Find Long Tail Keywords with Google Wonder Wheel - Easy Tutorial
79Finding Long Tail Keywords Through Effective Keyword Research
Keywords, keyphrases, niche keywords, long tail keywords, keyword research – you will undoubtedly have come across all of these phrases in your quest for success making money online. Yet of all of these phrases, the one that could be the most profitable for you to be aware of is “long tail keywords”. Here we're going to look at why they are essential and how to find them using Google's Wonder Wheel - a free keyword research tool.
Knowing how to find and assess long tail keywords for top search results, marketing and SEO purposes, will take your online money making business to the next level and ensure that your traffic, and more importantly, your conversion rates, increase. So finding and using long tail keywords is an important aspect of any website or blog owners marketing strategy and SEO campaign.
Here you’ll find explained:
- The benefits of using long tail keywords to increase traffic and conversion rates
- Useful information on how searchers behave when using search engines
- The essential elements your website needs to make the conversion from visitor to sale
- One place on the web to find long tail keywords (Google's Wonder Wheel)
- How to assess long tail keywords once you’ve found them
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Find Long Tail Keywords for Higher Conversion Rates
There’s no getting around the fact that choosing the correct keywords and long tail keyphrases is the cornerstone of success for any website or blog. Why? Because firstly, you want your website to be highly visible in the search engines, and additionally, you want your visitors to click, purchase, or sign up. Long tail keywords also tend to have far fewer competing websites than one or two word keyphrases (e.g. "work") which means they are far easier to rank for.
To understand how utilizing long tail keywords improve conversion rates you need to understand how people search when they use search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo, and also how their searches relate to a persons readiness to buy or sign up.
In general, the longer the keyphrase typed into a search engine the more likely your visitor is to make a purchase or sign up. To illustrate, let’s look at an example of this phenomenon in action.
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Bob’s Search Behavior
Let's take the example of Bob. Bob has recently been made redundant from work and is looking for work at home opportunities. This is typical of the kind of search behavior he will exhibit:
First Search – home work
Second Search - work online
Third Search – working from home
Fourth Search – legitimate work at home jobs
Fifth Search – where to write online to make money
The first few searches tend to be general and for the purpose of information gathering. Bob may click on a few ads to get more information, but what he’s more likely to do is go back to the search engine and perform another search. As Bob continues on his search for work at home jobs, his searches become more and more specific, until he finds exactly what he is looking for. This is especially true in Bob's situation because he will have to wade through A LOT of crap before he finds something that actually meets his need to find real work at home jobs.
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Ensure Your Website, Blog or Article Meets These Fundamental Requirements
At the point that your searcher is typing in 3 or more words (a long tail keyword), as long as your website or blog meets the following requirements your visitors are primed and ready to sign up or make a purchase.
1. The Landing Page Answers Their Query
2. The Website Looks Professional
3. The Website Is Easy To Navigate
4. It’s Obvious to Your Visitor How to Purchase or Sign Up
5. You Have Provided “A Call to Action”
Typically, long tail keywords attract less search volume than broader search terms but - and it’s a big but - they result in higher conversions. If your website or blog targets long tail keywords, what you will get are qualified customers that want exactly what you are offering. I find this is particularly true on pages where you want to earn selling products such as through the amazon affiliate program.
So let's go back to Bob and his last search of "where to write online to make money". If you have created a content page answering this query, with a short review of each writing site and a link to each, all of which include your affiliate link, you can bet that Bob will sign up for a few. And with a bit of luck Bob will start making you some money soon!
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Find Profitable Long Tail Keywords Using Google's Wonder Wheel
One way of finding long tail keywords to implement in your SEO strategy and marketing campaign, is to use Google’s Wonder Wheel tool. Why not try the Wonder Wheel now? Open a new window and follow these easy instructions.
