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Which keywords do you attack?

by awbarton222
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I am curious, do you use the strategy of attacking one broad and highly competitive keyword at a time until you move up in PR or do you focus on multiple specific less competitive keywords?

I was always taught to focus on the more specific keywords because then you are targeting someone who is looking to buy instead of someone looking for research purposes.

How about you?
#attack #keywords
  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Both I usually focus on a list of about 20 keywords/phrases for a new product/niche.

    I use some keyword research tools and get a big list then throw them into a PPC campaign and see which ones convert into buyers then ditch the other keywords and build pages based on those buying keywords.

    This way I'm not doing any work on any pages that I don't already know will convert traffic into buyers.

    Many people miss out this important step and waste their time getting traffic that doesn't convert.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheNewGuy2010
      This little post is GOLD all day long.

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      Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

      Both I usually focus on a list of about 20 keywords/phrases for a new product/niche.

      I use some keyword research tools and get a big list then throw them into a PPC campaign and see which ones convert into buyers then ditch the other keywords and build pages based on those buying keywords.

      This way I'm not doing any work on any pages that I don't already know will convert traffic into buyers.

      Many people miss out this important step and waste their time getting traffic that doesn't convert.
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      Gone Fishing....
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      • Profile picture of the author DeadGuy
        Since life is short, focus all of your attention on those keywords that will actually make you some money.
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        You are making this work at home stuff way harder than it is. Ready for some sanity? Clear your head and start over.

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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    All keywords related to the product I am selling, but emphasis on the long tail because it is easy. Getting the high traffic keywords is a lot of hard work that takes a link army. I feel that it is better to go for the low hanging fruit than to compete for keywords that are premium. Also, long tail has better conversion.
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  • Profile picture of the author ArticlePrince
    I go for a lot of long tail, especially ones with no results. I just write the article, and Im done. No backlinking necessary.
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    • Profile picture of the author JR Rich
      This can be a tough question to answer as everyone on the WF certainly have their own preferences.

      However, I'm willing to throw my two Kopecs into the ring<grin>!

      Since I've mostly done article marketing in the past and Hate competition, I always go after the long-tail phrases that have very few searches (3 or 4 a day) but almost zero competition.

      I may only get one affiliate sale every month or two per article, but hey! I never have to touch the suckers again! No SEO, no backlinks, no optimization. Works for me!

      Best,
      --JR Rich
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      • Profile picture of the author mprg4433
        Do any of you go after the large retail marketers (Amazon, Target, etc.) if they appear on the first results page? How easy is it to compete with these sites if you're attacking long-tail keywords?
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