Getting Keywords Right
Thursday, August 28th, 2008People use the search engines in twodifferent ways. They usually tend to be for either buying or researching.
Key phrases used by people researching are therefore
different to those used by people looking to buy. This means that when choosing keyphrases for your website you need to think
about what sort of traffic you are looking to attract.
If you are looking to purchase products like clothing then you will use keyphrases like Buy Paul Frank Clothes or Buy Paul Frank T-shirts as these terms include brand names and the type of clothing. If they were looking to find out about the history of the company or more about the designer then the search terms used would be similar to About Paul
Frank Industries or Paul Frank Designer.
This is not true for all businesses and products. If a user already knows the product id number then they may use that to search for their desired product. Someone searching for a Vitalograph Emergency Aspirator might use the keyphrase (M1830) Vitalograph Aspirator as it includes the product number. A term like this will probably return a list of web pages displaying the desired product.
There are also some search terms that cover both research and buying traffic. Keyphrases like these relate to both people researching and people looking to buy.For instance someone who was looking to research into local web design and search engine optimisation companies is likely to use terms like Web Design Salisbury or Web Design Wiltshire. These terms are also likely to be used by someone who is looking to use the services of a web design company or search engine optimisation team.












