Keyword Research: In Search of Online Success

 Understanding Search Terms 

Search Terms or keywords are phrases or even single words that visitors use to discover relevant sites or information on the Internet. Some of the searches are carried out using long phrases hence this should never be neglected. When a user enters a browser's search box he or she types a word or a phrase according to intent to find relevant information presented by a blog, website, knowledge panel, and more. 

The SERP or search engine result pages that open up in our browsers are now inundated with diverse sources of information, and not only the 10 site links as in the past. Hence when we are doing keyword research we must consider all sources of information to discover words and phrases to focus on in our sites, blogs, and optimization campaigns.

Making a Keyword List

Marked keywords are well documented and stored in a list in the excel sheet after a careful analysis. In the case of a website, the terms should be listed according to the landing pages so that proper distribution takes place during the creation of content, title, and meta. This distributed list also becomes handy when creating anchors during off-page optimization. Hence acquisition is a vital exercise and should be subject to regular management and updates. 

The research begins at the whiteboard stage when the concept or the topic becomes clear. Initial searches are based upon the seed keywords that define the topic core.  From here on expansion of the list should take place on regular basis.

Though an SEO collects lots of meaningful terms using the tools and competitor analysis, the acquisition is a time-bound exercise. Since the search term profiles are always changing depending on the trend and the addition of in-depth information layers on sites and blogs etc. 

Term Discover - A Common  Sense Approach

Using the seed keyword and understanding of the topic, the first instance of discovery is using common sense.

What users are going to type for a particular intent? 

This comes naturally as begin to figure out the terms in relation to the topic and the intent. A substantial number of terms can be collected to add to the list. But wait, to collect in this manner needs refinement by collating with acquisition done using the other means.

Using Keyword Discover Tools 

All SEO service providers are familiar with discovery tools and use them often for the acquisition and refinement of their list and priorities. Unfortunately, most of the tools are paid, and some are prohibitively expensive for SEO entrants and professionals alike.  

So what do you do? 

Well, almost all the tools offer insights and a list of terms on a limited basis for free. You can use a number of tools to add meaningful words and phrases to your list and at the same time get familiar with them.

Some tools offer analysis of terms based on monthly or annual searches and this insight is vital for prioritizing words and phrases based on popularity. But remember in spite of the search volume you should focus on terms most suited for your content. Hence narrow down to optimize the list based on the contents in the body not solely on the search volume. If you shape your content to focus on highly searched high volume primary keywords the intent may change misleading the visitors.

Is this what your site or blog is meant to deliver? 

Question yourself to clarify.   

Thus in order to choose keywords, go back to the whiteboard stage and realign with the offerings. For keyword research an SEO professional should be well aligned with the topic and the intent, there is no room for confusion. 

Some of the popular discovery tools are:

• Google Keyword Planner
• Ahref
• Semrush
• Niel Patel
• KWFinder
• Growth Bar
• Keyword Tool
• Majestic 

The output of all popular tools is nearly the same, hence, when going in for a paid subscription remember to check all site audit features that come along with the package.

Google Trends Website

This trend analysis website offers search figures across various regions. The website offers a graphic representation of the comparison of various terms and also the search volume. Google now updates this vital source for keyword optimization on regular basis. Refining terms are vital, and if you collate analysis using various sources you will be better informed. 

Remember a winning SEO Campaign depends much on how skillfully various relevant terms are used on the page and off the page. Not only the contemporary trends and insights, but Google Trends is also vital for understanding customer behavior pertaining to various subjects and topics. This will help shape the customer journey to align with your goal conversions. This tool also helps discover the market size and provides relevant economic indicators for example as an additional source of information. There are many subsets as search for websites available for the users.

Competitor Analysis & Search Encounters 

Keyword Acquisition is not an overnight exercise. Webmasters should be vigilant of the terms present anywhere that describe their content niche or special offerings better and at the same time reduces competition from competitors according to stiff competition on the SERPs. These encounters happen over a period of time when you are searching for diverse platforms for link building or seeking more information about the topic for content creation. 

Competitor study offers many insight fruits as you move over the websites, off-page contents, articles, blogs, and reviews. When you are conducting a competitive analysis you also look over all the SEO audit elements including the search terms.  Discover terms during these encounters and insights are time bound but add to your kitty and understanding of the subject matter in depth.  

Thus, search engine optimizers should take all relevant matters on the Net seriously, and you should care to go over them with attention. 

