Nonilol
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- Mar 1, 2015
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I wrote an article with the focus keyword "cheap dog food stores" (example), article keyword density is around 1% according to Yoast. Categories etc. are not indexed. I built a few links to it (a few manual forum posts, some blog comments, some social shares)
However, I only rank 47 for "cheap dog food stores" but I am on the second page for some shorter keywords like "buy dog food" which actually have more competition. Anchor texts are well mixed:
3 exact match,
~10 partial match (I have used "buy dog food" a few times here)
plenty of naked links
Url of the article looks like this: mydomain.com/cheap-dog-food-stores
I wonder if I somehow overoptimized the article, but actually I havent really used the main kw much, I dont believe I got penalized for using it too often.
What would you suggest me to do now? What can I do to rank for "cheap dog food stores"?
Or should I rewrite the article a bit and go for "buy dog food"?
Edit: "Cheap dog food stores" is not my keyword. I am in a completely different niche. Its just an example!
However, I only rank 47 for "cheap dog food stores" but I am on the second page for some shorter keywords like "buy dog food" which actually have more competition. Anchor texts are well mixed:
3 exact match,
~10 partial match (I have used "buy dog food" a few times here)
plenty of naked links
Url of the article looks like this: mydomain.com/cheap-dog-food-stores
I wonder if I somehow overoptimized the article, but actually I havent really used the main kw much, I dont believe I got penalized for using it too often.
What would you suggest me to do now? What can I do to rank for "cheap dog food stores"?
Or should I rewrite the article a bit and go for "buy dog food"?
Edit: "Cheap dog food stores" is not my keyword. I am in a completely different niche. Its just an example!
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