How to use Google's Wonder Wheel - An Easy Tutorial
1. Simply type a general search term into Google’s search box, such as Bob’s first search query of “home work”.
2. Then click on “Show options”, which you’ll find to the left of the search results.
3. Scroll down to where is says “standard view” and click on Wonder Wheel.
4. You will now see a wheel type diagram of related searches. Click on one of the branches and you will be taken to a second diagram which shows typical “deeper” or longer tail keyword searches.
You can keep going with the wonder wheel to find a variety of potential highly profitable long tail keyword searches. If you like to learn visually, use the screen shots below to learn how to use Google's Wonder Wheel to find long tail keywords.
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1. Type a Search Term and Click Show Options
2. Click on Wonder Wheel
3. Click on the Wheel's Links to See Related Searches
Assess The Search Results Before Choosing Your Long Tail Keywords
In the image above (number 3) you'll see that the first page of search results are shown on the right of the screen whic is one of the best things about Google's Wonder Wheel. Make sure that you look at the search results for each long tail keyword string that you've clicked on.
See how many pages (if any) are using the exact keyword string. If no one is using the exact phrase in their title and page description then this could be a very profitable phrase for you. Conversely, if many pages are using the exact long tail keyphrase in their title and description then you'll need to check the pages PageRank to determine if you can compete with them. We'll have a look at assessing the potential of the long tail keywords you find in a moment.
4. The Deeper You Go, the Longer the Keyphrases
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Assessing Long Tail Keywords
Once you have a list of possible long tail keywords, it’s simply a case of typing them one by one into Google’s keyword tool to discover how many searches are being performed monthly for each keyword string. You'll probably also want to look at the estimated CPC. Once you’ve done this:
1. Choose the long tail keywords that are receiving the highest search volumes (and highest CPC).
2. If you have not done so already, check each one of your potential long tail keywords in the search engine you want your page to rank in to establish which, (if any) other pages are using them.
3. Assess your ability to compete with any other pages you identify. E.g. how many pages are using that exact long tail keyphrase? If there are no other pages in competition with you (or only a few), it will be an excellent long tail keyphrase to use. If other pages are using the particular long tail keyphrase you’ve chosen, assess the pages authority in terms of PageRank and compare it to your own.
4. If your long tail keyphrase is a suitable candidate to draw qualified traffic to your website, then optimize your page for that long tail term.
5. If you feel the competition for the particular term is too strong, go back to your list and find another to assess. Repeat the process until you have found long tail keywords you feel confident about ranking highly for.
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And Finally...
So there we are. We have covered the basics of why long tail keywords are important for a successful online business. We've looked at one easy way of finding the best long tail keywords related to your market using Google's wonder wheel and we’ve also learned how to assess them. It’s now merely a case of putting this information into action through your marketing and SEO strategy and watching your conversion rates soar.
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Hi Tatto, me ole buddy :) Bob doesn't even know we're watching him type in his long tail keywords, lol! We're search engine voyeurs ;) Glad you liked it :)
Deff liked it, I actually learnt a few things from it, as I always tell people ya can learn something new on hubs every day, good luck with yer challenge, and how did you know I was a voyeur lol ; )
It's far too late and I should be in bed, but this is a great Hub and I'll have to come back and study it in a LOT more detail. Thanks!!!
Thanks! Love to learn new ways to help find great keywords. Rated this one up!!
I love hubs with illustrations like this. thanks for writing and sharing such an informative hub. bookmarked and rated up.
@ Tatto - it was just a guess, lol!
@ Marisa - you're very welcome. I'm glad you'll find it useful!
@ Patti Ann - cheers for the rate up :) Let me know how you get on using the wonder wheel and if you have any questions about it just ask.
@ Rebekah - I love to see images too. I learn best that way. Thanks for the rate and bookmark and I hope you'll get the most out of the info :)
I find this very helpful. I am not good at doing this kind of thing - I just write what I want to write, basically. But I can learn from this. Thanks
Love and peace
Tony
Hi Tony, that's nice that you can write what you like :) I'm envious - I wish I could all the time too but I am writing to pay the bills, lol! So this is where this hub comes in - finding topics that people are searching for. If you want to master the wonderwheel etc and I can help you, let me know :)
I'm a visual person, too, so appreciated your easy to understand instructions and graphics for googles "Wheel". Thanks, Susana.
