Low Cost SEO And Keyword Phrases for SEO Success

May 6, 2010 by Matthew Stone
Filed under: Link Building 

Keyword planning is a creative process that can make the difference between a successful effort to attract internet traffic and one that invests a great deal of time and produces few results. Time invested in keyword research can yield an increase in web traffic and sales and can be an important part of a Low Cost SEO strategy.

As the internet is primarily used for research and information, a couple key questions must be asked early in the process. How would users search? How would they describe the need they are looking to fill?

Common language use relating to the goods and services provided is an important first step. What are the exact words or phrases that current customers would use to describe the product or services provided? How would they research information about the products? How important is customer support? These and many other questions are important to understand when building a keyword phrase designed to attract internet customers.

Usually, keywords are grouped into phrases of multiple words to create a keyword phrase or search term. Two or three words in a given phrase are quite useful. As the optimization plan is created, Google and others offer tools to test possible keyword phrases to find out in advance if a theoretical term would attract traffic.

Small business enterprises should avoid highly competitive terms. After all, a small rural bank would be ill-advised to compete for “internet banking” as it will run up against some of the most aggressive competitors in the world. Look for smaller, product related terms that fewer people would search for, but that the company has a shot at being number one on a search result list. Narrowing the search term is useful in slowly building internet strength and attracting traffic.

Narrowing keywords and keyword phrases into meaningful yet productive terms requires an additional strategy.

The term ‘interchangeability’ refers to a keyword string that can be searched on in different forms. These are valuable terms as they allow the enterprise to attract traffic based on multiple usages of the individual keywords. A good example of this is a web page for a water utility consultant. Using the term “Water Utility Consultants” allows the company to also focus on attracting traffic using “Utility Consultants” and any term that includes the phrase “Water Utility.” This highly useful three-word phrase offers several combinations of words that can attract traffic from the search engines.

A term describing the location where the product or service is available is also important. A small enterprise providing Italian food service wouldn’t enjoy much benefit from a user searching in Atlanta when the business is located in Chicago. Using one of the three keywords to describe the place where the product or service is available can help the search engines return the page for local searches.

Extending the title of blog articles or articles placed within the web page itself is a useful tactic. Keywords that can be easily incorporated into titles make it easier for the search engines to understand what the page is about. Including other words within a long article title expands the ability of the page to attract traffic for other words in addition to the selected keywords.

Consideration of keyword usage in the web traffic plan before implementation can deliver increased traffic without incurring greater expense. Enterprises attempting a growth strategy in the current economy are always cost conscious but still need new customer traffic to increase sales. Keyword research can deliver new customers at reasonable expense.

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