Interpreting Keyword Results
Published on March 18, 2017
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Which of the following keyword results for an article would be best to use and why?
This first result has a lot of searches and traffic, but also a good bit of competition.
Keywords #1: Increase the Volume
Searches - 8867
Traffic - 1508
Competition - 288
Article Power - 8.8
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PPC Power - 7.3
Keywords #2: What is an Amp Plug?
This result has less searches and traffic, but hardly any competition.
Searches - 125
Traffic - 22
Competition - 1
Article Power - 8
PPC Power - 7.05
This article is about practicing the guitar too loud and upsetting family and neighbors. There is a solution - using an amp plug which is a device that connects to the guitar and uses headphones so the guitarist hears what he/she is playing without using an amplifier. And the guitarist can turn up sound so that it is loud, which a lot of guitarists like!
So, with this device a guitarist can now "increase the volume" - keyword #1. But, many guitar players don't know what an amp plug is, so, "What is an amp plug" - keyword #2. Keyword #2 actually makes a bit more sense for the article, in my opinion.
My website isn't generating much traffic, even after 5 months.
The question I need your help with is, which keyword result would produce better results from Google?
Thanks!
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