Thank you for another great help.
Thanks for this information. I am always learning.
I really liked your hub. I like the way you presented the information with great images. Thanks for sharing this very informative hub.
Thanks so much, Susana. What a great presentation of the material. (Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like my 3rd grade teacher!) I'll be bookmarking this for 'later viewing!' :)
@ drbj - glad to hear my instructions for using google wonder wheel were easy to understand! That was my goal :)
@ Hello Hello - you're welcome :)
@sandyspider - Yup, the learning is continuous which is one of the things I love about SEO. There's no time to get bored with learning more about it!
Hi Michael - Thanks! I do my best to make my instructional hubs easy to follow and useful to people at different levels of knowledge.
Hi Lorlie - Thanks for the compliment :) I don't mind if you sound teacherish, lol, praise is nice!
Great writing, useful information that I didn't know. Thank you!
Great Susan S, I heard of it but never got a clue on how to use it, it's good you've written an explanation about, keep going 60 days hub challenge
very informative, Thank you, Maita
Interesting hub, and good luck with your 60 day challenge!
Hi Crewman - glad it was helpful :)
Hi Oderog - no doubt about me continuing on the 60DC! It's fun :) I wasn't planning to write on SEO at all, but I had this written and just sitting in a folder so I thought why not include it. Happy to hear you liked it!
You're welcome PDH :)
Cheers Jen - my traffic is already well up, but I can't put it down to the challenge yet - it's only been a week :)
Very helpful hub, rated up and stumbled!
Great hub with helpful information! Thanks for sharing!
The wonderwheel is a awesome tool! I love chasing the longtail!
Great Hub. Nicely pulled together. Thank you. I don't know about you though but my Google changed from "Show options" just today. Now it reads "more" and for the wonder wheel "more search tools". Don't you hate it when they do things like that.
Ive been using the wonder wheel for a while now and have found it really useful. I can see you are utilising the fire fox shot really well... Im just trying to grapple with that one. Wonderful hub S :)
Thanks SS - bookmarked, I continue to learn to earn. Excellent hub, superb work.
Well, learn something new everyday!
I can't believe I'd never heard of this before. It's going to be a great help in optimizing my hubs *before* I write them (for a change) :D
One of the best tutorials on finding long tail keywords on the internet!
Hi daisy - many thanks for the rate and stumble!
Hi Pakpub - you're welcome :)
Hi cbris - long tail keywords are the way to go and the wonder wheel really helps finding them!
Hi Peter - Well that's just sod's law isn't it, lol! I'll have to redo all my images and instructions...blah.
Hi Shaz - Google wonder wheel is a great tool, isn't it?! Great to hear you're already utilizing it :)
Hi pmccray - here's to you increasing your earnings - cheers!
Hi Edweirdo - I'm really pleased this is going to help you :) Yep, keyword research has to be done before writing to get the most benefit from it.
Hi Kenwu - well that's a compliment indeed; thank you!
Im with Ed . .I cant believe I have not come across this as of yet . but thanks to you and this incredible visual (yes I need visuals to keep my attention;) I am going to try this out. Thanks so much for sharing. .this one rocks!!!
The wonder wheel is awesome, and you explained it beautifully. Great hub, and best of luck on your 60-day challenge. You'll do great!
Hi wavegirl - Thanks and do give Google's wonder wheel a go. It can be a really helpful tool!
Hi SaRita - Many thanks for your kind wishes. Keep an eye on me and see how I do in the challenge!
@ Peter - that's weird. I just checked google.co.uk and google.com and both still show the wonder wheel in the same places as I described here. Are you in a different country?
I read your hub the other day and forgot to comment. This was a very user friendly written hub. I have been researching long tail keywords ever since I read. Thanks so much for this valuable info.
Sage
I am trying to learn more about google adwords. this was great information! Thanks!
