Comments on: The Secret to Getting Traffic to Your Lenses http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/ Simple Internet Marketing Advice for Undaunted Action Takers Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jackie http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10762 Jackie Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:04:12 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10762 Congrats on getting your lens published. :) You're finding 50 keywords related to your topic that have over 1000 search volume each? I don't download huge numbers like that ~ I go in with a specific product/keyword I want to do research on. I go to the kw research tool, and check for search volume. You can get a bit of an idea about the level of competition from the little advertisers competition graph. When I find a kw that has search volume I check the competition ~ PR of the sites on the first page. If you're going niche enough it's not too hard to find something that matches all the criteria. Then I go and do that lens. When I'm ready to start another lens I start the process again from the beginning. That works for me, but it may work for you to spend a whole day doing kw research and then have a list of "great keywords" so you can just keep building building building after that. Either way works, you just have to figure out what's going to work best for you. Congrats on getting your lens published. :)

You’re finding 50 keywords related to your topic that have over 1000 search volume each?

I don’t download huge numbers like that ~ I go in with a specific product/keyword I want to do research on.

I go to the kw research tool, and check for search volume. You can get a bit of an idea about the level of competition from the little advertisers competition graph.

When I find a kw that has search volume I check the competition ~ PR of the sites on the first page.

If you’re going niche enough it’s not too hard to find something that matches all the criteria.

Then I go and do that lens. When I’m ready to start another lens I start the process again from the beginning.

That works for me, but it may work for you to spend a whole day doing kw research and then have a list of “great keywords” so you can just keep building building building after that.

Either way works, you just have to figure out what’s going to work best for you.

]]> By: Jennifer http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10761 Jennifer Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:46:36 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10761 Hi again Jackie! Finally published my 1st lens http://www.squidoo.com/referee-halloween-costume When researching keywords....Say you get 50 keywords from google's keyword tool. I download that, add my columns for PR, Other Squidoo lenses on 1st page, that have good volume, pr, no other squidoo lenses on 1st page, etc., save as xls. How many of those 50 do you do that extra research on if you find one that fits on your first try? I feel like I'm spending all my time doing research! Thanks for all your wonderful teaching. Hi again Jackie!
Finally published my 1st lens http://www.squidoo.com/referee-halloween-costume
When researching keywords….Say you get 50 keywords from google’s keyword tool. I download that, add my columns for PR, Other Squidoo lenses on 1st page, that have good volume, pr, no other squidoo lenses on 1st page, etc., save as xls.
How many of those 50 do you do that extra research on if you find one that fits on your first try?
I feel like I’m spending all my time doing research!
Thanks for all your wonderful teaching.

]]> By: Jackie http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10718 Jackie Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:16:26 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10718 Hi Jennifer ~ when you put something in google (in quotes or not) you're not looking at search volume, you're looking at competition. :) Search volume you need to put your keyword in the google keyword tool ~ or use a tool like Micro Niche finder. As far as competition goes ~ once you've found a specific keyword that has plenty of search volume (I like more than 1000 a month) I use the page rank of the first 10 sites as a guide. If I add up the page rank of the first 10 sites and they equal less than 30 I call it good. (or I use the SOC number in micro niche finder ~ also under 30) Hi Jennifer ~ when you put something in google (in quotes or not) you’re not looking at search volume, you’re looking at competition. :) Search volume you need to put your keyword in the google keyword tool ~ or use a tool like Micro Niche finder.

As far as competition goes ~ once you’ve found a specific keyword that has plenty of search volume (I like more than 1000 a month) I use the page rank of the first 10 sites as a guide. If I add up the page rank of the first 10 sites and they equal less than 30 I call it good. (or I use the SOC number in micro niche finder ~ also under 30)

]]> By: Jennifer http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10714 Jennifer Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:37:07 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10714 Hi Jackie Another valuable lesson. For search volume do you just enter your product (for example garmin widescreen bluetooth portable gps) or do you use quotes around the product. I am having great difficulty finding things that have search volume under 1,000,000 without quotes Thanks again for your help Hi Jackie
Another valuable lesson. For search volume do you just enter your product (for example garmin widescreen bluetooth portable gps) or do you use quotes around the product. I am having great difficulty finding things that have search volume under 1,000,000 without quotes
Thanks again for your help

