| If you've read a few of my articles you'll certainly | | | | program". Going further, For "Christian affiliate program" |
| know my position on SEO. That said, you can be | | | | you'll have keywords like "Christian books affiliate |
| undermining your traffic efforts if you work without an | | | | program" and "Christian music affiliate program." Going |
| SEO tool. | | | | further still our "Christian music affiliate program" will |
| What is an SEO tool? For me, it is a piece of | | | | have "Christian rock music affiliate program" and |
| software or resource that makes my search engine | | | | "Christian hip hop music affiliate program." |
| optimization a lot better. It is a piece of software that | | | | Now, we can keep going further but to make the point, |
| helps me take advantage of all the opportunities out | | | | the lower you go, the less the search volume and |
| there as far as getting the most through positioning a | | | | competition for each keyword. This means it will be a |
| page to rank well at the search engines. | | | | lot easier for you to rank highly for such keywords all |
| To start with, I consider a keyword research tool as | | | | other things being equal. |
| the most important SEO tool for anyone who wants | | | | Furthermore, although the search volume is usually a |
| to achieve any success in free search marketing. Ask | | | | lot lower as you go lower, the traffic you get becomes |
| anyone who knows better, it will require a lot for you | | | | more targeted and thus can convert better. This is a |
| to rank in the top ten for keywords like ecommerce. | | | | nutshell of the long tail concept. |
| Yes, no matter what you do, it will take quite some | | | | So back to what we were saying, you need a great |
| time to displace those gurus in SEO. | | | | tool that will give you the long tail keywords. |
| However, there's a place for you in the long tail. In case | | | | Thereafter, you may decide to add another search |
| you don't know what that means, this will help: For | | | | engine optimization tool: An analyzer. |
| every major keyword, there are several less | | | | However, if you are not one of those who get stuck in |
| searched keywords. Let's say for the word "affiliate" | | | | the SEO rut, you may or may not need such SEO |
| we will have major keywords like "affiliate programs" | | | | analysis tools. You can just build naturally after |
| and "affiliate marketing." | | | | acquiring some experience of what works and what |
| Now for "affiliate programs" we will have keywords | | | | doesn't. |
| like "adult affiliate programs" and "Christian affiliate | | | | |