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Why You Should Target the Most Competitive Keywords
SEO News Source: http://hamletbatista.com
Published: Sep 11, 2007 - 02:12 am
Story Found By: DoshDosh 1615 Days ago
Category: SEO
Everybody writing about SEO will tell you that it is not a good idea to optimize your site for the most popular keywords in your niche. What are your chances of success if you tried to rank for “internet marketing, where there are about half a million websites ranking for that term and most likely many savvy competitors?
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from HamletBatista 1615 Days ago #
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thanks for the sphinn, Maki! Your hands were faster than mine. I requested a removal of my submission.

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from matt608 1614 Days ago #
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Interesting article. People should aim higher. Getting good SERPs rankings for competititve keywords is very attainable.

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from DanThies 1614 Days ago #
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Who’s "everybody?"

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from HamletBatista 1614 Days ago #
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Definitely not you, Dan ;-)One of the main reasons I enjoy reading your books and blog. Solid advice!

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