I've been reading about the use of long tail and medium tail keywords. Can someone please give me an explanation of these terms?
What are examples of long tail and medium tail keywords? Is there such a thing as a short tail keyword?
"Samples of a long tail keyword" is one
A long tail keyword is simply a longer search term. For example: "Red cars" is a short keyword. Vintage red cars with white wall tires" is a long tail.
In essence, finding those long tail keywords can often be useful in attracting search engine traffic. You don't want something so obscure and niche that very few people are searching for it, but at the same time, if a good number are looking for that information then you've hit the sweet spot.
To be honest, other than my title, it's not something I pay much attention to. Google is now so clever that it is able to pick up natural keywords around any topic. So if you were writing about vintage red cars you would naturally include medium and long tail keywords without even thinking about it.
Here is a partial list of Google’s most popular short-tail keywords:
5. Conference call
Let’s say that your website's topic is "debt consolidation." Here are 20 long-tail keywords using the short-tail keyword debt:
1. Bad credit debt consolidation
2. Best debt consolidation companies
3. Best way to consolidate debt
4. Consolidate credit card debt
5. Consolidate credit cards
6. Consolidate debt
7. Consolidate student loans
8. Credit card debt consolidation
9. Debt consolidation
10. Debt consolidation companies
11. Debt consolidation loan
12. Debt consolidation loans
13. Debt consolidation loans for bad credit
14. Debt consolidation programs
15. How to consolidate credit card debt
16. How to consolidate debt
17. How to consolidate student loans
18. Nonprofit debt consolidation
19. Student loan debt consolidation
20. What is debt consolidation?
Long-Tail keywords are very specific longer searchers. These searches individually may not be searched often but overall they are the majority of what is searched for on Google. For example, a keyword could be the name of a game. "Candy Crush Soda Saga" for example. A Long-Tail keyword would be "how to beat level 56 in Candy Crush Soda Saga". It is very specific and exact. Long-Tail keywords tend to be three words or more.
You can find examples of long tail keywords that people are currently searching by using the drop down Google suggest:
Hello Daniel, don't you worry about long, short or medium tail key words. All these search terms are important.
But according to hubpages, hubbers should concentrate on writing "describtive search terms" in their hubs.
So. I can't give youn examples of these terms here. Even results of google search can fail you at times. SEO, though important can let you down too.
Write descriptively always in your articles and these long tail or medium tail key words can manifest.
Good luck, and enjoy the day.
Apparently long tail keywords are no longer "in" with Google.
Here is a brilliant resource for people to learn from:
GOOGLE RANKBRAIN: The Definitive Guide
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