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  • laurenelizabeth1986


    Hi everyone. I am an interior designer and I'm looking to boost my rankings locally for my target keywords (eg: Interior designer in Cheltenham) and I'm wondering about whether my blog posts should all be planned out with this (and other similar, location based) keywords in mind. For example, should I always make my target keyword for each blog post something related to 'interior design in xxx' or should I look for other keywords just related to my field? Eg: interior design tips, furniture guides, paint colour advice etc, just because it is related? As an example, I am planning a blog post to go on my website which will be about a trip I'm taking to Copenhagen. Could my keyword therefore just be something like 'interior design', and this would be okay? Thanks for reading! Lauren

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  • mollykathariner_ms


    keywords metrics

    Hello! I set up a keyword list over a week ago and the majority of the keywords still say "Gathering Metrics." Any advice on how to get this data to populate? Thanks!

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  • TZ1982


    Hi, I'm doing keyword research for a small site and followed the standard keyword process of using Ahrefs and Google's keyword planner tools to see what keywords are being searched for my service. There are keywords that have a higher avg monthly search volume  but they are aren't as relevant as ones that include the word cheap or affordable for example but those ones are only 300 monthly searches per month which seems very small for the main page of the site. Any advice what I should do in this scenario? Do I choose a more relevant keyword with lower search volume or go for one with much higher avg monthly search volume which is much more competitive?

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  • JessicaSilver


    Hello! I hope someone can help me...I've researched my keywords (long and short tail) for my articles but they are showing up as no ranking keywords. It looks like I've only got a few of my 15 articles which actually have keywords within - and I'm not sure why! Please can someone advise? https://www.el-well.com/helping-your-parents-declutter-their-home/ Thank you.

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  • BBQVILLA

    Solved

    how to find own topic related keywords like my topic is bbq related stuff... so how i find low difficult keywords.?

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  • Raymonda


    keyword explorer

    Hi I wanted to check the volume of a keyword in German but unfortunately, it shows no data available.?
    Is this actually possible to research German keywords with your tool?

    | Raymonda
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  • SmartSimple


    keyword rankings

    The Moz Keyword Ranker does not seem to work - it keeps buffering when I add a keyword, Anyone see the same thing?

    | SmartSimple
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  • sagargone


    rankings keyword rankings

    Dear Moz Team, My website : https://www.crichighlightsvidz.com Rankings dramatically drops in Google search from 01st August 2022 to, being top 10 rankings for all of my keywords to not even being in top 50 positions after checking in search rankings. This website hosted on: www.porkbun.com. May I know what's the reason to drops rankings. Thanks
    Sagar Gone

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  • lg2

    Solved This question is deleted!

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  • sammecooper


    I've been doing some keyword research and i've found a few gems. My site is currently sat at a 18 domain authority up from 12, so it's great to see the improvement. Although I was wondering, if my domain authority is sat a 18, can I compete with keywords that have a difficulty of 50-60? Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙂 Sam

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  • romanjames


    Hello, How Moz can help me in finding less competitive keywords for a site based on omega masticating juicer. I had tried other tools but i am not satisfied with it. Kindly tell me the process to find it. Thanks.

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  • Rich-H

    Unsolved

    labels keywords upload

    Hi, I would like to update all my keyword labels via a .csv upload, however, when I try to upload the keyword file with the updated labels, I'm advised I don't have enough keywords left for the import. Am I using the correct upload tool or is there a way around this, please?

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  • gabrelapaula22


    I have created a blog of finding the best outdoor basketball and have targeted low keyword difficulty keywords and they are getting some traffic also. But the problem is the homepage is not ranking position still I want to ask that should I target more keywords of low Moz keyword difficulty for gaining more traffic or not?

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  • WebMarkets


    snippet

    Where can I go in MOZ to view Google snippets that I am not currently tracking? I noticed a client is listed on a snippet but MOZ shows 0 snippets. I am also fairly confident given organic traffic data that this snippet has been listed for a while.

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  • yaelslater


    Hi Everyone! I just transitioned into SEO in the medical spectrum and have never come across such long names. In terms of recommendations for character counts in title tags, what would be the recommendation? Write until it gets truncated (which is current state)? Use the abbreviation? Try to ensure the "plain language" words appear towards the front? Any viewpoints would be appreciated!

