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Keyword Selection Process
       Simplified

           By -Shashank   Gupta
                CEO & Founder
               Web SEO Services
Simplifying the treacherous ‘Keyword’
selection process, which makes for the
building block of Search engine
Optimization
What is Keyword?




             Anything that your
             customer is typing
             here; to locate you,
             your products/
             services is a Keyword
             for you.
Ok now I got what’s a
     Keyword

     What Next?
Imagine your website
is the ultimate goal,
and each keyword is a
path that your
customer can choose
to reach you.
You definitely cannot observe
each path for a potential customer
How to find right
paths to monitor?
So now what?
Read on to find




                  simple steps to selecting
                  your keywords &
                  making them work for
                  you.
Step 1:   You
If you own a business, the 1st stop in keyword selection
is your own ‘Business Details’. List down all details of
your business:

• Business name

• Brand name

• Brand specific product name

• Name of each member of your management team
• Now go to a Search Engine and check up, where you rank for
  each of these items

• You should have good rank for each of these keywords, and 1st
  rank for your own brand name at-least.

• If this is not the case, then attack this list as your first priority.
Step 2:
 Customer
• Your customers/ readers know best
  what words they are using to find
  your business.

            Ask the customers to
               know what really
                     works for them.
Research your Audience by
• Listening to conversations on the social media, what terms to
  customer use to denote/ find your business?

• Conduct small sample survey of your customers to know what
  words they associate with your business
Find Answer to Question like:
  •   What is average customer looking for?
  •   What are my visitors trying to accomplish
  •   What question are my visitor asking?
  •   What terminology describe the problem you solve?
  •   What solutions do you provide?

Check out:
  • Dictionary, and synonyms
  • Related categories in search directories
  • Relevant geographical phrases
Step 3:
Competitor
Your competitor is best source of knowledge
for you.
                      • Check out your competitor’s
                        website, and analyze it for
                        keywords.

                      • List down all the keywords
                        competitor has used.

                      • Ensure these keywords are
                        already covered in your
                        website.

                      • If not get them in order.
Step 4:
Suggestions
• So far we have taken keywords from all our known
  sources namely:
   • You
   • Your customers
   • Your competitors

    Now how about getting some suggestion from the
               ‘Horse’s mouth itself’ !!
• ‘Google Adwords – Keyword Tool’ is the tool for these
  suggestions. This tool has basically been designed for the PPC
  users, but hey its free for all.

• This tool works by taking certain inputs from you, and then it
  searched the Google database and throws up a list of suggested
  keywords.

• These keywords are provided with the additional information of
  their monthly Local (area you have input) and the Global
  searches made using them.
• To use this tool you need to have some basic information at
  hand namely:


                                   Basic keywords which we
                                   have acquired in previous
                                   step




                                                  Language preference
                                                  of target audience

                             Location of target
                             audience
Lets use this tool for:

  • Keyword:- ‘You’

  • Location – India

  • Language preference – All ( to include search made
    in all Indian languages which Google offers)
Keyword we
                             entered

            Global Monthly                Local Monthly
Suggested
            Search for keyword            Search for keyword
Keywords
Use this tool to get suggestion from Google for
 more Keywords related to the one’s you have
                 already collected
Step 5:
Expand
Expand your Keyword list


• Start with the ‘Keyword’ and expand it to make it
  broader ‘Keyword Phrases’



• This expansion will help in ensuring that you do not
  miss out on some relevant and highly potential
  ‘Keywords/ phrases’.
The expansion works like your address in reverse order. Your
address goes in the order of :
                    Flat
                  Number
                                              ( Unique to you)
                  Building
                   Name

              Name of Locality                Moving down
                                              from specific to
                                              Generic
               Name of City


               Name of State
                                              ( Shared by all
             Name of Country                  citizens of the
                                              Country)
Keep adding details, to your keyword to make it key phrases.
Keyword Expansion goes in the order of :

                     SEO
                                               ( Common term)



          Search Engine Optimization
                                               Moving down
                                               from Generic to
                Search Engine                  Specific
                Optimization
                    India
                Search Engine
                 Optimization                  ( Unique term
                India, Mumba                   shared by few)
                       i
List prepared now on to the next
               step
Step 5:
Narrow down
• Expansion done, it’s time to check out these keywords
  based on few parameters so as to narrow down the list to
  make the list more realistic and manageable.

