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Does our keyword ranking matter if we use our keywords in the paragraphs of our content, or if we put our keywords in the subtitles of our article? Its been a while since I wat
It does, but it's more important to make sure your writing is natural.
Google has become very sophisticated and it is "smart" enough to tell when you're writing quality content and when you're just stuffing a bunch of keywords in there to try and game the system. Just don't force it and you'll be fine.
Hope this helps :-)
Thanks Aj. I understand its a bad idea to keyword stuff. It sounds very unnatural. So is it better to place our keyword in the subtitles in our post or in the paragraph content itself?
I generally go for the main title, and somewhere in the first paragraph or two. But it if makes more sense for the post, it's certainly okay to work it into a subheading instead. Also, if the post is longer -- say, around 2000 words or more -- I will also try to work it into the conclusion as well. Again, it really just depends on how everything "flows".
Also, don't be afraid to use a synonym or even an alternate phrasing. For example, Google now understands that something like "course" and "class" are not really two separate keywords. lol
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Does keyword ranking differ in post sub headings vs.?
Does our keyword ranking matter if we use our keywords in the paragraphs of our content, or if we put our keywords in the subtitles of our article? Its been a while since I wat
It does, but it's more important to make sure your writing is natural.
Google has become very sophisticated and it is "smart" enough to tell when you're writing quality content and when you're just stuffing a bunch of keywords in there to try and game the system. Just don't force it and you'll be fine.
Hope this helps :-)
Thanks Aj. I understand its a bad idea to keyword stuff. It sounds very unnatural. So is it better to place our keyword in the subtitles in our post or in the paragraph content itself?
I generally go for the main title, and somewhere in the first paragraph or two. But it if makes more sense for the post, it's certainly okay to work it into a subheading instead. Also, if the post is longer -- say, around 2000 words or more -- I will also try to work it into the conclusion as well. Again, it really just depends on how everything "flows".
Also, don't be afraid to use a synonym or even an alternate phrasing. For example, Google now understands that something like "course" and "class" are not really two separate keywords. lol
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I remember in the training when Kyle recommended we choose one single keyword for each post. However, I have seen a blog post a while back discussing that a few targeted keywo
Hi Monica,
This is a video training by QuickSprout University
https://www.quicksprout.com/university/how-to-optimize-a-page-for-multiple-keywords/
Hope it helps you.
Hello ShuiHyen, this video is clarifying. Thank you for this. Are we supposed to always include our keyword into a title of our post? On wordpress, there is an option to put a title. I don't normally title my blogs. Should we be titling them including our keyword in the title? I ask because this video you linked says to do that. I went through Kyle's training a while ago and don't remember this detail.
Hi Monica,
The post you have read a while back is probably talking about what is called related keywords (also called LSI keywords).
By using related keywords to the main keyword you show both Google and your readers that you are getting around the topic and covering from all angles. That can help rankings in the long run.
Kyle's way of teaching will do the same - He is just not calling it to include related keywords. I think this is an excellent choice as many people when they just start would then focus on the keywords and it would start sounding unnatural which would hurt the rankings.
By doing what Kyle teaches and just writing naturally after having chosen one keyword, you will automatically use related keywords as well if you write in-depth articles. And that would then also over time lead to good rankings.
Hi Mikael, I understand this concept of related keywords. While writing my blogs I realized that I will be naturally hitting some keywords through naturally writing, etc. When I did a jaaxy search, I picked one keyword as my main target. I used two other keywords two times throughout my blog, since they also had good traffic, low competition, etc. So technically I used three. But I did not keyword stuff at all. (I believe keyword stuffing is what leads to ill rankings?) So I guess you answered my question, if I'm understanding correctly, that in the long run my posts will rank better if I use a couple keywords in my post?
If you use a couple of related keywords it can help as long as it is still used naturally. And you should only have one main keyword as it also sounds like you have.
And yes, keyword stuffing can lead to poor rankings. Mostly because it is not with a focus on the user but on manipulation and both users and Google can see this. So attempts to manipulate and poor user-experience is bad for rankings.
