I need help with using Key Words
I realize the importance of using key words in my hub but even with reading instructions on how to use them, I get confused. I could sure use someone to take me 'by the hand' and help me. Thanks.
Hi Vocalcoach. I think of keywords as the main word or words that describe the subject of the hub you are writing. Most writers like to put them in strategic places within the body of the hub. You can try placing your key words in the first sentence, the last and somewhere in the middle.
Oh, thank you Susie - This helps me. Appreciate your response.
sign into your google acct. then go here:
https://adwords.google.com
whatever your hub is about, try out some words to see how many searches are being done when people look for your topic online. Take the ones with the highest number of searches, and incorporate those words into your text capsule and photo capsule headings. (use in your other capsules too)
You will be able to tell by the number of searches which ones are best used in your hub title too.
For example: my hub on WTC Ground Zero illnesses I just tweaked it today because the views were not so great. After tweaking, it has rec'd over 40 views in less than 7 hours. That is more than it got in 8 days it's been published!
Go to the link, type in 100.00 for your budget - don't worry it won't charge you anything, it is just to be able to have access to keyword function.
I put in WTC, and got 135,000 searches, hold mouse over the dead space after the 135,000 and it will say "more like this". do that for any searches that have high results and it will give you more choices.
I took the choices and used them in my capsules and in my text.
Another example is Princess Diana, everyone does searches for her still after all this time, By adding the word Biography because it was a good keyword that came up high (297,000) I put it in my title and my views went up 65% in the last 10 days.
So I hope that helps you figure out how to use your keywords.
I can't thank you enough for taking the time to write such specific steps for me to take. Such a huge help. But I have one more question. If I select a high keyword does that word have to compete with other articles?
A high number on a keyword means people are looking for articles on that keyword, that it is a most searched topic or word. You want to write what people are looking for. One (but not the only) way to know is by what search words (keywords) they use
by Micheal 12 years ago
What comes first when you decide to write a new hubDo you use the adwords program to find key words or do you write and then find key words to fit your hubs topic?
by SuperGeek 15 years ago
hey frnds...i need some help in writing keywords...i read a few hubs on it and still confused....can any one tell some example keyword to any of my hub? so that i can understand easily.
by Dorsi Diaz 17 years ago
When you have a hub that touches on several things, is it better to focus on fewer key tags- or use them all?Does having too many key tags hurt you as far as getting googled?I've just gone back in and deleted some of mine that didn't really seem as relevant now that I looked at them again.It's...
by Luis E Gonzalez 12 years ago
Is there a way for HP to allow authors to add specific key words to all hubs or at least to our profile?For example; if I write about photography and there are some key words that I use on all my hubs, wouldn't it be a good idea to be able to add some specific key words to all of my photography...
by Dorsi Diaz 15 years ago
I remember someone saying awhile back that bolding your key words in your hubs helps your traffic. I've done this with alot of my hubs but have no way of knowing if this really helps or not...Does anyone know if this is true?The only thing I don't like about bolding too much is it takes away from...
by SandyMcCollum 15 years ago
So should I go through and put the great keywords in front of the so-so keywords? I just recently found out how to do it better but now I wonder about the order of keywords.
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