Semantics & Keyword Percentage

Semantics are words and phrases that are different from the main keywords but yet deliver relevant message/information to search engines for indexing and ranking and also to increase readability. The relationship between semantic words and phrases helps tremendously in explaining to search engines what the content is all about.    

For any content not to be called spam the keyword percentage should not be more than 5 %. This is vital to be in the good books of the search engine filters and robots. All the exercises above will help you in writing better both for the search engines as well as the visitors to your content.  

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He also teaches digital marketing in his home town Jabalpur. He can be contacted at: 

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Keyword Research Discovering Relevant Phrases & Intent

 Why Keywords? 

These are words and phrases that users type in the search box to get an answer to their query. Although exact match phrases mattered most in earlier times, they are less relevant in times of semantic indexing. 

This means you can include broad terms in your title and contents and still rank on chosen primary terms. But remember, it pays to add a couple of phrases you are targeting in the title tag and the H1 tag. 

Keywords in URL matter less in the present ranking algorithms though they may still help to index, especially if you offer SEO for Google.  

In information retrieval systems powered by natural language processing, words and phrases mean a lot. Hence if these words are present in text or alt text...GET.

Why Research? 

Thus solid keyword research provides a strong foundation for search engine optimization, especially for achieving high rankings on the chosen terms. The whole content revolves around these terms to some extent aided further by related or semantic terms. 

Hence, at the beginning of an SEO campaign, discovering related terms and later high traffic-related terms is indispensable. Thus your research and analysis produce terms that are relevant and promise robust organic traffic. This is done using logic, a study, and tools that abound plenty in these times. Understanding the topic niche and intent is of utmost importance if you wish to narrow it down to the right scope of the contents on the web page or for those aimed for promotion.  

Discovering Keywords Related to Topic

Whether it is business or service or whatever you are promoting, visitors type related phrases or words to get an answer to their query. For search engine optimization professionals understanding the intent of the visitor is very important. Do your keywords relate to the desired intent or action? If so, you are in for a romping success on the SERPs, for these are the relevant terms people will type to find what you are offering or rather what the client site is offering.  

The Beginning - Understanding Verticals & Intent 

You cannot narrow it down to related terms without understanding the topic or business of your client. Hence do a thorough study of what the website or blog is speaking about. Also, at the same time, try to find out the buyer or visitor/audience personae profiles or potential customers. Who your target audience is? 

Dig deeper as the campaign proceeds; hence at the beginning, come up with a list of entry-level terms that the site content and its title/meta talk about. If you are creating website content, write about the topic, keeping intent in mind after thorough research and then adding the optimizing terms.

Ask the right questions what does the content speak about? What is the intent, and who is the audience? What terms are the visitors likely to type for searching? Intent on SERPs is basically about solving a problem or fulfilling a need. Is your site solving the problem of fulfilling the need?   

What is Behind Search Intent?     

When you understand the search or query intent, you can better answer the question. Is it a transactional, situational, or navigational query, seeking information, local intent query, etc.?

The question that relates meaning behind the search asks this

• To do query
• Website or Blog Query
• Know Query
• Visit in Person in case of local search 

Compiling Keyword List

Begin using the above information and seed keywords to compile a list of terms that will help shape content, title meta tags, and create content for link building, advertisements, and promotion copies. First, of course, you have to update the list since new once regularly, and more apt terms will surface as you begin the campaign. 

Use a keyword tool like SEMRush for discovering high-traffic terms based on monthly appearance. Keep testing the terms on SERPs for better analysis. Do not forget to include long-tailed and primary terms in your lists. The former is based on an intent that seems more convertible.  

Competitor Analysis 

 

Competitors are doing research and analysis for terms, and digging into what they are doing will help refine your list. Researching competitors is incredibly helpful for your campaign. For this task, dig into all accessible features of their campaign, including promotional content they are using and optimizing their website. You cannot reach keywords used in their Ad campaigns but study copies that surface on SERPs and other Internet platforms. Using a tool like SEMRush will help as well.

Your keyword research will help create content on-page and create content-wrapped links very useful for organic ranking. 

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He can be contacted at: 

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Some Seo Metrics & Performance Tracking

Performance Yardstick 

Your seo performance will not be determined by back-links alone. The ranking algorithms now include a large number of metrics. These are taken into account in case of ranking on SERPs especially during the  neck to neck duel. These changes are occurring primarily because of two reasons one is to provide the best response to the query on a stable and responsive platform and other is to prevent spam.  

