Scalple..Suction..Oxygen. Dissecting a Keyword.
Last Update: May 28, 2012
Upon recently researching some of my keyword research so as to move forward with my internet marketing efforts, goals and dreams, I quickly found myself stymied, perplexed and even a little befuddled by a certain result.
Now, I have seen this type of result many times in the past and it matters not which KW tool you use, for I have used many, (right now though I am using Jaaxy and it's pretty awesome) and have found that from time to time any and all of them return same said type of result.
Upon first glance I thought to myself..."Self, now what?"
So henceforth and hitherto, I began to ponder, perpend, put on my thinking cap, not in a quest to know Why this has happened, for the intricacies of the algorithms known only to the powers that be are far too complex for this mere mortal to begin to understand, concieve, deduce, discern, distinguish, nor explain.
Nay, mine is not to reason why, but to answer that age old question that has plagued man since the dawn of time.
What's that Mean?
So here's the result I found and some thoughts I had when I saw it. Mind you I still consider myself to be somewhat of a newb not to be misconstrued as boob, although there may be those who would disagree
Keyword Monthly Searches Est. Traffic QSR KQI
obedience training for dogs 4705 800 425 green
obedience training dogs 4705 800 108000 red
For the first KW there is a .info available and for the second a .info and .net
Now I am not looking for a domain, I already have a site. Rather I was perusing my KW list for topics for blog posts, categories, pages or even articles ideas for SA and other directories.
Now at face value, I know which one to stay away from at this point for any endeavors by looking at QSR and KQI, but, in this search return is one KW result incorporated in the other and is this somehow a redundant result thereby making both to competitive to go after, bearing in mind I am not looking to build a site around these only content, but of course I would still like to rank and drive traffic.
More so, should a result such as this even cause one to hesitate, does either KW really have any value, should I just skip this one because it makes my brain hurt and therefore I should just find something easier and peasier to work with?
In the beginning, when I would see something like this, my eyes would glaze over and I would move on, truth be told, usually I would move at all, and it would stop me in my tracks and thereby hinder my progress.
Now I know for many of you, this might possibly seem very minor or even trivial, and at this stage I now know what I would and will do with this result as it pertains to my situation.
However, this is the type of thing that in the beginning would trip me up to the point of frustration, and frustration leads to self depravation, and self depravation leads to depression, and depression leads to loneliness, and who wants to be lonely. (okay that was a little extreme but I was reminded of a T.V. commercial)
But sometimes it's the seemingly simple things that trip us up. What was it I heard recently, and may have even been right here, "It's not the mountain in front of you that is challenging, it's the pebble in your shoe."
So I thought I would ask ya'll to give us your take on this.
The result, that is. Not my meandering attempt at yarn spinning. Sometimes I just get in a mood, but I don't hear voices, hush up now I'm trying to type, as I was saying I don't hear voi..... okay, okay I'm coming.
Oh those weren't voices, that's my wife, I gotta go wash the dishes.
See Ya!
Now, I have seen this type of result many times in the past and it matters not which KW tool you use, for I have used many, (right now though I am using Jaaxy and it's pretty awesome) and have found that from time to time any and all of them return same said type of result.
Upon first glance I thought to myself..."Self, now what?"
So henceforth and hitherto, I began to ponder, perpend, put on my thinking cap, not in a quest to know Why this has happened, for the intricacies of the algorithms known only to the powers that be are far too complex for this mere mortal to begin to understand, concieve, deduce, discern, distinguish, nor explain.
Nay, mine is not to reason why, but to answer that age old question that has plagued man since the dawn of time.
What's that Mean?
So here's the result I found and some thoughts I had when I saw it. Mind you I still consider myself to be somewhat of a newb not to be misconstrued as boob, although there may be those who would disagree
Keyword Monthly Searches Est. Traffic QSR KQI
obedience training for dogs 4705 800 425 green
obedience training dogs 4705 800 108000 red
For the first KW there is a .info available and for the second a .info and .net
Now I am not looking for a domain, I already have a site. Rather I was perusing my KW list for topics for blog posts, categories, pages or even articles ideas for SA and other directories.
Now at face value, I know which one to stay away from at this point for any endeavors by looking at QSR and KQI, but, in this search return is one KW result incorporated in the other and is this somehow a redundant result thereby making both to competitive to go after, bearing in mind I am not looking to build a site around these only content, but of course I would still like to rank and drive traffic.
More so, should a result such as this even cause one to hesitate, does either KW really have any value, should I just skip this one because it makes my brain hurt and therefore I should just find something easier and peasier to work with?
In the beginning, when I would see something like this, my eyes would glaze over and I would move on, truth be told, usually I would move at all, and it would stop me in my tracks and thereby hinder my progress.
Now I know for many of you, this might possibly seem very minor or even trivial, and at this stage I now know what I would and will do with this result as it pertains to my situation.
However, this is the type of thing that in the beginning would trip me up to the point of frustration, and frustration leads to self depravation, and self depravation leads to depression, and depression leads to loneliness, and who wants to be lonely. (okay that was a little extreme but I was reminded of a T.V. commercial)
But sometimes it's the seemingly simple things that trip us up. What was it I heard recently, and may have even been right here, "It's not the mountain in front of you that is challenging, it's the pebble in your shoe."
So I thought I would ask ya'll to give us your take on this.
The result, that is. Not my meandering attempt at yarn spinning. Sometimes I just get in a mood, but I don't hear voices, hush up now I'm trying to type, as I was saying I don't hear voi..... okay, okay I'm coming.
Oh those weren't voices, that's my wife, I gotta go wash the dishes.
See Ya!
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kyle
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I would also suggest that you should move on. Anything over 400 is going to be far too difficult to get ranked under as often times these are far more competitive than they initially appear. I typically aim for a QSR of under 300, but under 400 is still doable.
And don't restrict yourself to just keyword rich domains, you don't need a keyword rich domain to get a lot of traffic as it is your content that is going to get ranked and there are a "TON" of keywords that you could get ranked under with a brandable domain (that doesn't focus as much on a keyword).
And don't restrict yourself to just keyword rich domains, you don't need a keyword rich domain to get a lot of traffic as it is your content that is going to get ranked and there are a "TON" of keywords that you could get ranked under with a brandable domain (that doesn't focus as much on a keyword).