Hi joey - You're welcome :) I use Google adwords keyword tool A LOT and it's really helpful, but I'm definitely finding that using it in conjunction with Google Wonder Wheel and also Google Insights is a far superior method of finding long tail keywords, than just using the adwords tool on it's own.
I definitely learned something new! I knew to save this topic when I got the email LOL...so glad I did. Thank you for the great tips, I plan on starting my keyword searches by using this.
Hi Enelle - thanks for your comments and you're welcome. I hope using Google Wonder Wheel helps you find some great long tail keywords!
Currently, this seems like a gold mine! I can't believe nobody has ever mentioned this before. Thanks so much for sharing and I will definetaly implement these long tailed keywords :)
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Hi Jackson - Yes, used properly it is a gold mine! I see the Wonder Wheel as a second step once you've mastered Google's adwords tool. I'd seen other pages on the Wonder Wheel before but never paid a lot of attention, mainly because there was no explanation of how to assess the potential profitability of the long tail keywords. Some have huge volume searches and can really bring in the traffic!
Thanks - another great hub. You do cut to the chase when you explain things.
Hi nadp - I like to think that's one of my abilities, lol. Just, simple, straight forward explanations without the padding :)
Susana this is great. Really, really helpful.
I linked to this hub you in a recent article as I felt you had explained the topic far better than I could.
Stellar work, you have helped a lot of people with this information.
hmm..sorry about typos above, netbook, little keyboard, sensitive touchpad, its always happening to me.
Very helpful
thanks
Thanks Audrevea - glad to hear it :)
@ SF - many thanks for the link :) And no worries about typos, lol.
@ Ahmed - you're welcome.
great information Susana :)
Thanks simplestuff and welcome to HP!
sunforged, as others have said, this is very helpful Hub. What I find good about this kind of Hub is that it turns "Google-speak" into "regular-speak". I just find it hard to keep "paying attention" when I try to read about a lot of this kind of stuff on sites like Google's own.
Thanks Lisa - Glad to be of help :) I know what you mean about Google's explanations - I don't know who writes them, but whoever it is should be sacked, lol :P
Wow Susana, you have opened up a whole new world for me. I have used Google a million times (literally) and nvever knew this was there. I am already taking stock of what long tail phrases I can use in my articles.
Thanks for the wisdom sharing, I will bookmark this site.
Hi Dobson - I hope you find some great long tail keywords to bring the traffic and earnings in :)
Your work is sooooo inspiring and enjoyable. I'll really enjoy reading your articles.
Thanks Samson - I'm glad you like my style, lol :)
Great Hub! Thanks for being so kind to share this with all of us. You have a nice writing style!! Excellent information!
Very useful information about the Wonder Wheel tool. Long tail keywords can be very profitable. However, keep in mind that "long tail" does not mean "long phrase". Rather, it refers to less frequently searched terms which, when you have a lot of them, add up to a great deal of traffic. These often are longer, more specific phrases, though, so the info you give is still very useful.
great article. i am going to check out the wonderwheel now.
Hi Kim - Many thanks for you kind comments and I'm pleased to hear it's helpful info on finding long tail keywords :)
Hi Findyoursearch - I'd define a long tail keyphrase as any search term over 3 words and they aren't necessarily poor in terms of traffic, so I'd have to disagree with you on that point. My top 2 articles for traffic are both optimized for long tail keywords - one has a 4 word string, the other has 9 words. The first one gets between 600-800 views per day and the second 400-500 views per day. So long tail doesn't = low traffic.
Hi Blog Tools - let me know how it goes using the wonderwheel!
Excellent article. Well written, easy to understand and well researched. 10/10.
PS Oh and very helpful as well.
nice job...going to do it right now...
great turial, i think it builds off well from www.wonderwheeltool.com
very useful hub, it really helped. thx. rated up
Great job. Thank you!
Rated and Big Up!
Excellent Hub; great information. I wasn't aware of this Google feature, it will help greatly with my keyword research.
