Confusing thing about low comp Keywords

[khaledbaddez]

while i am doing keyword research i found some ''low'' competition keywords according to google keyword planner and the defficulty score is between 10 to 20 from 100 as Moz shows , but when i google these keywords to make sure there is not competition i found millions of webpages talking on the same exactly topic . i do not know what is wrong ?

 

[mikey29]

What keyword tool are you using.

Just keyword planner when it says competition it is for AdWords, you pay for ads

Using other keyword tool, they look at top 10 results and goes thing by
Links to page and domain
PA Da
On page title etc

 

[Holzr]

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/u...analyse-serp-and-keyword-competition.1118710/

 

[khaledbaddez]

What keyword tool are you using.

Just keyword planner when it says competition it is for AdWords, you pay for ads

Using other keyword tool, they look at top 10 results and goes thing by
Links to page and domain
PA Da
On page title etc

i am using moz is it enough ?

 

[SEOzack]

Just because a keyword is low competition, doesn't mean other websites haven't written for, or rank for the topics.

 

[Total Noob]

The "competition" indicator on the Google Keyword Tool is for paid ad competition. Has nothing to do with SEO.

i am using moz is it enough ?

No. Moz can give you a decent overall picture of what the SERPs look like but you need to verify competition by manually checking backlinks as well. Lots of insanely difficult keywords are shown as "easy" on keyword tools for a whole bunch of reasons.

I would do a lot of reading about keyword research before you pick one to target, as it seems you are a beginner, and the easiest way to fail with SEO is picking a keyword that is too difficult.

 

[mikey29]

i am using moz is it enough ?

I would suggest what holzr wrote on post 3.

I try to buy tools if I were you. I am using keysearch. Then do what post 3 said to really filter down.

Note I am not in seo completely. Making some dollars but nothing to brag about.
I did make a lot of money back in the day before 2012 when it was easier

I prefer easier money

 

[khaledbaddez]

Just because a keyword is low competition, doesn't mean other websites haven't written for, or rank for the topics.

and that means there is chance for me to rank in the topic if i build BL and i have GOOD DA right ?

 

[khaledbaddez]

The "competition" indicator on the Google Keyword Tool is for paid ad competition. Has nothing to do with SEO.



No. Moz can give you a decent overall picture of what the SERPs look like but you need to verify competition by manually checking backlinks as well. Lots of insanely difficult keywords are shown as "easy" on keyword tools for a whole bunch of reasons.

I would do a lot of reading about keyword research before you pick one to target, as it seems you are a beginner, and the easiest way to fail with SEO is picking a keyword that is too difficult.

Yeah , but when paid competition is low that means the searchers won't click on the ad instead they would visit websites on the results page so that makes deffirence

 

[SERPhustler]

Moz is good to use but never confuse yourself over the competition in Google keyword planner as it is Ads competition just like everyone said above. Cheers

 

[dabz5]

Keywords can be easy comp, but if the site no1 is quora, wikipedia or similar site with great authority you are screwed.

 

[PHPInjected]

I touch on this a bit in this thread: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/guide-tutorials-a-short-beginners-guide-to-blackhat-seo.1134018/

And I also link other threads that talk about competitive analysis.

 

[khaledbaddez]

I would suggest what holzr wrote on post 3.

I try to buy tools if I were you. I am using keysearch. Then do what post 3 said to really filter down.

Note I am not in seo completely. Making some dollars but nothing to brag about.
I did make a lot of money back in the day before 2012 when it was easier

I prefer easier money

i do not think there is money on web especially in 2019

 

[the gent]

i do not think there is money on web especially in 2019

Stop bitching and go to work man, if there is no money Google will shut down, everyone here will close their laptops and they will go back to wash dishing at McDonald!

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/u...analyse-serp-and-keyword-competition.1118710/

I can vouch for this thread, man there are REALLY useful info there, as i read it and i bookmarked for second, thread... read!
@Holzr thanks for the info btw!

 

[dkv023]

I still can't identify low competition keyword. If google serp shows no keyword in title but competitors articles are about this topic or near this low keywords, and they have backlinks or have authority domain, does it mean it is a competitive keyword? Does it important to have keyword in title?

 

[dkv023]

What if when I`m targeting high competitive keywords, can I rank by micro low competitive long tail keywords, which I was not planning to target? Every non seo article has long tails keywords. What a point to deal with keywords?

 

[GregFromMoonsy]

while i am doing keyword research i found some ''low'' competition keywords according to google keyword planner and the defficulty score is between 10 to 20 from 100 as Moz shows , but when i google these keywords to make sure there is not competition i found millions of webpages talking on the same exactly topic . i do not know what is wrong ?

Don't look at funny metrics.
Just check:
- how many backlinks (with partial or exact match anchor text) pointing for single page (not domain) for each result on first google page.
- how many sites have in title your keywords.
It will give you much more real information than mentioned metric.

If there is no backlinks at all and also low number of sites having your keywords in title - you can consider such keywords as very low competition,
where in a lot of cases you will be able to reach #1 without any hassle, having just correct on-page seo + optimized content.

Cheers, Greg.

 

[dkv023]

how many sites have in title your keywords

I`ve heard that title not playing role in google ranking today.
What do you say about that:
keyword "hard dumbbell workout" We have competitors, their titles like " 10 dumbbell workout", "The best dumbbell workout", "dumbbell workout at home" There are no key "hard" on their titles.
Does it mean that keyword "hard dumbbell workout" is low competitive key?

 

[GregFromMoonsy]

I`ve heard that title not playing role in google ranking today.
What do you say about that:
keyword "hard dumbbell workout" We have competitors, their titles like " 10 dumbbell workout", "The best dumbbell workout", "dumbbell workout at home" There are no key "hard" on their titles.
Does it mean that keyword "hard dumbbell workout" is low competitive key?

Title matter a lot in case where is no backlinks.

When is a lot of backlinks - anchor text + PageRank play main role and all the rest having low influence on results.
As the result, with proper anchor text in backlinks you can rank your site for keywords which even not exists in content at all (including title)

In mentioned case, also doesn't matter that "hard" not exist in title,
because there is a lot of power for "dumbbell workouts" in anchor text, as you see here:


Source: Majestic

Cheers, Greg.

 

[dkv023]

Title matter a lot in case where is no backlinks.

I agree but every page has some backlinks. Or you mean competition will be only when backlinks will have anchor "hard"?