This document is a presentation about keyword research. It introduces the presenter, Sarah Patzer, and defines keywords as search terms relevant to one's industry, products or services. It recommends developing a list of keywords and using a keyword tool to find related keyword ideas with different levels of search volume data. The presentation also discusses using keywords for on-site optimization, social media, content creation and paid advertising, and recommends the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin for implementation.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Keyword Research (And Probably a Few Things You Didn't).
1. EVERYTHING YOU EVER
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT
KEYWORD RESEARCH
(AND PROBABLY A FEW THINGS YOU DIDN’T).
SARAH PATZER
DIGITAL STRATEGIST & PARTNER, KICK POINT
@SARAHELIZA_BEST
#WCYEG
30. MORE ADVANCED THINGS!
If you’re a masochist, Dana’s WordCamp 2011 presentation covered the
Yoast plugin in even more technical detail: http://bit.ly/1dqDZQh
Important things to do:1) Your seed words should go in the first box, separate them with a comma – do not hit ‘enter’ yet! You’ve been warned. 2) Targeting. Fill in the country and language you’re targeting. Leave the rest. 3) Customize. You’re probably only interested in things with a lot of searches – pick a number. And depending on whether or not you want to do a lot of searching, you may want to turn off the broadly related feature.