Thanks for the great information. I am already familiar with this too. But today when I tried to use it, I am shocked to notice that there is no such option under the "standard View" section. I tried in different browsers but was of no use. The only option I could see is "Timeline". Pls reply soon.
Hi HubMania - The wonder wheel is still there on google.com and google.co.uk? Which google are you using?
If you want to search google.com only, you can type this into your browser: http://www.google.com/ncr (this is handy for .com specific searches)
You'll see the wonderwheel is still there.
Great, usable info, thanks.
Wonderful!! I didn't know about this so thank you.
Outstanding Hub. I have much to learn. I am in the early stages of building a platform for my new book, "Eyes Wide Shut" An Enigma." The Internet is a dynamic whirlwind... Keep the information coming... Thanks.
This is much appreciated - THANK YOU!
Learned a lot from your article. Well explained.
Thank you for this very helpful information.
Very helpful indeed. I don't pay too much attention to keywords when I am writing. I just type what comes to mind. Now I know the trick and perhaps I could earn more online. He he . thanks.
Hi!
Very Good updated information!
So with the latest update Google now has the power to rank 5 letters or more long words with exact the match. Isn't it?
Before the update Google could analyze only for 3 or 4 words and the rest Google rate them by related words. Am I right?
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Glad to hear it was helpful to you masmasika :) Yep the trick to earning online is finding out what people are searching for.
Hi ss sneh - exact match has been part of google's way of finding the best pages for a long while.
Excellent hub! I felt as if I've been doing pretty well with keywords, but this will help me find even better ones. I'm enjoying your whole series on writing hubs.
wow, I learn something new every day. thanks so much
Hi and Thanks Naomi :) Google has moved the location of the wonderwheel with their changes on the homepage so I hope you can find it easily. I need to re-do the images on this hub. Good luck with your keyword research and I hope you find some goodies!
Hi miki, you're very welcome :)
well, great hub, and for someone who wants to go "the next level" this is one I am bookmarking for mroe reference.
Excellent hub! I appreciate the detailed tutorial and look forward to giving it a try.
Susana...
You´ve done it, dearest sister! These tips really help out a lot! Very well written hub! Rated up and useful! Thanks for the great info!
Warmest hugs and infinite heavenly blessings,
Al
Hi Susana - great hub! It's such a wonderful tool - and I don't use it enough. Thanks for this reminder!
Thanks Rebecca - hope you find some goodies with the wonderwheel!
Hi Lender - give it a go and let me know how you get on using this technique for finding long tail keywords :)
Hey Mistique - Very happy to hear that! You're very welcome :)
Hi Shalini - it is a great tool and one often overlooked.
Very helpful! I love the wonder wheel. It's what we use now to determine what related content we should be incorporating into our sites.
Hey this has been really helpful!
There is sooo much I still don't know! But I'm gonna read all your helpful hubs :)
Hey thanks Stef :) You're clever - you'll get this stuff quickly!
I read each and every word carefully. I made "favorites" for key websites. Great treasure trove. As a "newbie," I have much to learn. You certainly are appreciated with your "been there and done that experience...
Thanks Dallas - We were all newbies once, just keep learning and you'll find it all clicks into place!
Good hub
'Long tail' is becoming increasingly important as the internet gets filled with **** and search engines can only do so much! =)
Really good hub with a very good explanation. I did not know that google had this tool to find long tail keywords. The explanation is very thorough. Thanks
Great find and great article. When you are trying to pick a term or phrase to use, is there a golden number (of results) you look for? Like what number do you shoot for? 5,000 results, 10,000 results? Obviously, you don't want something with a million results.....
Hi jb - no no golden number. I don't usually look at the number of results - I look at the number of searches per month in the keyword tool and if it's high enough, then I'll look at the top 10 pages in the results to see if they're beatable. The phrase could produce millions of results, but it doesn't mean you can't rank for it.
