Comments on: Why Good Keyword Selection is Essential for Home-Based Business Success

By: Tabby

Tabby — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:09:55 +0000

I agree. Poor niche selection almost forced me to give up on my blog, but I did finally find some I could compete for in the high competition realm of finance. Google keyword tool is great, but make sure you’re using ‘exact’ and not ‘broad’ to find keywords! I made this mistake and ended up with a few domains I thought were type in, but ended up being useless.

By: Alan Mater

Alan Mater — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:46:00 +0000

@Tina @ Tinkerbell Halloween Costumes,

You’re absolutely right. For anyone that wants to stick with it for the long haul, SEO is a must. Thanks for your contribution!

By: Tina @ Tinkerbell Halloween Costumes

Tina @ Tinkerbell Halloween Costumes — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:25:23 +0000

Hi Alan, Sam’s written a really good article. I can relate to a lot that he’s saying because when I got started online I wasn’t using SEO as a traffic driving technique initially. As time went on and I continued to struggle with PPC I started looking at SEO – since then my business has only got stronger – I now think SEO is the best solution if you’re after long term results…
Tina
.-= Tina @ Tinkerbell Halloween Costumes´s last blog ..About Us =-.

By: Alan Mater

Alan Mater — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:06 +0000

@Derek Johnson,

Hi Derek, in my opinion, Google Adwords is all you need. I personally wouldn’t pay for Wordtracker or recommend others doing so.

That’s a great tip and something I do as well, even with my blog. It helps to find terms people use to land on our site, so that we can optimize our site for those terms. It helps as long as those terms have a high search volume each month.

By: Derek Johnson

Derek Johnson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:22:53 +0000

I’ve always used Google Adwords for keyword research and never Wordtracker. The reason being that when I go onto the site (wordtracker)it has loads of opt in’s, free trials etc and it just puts me off.

In your opinion is it worth using/paying for?

One small tip. I always spend a lot of time in my websites cpanel looking at the awstats. I spend a lot of time looking at what search phrases people are using. (the public always use different language to industry insiders)

By doing this I’ve found several really good search phrases that don’t get given as suggestions in keyword tools.

By: Mici @ Click On Portal

Mici @ Click On Portal — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:21:43 +0000

@Alan Mater, Wow that sounded even better when you put it in quotation XD Okay, you heard it here first! (lol well not really, that basic concept is everywhere, but not a lot of people apply it.)

By: Alan Mater

Alan Mater — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:51:34 +0000

@JR @ Internet Marketing,

Right on… experience is key here; although, it helps to at least know a thing or two going in. But, just doing it and learning what works and what doesn’t is all part of the learning process.

By: JR @ Internet Marketing

JR @ Internet Marketing — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:21:07 +0000

@Alan Mater, LOL, it is so true. And it's quite a difficult concept to grasp especially how to do it and only experience and practice delivers that skill level that is necessary. .-= JR @ Internet Marketing´s last blog ..Does Blog Post Frequency Affect Google Rankings =-.

By: Alan Mater

Alan Mater — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:43:07 +0000

@Mici @ Click On Portal,

“Promotion never ends if you want to stay on top.”

You hit the nail on the head right there!

By: Alan Mater

Alan Mater — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:41:55 +0000

@JR @ Internet Marketing,

“…an un-keyword optimized site is a dead site…”

Couldn’t have said it better myself.