Focus Keyword For SEO | The Gateway for Rankings

Hello readers! For all the newbies out here, it is important to know the importance of the focus keyword. The focus keyword for SEO in fact is considered as the most important factor of ranking and you must pay a considerable attention to it. After all it is the golden goose in SEO.

What is a focus keyword for SEO?
It is the phrase or keyword that you want your page to rank for. Means when someone searches for that keyword or phrase, they will find your website.

So, how should you select the focus keyword for your post?

Before you come to a conclusion for this question or you get an answer for it, let me tell you that the focus keyword for SEO does not have any ranking influence on its own.

Doesn't makes sense?
The reason behind saying this is that the focus keyword does not get pulled into the code actually that the crawlers read or crawl. So solely on its own, the focus keyword do not provide any true value for SERPs rank. Its main purpose is to let you decide what pharse or keyword you will be targeting and implementing throughout the post.

All of you must have heard  that adding quality content to your website is a very good SEO tactic. But only if your keyword strategy has been polished and crafted properly. If you have properly optimized the content and the keyword strategy is finely crafted, then your chances of being found on the web increases quickly.

Now, the question is, how to select a focus keyword for SEO?
The answer is, you should choose a keyword that is actually used to search. For this you can get help from Google itself. Yes exactly! This is exactly the same as what you see when you type a word or search term into the Google search box and Google suggests you related terms. These terms are those that are being used by a lot of people to search for the keyword you are searching for. But, you can not just go for a suggestion by Google to set it as your focus keyword for your post as it may have millions of search results, and the first page is filled with the results from websites have domain authority much more higher than you.

So, here I'm about to tell you a strategy to choose a focus keyword for your post that will definetly help you in getting ranked good and better.

Choosing a focus keyword for SEO

For choosing a focus keyword, you should head on to Google AdWords "Keyword Planner" tool. It shows you the average monthly searches for the keyword and also provides you a list of alternate or matching keywords that you can use as your focus keyword. But keep in mind, you also need to check for the competition for these keywords as well. The video below will help you get it better.


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