Comments on: Why Writing Headlines For Search Engines Like Google Will Get You More Readers http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/ The Copywriting Blog With Tips For The Busy Copy Writer Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:33:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tony Murphy http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Tony Murphy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:11:03 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-347 this post is spot on.......I have written great posts that have have had zero readers....until I decided to be more disiplined and base the headline and title tag of posts around keywords cheers Tony this post is spot on…….I have written great posts that have have had zero readers….until I decided to be more disiplined and base the headline and title tag of posts around keywords

cheers
Tony

]]> By: Petra Weiss http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Petra Weiss Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:26:24 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-296 Hi Paul, excellent post! I personally try and do this every time I am writing a post for my blog. I think about what I want to write, and then I think about keywords other people might look for. Then I check out the search volume and competition and decide which keyword (phrase) to take. I then have the keyword (phrase) once in the title, once close to the beginning of the post and once towards the end. Depending on how long my post is, I might have it in the middle, too. Also, try to hyperlink your keywords, or bold them, or underline. Anything that might make them stand out a little. It all helps! According to Google Analytics around 54% of my visitors are coming from the search engines now, and I put that down to proper use of keywords. :) Hi Paul,
excellent post! I personally try and do this every time I am writing a post for my blog. I think about what I want to write, and then I think about keywords other people might look for. Then I check out the search volume and competition and decide which keyword (phrase) to take. I then have the keyword (phrase) once in the title, once close to the beginning of the post and once towards the end. Depending on how long my post is, I might have it in the middle, too. Also, try to hyperlink your keywords, or bold them, or underline. Anything that might make them stand out a little. It all helps! According to Google Analytics around 54% of my visitors are coming from the search engines now, and I put that down to proper use of keywords. :)

]]> By: Paul Hancox http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Paul Hancox Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:28:57 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-294 @Carl, my post isn't about writing for search engines, it's about optimizing for them. Big difference. I know what you mean about keyword stuffed articles - they suck. Optimizing does not mean keyword stuffing. It simply means giving Google the opportunity to find and index it for relevant keywords. Believe me, I see many great posts that haven't got a chance of showing up for a relevance search in Google, simply because they had no clue about optimization. @Klaus, if someone is searching for "how to train your dog", why would Google treat "how to" as "stop words"? The Top 4 Google results in my example began with "how to". That should tell you what Google thinks of those words :) Anyway, I agree that we should write for humans first... but optimize for search engines, so the post has the chance of being found. @Carl, my post isn’t about writing for search engines, it’s about optimizing for them. Big difference. I know what you mean about keyword stuffed articles – they suck. Optimizing does not mean keyword stuffing. It simply means giving Google the opportunity to find and index it for relevant keywords. Believe me, I see many great posts that haven’t got a chance of showing up for a relevance search in Google, simply because they had no clue about optimization.

@Klaus, if someone is searching for “how to train your dog”, why would Google treat “how to” as “stop words”? The Top 4 Google results in my example began with “how to”. That should tell you what Google thinks of those words :)

Anyway, I agree that we should write for humans first… but optimize for search engines, so the post has the chance of being found.

]]> By: Klaus @ TechPatio http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Klaus @ TechPatio Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:35:20 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-293 I agree with Carl, content is for humans and not for search engines :) But it can still be a good idea to make sure it's optimized for search engines. I read some where that "how to" is a stop word(s) in google/search engines, so those will not be relevant for the search. What do you think? I agree with Carl, content is for humans and not for search engines :) But it can still be a good idea to make sure it’s optimized for search engines.

I read some where that “how to” is a stop word(s) in google/search engines, so those will not be relevant for the search. What do you think?

]]> By: Carl Coddington http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Carl Coddington Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:08:31 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-292 Please, Please, Please don't encourage those people who write for the search engines. I know you mean well. I unsubscribe to so many blogs because they stuff their articles and titles with keywords. You are a copywriter so you know how to make a "keyword" headline flow. But that is not the case for your average Internet Marketer. Please, Please, Please don’t encourage those people who write for the search engines. I know you mean well. I unsubscribe to so many blogs because they stuff their articles and titles with keywords.

You are a copywriter so you know how to make a “keyword” headline flow. But that is not the case for your average Internet Marketer.

]]> By: Ms. Freeman http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Ms. Freeman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:17:55 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-259 I have been using Adwords to help with post titles and it seems to be working pretty good. I noticed that like the How to Train a Dog example if you phrase your title in the manner that a normal person would be looking for information then they will find you. I have been using Adwords to help with post titles and it seems to be working pretty good. I noticed that like the How to Train a Dog example if you phrase your title in the manner that a normal person would be looking for information then they will find you.

]]> By: Asswass http://copysnips.com/blogging/write-headlines-for-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Asswass Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:31:57 +0000 http://copysnips.com/?p=338#comment-251 Yesterday I started using the Adwords Keywords tool to see what people usually search for each keyword. From now on I'm going to use this tool for Hiburrito and my blog. Yesterday I started using the Adwords Keywords tool to see what people usually search for each keyword. From now on I’m going to use this tool for Hiburrito and my blog.

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