Are Your Niche Sites and Mini Sites Optimized For Targeted Keywords?
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Are Your Niche Sites and Mini Sites Optimized For Targeted Keywords?
Search engine optimization, or SEO for short, should be a top priority for any website or blog. Even those that have thousands of pages and posts should have each one optimized for targeted keywords in order to get the best possible search engine rankings. This opens the door for much more traffic.
But what about niche sites and mini sites? Can they compete with those huge sites from an SEO perspective? Well, they certainly won’t have as many pages listed in search results, because they don’t have as many pages. But yes, they can fare well in the search engines.
Niche sites and Mini sites have an important advantage over those gargantuan sites. They are targeted toward a very specific niche. That means that they can target keywords the more specific keywords that bigger sites tend to overlook. These keywords may not have an astronomical search volume, but they are subject to much less competition. That means that it’s easier to rank highly for them.
Finding the perfect keywords to generate targeted traffic is a skill we all need to learn and apply. Mike Paetzold of WordPress Made Easy will be having a special “Keyword Call” on Wednesday August 19th at 7:00 PM.
If you don’t know Mike he’s known as the WordPress Guy and that’s for a very good reason. Not only does he know WordPress inside and out but he’s also able to set up brand NEW niche blogs and get targeted traffic to them very quickly. He does this by using his expertise in keyword research. During the Keyword Call Mike and Steve Roye will be teaching us how to generate traffic drawing keywords using completely free tools.
You can sign up for the call here: Keyword Call
Once you’ve found the perfect keywords your next step is including them in your web pages in a way that will cause the search engines to take notice. There is no surefire formula for a number one ranking, but there are techniques that will give you an edge over the competition. Here are a few pointers:
- Include your most important keyword phrase in the page’s title. If possible, put it at the very beginning of your title. The title tag has become a favorite of the search engines, so use it to your advantage.
- Write a keyword-rich description for your description tag. This tag doesn’t carry as much weight as it once did with the big search engines due to abuse, but it’s worth paying some attention to it.
- Use your keywords in headings. The search engines see this as a sign that your content is in fact related to the keywords you’re using.
- Include keywords in alt tags to describe your graphics. Search engines do pay attention to this.
- Sprinkle your keywords throughout the page’s text, but make sure you do so in a natural and logical way. Including your keywords in your content is important, but overuse of a given keyword could result in penalties.
All sites require good a good SEO plan in order to be successful. Finding the right keywords and using them in the right way will result in targeted traffic. And if your niche and mini sites are doing their jobs, that traffic will translate into sales.
Don’t forget to sign up now for the Keyword Call that’s happening on Wednesday August 19th at 7:00 PM
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13 Comments
August 13th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Luca, I think the call is actually on Wednesday, Not Thursday. I’m planning on listening in. It’s always good to sit at the feet of the Masters and pick up the golden nuggets.
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August 13th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
It is on Wednesday not Thursday. Thanks for spreading the word.
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August 13th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Thanks Earl, you are right the 19th is on Wednesday not Thursday – the post has been corrected.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Mike it’s my pleasure. I know it will be a great call
August 13th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Whatever day it is I think it will be well worth tuning in and I sure plan on it. Thanks.
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August 13th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Your right, keywords targeting is very important, it can mean that your site received a lot of traffic, or none. I can’t wait for Mike’s call!
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August 13th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Andre, it is on Wednesday the 19th – should be good
August 14th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
You make a great point about mini-sites being more effective and efficient than large sites these days, Luca – and of all the various traffic generation methods, keyword research must be the first for each site since it affects the name of the site, the URL you use, etc.
Mike is known as The WordPress guy because his blogs always perform well, and keyword research is one of his biggest assets on those. Definitely a call that every Internet marketer should be listening to!
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August 14th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Looks like it is going to be a great call. Already booked my recording since I will not be able to be on the call live, but definitely didn’t want to miss it.
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August 15th, 2009 at 5:04 am
The art of keywords and such is one that I’ve been enjoying since 1997, back when Infoseek did real-time indexing with their search engines! It’s neat to see how some things have evolved…and some things have stayed the same.
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Some great point Luca.
I have always stated that consistent quality keyword rich posts on your blog is what will grow your traffic better then any other strategy! Although I missed Mike’s call I know his opinion on it from our conversation and you have summarized it quite nicely!
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Luca Thanks for this very good post. Knowing how to do keyword research is important to internet marketers and I am sure that this call will be of great benefit to all that are able to be on it.
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August 21st, 2009 at 11:12 am
i’m just learning about this stuff, but it seems like it is just as important for google to be able to read your things as much as it is the public.