These concerns are strongly related to user experience and a good one means loyalty to the company. Most seo professionals target Google since it is still very popular but on later days competition will creep in and then the metrics employed will lead to a complex effort in order to succeed. White hat seo means sticking to guidelines prescribed by the search companies...and this is the only way forward. Do not spam your success.  

There are lot of tools that help you determine the status of your website post optimization Google Analytic linked with the Search Console is one of them. There are many independent performers some with creditable tools in their bags online. The tools enable you to gauge performance and help you measure the success of your efforts with the metrics in place and the external links created.  The client is not considered as far your performance analysis is considered he wants to experience tangible success and fulfillment of goals. The analysis is for you to gauge performance and move on...on a corrective path.      

On Page Metrics & Web Core Vitals

Hence is it wise to use the analysis in bettering your performance and make the client happy. On page metric should be employed at the beginning of the campaign while fine tuning should be a constant process. The search companies lay stress on web core vitals that leads to better user experience. Mobile response is now a statutory necessity since a large proportion of search has moved to the smart phones and tablets. Page download speed, stable images and videos and sound link forwarding is definitely important for a successful user experience. Do not neglect these for instances has been noted of sites performing well even in absence of these metrics.     

Keep tab on bounce rate for individual pages and repeat visitors former should be less and the latter should be more. Read the funnel if the visitor makes it should be short and sweet and lead to the goal page.  

Keyword Ranking Lead to Research & Discoveries.  

Most of the clients demand a periodic ranking report carried out manually while some may be satisfied with reports forwarded through Google Analytic. I am of the opinion that manual ranking report is exhaustive as well as it assists you to sharpen keyword framework in the mind. Yes you will be better able to list search terms which will have a positive impact and this will lead to discovery of new terms especially the unconventional odd ones for user type many illogical terms that come to their mind for answers. 

Search words are often create an irrational chart with phonetic in-congruence and grammatical mismatches...most of the searches are illogically defined and ill structured hastily typed in anyway to seek relevant answer.  This happens more with long term search words now used in plenty.  This is not case with those not properly adapt to the the language used but even those who are well comfortable with the lingo.  

Title & Meta

Most important elements of the web page they should be informative with unique description and accurate. One of two keywords is enough here they should be inviting in order increase the click through rate and fulfill goal. 

Structured Data 

Implement structured data wherever possible using language preferred by the search engines. Although GMB is the best bet for local rankings but they point out the locality more profoundly the structured data helps in elaborating your offerings explicitly to the search engines.     

Content Engineering & Relevant Additions 

Search engines do not like thin or duplicate contents and those over done with keywords. Make the write up natural informative and easy to understand using semantics.  Provide additional information on an internal page properly linked using the right anchor whence reading comfort is being crossed over. Yes do not overdo contents.  

Authoritative Link Building For Seo & Referral 

Use directly like submission at local and niche directories or those which are definitely out of spam. In case of doubt use the disvow tool. Content Wrapped  Links from well known sites are the best bet. You can go for random or aggressive link building with "nofollow" attributes keeping in mind the guidelines set by the platforms...be they article sites, social media platforms,PR. or even relevant directories and forums but "nofollow" attribute is a must if you wish to avoid any form of penalization. Aggressive link building is good for creating referral but be careful.      

More on Seo & Link Building

New Page Addition 

If a need arise for meaningful addition to contents and attributes linked internally as two tier in the link architecture. No similar or duplicate content. 

Site Maps

Add and keep updating both XML and HTML sitemaps on every page.  

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Uday provides search engine optimization service for digital marketing. He provides website contents and content for authoritative links. 

He also teaches digital marketing in his home town Jabalpur. He can be contacted at: 

pateluday90@hotmail.com

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Search Intent A Point to Ponder

Keyword Research & Analysis : Understanding Intent 

When you  are optimizing a page or a piece of content for a keyword you should definitely know what intent is that phrase going to fulfill. Whenever we are in the process of optimizing a website we make a keyword analysis and make a list after extensive research that we would use throughout the campaign. But just having a robust list is not enough...we have to know what intent does each fulfill. 

What is intent?

Well it is a common word that signifies a purpose behind an action. Similarly people use search terms on the SERPs with an intent. The search is mostly for finding information, seeking a specific website dealing with the topic the user is searching for, seeking news or intent to purchase online. 