Thank you for the clarification. Very clarifying. Where in our post is the best place to place our keywords? Is there a difference placing the keywords in the subtitles and the article content itself? Or does it matter?
shortly explained in the title, in the url, and preferably somewhere in the beginning of the article.
Jay (the live coach) has some great classes where he is going more into details about this. You can see one of the older classes about this here: 7 SEO Strategies to Explode Your Rankings in 2018 Also, this Friday there is a live class with a SEO checklist for 2019. Think that is going to be a good one and worth watching as well.
Hi Monica. Just to be clear, a keyword does not have to be a single word. It can be, and usually is, a short phrase comprising several words. The recommendation is to target only one keyword per post and then, by writing naturally, you will almost certainly, and unwittingly, incorporate more relevant keywords into that same post.
If you actually have two or three good keywords then write a post for each.
Hope this helps.
Colette and Philip
Hi there Colette and Phillip
I am so glad to see your reply here. May I ask you a question too please, this is something that has been bothering me.
If we write posts which are similar but with different keywords, won't that bore our readers? This is a genuine question, I am not challenging your answer in any way, I am just looking for a way to do this in such a way that it works :-)
Hope that makes sense.
Blessings always
Louise
Hi Louise. We agree that is a risk so it's up to us to be creative and try to put a different slant on any posts using similar keywords. Also, in reality, how likely is it that the same person will actually see and read all of those posts?
Colette and Philip
Hi Colette and Philip
Thank you for your response - I really appreciate it.
That does make sense, it's what I have been doing - typically the people who will read all my posts are my biggest detractors (family, friends - you know how it goes - "eye roll").
Those who count - the ones who are going to buy - are unlikely to read them all, I agree :-)
Blessings as always
Louise
Hi Colette and Phillip, I am aware that a keyword can be a phrase. For my latest blog product review I incorporated a couple of keywords a couple times in my post. I didn't want to miss potential traffic. The thing of it is, I'm not going to do two blogs about the same product just to use a different keyword- I don't want to be repetitive. I'm wondering if there is actually any SEO related benefit to ONLY using one keyword in a post/or benefit to using a few good keywords in a post.
We are still very much at the learning stage and rely very much on what we are told by the more experienced members here. In his training, Kyle stresses only using one keyword and Jay Neill, the live training coach, says 100% of the time only use one keyword per post. Having said that, we feel sure that adding a second or even third keyword should not cause a problem providing they fit naturally into the post.
Hi there Monica
I think Kyle likes to keep it simple for us when we are newbies, there is so much to learn and overwhelm can be awful for us.
If you are comfortable using more than one keyword, go for it, there can't be any harm in that.
Hope this helps you.
Blessings
Louise
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Is there any value in using 2 or 3 similar, targeting words?
I remember in the training when Kyle recommended we choose one single keyword for each post. However, I have seen a blog post a while back discussing that a few targeted keywo
Hi Monica,
This is a video training by QuickSprout University
https://www.quicksprout.com/university/how-to-optimize-a-page-for-multiple-keywords/
Hope it helps you.
Hello ShuiHyen, this video is clarifying. Thank you for this. Are we supposed to always include our keyword into a title of our post? On wordpress, there is an option to put a title. I don't normally title my blogs. Should we be titling them including our keyword in the title? I ask because this video you linked says to do that. I went through Kyle's training a while ago and don't remember this detail.
Hi Monica,
The post you have read a while back is probably talking about what is called related keywords (also called LSI keywords).
By using related keywords to the main keyword you show both Google and your readers that you are getting around the topic and covering from all angles. That can help rankings in the long run.
Kyle's way of teaching will do the same - He is just not calling it to include related keywords. I think this is an excellent choice as many people when they just start would then focus on the keywords and it would start sounding unnatural which would hurt the rankings.
By doing what Kyle teaches and just writing naturally after having chosen one keyword, you will automatically use related keywords as well if you write in-depth articles. And that would then also over time lead to good rankings.
