How many keywords to target per site

14 years ago

I like to target 2-5 different keywords for my "home page" then just 1 or 2 on all my other pages. I generally focus my efforts on ranking my home page though and letting traffic flow around the site from there.

Thanks

Signature

Mustang Guides

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2452725].message }}

thebarksmeow

14 years ago

I target 2 keywords per page. I also do the exact opposite from deloriagod. I focus on ranking my inner pages. I have good internal linking so juice always flows to my home page no matter what.

Thanks

Signature

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2452811].message }}

vinug

14 years ago

1 parent keyword
6 to 7 child keywords.
parent keyword given more relevance in home page.
Rest of pages is optimized for child keywords.
Child keywords are to be long tail keywords for best results.

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2452891].message }}

krshjones

Banned 14 years ago

[DELETED]

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2453001].message }}

dburk 14 years ago

Hi Dave,

You need to use common sense and ask yourself what would make the most sense to your users. It would be unwise to duplicate your content just to create doorway pages. Instead create pages that are highly focused on your targeted keyword. Create separate pages where you can create distinctly different content. It's not hard, it just requires a little creativity.
- [ 1 ] Thanks
- 1 reply
Signature

* Get Results - Outsource Your PPC Management |
* Don Burk Advertising & Marketing - www.donburk.com
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2453176].message }}
- davidmeeonline 14 years ago
  
  Thanks Guys
  
  So just to make sure I understand it right, separate pages are good, which articles can point to, as long as they have unique content.
  
  Should each page have a link to the product, or link each page back to the home page which then links to the product?
  
  Thanks
  
  Dave Mee
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2455425].message }}

TChiu

14 years ago

What about for a sales page? How many keywords should you target for a simple sales page with one video on it?

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2455403].message }}

kidsniper21

Banned 14 years ago

[DELETED]

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2455439].message }}

professor 14 years ago

I would like to have 2-4 keyword target in my content of the site and its good for seo too
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2455562].message }}

va_mom

14 years ago

What i do is to target 2 at a time. I try to rank the first 2 and then another set of keywords. And just maintain those that rank already.

Thanks

Signature

Need an SEO Virtual Assistant?

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2455575].message }}

sousen

14 years ago

Better target 1 keywords which is your most important for home page rest 2-3 more targated keywords can spoil your camping

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2456502].message }}

JudyKelly

14 years ago

Lots of different opinions and I guess this suggests that different things work for different people, but I tend to stick at 2 keywords. It would be interesting if those who run more than 1 site have tried different approaches and measured success against each site/approach.

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2456518].message }}

mithil

14 years ago

I use a total of 4-5 keywords for any web page. Two of them I use in Title and 2-3 in the description.

Thanks

Signature

Party in Mumbai | Party in Delhi | Night clubs in Mumbai | Night clubs in Delhi

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2456574].message }}

marry freelance usa

14 years ago

According to me It depends on situation which kind of site is that OR How many key words can be use to optimize the site.

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2456602].message }}

davidmeeonline

14 years ago

Has anyone any advice on how to link to the product? Do you do it from all your internal pages, or only once on the main page, or both?

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2460389].message }}

dburk

14 years ago

Originally Posted by davidmeeonline

Has anyone any advice on how to link to the product? Do you do it from all your internal pages, or only once on the main page, or both?

Hi davidmeeonline,

Again use common sense here, if you mention the product somewhere on the page then it makes sense to link to it. This is known as an in-context link and is very useful to your users.

It is a standard convention to provide navigational links on most, if not all the pages of your website. Your navigational links should naturally include links to both your homepage and your offer or product pages.

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

* Get Results - Outsource Your PPC Management |
* Don Burk Advertising & Marketing - www.donburk.com

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2467922].message }}

HCLee

14 years ago

I usually focus on one main keyword and 2 other related keywords for all my pages so that over time you have lots of different keywords that will increase your traffic. Keyword research on these keywords well depending on how much time you want to spend to get these keywords on the first page of Google.

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

Electric Foot Warmers -End your cold feet days now.

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2472618].message }}

thetruth23

14 years ago

Originally Posted by davidmeeonline

Hi Guys

I am about to enter a new niche, and will start an article campaign linking back to a blog style site.

My question is, should I use all the possible long tail keywords to target one page, or should I choose 10 or so close variations and target a separate page which is setup to those keywords.

I hope that makes sense, I would end up with 10 or 15 pages in the one site, which are very similar, just tuned to different keywords.

I'm not sure which way would give me better SEO with Google and organic searching

Any help would be great

Cheers

Dave Mee

Having all your keywords on one page would reduce your overall keyword density. I'd recommend two keywords per page max. for better SEO and hopefully rankings.

Originally Posted by davidmeeonline

Thanks Guys

So just to make sure I understand it right, separate pages are good, which articles can point to, as long as they have unique content.

Should each page have a link to the product, or link each page back to the home page which then links to the product?

Thanks

Dave Mee

Yes. Each page should have a link to the product for sure. Have at least one above the fold.

Originally Posted by davidmeeonline

Has anyone any advice on how to link to the product? Do you do it from all your internal pages, or only once on the main page, or both?

Hopefully the above has answered that.

Best of luck! I hope its a profitable niche you've found!

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2472720].message }}

desouth

14 years ago

My tips: 5 is maximal...

Originally Posted by davidmeeonline

Hi Guys

I am about to enter a new niche, and will start an article campaign linking back to a blog style site.

My question is, should I use all the possible long tail keywords to target one page, or should I choose 10 or so close variations and target a separate page which is setup to those keywords.

I hope that makes sense, I would end up with 10 or 15 pages in the one site, which are very similar, just tuned to different keywords.

I'm not sure which way would give me better SEO with Google and organic searching

Any help would be great

Cheers

Dave Mee

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2467069].message }}

indchris

14 years ago

Target one main keyword and optimize your site for other keywords that flow from that keyworde. eg. weight loss - main - secondary, weight loss program, tips, etc your site will do very well. Cheers!

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2592201].message }}

Jordan Kovats

14 years ago

I work on 3 at a time. I can track it, and distribute the workload properly. Once I am there with 3, I then find then next best 3 and start there. You'll find as you rank for short tail, you grab long tail by default along the way.

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

Travel Insurance
Term Insurance Quote

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2593860].message }}

davidmeeonline 14 years ago

Thanks Guys

The warriors here are great, aren't they?
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2618096].message }}

nicefirework

14 years ago

Its depend on the niche competition, if its small competition you can shot 4 or 3 birds just with one bullet.

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2618103].message }}

tjm2788

14 years ago

It depends on the niche and keyword really. If you are purely trying to rank number 1 on Google for a keyword then build the whole site around that one keyword with a few related keywords mixed into the content. This supports your main keyword and helps a lot, you can find these keywords my typing the main keyword into the wonder wheel on google or just by looking at the keyword suggestions in the keyword tool.

If you are trying to build steady traffic for a few keywords then I would recommend structuring your site with the main keyword in the domain name and main page and then name the other sections with the sub keywords your targeting and build up each page separately.

Just dont over do it with the keywords per page/post!

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2618272].message }}

How many keywords to target per site

Trending Topics

A healthy fascination for Hollywood...

How did you turn it all around?

Any thoughts on golf's latest phenom...Scottie Scheffler??

What's the Best IM-Related Skill to Learn Today That Can Help in the Future?

best high quality crypto traffic.