given them something they can relate to, and you draw them into the rest of your article.

    Just an idea for you to ponder....
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      That's a good example. A skilled writer can often find a way to include exact phrase while also writing a good, readable article.
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  • Profile picture of the author JonAlfredsson
    Using the exact keywords is the best option but if you will be submitting it to article directories (esp. ezine) make sure that the keywords phrase should be added with "a, an" because if the keyword phrase is grammatically incorrect - the directory will reject it, no matter how good your article is. Just try to find a way to make the keyword phrase be grammatically correct.. You can do it.. More power to you.. Good Luck..
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