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What’s The #1 Keyword Secret?

You have probably heard and read a lot about the concept of search engine optimization. This is important for all Internet marketers in order to be found by prospective customers online. This is possible through keywords, which are identified through keyword research. Keywords must be relevant to your business since they bring visitors to your website.

For your website to rank high with the search engines that are responsible for bringing focussed traffic, some serious keyword research is essential so that you can find out exactly which ones are used by your visitors. Finding these keywords will also enable you place them in the right locations.

You can shortlist your keywords via brainstorming with peers and friends, competition analysis, and use a keyword research tool for evaluation. What we now want to share with you are crucial criteria to bear in mind when you select keywords to receive targeted website traffic:

Select key phrases rather than keywords, as you are likely to get better- focussed traffic and appear in more specific results

Keywords must be related to your website and be relevant to your product or service on offer

The more specific the keywords, the better the chances of prospective customers visiting your website and the lesser the chances of facing competition

Pay attention to the variation of keywords used in different locations across the world. Accordingly web pages must be optimized for the audience. The English say ‘lift’ while the Americans call it an elevator - so take care to use the right ones at the appropriate domains.

Your primary keyword can be used for website optimization. The secondary keywords can be used to draw traffic.

Remember that keyword research tools are effective, but your own knowledge also counts just as much.

The final keyword list must be tested. This may seem like a tedious process, but it is necessary in order to enable you finalize a list that is effective and ranks well with the search engines

A variety of relevant keywords is more effective than the same keyword being used over and over.

Keywords must be located in the title tags, header tags, ALT tags, anchor text, URLs, meta tags and comments. There are efficient tools that help by suggesting the best ways to do this.

Also add keywords that are spelt slightly differently by users to your list since they are equally responsible for traffic

By including a site search function on your website you will be able to monitor the keywords being used by your visitors, as well as making it easy for them to navigate your site.

There are keywords that have a high search rate even though they are low in terms of competition. These keywords are just as important.

To be successful, keywords must have a high conversion rate. This means you must be able to turn your visitors into customers.

Contributed by jdwright10 on April 8, 2008, at 9:37 AM UTC.

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