Monday, 3 September 2012

Searching For Keywords - What Entrepreneurs Should Do

By Reed Slidell


Most online entrepreneurs are busy searching for keywords. They wish to maximize their visibility as well as improve their traffic so they look for terms they can optimize their sites for. If you are not familiar with the process yet, here you will learn of it more. The knowledge can eventually help in future online endeavors, especially if you're playing with the idea of starting an online business of your own.

Chiefly, coming up with the right keywords is key to reaching out to your prospective clients. When your site is optimized for the right terms, the search engine can index and rank it properly. This makes it a lot easier for probable clients to see you.

Now, how does one go through the process of keyword research?

First is by using a keyword tool. A tool like this can be found online and is useful in determining which popular search keywords would likely work for your site. The tool can show you related terms as well as how many searches they have in a month, and how many others are using them. These can give you clues on which online marketing keywords have a fair chance for success.

Naturally, as you are searching for keywords, you would come across several ones that are really promising. Make them a list. This list is what you're going to work down as time goes by. You can use them in creating content for your site as well as in other write-ups.

As you are working through the keywords one by one, remember to be cautious in their frequency. Never fall into the habit of using them too often in an article. If you do, the search engine spiders might conclude that you are "stuffing" just to get attention. This would hurt your site's repute. Hence, use the primary keywords just once in the title and then two or three times in the content. If you're using a secondary keyword, use it just once in the body. This is perfect for a 500-word article.

As you progress, you can start using keywords not just on the content but the images as well. Since images are a great tool in making a site look more appealing, why not maximize them further for SEO? Use the keywords to rename some of them, or when not suitable, just include them in the description. See to it that the descriptions are written so sensibly that visitors can still have an idea what the photos are about even without seeing them. As you know, there are times when photos load too long or when viewing them is disabled. In circumstances like these, captions with the keywords would be terrific.

Finally, searching for keywords should be a continuous process. Always go back to your favorite tool and check out other key online business terms which are likely to work as effectively as the ones you have chosen. Search engines never stop indexing websites so make sure that you never stop working on yours too. This way, they will keep on finding you.




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