Don't make the mistake of aiming too low. Read this hub by Misha: http://hubpages.com/hub/Google-Keyword-Tool-Redefi
I have never heard of long tail keywords or the Google wonder wheel. I am so glad I found you! Pam
Thanks so much! I've been writing online for a year or so and nobody has talked about the Wonder Wheel! I feel like this is going to be really useful.
This is great hub! I enjoyed it from the start to the end. You've answered all my questions regarding long tail keywords. Thanks!!
This is a great piece - it's so key to pick out the right long tails!
This is a great piece - it's so key to pick out the right long tails!
Very useful. From a Hub Addicted newbie, Thank you!
Thanks! I didn't know wonder wheel existed in google!
Great article. I just found the wonder wheel a couple of weeks ago and have been using it with all of my research projects. thanks for the tips
Very helpful information. Keep up the good work!
Very useful hub. Love using the wonder wheel - never know where it will lead!
I had no idea this existed, off to play.. thanks for the info..
I did the Wonder Wheel for one Hub and tested it out - it's in the 70's, but over time it will grow as long as my content is original and my keywords are relevant.
Hi Susana I found out about your hub in the forum. Very informative article on the wonder wheel. Thank you for sharing this information.
this is a great article. super informative. google wonder wheel is a wonder in itself really. thanks a lot for this.
Thank you for giving us (especially me) all of this useful information. You have helped me out a lot with optimizing my hubs and blog. Theres so much to learn and understand.
Thank you for the introduction to the wonder wheel. In all my googling I had never discovered it. Looking forward to future learnings from you. I'm just a newbee but with informational hubs like this one I may not be for long. Thanks again!
Hi Jeremey - good luck on your journey!
Brilliant hub Susana, in all my years in internet marketing, the wonder wheel has been a mystery to me. Thanks so much for the information. With success & best wishes, Jacqui :o)
The best hub on keywords and long tail keywords written! The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Who originated that? Lady, you are an amazing teacher. cannot thank you enough for this magnificent and informative hub. I appreciate this information so very much. A fan for life.
What a lovely comment vocalcoach - thank you :)
there's no wonder wheel option in the new google layout :(
It is there (at least it is on google.com and google.co.uk). You have to type in a search term first, hit return, then on the left you'll see "more search tools" - the wonderwheel is under there.
Susana, you wrote an really powerful hub here. Just tried it out now. I love the Wonder Wheel and never knew of it until I read your hub. Now I plan to use it a lot. Thanks.
Great Glenn - the wonderwheel is a fab tool!
I never heard of this for way of finding keywords before although I have used other ways. Voted up and as useful, as I think I will be reading more of your articles like this one in future.
Brilliant advice. I'm off to give it a crack right now...many thanks
Wow! I am so impressed with this article as you explained the wonder wheel and the keyword phrase clearly in a way that was easy to understand. I wish I had found this article months ago but somehow missed it. Thanks, this is bookmarked for future reference.
I can see why you are earning good money here, Susana, and I have just learnt a lot from this brilliant hub! Thank you for sharing this info!
Hi Bard - You're welcome and I hope you can use the info here on long tail keywords to bring in the money for you! I also use google's search assist a lot now for finding good phrases - if you haven't already read it I would definitely recommend Misha's hub about it.
thanks so much Susana - I've recently come back to hubpages (working 27/7 in the holiday trade)and feel like I've forgotten the little bit I did learn when I first started. Your hubs are so informative and much easier to understand than anything else I've read.
I'm going to follow you like a stalker until I master this SEO thing! - if that's ok with you
Hi Annie, you can stalk me if you like, lol :) If you've been away for a while I recommend watching the new hubpages videos in the learning centre. They explain keyword research very well. Here's the link to the first in the series: http://learningcenter.hubpages.com/hubcamp-sf-1/
Great piece of work
Great article on a complex subject.
I had never even heard of the wonder wheel! You have made this so easy to understand with your step by step illustrations and explanations. Thank you!!!
The best tool to make this process easy is market samurai.
Very useful information. Thank you.
