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High or low competition keywords for microniche???

by CarmenDA
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I have been searching for this answer and all the results come up with people who want to buy ads in adwords that point back to their site.

I just want to make a microniche site with good content and SEO and place adsense on it and wait for people to click. That part is easy for me.

The thing I am confused about is keyword research.

I understand that if I wanted to spend money in adwords to have ads that point back to my site it would be best to choose low competition exact match phrases/keywords to save myself the money. Understood.

But I don't want to do that. I don't plan on paying for anything other than the domain and hosting.

Is high or low competition keywords best when trying to only rank in the serps?

Should I search for keywords with low pr sites in the serps top 10 because they are easier to compete with in the serps?
#competition #high #keywords #low #microniche
  • Profile picture of the author ilee
    Micro niche sites are things of the past, and whilst it used to work alright, you'll find it incredibly difficult to rank a small site with just a few pages of articles. It makes a lot more sense to find a niche you like and work on a site, expanding it and hopefully getting authority in the niche.

    Even if you do manage to rank a micro niche site, it'll tank in the not so distant future due to thin content, and you wouldn't stand a chance in hell when going up against authority sites. I'm not writing this to promote my services (maybe a little bit), I'm telling you because so many people make the same mistake and give up after a while when they don't get any return on their investment.

    It all depends on what you want as well, having a larger site can last for ages whereas you might be able to make a few quick pennies with a small site.
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  • Profile picture of the author sreeharshasp
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    If you are looking for not paying anything, then you only have one option:
    - Select right keyword (competition should be less, you should be able to easy rank)
    - This keyword should be relevant
    - Content of the website should be relevant
    - Onpage SEO
    - And finally ongoing backlinking
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  • Profile picture of the author jrenzi
    First of all, I wouldn't use adwords for an adsense site, you will loose money for sure. Try to rank the site naturally on google organic results.

    Second, make sure to evaluate the competition properly. Pagerank isn't the only factor, you should also look at the number of backlinks, site age and page and domain authority.
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