So you may ask what is your site or rather that specific webpage you are promoting about? Does it fulfill and intent? Is it an eCommerce site or is it an information website? Hence once you are aware of this aspect you will narrow down the list of terms you   have assiduously created. In short the terms you have used to optimize the web page should be justifying what your page offering. People searching for knowledge or information should not be landing on your eCommerce page.

But it is not so simple for sometime related ages can lead to business conversion but than do you have the bandwidth to be that extensive. For example: 

You have a site on wildlife resort with a page on accommodation and one on the resort itself. Than for additional information you will also have a page on destination which is an information page and not meant for conversion. But if your destination page ranks well without putting too much time and effort all the better because user seeking information will land on the page and may move on to other important pages of the website. Well still you may not get a conversion but surely advertisement has taken place. It could create an awareness about  the property or in future.....   

But certainly you should understand the intent behind each term in your list and then give shape to your campaign. Hence optimize a page using a term that solves its purpose. Just do not go for high volume terms since they may not be fulfilling the purpose of the page. 

Also the contents should be aiming at the purpose as well. For a product page the contents should be persuasive speak about the attributes of the product or products and convert the visit into a purchase. In case if informational pages the research should be intense and the information contained should be unique and solve the visitors queries. Although the visitors understands the page offering better whence they go through the site comprehensively nevertheless on page focus should never be compromised.      

Paying attention to the intent behind each term will enable you to understand the campaign that your SEO consultant is shaping. Even when you content writer is creating pages you can instruct him the purpose of your website. Most of the clients who go for  cheap website design and development do not pay attention to this aspect and the final result is totally unproductive. 

The crux of this content is that it should be shaped accordingly to the purpose of the visitors and not search engines. Sometimes targeting prime phrases could be a futile exercise usually long term phrases act as best conversion piece or deliver on niche information about a topic. 

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Keyword Analysis & Seo Campaign

Keyword analysis, and then making a list of search terms is an impertinent task else right in the middle of SEO Campaign you will end up with two left feet. 

Seo engineering is a must, if your client offers promotion of site which already has contents. Before editing the contents you must first analyze the site fully. What exactly is it offering or speaking about? 

If you are going to write the contents then create a content sketch, confirm with the client...then making a profile of terms will become very easy. 

Once you have come to conclusion as to what the website is about, edit contents with possible addition of right phrases if deemed fit. Though keywords crop up in the contents naturally... but anyway if the contents are well explanatory the presence of search terms need not be there. 

Anyway people like us will add the terms as alt text. On a webpage keywords are added naturally in the title and meta. Even the URL naming should be done using related phrases. With semantic indexing in place your well written content sums up for a keyword and helps search engines understand what the page is all about. 

Anyway as mentioned above the terms and sentence in the title should be explaining the page in right context. What the page is all about? 

Keyword research is required since whence building backlinks you will have to use a plethora of terms which are closely related. Often natural link building takes place for useful websites which brings in variations in anchor...but be careful the natural linking for popular sites may contain repeated terms which is a potential for disaster as your site could be penalized. Hence term variation through your anchors will dilute such potential anomaly.       

Link building is a must, for quality links create them in contents sites which are published after editorial scrutiny. Such contents apart from creating an authority will also invite referrals which provide a necessary mix of traffic and are a great potential for web saturation. Hence take the "nofollow" sites seriously for content publication like articles, blogs and promote site on nofollow directories because they are safe. Create as many referral as you can for direct leads.  

In order to analyze related terms or phrases you should first take on a deep study of the topic. Chalk out the purpose of the contents and logically make a list of keywords. For example when you are promoting a tea site..it will contain pages selling various types of  leaves - organic, green, darjeeling, white and black tea. So if it is an eCommerce site you have list of natural search terms:

• buy tea
• green tea
• buy green tea online
• buy tea online
• buy Darjeeling tea
• Darjeeling tea 

Thus from the site you can draw a list of terms to be used as anchor. Deeper understanding of the topic leads to further discovery of related terms which can be used in anchors. :

• Certified Darjeeling tea
• CTC Darjeeling tea 
• buy dust tea
• buy loose leaf tea
• buy black tea leaves
• buy organic black tea
• buy spiced tea
• buy chai tea
• buy masala chai 
• buy masala chai dust 

Your repertoire of terms will increase as you study the topic further...this you will do anyway for creating contents.

Another source of analysis is the Google keyword planner which is available on full scale for its Adwords clients. There are many other tools which are mostly paid. These will give you an idea about how clients click on popular terms. 

What's Trending

Another important activity you should indulge in is to study trends. Keeping a tab on trending is important to discover contemporary customer demand. Hence in recent times iced tea and organic varieties are becoming popular so add them into your list.   

