I hope you found my tutorial helpful. The purpose of this training is to make you aware that some low QSR keywords still can be hard to rank for.
If I can help only one person to avoid the low QSR, high competition trap, this tutorial was worth the time I put into it.
Here is my favorite training material here on WA, it certainly helped me, I know it can help you:
Please check out DomWs training on how to find weak keywords with this forum method: Using Forums To Find Weak Keywords Part 1 of 2Getting Keywords From Forums Part 2 of 2And it was also DomW who made a great blog post on manually checking competition: Quick Ways To Do Manual Analysis Of Keyword CompetitionAnd another great piece by dylanriegerHow To Create a 6 Figure Website
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me. Philipp
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newmarketpro
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Thank you very much for the tutorial Philipp.
You have pointed out some in-depth techniques leveraging your competitors to get keywords that have high potential to get ranked.
Appreciated this. Bookmarked.
Joe
You have pointed out some in-depth techniques leveraging your competitors to get keywords that have high potential to get ranked.
Appreciated this. Bookmarked.
Joe
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Merazmi
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Great post. At last, I've read until the end. You make me wonder, should I continue in money making niche?
My site already 1-month-old and nothing got ranked in Google.
Should I stop and focus on something else?
Other things that I like that can be a new niche for me:
1. Electronics gadget - laptop, smartphone (premium one)
2. Arduino and Electronics component
3. Planets and Universes
4. Mobile Gaming
5. Anime
But of course, all these I've no experience and using it. Can I make money with one of this niche if I quit my money making niche?
My site already 1-month-old and nothing got ranked in Google.
Should I stop and focus on something else?
Other things that I like that can be a new niche for me:
1. Electronics gadget - laptop, smartphone (premium one)
2. Arduino and Electronics component
3. Planets and Universes
4. Mobile Gaming
5. Anime
But of course, all these I've no experience and using it. Can I make money with one of this niche if I quit my money making niche?
PhilBr
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Hi Merazmi,
Yes, you should continue. Every niche can be dominated, just analyze your competition and see what has worked for them.
1 month is not enough time to succeed in any niche as I said before: It usually takes 6 months of work to get the first sustained traffic spike from Google. Sometimes a bit earlier, sometimes later, but don't expect too much during your first 6 months in ANY niche. That's why so many people quit during the first few months, they don't see any progress and they stop. Don't let that be you.
To your niche ideas:
1. You will have to write a lot of content, as your posts age. Nobody wants to read about 1-year-old smartphones.
3. How to monetize it? Ads?
Every niche can be monetized, but some niches are obviously more profitable than others.
Go for the niche you are truly passionate about, then analyze your competition and see what has worked for them and outrank them by writing better content. And as I said, don't get discouraged during the first few months or even one year.
Yes, you should continue. Every niche can be dominated, just analyze your competition and see what has worked for them.
1 month is not enough time to succeed in any niche as I said before: It usually takes 6 months of work to get the first sustained traffic spike from Google. Sometimes a bit earlier, sometimes later, but don't expect too much during your first 6 months in ANY niche. That's why so many people quit during the first few months, they don't see any progress and they stop. Don't let that be you.
To your niche ideas:
1. You will have to write a lot of content, as your posts age. Nobody wants to read about 1-year-old smartphones.
3. How to monetize it? Ads?
Every niche can be monetized, but some niches are obviously more profitable than others.
Go for the niche you are truly passionate about, then analyze your competition and see what has worked for them and outrank them by writing better content. And as I said, don't get discouraged during the first few months or even one year.
StefanieT
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Thanks for taking the time to write this brilliant post Phil, it is much needed and appreciated. My website is just over a year old and most of my posts are nowhere near page one, but then I am in a high competition niche.
