{"id":70125,"date":"2025-02-05T19:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/internet-business\/how-to-find-and-use-long-tail-keywords-for-traffic-and-results\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T19:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:39:02","slug":"how-to-find-and-use-long-tail-keywords-for-traffic-and-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=70125","title":{"rendered":"How to Find and Use Long Tail Keywords For Traffic and Results"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"\"Keywords are an essential part of any SEO strategy, but they go beyond simple words. When researching keywords, you\u2019ll always see those keywords with one or two words that have huge traffic numbers, and you\u2019ll be tempted to target them for a slice of that volume.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just one problem: the competition for those keywords is too high. <\/strong>You might as well be jumping into a pool full of sharks. Instead of targeting the simple keywords with huge volume, you should be targeting long-tail keywords that narrow down your focus and put your content in front of the right people.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019ll take a look at the importance of long-tail keywords, and then I\u2019ll show you some great tools for finding them so you can start writing content that reaches more people in a focused audience.<\/p>\n

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Long Tail Keywords: What\u2019s the Big Deal?<\/h2>\n

Long tail keywords are specific keyword phrases<\/a> that are three to four words in length. They define a very specific subject, product, or service. These phrases a hugely important because they are used by customers who are ready to buy. They have a very specific idea in mind for what they want, and they are using these phrases to find a place that sells what they are looking for.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you have a food blog that shows people how to make gluten-free dessert recipes at home. You could try and shoot for a keyword like \u201cdessert\u201d or \u201crecipes\u201d, but what you\u2019ll find is that these keywords could have high volume, and high competition right along with them.<\/p>\n

Even if you did manage to rank for these one word keywords, you may find that your bounce rate is through the roof because people land on your site and say \u201cgluten-free, I don\u2019t want that!\u201d You\u2019ll be targeting a broad audience instead of a focused one. One of the big things you need to know before starting a blog<\/a>, is how to find the right long tail keywords.<\/p>\n

So, in essence, using long tail keywords affords you the following benefits:<\/p>\n