Using Keywords and Keyword Phrases
Effectively
For best search engine optimization, you
must use your keywords and keywords phrases effectively.
For optimal effectiveness, use different
keywords and/or keyword phrases on each page of your website.
Optimize each page for those keywords and/or keyword phrases
that are relevant to the content of that particular page.
Title Tag
-Use keywords and/or keyword phrases as a descriptive title for
each page.
-Use your most relevant keywords and/or keyword phrases in your
home page title.
-To be the most effective, title tags should contain only
keywords and/or keyword phrases.
-Repeat the keywords and/or keyword phrases 2-3 times but make
sure that the title makes sense. An example for this page would
be: Keyword Usage, Using Keywords and Keyword Phrases
Effectively.
Meta Tag Keywords
-Place all relevant keywords and keyword phrases in your meta
tag....
-If possible, avoid using single keywords as they may be too
competitive. Use keyword phrases instead.
-Don't repeat your keywords more than 2-3 times to avoid
offending some search engines.
-Separate keywords and keyword phrases with commas or spaces,
not both. Example: keyword,keyword phrase,keyword or keyword
keyword phrase keyword.
-Use common misspellings or miss keyings. Ex: keywrod or
keywird.
-Use different forms of keywords whenever possible. Ex: web
site and website.
-Use singular and plural versions of keywords. Ex: website and
websites.
-Use upper and lower case. Ex: Website and website
Meta Tag description
-Use your keywords and keyword phrases in your meta tag
description.... .
-Repeat your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases a
minimum of 2-3 times.
-The total length of your description tag should be no more
than 20-25 words.
-Your description should make sense as this is what often shows
up in the search engine results page. This is your opportunity
to persuade users to click through to your site so be sure your
description is enticing and contains keywords and/or keyword
phrases that will attract visitors.
Content
-Many search engines concentrate on the first 250 words of your
text when looking for keyword relevancy and density so
concentrate your keywords and/or keyword phrases there.
-Strive for 5-7% keyword density (5-7 keywords and/or keyword
phrases per 100 words of text). If your keyword density is much
higher than this, your copy may not make sense AND the search
engines may consider it keyword spamming.
-Use your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases
throughout your copy but without sounding repetitious.
-Use your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases in
your H1 tag. To give more weight to your H1 tag, use only one
H1 tag in your copy. (Your H1 tag should contain your most
important statement so you shouldn't need to use more than one
H1 tag.)
-Use keywords and/or keyword phrases in your image ALT tags.
For example your logo ALT tag should say something such as:
ALT="keyword logo image".
META tags are not as important as they once were as most search
engines are now searching your copy when looking for keywords
and/or keyword phrases. Therefore, it's become increasingly
important to have the first 250 words of your copy be keyword
rich.
Sometimes, it may be better to write your content first, then
choose your keywords and/or keyword phrases from the content.
Rewrite your content as needed, adding keywords and/or keyword
phrases that pertain to the theme of the content. In this way,
you've chosen keywords and/or keyword phrases that are relevant
to your content, instead of trying to write content to fit your
keywords and/or keyword phrases
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