I have noticed, rather infuriatingly, that sometimes when I find what i think is a great keyword and write a post on it, I still can't find it even when I write in the exact title in the search bar. For example, I had a post on best weight loss supplements of 2018 and when I do that exact search Google starts showing me posts that don't have ANY part of the keyword in such as best diet pills etc. It seems to know that these two things are the same thing even though the words are completely different. This makes it even harder to compete with as my post title was actually pretty low competition, but it's still not showing it in a Google search. What can we do about that?
So I think I am going to go back to the drawing board and do the training you have suggested here. I was wondering, is it ok to find better keywords for old posts and change them as long as you keep them still with the main keyword? (not the url). I have read conflicting advice on this.
Thanks for your time :)
I have noticed, rather infuriatingly, that sometimes when I find what i think is a great keyword and write a post on it, I still can't find it even when I write in the exact title in the search bar. For example, I had a post on best weight loss supplements of 2018 and when I do that exact search Google starts showing me posts that don't have ANY part of the keyword in such as best diet pills etc. It seems to know that these two things are the same thing even though the words are completely different. This makes it even harder to compete with as my post title was actually pretty low competition, but it's still not showing it in a Google search. What can we do about that?
So I think I am going to go back to the drawing board and do the training you have suggested here. I was wondering, is it ok to find better keywords for old posts and change them as long as you keep them still with the main keyword? (not the url). I have read conflicting advice on this.
Thanks for your time :)
PhilBr
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Hi Stefanie,
best weight loss supplements 2018 is a good example to demonstrate what I'm talking about in this tutorial. The first page is dominated by: healthline, amazon, http://bodybuilding.com, medicalnewstoday, http://heavy.com, webmd, verywellfit
These are all the major players in the health industry. It will be hard to rank for that term.
Google became very intelligent in the last few years. Even though these sites don't exactly match the search term, Google knows that the post is on topic.
The point is if Google didn't allow smaller niche sites to rank for the exact term "best weight loss supplements 2018" up till this point, it's very unlikely that your niche site will be the first to rank for it. That's why manual analysis is key, especially if you are in a competitive niche like weight loss. QSR alone is not enough.
So, what can you do about it? Look out for small niche sites in the weight loss industry, gather as many URLs as you possibly can. You know, the ones with less than 50k visitors a month. Then analyze their high traffic posts using http://ahrefs.com trial, and write better posts using these exact keywords. Double check the keywords using manual analysis and http://kwfinder.com like I suggested in this tutorial.
You can change the keywords of your old posts, as long as your content is still on topic and matches the new keyword.
best weight loss supplements 2018 is a good example to demonstrate what I'm talking about in this tutorial. The first page is dominated by: healthline, amazon, http://bodybuilding.com, medicalnewstoday, http://heavy.com, webmd, verywellfit
These are all the major players in the health industry. It will be hard to rank for that term.
Google became very intelligent in the last few years. Even though these sites don't exactly match the search term, Google knows that the post is on topic.
The point is if Google didn't allow smaller niche sites to rank for the exact term "best weight loss supplements 2018" up till this point, it's very unlikely that your niche site will be the first to rank for it. That's why manual analysis is key, especially if you are in a competitive niche like weight loss. QSR alone is not enough.
So, what can you do about it? Look out for small niche sites in the weight loss industry, gather as many URLs as you possibly can. You know, the ones with less than 50k visitors a month. Then analyze their high traffic posts using http://ahrefs.com trial, and write better posts using these exact keywords. Double check the keywords using manual analysis and http://kwfinder.com like I suggested in this tutorial.
You can change the keywords of your old posts, as long as your content is still on topic and matches the new keyword.
AlenkaV
Premium
Brilliant training, thank you so much!
One tutorial like this is worth the monthly WA membership alone.
You've explained everything clearly and it's easy to follow.
Your advice is great and all the things you suggest make so much sense!
Thanks again, have a great evening.
Best,
Alenka
One tutorial like this is worth the monthly WA membership alone.
You've explained everything clearly and it's easy to follow.
Your advice is great and all the things you suggest make so much sense!
Thanks again, have a great evening.
Best,
Alenka