Hi Mikael, I understand this concept of related keywords. While writing my blogs I realized that I will be naturally hitting some keywords through naturally writing, etc. When I did a jaaxy search, I picked one keyword as my main target. I used two other keywords two times throughout my blog, since they also had good traffic, low competition, etc. So technically I used three. But I did not keyword stuff at all. (I believe keyword stuffing is what leads to ill rankings?) So I guess you answered my question, if I'm understanding correctly, that in the long run my posts will rank better if I use a couple keywords in my post?
If you use a couple of related keywords it can help as long as it is still used naturally. And you should only have one main keyword as it also sounds like you have.
And yes, keyword stuffing can lead to poor rankings. Mostly because it is not with a focus on the user but on manipulation and both users and Google can see this. So attempts to manipulate and poor user-experience is bad for rankings.
Thank you for the clarification. Very clarifying. Where in our post is the best place to place our keywords? Is there a difference placing the keywords in the subtitles and the article content itself? Or does it matter?
shortly explained in the title, in the url, and preferably somewhere in the beginning of the article.
Jay (the live coach) has some great classes where he is going more into details about this. You can see one of the older classes about this here: 7 SEO Strategies to Explode Your Rankings in 2018 Also, this Friday there is a live class with a SEO checklist for 2019. Think that is going to be a good one and worth watching as well.
Hi Monica. Just to be clear, a keyword does not have to be a single word. It can be, and usually is, a short phrase comprising several words. The recommendation is to target only one keyword per post and then, by writing naturally, you will almost certainly, and unwittingly, incorporate more relevant keywords into that same post.
If you actually have two or three good keywords then write a post for each.
Hope this helps.
Colette and Philip
Hi there Colette and Phillip
I am so glad to see your reply here. May I ask you a question too please, this is something that has been bothering me.
If we write posts which are similar but with different keywords, won't that bore our readers? This is a genuine question, I am not challenging your answer in any way, I am just looking for a way to do this in such a way that it works :-)
Hope that makes sense.
Blessings always
Louise
Hi Louise. We agree that is a risk so it's up to us to be creative and try to put a different slant on any posts using similar keywords. Also, in reality, how likely is it that the same person will actually see and read all of those posts?
Colette and Philip
Hi Colette and Philip
Thank you for your response - I really appreciate it.
That does make sense, it's what I have been doing - typically the people who will read all my posts are my biggest detractors (family, friends - you know how it goes - "eye roll").
Those who count - the ones who are going to buy - are unlikely to read them all, I agree :-)
Blessings as always
Louise
Hi Colette and Phillip, I am aware that a keyword can be a phrase. For my latest blog product review I incorporated a couple of keywords a couple times in my post. I didn't want to miss potential traffic. The thing of it is, I'm not going to do two blogs about the same product just to use a different keyword- I don't want to be repetitive. I'm wondering if there is actually any SEO related benefit to ONLY using one keyword in a post/or benefit to using a few good keywords in a post.
We are still very much at the learning stage and rely very much on what we are told by the more experienced members here. In his training, Kyle stresses only using one keyword and Jay Neill, the live training coach, says 100% of the time only use one keyword per post. Having said that, we feel sure that adding a second or even third keyword should not cause a problem providing they fit naturally into the post.
Hi there Monica
I think Kyle likes to keep it simple for us when we are newbies, there is so much to learn and overwhelm can be awful for us.
If you are comfortable using more than one keyword, go for it, there can't be any harm in that.
Hope this helps you.
Blessings
Louise
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So I have just finished my first blog post that is reviewing a specific product that I provided a affiliate link for. I don't want to use a picture from google for example of t
In the editor look to the right you will see three black dots click here
Drop down menu appears
Select edit as HTML
This will show post in HTML or text view, paste your code in here
Barry
When I copy and paste the banner code (picture) from http://shareasale.com (where my merchant is through) I paste it in my article and update, but on my website it still shows up as a code. Why is this, am I putting it in the wrong area?
I'm not sure, when I go to edit the page/post in wordpress I can't find any button that says text or visual? I'm confused!
