Which is better in the end- lower or higher traffic keywords?

Discussion in 'Keywords' started by drewtoby, Mar 17, 2011.

  1. #1
    I want to know your opinion. Yes, I know higher traffic keywords bring in more traffic, but they have more competition (which makes it hard to successfully market your site). Also, their rankings are constantly being updated- making it hard to keep your site popular.

    On the other hand, lower traffic keywords do not have as much competition, making it easy to get great rankings and start getting a steady stream of visitors. Also, their rankings are not updated as much, allowing your site to be more stable.

    So, which one is worth it in the end?


    P.S.- By low I mean a few thousand each year, high I mean several thousand plus.
     
    drewtoby, Mar 17, 2011 IP
  2. cr0n1cal

    cr0n1cal Active Member

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    The lower traffic will help you get a good conversion rate.

    Higher traffic will provide a constant flow of visitators
     
    cr0n1cal, Mar 18, 2011 IP
  3. seopro2011

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    Important factor is how much time and effort you are able to put in for seo. The more backlinks you are able to generate the better the ranking would be for keywords. So it is not actually about good keywords or less competitive keywords, if you have the time and resources, then you will put them to get the high competition keywords instead of working on smaller ones.
     
    seopro2011, Mar 19, 2011 IP
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    Better stay on low competitive keywords and long tail ones.
     
    onlineprime08, Mar 24, 2011 IP
  5. smantha

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    I would say it depends on the relevance of a keyword. Its worth looking at the keyword demographics to see which you feel best fit your target audience.
     
    smantha, Mar 24, 2011 IP
  6. Irfi0009

    Irfi0009 Banned

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    high visitors but view also some factors like CPC, less compition and also check there is no big websites in google.
     
    Irfi0009, Mar 24, 2011 IP
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    also think about big websites entering the game later. Take zazzle.com for instance. They crushed all the little t-shirt sites almost overnight. $$$ buys rank.
     
    jaycutler, Mar 24, 2011 IP
  8. knowing25

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    In the end main keyword (high traffic keyword) is more valuable than long tail keyword but more hard to achieve, you can combine both for best result or focus in one will also better than nothing.
     
    knowing25, Mar 25, 2011 IP
  9. two step

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    long tail when you start for sure
     
    two step, Mar 25, 2011 IP
  10. suraja

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    High traffic means everything

    Just imagine what you can play with it, the revenue type, kind, models, etc
     
    suraja, Mar 25, 2011 IP