• Use Google Insights for Search. This fabulous tool from
  Google will help you gain insights into the search’s being
  conducted across the globe, via Google.

• Follow it up with ‘Google Adwords- Keyword Tool’. This
  will help you compare the keywords from a different
  perspective
Using the various filters offered, you can narrow down your
search to particular Time frame, Geographical Area, area of
interest etc.
Lets assume you have a recipe blog; and want to add to
 it a recipes about cakes. Now lets find which keyword
 should you use in your entry. We will compare 3
 keywords for the start.

1. Blue cake
2. Cheesecake
3. Blue Cheescake
We can clearly see that interest in the term
‘Cheesecake’ far outweighs that in the other two terms
Now lets move over to Google Adwords – ‘Keyword
 Tools’ to estimate the traffic for our shortlisted
                    keywords.
AdWords tool confirms what
   ‘Insights tool’ showed. Term
‘Cheesecake’ is showing maximum
              searches
• Both these tools confirm that ‘Cheesecake’ is the term you need
  to concentrate on



• Similarly we can search for all the terms
• we have listed down



• The goal is finally to pick up a set of 10
• keywords for our initial SEO campaign.
Step 6:
Put Keywords
to work
• Pick up each
  keyword/ Keyword
  phrase and allocate a
  page on your
  website/ post on
  your blog to it         Fghgjhkkhjjkrfgfdghh ghfjhg

                          KEYWORD
• Design content on       Dgfhfgjhgjkk gvdfgfhyjtyjzvxvc
  the allocated page
  around the Keyword
Ensure the Keyword is mentioned in the
Ensure the Keywords is mentioned in the

1. Page Title 2. Page Heading and 3. Page Description
All set. Now all you
need to do is
monitor your
Keywords over time
for their traffic
generation
Right Keywords and proper monitoring will
          ensure you success 
Shashank Gupta
     Owner & Founder Web SEO Services

Twitter: @shashankscg
Blog: www.webseoservices/blog
Facebook: www.facebook.com/shashankscg
Email: info@webseoservices.in
Website: www.webseoservices.in