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  • Zafar435


    Hello! I am searching for high-ranking keywords through Explore by Site feature. But, it doesn't show me the relevant keywords I'm looking for. Like if I search for "written communication skills" on Google and copy URL of a lower authority domain and paste it into the Explore by Site search bar, it shows the results for "example of proposals", "hardware vs software", and so, but not relevant to written communication. What should I do?

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  • ayofztk


    Hey!
    I heard that exact match domain is helpful in ranking over popular keywords. I have two websites Tech Crunch SmallSEOTools My question is, will it be helpful to rank over Tech Crunch and SmallSEOTools, respectively?

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  • ifixcars


    Hello, We are trying to rank for keywords locally. We are on the edge of four zip codes in our area and are competing with businesses in those zip codes. Should we track each keyword separately for each zip code, or just one zip code we're in?

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  • Voucherstore 0


    What keywords should I choose if I have 3 similar products, only the value differs?
    It is recommended to use the same keyword, and change the value? Example: Product 1: $ 100 discount coupon
    Keyword: $ 100 discount coupon Product 2: $ 75 discount coupon
    Keyword:? Product 3: $ 50 discount coupon
    Keyword:? Any advice? Thank you, Sergio K.

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  • eulabrant


    So I have a page that sells say hockey sticks and the site is situated in Australia. My Keyword focus for the page would be hockey sticks Australia.

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  • NoahsDad


    search seo google google penalty

    I used to rank really high for the phrase "characteristics of down syndrome" for this post: https://noahsdad.com/physical-characteristics/ but not I've lost almost all traffic to the post. Even if you search for "characteristics of down syndrome Noah's Dad" the post doesn't seem to come up. I have no idea what is going on. If someone has a few minutes to take a look it would be very helpful. Also, I have lost almost all organic traffic to my site. I used to get close to 100,000 visits a month from organic traffic and now I'm getting 3k or so. So almost all of it is gone. I'm hoping whatever is going on with this post can be figured out so I can address and fix all of the other pages as well. Thanks so much for your time.

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  • ionatr


    Hey everyone,
    I have started a new blog and I am not finding the ways to find the best and rankable keywords for it.
    Can anybody tell me how to find it?

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  • Gabijaurbs


    Hello,
    I am having a problem while I am searching for keywords - it just says "Getting serp analysis failed. Please retry your search or refresh this page" on all browsers I try it on. Hard reloaded too and still not working. Could you help me with this?
    Best regards, Gabija

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  • chris981


    So i have a page that sells say hockey sticks and the website is based in Canada. My keyword focus for the page would be hockey sticks Canada. It seems to be proper to have this key phrase within the page text and also at the beginning of the first paragraph. But how do i write a first paragraph with this keyphrase and make it sound natural. My first instinct is to write the paragraph like so Hockey sticks Canada - We provide excellent quality hockey sticks nationwide which come with a 1 year warranty and have exceptional build quality and exceed performance expectations. But it just doesnt sound natural. If i put it as follows Hockey sticks in Canada are well known for their quality and craftmanship. We provide excellent quality hockey sticks nationwide which come with a 1 year warranty and have exceptional build quality and exceed performance expectations. I add "in" into the keyphrase to make it sound more natural to the reader. Would google look at this and count it as pertaining to the keyphrase hockey sticks canada? Anybody have any info into making key phrases count on the page without looking to unatural to the reader?

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  • obgproject


    I have several pages that get a lot of visits, and 90% of the traffic is from Google searches. How can I discover what the search terms are that bring people to these pages?

    | obgproject
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  • Nathan_Nathan


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  • Ijiubu768


    Hey, moz kd is not showing correct result. i searched the keyword best for apartment one time the kd was 44 and again i searched and the kd was 24. which one is the correct kd?

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  • Daie8


    I want to know that how it is possible that global and country-wise keyword difficulty should be the same. Please help me out understand this confusion.

