Long tail keyword question

VibroHeavenUK

VibroHeavenUK

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Hi,

A quick question, say for example my long tail KW is 'Lavender Incense Sticks' and someone searches for 'Lavender Incense' would my KW still show in the search results?

If it does, I expect it to be lower down the page(s).

Thanks
 
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Depends, it may or may not.
If you wanna do deeper analysis.
Check kd of both using semrush or ahrefs. Do a serp result seo analysis using tools like keyword revealer. Do a serp result content analysis using a tool like neuron writer. Do a allintitle: for both keywords to check how many results you are getting.
 
VibroHeavenUK said:
Hi,

A quick question, say for example my long tail KW is 'Lavender Incense Sticks' and someone searches for 'Lavender Incense' would my KW still show in the search results?

If it does, I expect it to be lower down the page(s).

Thanks
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It may be a little but later, but if someone looks up 'Lavender Incense, your 'Lavender Incense Sticks' could pop up as it is a part of the search term. I just might not be right at the top.
 
50 - 60% chances are there to show your websites, but still you need to check with keyword tools Ahref and etc
 
3-words keywords are hardly long tails. A long tail keyword is at least 4-5 words long (usually 8-9+ words long). Of course, this doesn't address your question, but I wanted to mention it :)

To your question: yes, it's possible for your keyword to come up if your content is optimized for that keyword (or if you - at least - mention it in your content and the competition is easy)

VibroHeavenUK said:
If it does, I expect it to be lower down the page(s).
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why do you assume this?
 
@tazarbm I did try and quote your post, but it didn't appear properly.

I've read a few articles, including one from Semrush and that state that LTKW are 3 - 5 words long.

Also, I assumed that I would appear further down the results as my KW isn't a direct match, have I got it wrong?

Thanks
 
Long tail = "how many lavender plants are needed to repel mosquitoes"

Yes, it is possible to rank for multiple keyword combination included within title and content.

The general rule is longer = easier, and short = difficult. However, there are plenty of exceptions.
 
It is possible for your Keyword to show in the search results, if your content is optimized for that keyword or if you at-least mention it in your content and the competition is easy.
 
VibroHeavenUK said:
I've read a few articles, including one from Semrush and that state that LTKW are 3 - 5 words long
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Semrush know way more than me, I'm but a mere mortal when it comes to SEO. But on this topic I disagree with them and it even infuriates me because of my (flawed??) logic: for me 3-4 words is normal keyword, while 5-6 is the bare minimum for long tails.

But anyway, this is just semantics, don't let my frustrations impede your research :)

VibroHeavenUK said:
Also, I assumed that I would appear further down the results as my KW isn't a direct match, have I got it wrong?
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I don't know whether you've got it wrong, I was only curious why you thought that. And if I think better about it, I think it's 50-50 because I have seen both scenarios before (pages ranking #1 for keywords that they don't target, and also pages ranking way lower for keywords that they target, so I think it's a case-by-case issue)

EDIT: I don't know why you couldn't quote my post, sorry! But it's fine, your tagging of me still did the trick ;)
 
It may be possible that you will rank for other keyword too. But this is not a long tail keyword so chances are low.
 
I don't know whether you've got it wrong, I was only curious why you thought that. And if I think better about it, I think it's 50-50 because I have seen both scenarios before (pages ranking #1 for keywords that they don't target, and also pages ranking way lower for keywords that they target, so I think it's a case-by-case issue)
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Yep, I'm currently ranking (not No. 1 but up there) for a product I have never sold and a phrase I have never used on my site or on any links!
 
VibroHeavenUK said:
Yep, I'm currently ranking (not No. 1 but up there) for a product I have never sold and a phrase I have never used on my site or on any links!
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RBA = Rank by Association. Google maybe ranking your page for that search term because they've extrapolated possible intent cross-over by using data from other sites.

I've noticed them doing this much more after the recent update.

Takeaway... You know your optimized for the term, so you many as well try and rank for it.
 
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