Excellent hub, thanks for sharing
I heard wonder wheel but not used effectively as said in this hub. Thanks Susana.
Fantastic Hub! I never even knew there was a Google Wonder Wheel until now! Stay Golden!
Thanks for the excellent, useful information. I'll check out more of your hubs.
Thank you so much. This is very helpful and am going to try it. Thumbs up and useful.
Have a nice day,
Rosie
Great - glad to hear it's useful for you Rosie :)
susana you are spot on!!! thats the exact phrase (the last one)that i typed in and found hubpages and triond!
Thanks Susana, this is good information. Cooool Article :)
Thanks for this, I'm not getting much traffic so will use this to chase my tails.
Have bookmarked and rated up.
Thanks Johnny :)
Excellent hub, Susana. Just when I think I'm getting my head around earning on HubPages, someone tells me something else that I need to know! (I voted you up!) :-)
this is really helpful since i just started a while ago :) thanks a lot!
Extremely helpful and well thought out.
This is by far the BEST explanation of long tail titles I have ever read and the Google Wonder Wheel might be the best-kept secret? Tonight, I tweek some titles and will watch what happens. Bookmarked, voted up, useful, awesome and stumbled!
Hello!
I was referred to your hub by livewithrichard in a forum post. This is a lot of information, so I've bookmarked it for future reference.
As far as Amazon Affiliates program goes, Pfffftt!! As a California resident, I've just been unceremoniously dumped from that!
Google, on the other hand, I struggle with continually. The more I read, the more it seems targeted to articles/websites actively engaged in selling or pushing a particular product or service.
I have zero interest in that aspect--I don't want to try and sell anyone anything. I only want to write, and hopefully write interesting/informative/educational articles that folks want to read--and--hope that Google places appropriate ads that might inspire a related click-through.
I have no illusions about making thousands..but it would be nice to at least reach the payout threshhold each month! That would be a helpful extra bit of cash..
Bookmarked, voted up, useful and interesting. Thanks for sharing this info.
Hi Lizzy :)
Glad you found my hub useful. Google's wonder wheel is no more, but you can still use google's keyword tool to find keywords related to your article idea. Keywords are important no matter what you want to write about - we have to match what we want to write about with what people search for - if we want traffic.
Here's an example: I just looked at your board games remembered hub. I bet there are a whole lot more people who type the phrase "retro board games" into search engines compared to "board games remembered". I suggest going to the keyword tool and having a look. While you're there you might find an even better phrase!
Just by using a different (but highly related) phrase throughout the hub (including title, summary, first paragraph, plus in the body text a few times) a dead hub can become one that gets traffic and earnings.
But why should we have to do that? Just remember that google is a machine, a mathematical algorithm - we as writers have to tell google what to rank our page for in the search results. It can't work it out itself.
Long tail keywords are really very important in SEO ..Thanks for the great post..
Well, darn! I discovered Google's wonder wheel after it's gone? LOL Great hub! Thumbs up!
Excellent information! Finding long tail keyword phrases that you can actually rank for makes all the difference.You cannot simply write article after article and hope to get a winner, you need to know what phrases have low competition and lots of searches per month.
Hi Susana S.,
Another great article. Thanks so much.
Best,
Journey *
Unfortunately the wonder wheel is no longer available on Google but this is still an excellent article that would have been very useful if the tool was still there.
Any alternative to wonder wheel, I wonder why Google discontinued it. I tried related searches but its not giving any relevant suggestions, anyhow a great hub but unfortunately Timed Out.
I use google search assist quite a bit for long tail keyword ideas now that the wonder wheel is defunct, and of course I still use the adwords keyword tool. Google insights is another option that I have used in the past to look for rising searches.
Thanks, that's helpful, Susana. Love your hubs. Voted up and useful! :) ECAL
Great hub Susana,
Long tail keywords are the way to go.
Voted up useful and awesome.
TattoGuy 2 years ago
Great hub moi friend, methinks Bob will deff find it helpful !