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  • daimon67


    Hi guys, what is the best practice to find the long tail keywords, like Google Instant Suggestion, people also search, or moz keyword explorer I have experienced a lot in MOZ pro Keyword Planner, but now I want to know easiest way to find long tail keywords for my website olehana Makeup, still I'm using just 3 keyword that I already ranked in Google SERP top 3 positions now I also want that some long tail keywords also gets ranked.

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  • jessica45


    I'm using wordpress for my blog and yoast plugin for seo. recently i read a tutorial about "long-tail keyword" usage. but i get confused when i want to use them in my blog posts. take this long-tail keyword: best gaming mouse and keyboard for ps4 Imaging i want to use this as my primary keyword(focus keyword) in my blog post. how should i use it in post title and other parts of my article? -should i use it in the exact same order in my title or post?
    -how to use it in yoast keyphrase input? should i use exact match of the focus keyphrase in the input? as you know Google is capable of recognizing the separate words from longer search terms, even if the words are not in the exact same order as the query. I searched many days but unfortunately i couldn't find anything about how to use keyword or long-tail keyword inside the article step by step.

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  • ayofztk


    Hey everyone,
    I have started a new blog and I am not finding the ways to find the best and rankable keywords for it.
    Can anybody tell me how to find it?

    | ayofztk
    0
  • StevenWalley


    I'm trying to find the most accurate tool to identify monthly search volumes.  All the tools offer wildly varying results.  Help 🙂

    | StevenWalley
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  • Armen-SEO


    I am looking for a keyword research tool other than Google Keywords Planner. What other tools can I use to perform great keyword research. I am looking for a tool than will help me to find better keywords for my SEO campaigns. My clients' websites are usually 30-50 pages, so I don't want to buy tools for $20K a year. I am looking for something around $60-$100 per month.

    | Armen-SEO
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  • BobGW


    Hello, My site is bobweikel.com Article page is here. Could you guys help me with keywords for new and existing articles around weight loss? Some ideas, though I'm unsure: weight loss tips healthy weight loss permanent weight loss weight loss program weight loss diets weight loss coaching weight loss life coaching weight management

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  • seoanalytics


    How do you find phrases that co-occur together and go in the same cluster. I know that I can do keyword research via the keyword tool as well as other tools and even google related searches but I have the feeling it is very limited. Does anyone have any other advice or tools  ? Once you figure our the correct words / expression is there a way to write your sentences, does syntax have an impact ?

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  • annabel.schoeman


    Hi Guys, I want to get an opinion/advice on this. My client has a site that have all their products (I am working on expanding the product descriptions, benefits and how they differ from each other) listed and I just want to know if I can use the term 'gear oil' for example on multiple pages as one of the keywords. The product range (among others like transmission fluid and anti-freeze) is gear oil (with the different types of gear oils available described) and I can't really change what the product is. I do have different variations (such as gear lubricant, automotive gear lubricant, car gear oil etc.) but will it do damage if I use the same keyword (like gear oil) on multiple pages (along with another relevant keyword that does not involve the words gear oil)? Any help on this will be greatly appreciated!

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  • MalikJan


    how to find informative low difficulty keywords. how can I get content ideas? I have lots of content ideas but it's not good search volume on google. I have a kitchen-related affiliate website called  https://gloryspy.com

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  • AndyKubrin


    Hi Mozzers! I do a lot of work in niche areas, and one issue I often confront in keyword research is unknown search volume. That is, I'll be doing keyword research in Keyword Explorer or Gooogle Search Console, and for the most relevant keywords, I find either very low search volumes, null search volumes, or "Data not available." How do I make good keyword planning decisions when I can't find good data for search volume? Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Andy

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  • ElevateOnlineLtd


    I am trying to improve my SEO ranking for wood effect  floor tiles from position 98 to the top 3.
    This website is very new and so is the page of content. The keyword difficulty is only 5 so Easy. What would your top 3 tips be to improve the rankings as fast as possible? https://tilesandmosaics.co.uk/floor-tiles/wood-effect-tiles/ uvRmyaK

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  • Resolver101


    I've been tasked with finding the keywords for our website.  The difficulty I'm finding is receiving help from the fabrication personal to suggest keywords.  I'm not sure if its peoples imagination or if there's a general unwillingness. Can anyone make any suggestions here?  Is there a fabrication or welding keyword database I can put to them and hopefully get their brains working? Or even a way to see what keywords our competitors use?