]]> By: Jackie http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10497 Jackie Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:28:12 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10497 People on Squidoo do a lot of "general" type lenses. It doesn't surprise me that you haven't found a lens targeting a specific costume though. Check the first page of Google for your keywords ~ if you don't see 2 lenses listed that are targeting your keyword (and provided you've done the rest of the keyword research for your word) you can probably do quite well with your lenses. I'd say go for it. People on Squidoo do a lot of “general” type lenses. It doesn’t surprise me that you haven’t found a lens targeting a specific costume though.

Check the first page of Google for your keywords ~ if you don’t see 2 lenses listed that are targeting your keyword (and provided you’ve done the rest of the keyword research for your word) you can probably do quite well with your lenses.

I’d say go for it.

]]> By: Jennifer Daniels http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10496 Jennifer Daniels Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:18:52 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10496 Hi Jackie Lee, I can't remember where exactly I saw the post about getting in gear for Halloween costumes but have done a lot of keyword research, PR count, search volume etc. When I go to Squidoo....there are gazillions of halloween costume lenses. If I type in one of my keywords with no spaces though, noone has made a lens on this. Do I have a chance of making "it" with this keyword? Also, do you use commission junction or shareasale? They offer a higher percentage payout. Thanks for your time and assistance. BTW...love the new site look and layout. Hi Jackie Lee,
I can’t remember where exactly I saw the post about getting in gear for Halloween costumes but have done a lot of keyword research, PR count, search volume etc. When I go to Squidoo….there are gazillions of halloween costume lenses. If I type in one of my keywords with no spaces though, noone has made a lens on this. Do I have a chance of making “it” with this keyword? Also, do you use commission junction or shareasale? They offer a higher percentage payout.
Thanks for your time and assistance.
BTW…love the new site look and layout.

]]> By: Jackie http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10426 Jackie Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:31:27 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10426 Depends who you talk to. I don't personally thing putting the kw in quotes is that great of an indicator. It is one more thing that can give you an indication that it is a relatively low competition keyword ~ but I wouldn't use it as my only indicator. Depends who you talk to. I don’t personally thing putting the kw in quotes is that great of an indicator. It is one more thing that can give you an indication that it is a relatively low competition keyword ~ but I wouldn’t use it as my only indicator.

]]> By: Ingrid http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10425 Ingrid Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:10:55 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-10425 Hi Jackie I noticed in the video when you are checking competition you did not check competing pages or put the keywords in quote. You are always told to try to stick below 30,000 competing pages. Hi Jackie

I noticed in the video when you are checking competition you did not check competing pages or put the keywords in quote. You are always told to try to stick below 30,000 competing pages.

]]> By: Jack Campbell http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Jack Campbell Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:06:01 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-8815 I appreciate all the information. I've got friends that are building blogs and looking to learn about keyword optimization and I don't have the time to teach them the basics. This is a great and indepth resource. Jack - <A href="http://carlsbadhomesforsalenow.com/1_in_line_for_carlsbad-homes/">Best Deals on Carlsbad Homes</A> I appreciate all the information. I’ve got friends that are building blogs and looking to learn about keyword optimization and I don’t have the time to teach them the basics. This is a great and indepth resource.

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]]> By: Jackie http://internetmarketingformommies.com/the-secret-to-getting-traffic-to-your-lenses/comment-page-1/#comment-5255 Jackie Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:51:30 +0000 http://internetmarketingformommies.com/?p=913#comment-5255 You need to look at the global search volume ~ I think we've talked about this before. The global is the average for the last 12 months. That is the one that is important. I don't even really look at the local ~ it just shows you how many people searched the previous month ~ not really all that important in the big scheme of things. You need to look at the global search volume ~ I think we’ve talked about this before. The global is the average for the last 12 months. That is the one that is important. I don’t even really look at the local ~ it just shows you how many people searched the previous month ~ not really all that important in the big scheme of things.

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