Keywords Or Bust

Writen by Addie Scott

If you have already built a website, you know the importance of your keywords. If you are in the process of building a site, you have probably heard a lot about them. If you haven't, you will. Keywords can make or break your website.

In essence you will find that you may, in fact, build everything around these keywords. They will lead you where you want to go. Choose the wrong keywords and rather then rising to the top, you will be left in the dust. It is a time to choose wisely.

If you can take a step back and put on your creative cap, you should be able to come up with some unusual and profitable keywords. The idea is to come up with words that will sum up the purpose of your page; words that are unique enough that others aren't using them in the combination that you choose. With that in mind, it is also a good idea to come up with groups of keywords, or phrases if you will, rather than single words. Single words prove to be much more competitive and much more expensive.

There are tools out there that will help you with the process of choosing your keywords. These tools can tell you what words are popular; which words and phrases people are actually searching for. These tools can also suggest alternatives. By researching what keywords or phrases are searched for and how many results these keywords produce, you can help determine the success of your game plan.

I would definitely suggest dedicating significant time to this process. I can't express strongly enough how important this research is. A lack of time here can result in a tremendous amount of work later on. Many a webmaster/webmistress have tried to rearrange the wording on their site to work around their keywords, when it should be the other way around. When this happens, you end up with wording that is clunky and unattractive. If you choose your keywords wisely, they will be your foundation. You can, then, build from the ground up, rather than doing demolition work later on.

Take your time, use the tools available to you and build a successful website - a site which will bring in traffic, attract backlinks and that the search engines will love. You can, ultimately, have a finished product that will work for you and consequently result in a tremendous amount of traffic. Be good to your website and your website will be good to you.

It is a learning experience that will only make you stronger and wiser. Good luck!

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Addie Scott is also the author and illustrator of a soon to be published children's book and is working on a how-to internet business ebook. You can visit her website at: http://www.flirtdirt.com