Does the anchor text "Juiced Sports Blog" rank me as well for "sports blog" as "Sports Blog" would? Basically, what I'm asking, is do extra words in the anchor text take away from the targetted keyword?
Thats actually a really good question... I do quite a bit of research in different areas of SEO/SEM simply to find any Fact with article Myth / Theory. Like computers, the Algorithms change so much it's hard to tell. My current research is in the Image alt/title attribute area (Also considered an Anchored Image). I'm not sure how much relevance it has to your Hyper-text markup Anchor question, but to give you a general Idea: I made a set of avatars for the ABC TV show - Samantha Who? - I targeted the Phrase: "abc samantha who? avatar" which is in the #3 position for the term in Google, it also sits in the #2 position for "Samantha who avatar" (Without the abc or "?" in the phrase). So if the 2 types of anchors are similar in weight distributions for the algorithms, then I would have to say that you should rank for both the long phrase as well as the short within the phrase (There are several other factors to consider of course). Hope that helped a bit, check both the search terms I gave you for a Live example (And to support what I have said thus far is Valid), the one listed is the same as my first sig link - Scorpion Agency - (Just a sub-page of it of course). I wish you Luck!
Yes, it will help you rank for shorter phrases contained in it, but it's less helpful than simply using those phrases, in terms of ranking for them. Google uses an exact match when available, so the answer will seem different for different phrases, depending on the competition.
"Juiced Sports Blog" , "sports blog" and "Sports Blog" are different keywords. you must optimise your web site for all of them
Agreed, weight distribution would be higher for an exact phrase rather than a partial Along with Competition being a key factor in positioning for either. I try to base my Opinions & assistance on research / personal experience with a situation rather than an article I read somewhere. In this case I have not done any active research / testing for Capitalization Weight. However, in all my search researches I Don't think I have ever come across a scenario that even hinted a search engine algorithm had cap sensitive weight distribution. Now that you mentioned it I will put it on my list for further research. I won't totally rule out the notion, However I would like to test the Theory for myself if nothing else. Do you happen to have an example you can provide me that shows 2 different SERP's Placements with the same key phrase (One in caps)? I tend to place more belief in supported theories (Hinse why I try my best to supply some with mine).
Google will always search first for an exact match, and then a phrase match, and then a general match. So if there isnt much competition for the shorter phrase, but you are using a longer phrase as your anchor text which incorporates the shorter phrase, you should help your cause for both. If competition is high for the shorter phrase, it will still help but not as much as if you had used the shorter phrase as your anchor text.
Use the keywords according to the searches per month and the number of competitors of your keyword.... Then use anchor text for it...
look first on the searches a month of your prospect keywords in any seo tool after knowing, used the one with the higher searches then link build on it.. remember, that it is advisable that your exact keyword is the only thing attached in your anchor