But keep in mind your keyword profile should be strictly relevant for if the site is not selling iced tea then exclude those worlds from the list.             

Other Sources of Information 

Do not seek information online only, read books, find related information in food journals and magazines, newspapers anywhere. Visit a library and dig for greater information. Be innovative in the research work as well.   

Meet industry experts talk to them or communicate with them. Become part of online groups or communities interested in tea or related topic. Join hot beverage forums.  

Targeting The Site   

Targeting the site for high rankings on SERPS strictly in relation to the contents is the right technique. Use contextual terms in your content naturally and sprinkle very low density of chosen terms if you are a stickler for old promotional techniques.   

I think after Google bombing the search engine response to search terms has become strictly closer to what the site contents are about.  Hence keep you list within the range of the topic. 

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Researching Keywords & Contents A Wise Approach

Though using keywords tools are the regular means of finding the important search terms, it is usually a bad experience since the extensive one's are paid. The best solutions for making a list of useful terms is to study the topics in books, letters and the SERPs literally speaking. 

With the complexity of ranking algorithms there is no possibility of coming across magical search terms that would invite tons of organic traffic. It is best to list a large number of terms which are long and semantic in nature. This way you will sideline competition to a good degree and rank quicker. In the contemporary period ranking on prime keywords is nigh difficult and if your seo practices are good you even then it will take a long time to rank.

Will your client wait that long?    

Hence understanding the topic is most important...if the contents of the site have been already written. Else understand what the client wish the site to be about, and then first write contents naturally using a good mix of semantic terms and proper ratio of prime or exact terms. 

Besides understanding the topic thoroughly take into accounts the trends and demands that surrounds a topic or a product. This will fetch you closer to the right content, and surely right search terms will emerge. If you type the terms from the list you have made and query them on SERPs you will deepen your list with more discoveries. Remember your site will only rank for terms that are relevant as shown by the content on page. Trying to rank on words and phrases outside the purview of onpage contents will be a meaningless exercise. The contents should be pointing towards words and phrases and you can rank only on these and the semantic of course. Do not waste time on high ranking phrases if they are not relevant to your contents. 

Hence first most important task is the focus on contents...are they written suitably to what the website means to deliver. Accuracy is a must in the write ups done naturally...do not write for the SE's. Good contents can be delivered only by a good writer who understands SEO very well. At the same time he should have the capacity to research. What I am putting emphasis upon is that contents and keywords are intertwined and the latter should have a diverse profile. Relevancy is what explains the engines better about the topic else a confused status means very poor ranking on SERPs.    

If you are promoting a hotel website then besides the hotel terms you can rank poorly on resort and lodge terms. Ranking on related terms may be weak but they will accord you a proper mix of terms for links to be used as anchors which is imperative. Simply put  you cannot go on using a term for long in anchor.    

Hence deep research and study of the topic is a prerequisite for discovering search terms. And then these will play an important role in the whole promotional strategy. This is a make or break activity so be on alert constantly. Throughout the search engine optimization campaign you should be discovering new words and phrases which are relevant. Focusing on wrong terms will certainly lead to failure and client dissatisfaction.   

Extensive research will also help you on Adwords campaigns albeit their keyword planner would of great assistance whence paid search factors are taken into account.

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Keywords or Search Terms - All You Wanted to Know

The introduction of search engines brought in a universal term called keyword or search term. The client and the SEO consultant or specialist whatever you call him or her both understood the significance of this term. I do not hesitate to say that it is a mystery term and all SEOs or webmasters try to unravel the hidden secret behind in order to open the Pandora's box and create traffic.   

The term has to be of course topic relevant indicating the query and often associate meaning like the location or type etc. Extracting search terms usually begins at a nascent stage whence the webmaster comes across the contents.

In the initial stages the professional will go through the whole website analysing its architecture, design, content, design parameters, topics and even the aesthetics. All these elements of a website are important hence in order to make an SEO campaign successful one needs to analyse them and then edit or change attributes that the webmaster thinks are closer to the guidelines set by the search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing.      

The research and analysis is important and all webmasters conduct it. Keyword research takes prominence as it is the guiding light of the campaign. Choosing the right search terms means high conversions which definitely spells success.    

