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Long-tail keywords are becoming increasingly more important to SEO. Knowing how to best optimize long key phrases as opposed to individual keywords can help your content reach a higher SE ranking. Below are some tips to help with this strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Start small, gain traction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    It is best to keep keyword phrases as simplistic as possible. Typically, when users are searching these types of phrases, they have a very specific intent behind the search. For instance, instead of googling the word “meditation”, someone with a specific intent might search “best practices associated with meditation training.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Stay relevant and build your presence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is crucial to stay consistent with the selected core competencies. Stick with producing keyword phrases that are most associated with your content\/brand image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Define your goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Prior to content generation, understand what the main objectives are to earn organic ranking positions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Conduct thorough research <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Knowing who the target audience is will prepare a person to create content that is relevantly positioned for his target market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Don’t get hung up on search traffic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sometimes declining search volume can be a concern. Long-tail keyword searches can help increase understanding “gaps in your audiences knowledge” (Brain 2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6. Combine your keywords<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Blending related keywords can increase search rank as opposed to stand alone keywords. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7. Cluster closely related articles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8. Scale up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is important to think long-term by consistently engaging in idea generation, research, content creation and optimization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    9. Optimize <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once sufficient content has been established on the internet, Google Search Console data can help in the discovery phase to see how users are responding to a company’s content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/long-tail-keywords-seo-tips-392307<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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