It depends on what version of Wordpress you are using - if you are using before Wordpress 5 (Gutenberg) or if you are above but using the classic editor plugin then you would look on the top right hand corner of your post. You are automatically in Visual Editor, but you need to change your post to Text mode to be able to put in code. Maybe check out Marion Blacks training if you are using Gutenberg - she has done a lot of training on how to use the new version's editor :)
I GOT IT! Thank you so much, the setting was in the right hand corner and I had to search for it. Perfect:)
I would strongly suggest that you find a way to get an image on your site, people need to see what you are reviewing to be sure it is what they are looking for.
Some ways round that I use are:
Taking a picture of the product with my own camera
Sometimes I take a screen capture from the website I am promoting (check the affiliate t&c's first)
depending on the product, if the company logo of the website your are promoting will work then I will use that (they don't usually mind you using their company logo as long as you keep it up to date)
Or if all else fails I will find the closest match picture of a royalty free image.
Hope that helps.
That is helpful to know logos are generally ok. Thank you for the advice. Looking at my link again, there are some options for banners which look like pictures so I'm going to check that out.
Hi :) Do you know how to add Amazon images to your posts? My personal feeling is that it is important to include an image if you are doing a review. But yes you are right, you cannot just take any image - you will get into trouble.
You might find this helpful: How To Add Amazon Affiliate Images To Your Website The Right Way
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Is it ok not to have pictures in my blog of the product?
So I have just finished my first blog post that is reviewing a specific product that I provided a affiliate link for. I don't want to use a picture from google for example of t
In the editor look to the right you will see three black dots click here
Drop down menu appears
Select edit as HTML
This will show post in HTML or text view, paste your code in here
Barry
When I copy and paste the banner code (picture) from http://shareasale.com (where my merchant is through) I paste it in my article and update, but on my website it still shows up as a code. Why is this, am I putting it in the wrong area?
I'm not sure, when I go to edit the page/post in wordpress I can't find any button that says text or visual? I'm confused!
It depends on what version of Wordpress you are using - if you are using before Wordpress 5 (Gutenberg) or if you are above but using the classic editor plugin then you would look on the top right hand corner of your post. You are automatically in Visual Editor, but you need to change your post to Text mode to be able to put in code. Maybe check out Marion Blacks training if you are using Gutenberg - she has done a lot of training on how to use the new version's editor :)
I GOT IT! Thank you so much, the setting was in the right hand corner and I had to search for it. Perfect:)
I would strongly suggest that you find a way to get an image on your site, people need to see what you are reviewing to be sure it is what they are looking for.
Some ways round that I use are:
Taking a picture of the product with my own camera
Sometimes I take a screen capture from the website I am promoting (check the affiliate t&c's first)
depending on the product, if the company logo of the website your are promoting will work then I will use that (they don't usually mind you using their company logo as long as you keep it up to date)
Or if all else fails I will find the closest match picture of a royalty free image.
Hope that helps.
That is helpful to know logos are generally ok. Thank you for the advice. Looking at my link again, there are some options for banners which look like pictures so I'm going to check that out.
Hi :) Do you know how to add Amazon images to your posts? My personal feeling is that it is important to include an image if you are doing a review. But yes you are right, you cannot just take any image - you will get into trouble.
You might find this helpful: How To Add Amazon Affiliate Images To Your Website The Right Way
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Hello all, I am looking for a list of websites with royalty free images. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
I have a list of my 12 favorite 100% free image resource websites in my training tutorial below starting on page 2. Free Images for a Website - Free to Use, No Attribution
I published a blog with a list here Where To Find Free Images You're sure to find what you're looking for and if not then get in touch.
Robert-A
Hi Monica,
I guess it depends on the type of images you want but I use the following:
Unsplash
Pexels
PixaBay
I know there are loads more but these offer what I need.
Hope this helps,
Mark
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Recommendations for royalty free images? or low cost website
Hello all, I am looking for a list of websites with royalty free images. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
I have a list of my 12 favorite 100% free image resource websites in my training tutorial below starting on page 2. Free Images for a Website - Free to Use, No Attribution
I published a blog with a list here Where To Find Free Images You're sure to find what you're looking for and if not then get in touch.
Robert-A
Hi Monica,
I guess it depends on the type of images you want but I use the following:
Unsplash
Pexels
PixaBay
I know there are loads more but these offer what I need.
Hope this helps,
Mark
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