Thread: which keyword is better ?

hi i am confused in 1 thing that which type of keyword is better
a single word, or two word or three word.
which one is effective for the website ?

Well it really depends what the words are and what the website niche is.. Usually if it's just one word it's going to be more powerful so I would have to say if it was me it would be on word.. But if I was you and you are buying keywords I would buy a whole bunch of a variety of words would be the best..

Tip:
For the best result make sure they relate to your niche!

If you want more targeted visitors finding your site through SE's, I'd recommend using at least 3 word phrase keywords.
Longer tail keywords are proven to give better results in ranking and even sales if you're selling or promoting a product, because it's more specific than the general main keyword in that market.
Good chance you'll get a wider audience to your side in the same market, who's attention you can grab by giving away something for free.

Andre

I think it will be two or three word, but It must be descriptive and low competitive. Or better you can use Google adwords keyword tool for better solution.

I think you shoul force all posibilities, one keyword, two keyword phrase, three keyword phrase. Use google keyword research to get more informations about your keywords.

Single keywords are too general and probably impossible to rank for. Especially if you're trying to target a select group in a market.
With multiple word phrases you'll most likely target a much larger group than you intended, including thos who are looking for the general keyword.

Andre

It also depends on what niche your in, but a phase of 3 words is good or something with low comp to help get it ranked

Originally Posted by econtinue

Single keywords are too general and probably impossible to rank for. Especially if you're trying to target a select group in a market.
With multiple word phrases you'll most likely target a much larger group than you intended, including thos who are looking for the general keyword.

Andre

if you alert enough, you can see that single keyword always own by wikipedia on 1st page of SERP.. i'm not say all of them, but most of single keyword you type in, you will see wikipedia sites first that tell the meaning of the word , is it wiki work closely with google??

Originally Posted by franberries

if you alert enough, you can see that single keyword always own by wikipedia on 1st page of SERP.. i'm not say all of them, but most of single keyword you type in, you will see wikipedia sites first that tell the meaning of the word , is it wiki work closely with google??

I believe it's because Wikipedia has a very high level of authority since it has PR 9 and is 11 years old. The effect this has on each article page is powerful for the keywords in the title of the pages because it is attached to a domain like that with high authority. It reminds me of some of the .EDU(domains which tend to be extremely old and have high PR) blogs I've created in the past that shot straight to the first page after a week or 2 for the keyword in the title of the blog.

In choosing keyword think about something that most people commonly use to search information. In these manner it is possible that your site will rank according to your keyword.

Originally Posted by AaronLuke

I believe it's because Wikipedia has a very high level of authority since it has PR 9 and is 11 years old. The effect this has on each article page is powerful for the keywords in the title of the pages because it is attached to a domain like that with high authority. It reminds me of some of the .EDU(domains which tend to be extremely old and have high PR) blogs I've created in the past that shot straight to the first page after a week or 2 for the keyword in the title of the blog.

that's true, but if you search for single keyword, beside wikipedia, dictionary site also will take place at SERP, but i think 90% of result will come from wikipedia, if it is not wikipedia, so it must come from dictionary site.. so it is just useless to target for single keyword, you are impossible to win,

Originally Posted by franberries

that's true, but if you search for single keyword, beside wikipedia, dictionary site also will take place at SERP, but i think 90% of result will come from wikipedia, if it is not wikipedia, so it must come from dictionary site.. so it is just useless to target for single keyword, you are impossible to win,

Agreed.
The longer keyword, of about 3 - 5 words, you choose, the lesser competition you would face and more chances for you to rank well in the SERPs.
As for the single phrase you would have to compete with big giants and it would take years to outrank them, that you wont like to, for sure.

Originally Posted by Bliss Ellison

Agreed.
The longer keyword, of about 3 - 5 words, you choose, the lesser competition you would face and more chances for you to rank well in the SERPs.
As for the single phrase you would have to compete with big giants and it would take years to outrank them, that you wont like to, for sure.

i still remember, 2 years ago, some kind of scam site or blackhat site, or whatever term to describe the abuse of ranking had outrank 'facebook' keyword, when i type in the 'facebook' keyword on google search, that blackhat site owned the first page and also the first place of search engine results.. i don't know what kind of method that blackhat site utilize to outrank the real facebook website.. then after a certain hours, that blackhat site had been removed by google.

keyword selection is very important for seo point of view so you have to chose the keyword which specifies to your site in detail like if you are giving services of logo design in australia and you chose logo design it will give you tuff time to you and and if you chose logo design australia this gives you some relief

there is no one rule to estimate the cost-effectiveness for keywords. Just calculate probably ROI of them usuing tools lilke google trends and google adwords external tool.

Originally Posted by franberries

i still remember, 2 years ago, some kind of scam site or blackhat site, or whatever term to describe the abuse of ranking had outrank 'facebook' keyword, when i type in the 'facebook' keyword on google search, that blackhat site owned the first page and also the first place of search engine results.. i don't know what kind of method that blackhat site utilize to outrank the real facebook website.. then after a certain hours, that blackhat site had been removed by google.

Exactly, clever black hat techniques give you an instant boost but for a very limited time period. Within days Google discards you even from their index.
On the other side, you have to be very patient but consistent with your white hat seo efforts.

Originally Posted by stronywwwlublin

there is no one rule to estimate the cost-effectiveness for keywords. Just calculate probably ROI of them usuing tools lilke google trends and google adwords external tool.

i still remember last time i used google buzz to check what are hot stuff being publish to the net and grab some important keyword and also get ideas to make some blogposts, but now google buzz is retired, right now google insights mix with google trends are the best sources to find best keyword

Length of Keyword can be nearly 60 characters to get a profit in ranking well. Keyword searching is an important part in terms to get much traffic on your website. Analyze some websites and there keywords. Find keywords which have fewer competitors. Follow the tips give below:
Make sure your keyword or words are relevant to your content.
Include your keyword in your URL, title tag, body of your text, image alt text.
Also you can use tool for this purpose.

To find the best keyword, analysis competitors analysis of that keyword. Ad word tool is the tool available to keyword search.

The basic steps to find keyword research :
• Identify core keywords related to the post.
• Use Google’s Keyword Tool to find long-tail variations with search volume.
• Search these terms in Google to identify low competition results.
Optimize and win: Optimization includes having the exact keyword phrase in the post title, meta description, and body content. The rest of the content should also be relevant to the keyword.