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  • WalkieTalkie


    Question - you can see the green positive and the red negative. If I optimize a certain keyword, and it turns red - how long should I wait before I optimize it again? The same with green - I had a keyword ranking up 20 points...which of course is good...should just wait for a a few months or use the keyword again next month? Not use how I should address the ups and downs (green & red) of rankings. thank you..

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  • Salman42552


    I want to increase CTR of my keywords like ptclbill Is any way to increase this.

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  • ndjiur76


    Hey Guys I want to start a site, just Like Packages Lab (Pakistani Site), this site cover article which has searchers only in Pakistan Like Check this article : https://packageslab.com/jazz-internet-packages/ In this article the owner covered different Keywords such Jazz Daily Internet Packages, Jazz Weekly Internet Packages and many more, The question is that how he knows to cover all these keywords in just one article why not he writing a separate article because Jazz Daily internet packages, Jazz Weekly Internet packages have a lot of searches according to Keyword everywhere extension. Can someone explain this, because I also want to start a site?

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  • WaliullahWalid


    Search intent is the core of writing and content marketing; its essential to know the best answer.  To analyse search intent, I analyse top 10 ranking pages, see which content format is used on top 10 ranking pages and at last asses content angle. My question is, how can I come up with a unique content angle that's worth ranking and outrank existing articles and what's the points should I consider while implementing my unique content angle.

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  • Ecolaundry


    I have an ecommerce site selling only 1 product on subscription. However, I want to offer a free trial of the product on 1 page, and a buy it now on the other, thus 2 pages, but selling exactly the same product. I also thought it would give me the opportunity to rank both pages for separate keywords? Will this strategy work, or should I just look at combining both of these pages into 1 ?  If so, would I then just build out blog content around my keyword list? Many thanks

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  • ronyon


    Hey everyone! Complete SEO novice here. I work as the sole content person for an ecommere website with 4,000+ products. I've been trying for months to come up with some sort of SEO strategy, but I'm drowning. Completely drowning. I've been trying to use on-page analytics here at Moz for certain products that get a lot of margin for us. This worked great for awhile, but I haven't seen much progress. And then I jumped to link building and then I jumped to blogging and social, and now I don't know where to focus. I know each and every one of these is important, but I feel like I'm only giving 10% to each instead of 100%. I'm not getting anywhere. I'm just doggy paddling. I am in desperate need of a starting point. And yes, I've read Moz's beginner guide to SEO. I've researched for hours, but nobody seems to have a good starting point for someone trying to optimize a site with 4,000+ products. WHERE DO I START? Category pages? Low-hanging fruit? I feel like I've tried it all. I need some concrete ecommerce advice. Something that gives me a solid game plan as a one-woman show. Do I go brand by brand? Do I go with products with good margin? Do I stop focusing on individual products and go for category pages? I can't wrap my head around an SEO workflow. I'm really looking for ANY advice that can stop my head from spinning with ecommerce SEO. It's completely overwhelming! Thank you in advance!

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  • rootmktg


    Some are in thousands, but it's not always noted and I'm sure there is more than 1 query for a term. Thanks!

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  • Pet03


    i want to know which is the best keyword difficulty to work because i work on KD 15 as well but i still cant getting ranking, for example, my keyword is on cricket website Zim vs Pak 2020 live streaming how i do work to rank this if this keyword is KD15

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  • Niu843jr


    I selected an affiliate keyword .now the next step is to analyze the SERP and look for competitor .if my current search setting is US and google trends show that my product is trending in Australia ,so should now i change my search setting to Australia or go with US?

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  • habibkhan12345


    hi dear Moz . When we search for a keyword, it shows us a list of countries. Others, such as SEO tools, do a global search as well.
    Can we do this so that when we search for someone's keyword, they will also tell us the search result in Global.
    If that happened then there would be no better tool than bananas. I am linking to it. When we look at any data from a website, all the data is found. I have seen that.

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