Long Tailed Keywords

by UtahHomesToGo

Posted: 13 years ago 13 replies

Can someone explain to me what they are or give an example? I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the term.

For example: Keyword "Utah Homes For Sale" would a long tailed keyword be "4 bedroom ramblers for sale in Utah"?

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RimaNaj2011 13 years ago

Yes, that's correct. Low search terms with low competition keywords.
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Matt Kendo 13 years ago

A longtail keyword by definition is just a keyword phrase that is longer than most that have high search volumes. So let's say most keyword phrases that have high search volumes have 4 words or less in them a long tail keyword is a phrase with 5 words or more. They do not have to be low search volume. They are almost always low competition. That, there, is the trick....find a long tail keyword phrase that does have a good search volume!
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UtahHomesToGo 13 years ago

Great thanks!
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KuhNoodle 13 years ago

I think that definition of Long tail keyword varies depending on who you ask. It's more relative in my opinion. What I think is a long tail keyword may not be to someone else; and vice versa.
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- livitweb 13 years ago
  
  Exactly. Some would think of 4 keywords or more as long tail keyword phrases, while others would view long tail keywords as those with 6 words or more. I view keyword phrases consisting of 5 words or more as long tail, but that's just me. What's important is you do your research on your chosen keyword phrase. Choose ones that make sense as a phrase, with low to medium competition, and more than 10,000 searches.
  
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UtahHomesToGo 13 years ago

lol not likely to find any with 10,000 searches here. All minor searches for real estate here in Utah.
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easypr 13 years ago

Long tail keywords are the longer, more specific keywords that are less common, individually, but add up to account for the majority of search-driven traffic.

Long tail keywords are the opposite of "head" terms, which are more popular or more frequently searched on. For example, "fish tanks" is a head term, but "compare prices whisper aquarium filters" is a long-tail keyword. Read More about long tail keywords
Long Tail Keywords: Research and Find Keywords that Deliver ROI | WordStream
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mycongme 13 years ago

Originally Posted by UtahHomesToGo

For example: Keyword "Utah Homes For Sale" would a long tailed keyword be "4 bedroom ramblers for sale in Utah"?

I think that can be too long and this wont get you much traffic. Better make it like "4 bedroom home for sale in uttah" or "uttah 4 bedroom for sale"
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challanger 13 years ago

I prefer to use long tail keywords for fresh websites......
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UMS 13 years ago

Long Tail is a term that gets very misused in IM.

It has nothing to do with the number of words. It is quite possible to have short long tail keywords.

It's all to do with statistical distributions. I won't bore you with the details, but hopefully the following SEOMoz graph should help
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engagedotscrm 13 years ago

Generally long tail keywords has low competition .
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InitialEffort 13 years ago

A long tail keyword is the longer and more specific keyword, usually composed of 3 or more words – they are more of a phrase than a broad description (compare to short tail). It is less common and draws fewer visitors but often pull more quality visitors leading to more conversions than ordinary keyword. Choosing which type of keywords to use usually depends on your market and the keyword competition.
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UtahHomesToGo 13 years ago

Really great info from everyone! Thank you again!
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