{"id":29490,"date":"2021-10-05T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/?p=29490"},"modified":"2022-05-21T20:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T12:40:32","slug":"5-mistakes-to-avoid-in-your-seo-keyword-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/5-mistakes-to-avoid-in-your-seo-keyword-research\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Mistakes to Avoid In Your SEO Keyword Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All businesses want to leave a mark on their target audiences. That is why most of them digitally transform themselves and employ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">search engine optimization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in their operation to expand their reach and stay afloat during this pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, doing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is easier said than done. Many factors come into play before anyone can successfully launch a marketing campaign. One of which is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research, and it is the foundation of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO services<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If done incorrectly, the following <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategies you would do might not work as well as you think.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent that, you may want to think carefully before releasing a marketing campaign and do your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research properly by avoiding these mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"5-Mistakes-to-Avoid-When-Doing-Your-SEO-Keyword-Research\"><strong>5 Mistakes to Avoid When Doing Your SEO Keyword Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 id=\"Forgets-About-the-Search-Intent\"><strong>1. Forgets About the Search Intent<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research is to know the search intent of your target audience. They are sentences or phrases they are searching online that are related to your products or services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, many business owners often focus on search volume rather than the search intent. They thought that doing so would help them rank up, but what is the point of that if the keywords you used do not match what your target audiences are looking for?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you own a furniture shop, your target audience wants to read guides on how to choose dining tables, chairs, and more\u2014not discover your hobby of building furniture pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know what search intent to use, you need to breakdown it into four parts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Informational. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This search intent is about wanting to learn about something. (how to choose home furniture online)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Navigational.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The user for this search intent is looking for a specific brand or website (e.g., Soul &amp; Tables, Harvey Norman, Star Living)<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Transactional. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about a user wanting to buy, to get deals or discounts. <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Commercial Investigation. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While for this search intent, the user already decided what they want to do. (e.g., Best dining tables in Singapore)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest way to do this is by using Google\u2019s autosuggestions. They are sentences of phrases you can find at the bottom of the browser. Here\u2019s an example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29493\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SEO-Search-Intent.png\" alt=\"SEO Search Intent\" width=\"831\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SEO-Search-Intent.png 831w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SEO-Search-Intent-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SEO-Search-Intent-768x466.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those eight sets of keywords are also what other people are searching for online, and using them to create a marketing campaign gives your target audience an option to check out your shop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KNOW MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/search-intent-and-other-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-audiences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Intent and Other Things You Need to Know About Your Audiences<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Not-Being-Aware-of-Competitors\"><strong>2. Not Being Aware of Competitors<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaining search rankings for particular keywords means surpassing your competitors. To have effective <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keyword research, you need to grasp the competitive landscape.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you know where your business stands in the competition, you will be more careful in choosing the target keywords for your marketing campaigns. Doing so helps you not waste your time and money in the long run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why when you are doing your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research, look thoroughly at the websites on the first search engine results page. From there, think about your actual chances of making your way up to the first place with the particular target keyword you type in. And if your competitors are ranking too high, then better choose and use other target keywords instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Neglecting-Other-Search-Engines\"><strong>3. Neglecting Other Search Engines<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google may be undoubtedly the most popular and used search engine worldwide, but there are other more search engines out there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the obvious Bing and Yahoo, did you know that YouTube is also a search engine? According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mushroomnetworks.com\/infographics\/youtube---the-2nd-largest-search-engine-infographic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, YouTube is the largest search engine after Google.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 3 billion searches a month<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the more you need to use YouTube and other search engines in your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research. Doing so would help find what your target audiences are looking for and reach out and become connected with them even more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Forcing-Exact-Keywords-to-Match\"><strong>4. Forcing Exact Keywords to Match<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another SEO keyword research mistake is forcing the exact keywords to match the sentence or phrase their target audience is searching for. While it is the most natural thing to do, it does not work all the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say that your target audience is searching for the &#8220;best <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/agency\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO agency Singapore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;, and you are planning to use the format as it is. Do you think they sound good when you read them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course not, since that phrasing would sound grammatically incorrect or something is missing. That is why instead of using the keywords as they are, consider adding three to four words in between since search engines can still find them. Here\u2019s an example from Google search results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29492\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forcing-SEO-Keywords.png\" alt=\"Forcing SEO Keywords\" width=\"790\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forcing-SEO-Keywords.png 790w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forcing-SEO-Keywords-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forcing-SEO-Keywords-768x300.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bold words are the keywords the user is searching for online, but Google is still able to read them in different arrangements or formats. Therefore, try not to forcibly use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keywords if they are not applicable or suitable in the first place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Steering-Away-from-Long-Tail-Keywords\"><strong>5. Steering Away from Long-Tail Keywords<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though long-tail keywords have the lowest search volume, that does not mean they cannot help you rank and reach out to your target audience. If you do so, you are making a big mistake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/the-key-to-selecting-the-most-effective-long-tail-keywords\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Key to Selecting the Most Effective Long-Tail Keywords<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should know that long-tail keywords often have a further sales funnel. That means the user searching for that sentence or phrase is closer to taking action. Be it to hire or buy\u2014they are more determined to do something.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To guarantee your marketing campaign would work, use various lengths of keywords. Combine the short and long-tail terms you found on your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword search and ensure they have the same search intent so your target audience would be able to relate.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Avoid-These-SEO-Keyword-Research-Mistakes-at-All-Cost\"><strong>Avoid These SEO Keyword Research Mistakes at All Cost!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoiding these five <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keyword research mistakes may seem like a chore, but it is worth trying since they can help your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO marketing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategy work better. As such, you can expect your search engine ranking to improve, along with your web visibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tips, you can reach out to our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO company in Singapore<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Contact OOm at 6391-0930 to help you have a successful outcome for your <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO marketing<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All businesses want to leave a mark on their target audiences. 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