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Keyword Selection process

  • 1. Keyword Selection Process Simplified By -Shashank Gupta CEO & Founder Web SEO Services
  • 2. Simplifying the treacherous ‘Keyword’ selection process, which makes for the building block of Search engine Optimization
  • 3. What is Keyword? Anything that your customer is typing here; to locate you, your products/ services is a Keyword for you.
  • 4. Ok now I got what’s a Keyword What Next?
  • 5. Imagine your website is the ultimate goal, and each keyword is a path that your customer can choose to reach you.
  • 6. You definitely cannot observe each path for a potential customer
  • 7. How to find right paths to monitor?
  • 9. Read on to find simple steps to selecting your keywords & making them work for you.
  • 10. Step 1: You
  • 11. If you own a business, the 1st stop in keyword selection is your own ‘Business Details’. List down all details of your business: • Business name • Brand name • Brand specific product name • Name of each member of your management team
  • 12. • Now go to a Search Engine and check up, where you rank for each of these items • You should have good rank for each of these keywords, and 1st rank for your own brand name at-least. • If this is not the case, then attack this list as your first priority.
  • 14. • Your customers/ readers know best what words they are using to find your business. Ask the customers to know what really works for them.
  • 15. Research your Audience by • Listening to conversations on the social media, what terms to customer use to denote/ find your business? • Conduct small sample survey of your customers to know what words they associate with your business
  • 16. Find Answer to Question like: • What is average customer looking for? • What are my visitors trying to accomplish • What question are my visitor asking? • What terminology describe the problem you solve? • What solutions do you provide? Check out: • Dictionary, and synonyms • Related categories in search directories • Relevant geographical phrases
  • 18. Your competitor is best source of knowledge for you. • Check out your competitor’s website, and analyze it for keywords. • List down all the keywords competitor has used. • Ensure these keywords are already covered in your website. • If not get them in order.
  • 20. • So far we have taken keywords from all our known sources namely: • You • Your customers • Your competitors Now how about getting some suggestion from the ‘Horse’s mouth itself’ !!
  • 21. • ‘Google Adwords – Keyword Tool’ is the tool for these suggestions. This tool has basically been designed for the PPC users, but hey its free for all. • This tool works by taking certain inputs from you, and then it searched the Google database and throws up a list of suggested keywords. • These keywords are provided with the additional information of their monthly Local (area you have input) and the Global searches made using them.
  • 22. • To use this tool you need to have some basic information at hand namely: Basic keywords which we have acquired in previous step Language preference of target audience Location of target audience
  • 23. Lets use this tool for: • Keyword:- ‘You’ • Location – India • Language preference – All ( to include search made in all Indian languages which Google offers)
  • 24. Keyword we entered Global Monthly Local Monthly Suggested Search for keyword Search for keyword Keywords
  • 25. Use this tool to get suggestion from Google for more Keywords related to the one’s you have already collected
  • 27. Expand your Keyword list • Start with the ‘Keyword’ and expand it to make it broader ‘Keyword Phrases’ • This expansion will help in ensuring that you do not miss out on some relevant and highly potential ‘Keywords/ phrases’.
  • 28. The expansion works like your address in reverse order. Your address goes in the order of : Flat Number ( Unique to you) Building Name Name of Locality Moving down from specific to Generic Name of City Name of State ( Shared by all Name of Country citizens of the Country)
  • 29. Keep adding details, to your keyword to make it key phrases. Keyword Expansion goes in the order of : SEO ( Common term) Search Engine Optimization Moving down from Generic to Search Engine Specific Optimization India Search Engine Optimization ( Unique term India, Mumba shared by few) i
  • 30. List prepared now on to the next step
  • 32. • Expansion done, it’s time to check out these keywords based on few parameters so as to narrow down the list to make the list more realistic and manageable. • Use Google Insights for Search. This fabulous tool from Google will help you gain insights into the search’s being conducted across the globe, via Google. • Follow it up with ‘Google Adwords- Keyword Tool’. This will help you compare the keywords from a different perspective
  • 33. Using the various filters offered, you can narrow down your search to particular Time frame, Geographical Area, area of interest etc.
  • 34. Lets assume you have a recipe blog; and want to add to it a recipes about cakes. Now lets find which keyword should you use in your entry. We will compare 3 keywords for the start. 1. Blue cake 2. Cheesecake 3. Blue Cheescake
  • 35. We can clearly see that interest in the term ‘Cheesecake’ far outweighs that in the other two terms
  • 36. Now lets move over to Google Adwords – ‘Keyword Tools’ to estimate the traffic for our shortlisted keywords.
  • 37. AdWords tool confirms what ‘Insights tool’ showed. Term ‘Cheesecake’ is showing maximum searches
  • 38. • Both these tools confirm that ‘Cheesecake’ is the term you need to concentrate on • Similarly we can search for all the terms • we have listed down • The goal is finally to pick up a set of 10 • keywords for our initial SEO campaign.
  • 40. • Pick up each keyword/ Keyword phrase and allocate a page on your website/ post on your blog to it Fghgjhkkhjjkrfgfdghh ghfjhg KEYWORD • Design content on Dgfhfgjhgjkk gvdfgfhyjtyjzvxvc the allocated page around the Keyword
  • 41. Ensure the Keyword is mentioned in the Ensure the Keywords is mentioned in the 1. Page Title 2. Page Heading and 3. Page Description
  • 42. All set. Now all you need to do is monitor your Keywords over time for their traffic generation
  • 43. Right Keywords and proper monitoring will ensure you success 
  • 44. Shashank Gupta Owner & Founder Web SEO Services Twitter: @shashankscg Blog: www.webseoservices/blog Facebook: www.facebook.com/shashankscg Email: info@webseoservices.in Website: www.webseoservices.in