Let me tell you a story really quick... :) so listen up and really, really pay attention to what I am about to tell you in this story OK..
Today I stopped at my local gas station, I go in and grab what I need and stand up at the register....this lady was paying for her stuff and was getting her change back and she told the worker just to keep the change ...besides the dollar bills...so the change was around 9 cents ok.....Now me I am going to take my change no matter how little and let it add up, my wife takes my change and puts it in her little stash and it adds up...Why? because I get change everyday from everywhere...them little nickels, pennies, dimes and quarters are all money just like them big dollar bills are. If you save your change then it has the possibility to add up really quickly....just ask my wife :)
What I am trying to tell you is that you don't necessarily have to rank for major keywords that get tons of traffic....you should try ranking for easier to get long tail 4 + keyword phrases....Example: If I am selling mens jeans...then of course my major keyword that I would want to rank for would be mens jeans.....but what I can not forget about is those long tail, higher converting keywords such as..... "Size 32 Mens Tommy Hilfiger Jeans"....btw higher converting means basically an action your want your visitor to take.... These more specific keywords are easier to rank for and your typically attracting a higher converting user....Which means if you put something really specific in front of your prospects then your more likely to gain an action...Whether if this action is a sale of your product, signing up on your email list, or clicking your adsense ads....
But what I am saying is you don't have to rank for those major keywords..like mens jeans...because the long tail is literally infinite.
Keep your change and take it....take those smaller keywords that get less traffic but if you get lots of that change it adds up really quick....."Small Streams Equal a Big River"
Take advantage of these sites for the long tail....
http://www.ezinearticles.com
http://www.squidoo.com
http://www.hubpages.com
http://www.hoobly.com
http://www.craigslist.org
http://www.zimbio.com
http://www.kaboodle.com
http://www.thisnext.com
Your titles and main keywords should be atleast 4 keywords....When choosing your keywords just think if you were searching for it...describe it....if your selling a bridesmaid gift then what type of bridesmaid gift is it....Is it a ...pink personalized spa slipper or a personalized glass jewelry box....what is it....make it long tail and
more specific and your traffic will add up...
Take your change!!! Take a look at how my change to this site added up!.....
You can get these type of stats from hittail.com...you get real time search hits and it stores a database of all of your keywords......This is great for multiple reasons...you can use your keywords for tons of ideas about what your market is looking for.....so use the keywords for those article topics, squidoo pages etc.....and just look at my stats above over 30,000 unique keywords that this site is ranked for!!!!
Leave your comments below and heres to your success...
JDN................. :)
When you start choosing your niches for Adsense, affiliate marketing etc...Think about the Emotions.....Emotions touch a person and get the person to make action....Love, Sex, Funny, Gross, Cute....Think about the car wreck on the side of the road...or the Popularity of reality shows filled with "Drama"...Heck just tune into any news channel and you'll see all of the "Bad Stuff" that happens...Human Nature is drawn to the emotional aspect of everything....Think of the cute puppy or the Romantic Show...Emotions sell...Just take a look at Youtube and view the "Most Viewed" videos....The vidoes will be humor, sex, someone getting hurt etc.....Think about the person who has been struggling to get rid of acne for years and will do anything to get rid of that acne...Acne to this person is very emotional...Niches that bring in the emotions sell..
Tap into those emotional niches and get your piece of the pie.
