{"id":648,"date":"2012-02-03T09:25:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T15:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techwaredist.com\/wordpress\/?p=648"},"modified":"2012-02-03T09:29:07","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T15:29:07","slug":"seo-tip-2-optimize-for-long-tail-keywords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.techwaredist.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/seo-tip-2-optimize-for-long-tail-keywords\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO Tip #2 – Optimize for Long-Tail Keywords"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long Tail keywords are phrases that are at least 3 words or more.\u00a0Longer\u00a0word phrases\u00a0are not searched for nearly as much as more popular 1 or 2 word phrases, but the traffic is typically much more targeted and therefore a much better quality lead or\u00a0visitor to your site.<\/p>\n

Another bonus to longer, less popular keyword\u00a0optimization is that there is less\u00a0competition. That means it is much easier to achieve high rankings (page 1) on Google and Bing.<\/p>\n

Longtail example:<\/strong> bicycle repair minneapolis (only 200,000 webpages) versus<\/em><\/strong>
\nShort keyword:<\/strong> bike repair (competing against 8,470,000 other webpages)<\/p>\n

So what should you do?<\/p>\n

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  1. Create a page targeting the longer word phrase – techwaredist.com\/bicycle-repair-minneapolis (just an example).<\/li>\n
  2. Write some good content, page titles and an H1 using phrases like “bike repair in Minneapolis” , \u00a0“we fix bicycles Minneapolis, MN” and “Minneapolis bike repair”<\/li>\n
  3. Update\u00a0your new page with good relevant content on a regular basis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Call us for help with making your website search better on Google<\/a> and boost your profits by driving high quality leads and buyers to your site.<\/p>\n

    952-944-0083 –\u00a0Keep checking back for our weekly website tips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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