Visitors to search engines look for answer to their queries and hence type the most relevant keyword they think will fetch the right answer. But webmaster extended the terms because one types terms that may not be similar to to another searcher but often the result looked for is the same. Hence while on person may type "hotels in Jabalpur" another may type "accommodation in Jabalpur". Both are seeking the same answer but the query typed in differs. Hence for the same search keyword typed in varies vastly and this means a website has to respond to many terms for good traffic.

During the search engine optimisation process the website is optimised on many search terms provided the content or related matter speaks of them. Explanation is simple you cannot optimise a "Jabalpur website" to respond to Mumbai word. This is where relevance comes into the picture whence optimising.

The webmaster has to be aware of focusing of the site and subtle nuances that enable it to offer answers that may be segmented. Hence one Jabalpur hotel website may be offering information on budget hotels another may be offering information on only luxury hotels. This is what fetches in the variation in the terms to be attributed to a website, and hence the list becomes larger and larger whence semantic terms are taken into consideration as well.        

Whence optimising a site the search phrases should usually contain the topic, the location and the relevant kind. This is a terse explanation the variation can be brought about by various attributes.

Whence optimisation the search terms are placed in the title and meta tags "content=description" and "content=keywords". Search engines do not accord weight to meta tags anymore but nevertheless both the elements play an important role in quickly summarising the website offerings for the visitors. Snippets are another means of displaying the offerings on the SERPs and can be easily understood by the search engines as well. 

Keyword profile becomes enhanced with active research and by using your own logic which experience will bring forth. Tools also assist in this process and there many on the Internet for this activity. Google keyword planner is an important tool which is very popular among the webmasters and Adwords advertisers.      

Accurately optimising website is not only dependant on the  title but also on the contents on that page. Usually most typed two or three word phrases are referred as primary/secondary keywords while long worded terms are called long tail keywords. 

At the beginning of the campaign the webmaster will analyse the contents and edit accordingly depending upon the terms it has to be focused on. A comprehensive right up will lead to including the semantic terms which the search engines understand very well.  This is called SEO content engineering. This has to be carried out on all pages depending upon their corresponding terms. 

Keywords are also inserted in the image Alt tags. But it is wiser to insert term to explain the picture and not the terms aimed at.

The assemblage of  search terms explain to the visitor what the page is all about and also assist the search engine algorithms to index the page correctly. Correct placement of terms be they primary or long tailed also assists the search engine algorithms to rank the site taking into account all the metric involved.                      

Keyword Research That Makes or Break Business

In search engine optimisation keyword research plays an important role. Without the right keyword choice the campaign may fizzle out. Hence the first step whence taking over a new project is to extensively study the website and then derive search terms that should be targeted.   

Analysis 

The Seo professional needs to look into the offering of the website holistically, and what products or services are being targeted. This calls for sitting with the client and discussing all aspects of his online business. After this analyse competition and what they are targeting. Make a deep study how to rank your clients website.  

Locations  

It is also important to know the sphere of client's business, whether he wants to generate leads from local places or state wise or country level. Country level rankings are highly competitive nevertheless you will charge more and take more time. In order to achieve position on primary competitive search terms you have to climb the ladder from step one any way. 

Hence the location is essentially mentioned on the website. Supplies, services and products are searched for in the place of location.

Example: Stationary suppliers in NY, tea brands in India, hotels in Jabalpur.      

Beginning: Research

Keyword research begins using common sense. 

What phrases would you type in order to seek those service or products?

If it is a comprehensive eCommerce portal than you have to understand the category. If need be you can engineer contents with the involvement of the client to give an accurate delivery.  

It is important to target the right phrases. You can use many tools available online to come to a conclusion or use your own brain besides some idea from the client. As person in this trade you must have developed an acumen as to what people type on the Internet on SERPs.    

Types of search terms    

Standalone keywords are rarely targeted since they are impossible to rank.  The targeted terms are usually phrases with the most competitive ones are called as primary keywords. Terms that are supposed to be less competitive (less typed) are called secondary keywords. The last but not the least are long tail terms which fewer people type in the box hence less competitive.  These are unique and cumulative ranking would yield high traffic hence do not ignore them. They are more effective and easier to rank with high conversion rate. 

Example : 1) Green tea 

                 2) Buy green tea online

The latter is typed with intent hence more effective.    

While finalising terms to be targeted you can have a peek at Adwords being run the SERPs or use tools as I said  earlier. All the selected phrases should correlate with the websites offerings.    

For service providers managing Adwords campaign things are easier since they have had live experience of value of search terms regarding that topic. 

One caution is do not target highly competitive terms if you website offerings are well below.