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From the lens The New Long Tail of SEO.

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I hope this page helps you understand the "long tail" theory and how to use it to get more traffic to your webpages. Please pass it on!

  • cynthia-ann-leighton May 5, 2012 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Wonderful graphics! Well written, great content. Thanks...
  • SergioBatista Apr 28, 2012 @ 11:08 am | delete
    I was wondering how you got the data on the graphs. Great lens!
  • aksem62 Apr 10, 2012 @ 9:30 am | delete
    Have printed your lens to read again
  • Dani72 Mar 17, 2012 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    Important information to keep in mind. Thanks.
  • RCGraphicsDesign Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Lots of great information - thank you for the help.
  • anka_n Mar 5, 2012 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    It was very clear. Makes sense - thank you for sharing!
  • Lindrus Mar 3, 2012 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Thanks for the clear and knowledgable explanations of this.
  • justforcats Mar 2, 2012 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    I still struggle with this. Thanks so much for the tips.
  • kaposzta Feb 29, 2012 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Great and very helpful lens, thank you for the tips!
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Feb 29, 2012 @ 6:41 am | delete
    Well done and well described. Using long tails since forever, but having a hard time keeping up with the current acceptance modes and debates. Thanks for spelling it out.
  • KitandCaboodle Feb 25, 2012 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Thanks for this great lens on SEO. I'll have to reread it again. Too much information for my small brain.
  • Mistel Feb 22, 2012 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Wow Greekgeek! I have been trying to wrap my head around SEO since I started at Squidoo and this is the first time it actually makes a bit of sense to me. Bookmarked the lens for the future and I am going to try and apply this to my next lens.
  • sbilden78 Feb 14, 2012 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Very much enjoyed this lens. Thanks for the tips.
  • Coe Jan 10, 2012 @ 11:32 am | delete
    Thanks for writing this lens, as it has a lot of valuable information. I especially like the idea of working in related words and phrases.
  • davenjilli Jan 7, 2012 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    Way helpful
  • sherioz Dec 28, 2011 @ 5:26 am | delete
    Very helpful. Really clarified keyword research (was going to write 'stuff') for me. Think I'm starting to get the idea.
  • mercin Dec 2, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Great writing. Thank you for the update.
  • Yembee Dec 2, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    I would rate this lens as the best tutorial on long tail keyword usage. The authors is no doubt a pro in SEO.
  • OnlineMarketingGuys Oct 29, 2011 @ 6:07 am | delete
    Long tail is where it's at for quick wins and getting momentum but the high traffic keywords is something we all still strive for.
  • bhavesh Oct 11, 2011 @ 12:34 am | delete
    I was just wondering about the long tail words that Google shows when we type a search term and how to capture them. Your article just demystified the whole thing, and much more. I am going to bookmark this page, come back to it often and reread it many times. And I picked up a few new tips. (Writing for the search engines *and* people? Never thought of it that way before.) Thanks for sharing!
  • googleseotips Aug 3, 2011 @ 8:00 am | delete
    Most of the people are not aware with the importance of long tail keywords or are not able to utilize it. This is why most of the people end up targeting the most competitive keywords in their niche when they have just started their business and thats why they waste a lot of time and effort and still don't see any results.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Jul 25, 2011 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Appreciated your take on the latest iteration and application of the long tail. Thank you for a very informative and useful lens. I am experimenting with various SEO strategies and you have provided additional options for me to explore.
  • VoodooRULEs Jul 16, 2011 @ 7:11 am | delete
    Although I've read The Long Tail, I really appreciated your perspective on it. The refresher was just right!

    I especially like the way you weaved it into the long tail for Web 2.0 theory...

    I'm sure I'm just restating the obvious, but you've done an excellent job of painting a bullseye on the work I need to do. In other words, before reading this lens, I had an amorphous sense of what I needed to do, but at this moment, I feel like I have a real plan that I can work!

    Thank you
  • TeacherRenee Jul 14, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    This is a really fantastic lens. I was familiar with the "long tail" concept but love how you presented it. (Also, thought you'd want to know there's a small typo. Search on your page for "Jsut as importantly" and you'll catch it. It's not in a heading or link anchor text, though, so no real harm!) :)
  • JNFerree May 14, 2011 @ 8:26 am | delete
    I've been a fan of the 'longtail' KW ever since I started using Micro Niche Finder.back in `09. As a matter of fact, if you Google "How to use Micro Niche Finder" you'll see why I target longtails v. 1-2 KW phrases. Being on Pg1 Pos1 for this long tail was my goal.
  • LisaAuch May 1, 2011 @ 7:03 am | delete
    Fantstice, thankyou for putting so much resource and information in here!
  • ACreativeDream Mar 28, 2011 @ 9:33 am | delete
    As usual, excellent lens and great tips :)
  • guardianstar77 Mar 5, 2011 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    Excellent resource, Greekgeek. I have been taught almost since the beginning that you should re-use your main keywords as many times as possible in your lens to maximize the SEO exposure. I always strive to do this naturally, but now I am wondering if I should be doing that at all. I know that both you and Flynn are extremely successful, and you both seem to have the same philosophy about this issue. I think I might start a forum post about this issue. I'd like some opinions about the whole thing. Thanks for your always great, helpful resources!
  • SpletnoOglaevanje Feb 27, 2011 @ 11:06 am | delete
    very cool!
  • tipsanddeals Feb 25, 2011 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Thanks, this will help.
  • richiereveley Feb 20, 2011 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Great update :)
  • Cumberland Feb 18, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Thanks. Again!
  • ChapelHillFiddler Feb 17, 2011 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    very clear. blessed.
  • AllyVuitton Feb 17, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    I've never heard of it before! That was such a new take on the web. Thanks!
  • Betsi_Goutal Feb 17, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    Thanks so much for this. You really have an amazing way of putting things into focus. A lot of what you said here covered things I had intuited or "sorta vaguely got the gist of" but you really defined the concepts slowly forming from my own SEO experiences into usable knowledge and action plans. You, my dear, are a genius.
  • KarenKay Feb 17, 2011 @ 9:30 am | delete
    You truly are a geek! And thank God for that! I love that you can make sense out of all this SEO stuff. It gives me a headache - but you make it sound easy! Thanks so much for all your hard work! Blessed!
  • laisan Feb 17, 2011 @ 7:44 am | delete
    Thank you! I read a lot about SEO and this is one of the most interesting and practical articles for a long long time!
    And I LOVE your idea of nouny style.
  • Stazjia Feb 17, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
    You've brilliantly explained the SEO concept of the long tail. I already knew about it but your idea of including multiple relevant phrases is something I'm going to remember and use. I'm bookmarking this lens so I can refer to it again. Blessed.
  • artyfax Feb 17, 2011 @ 3:22 am | delete
    brilliant explanation of this concept. I had been doing this in a sort of half-hearted way. I will definitely be doing this for all future lenses and try to retrofit into some of my older lenses. Thanks for this, I am sure that it will really help.
  • Mujjen Feb 17, 2011 @ 2:12 am | delete
    I am beginning to enjoy this! Learning new things is interesting, now I need to start putting it into practice!
  • PrettyWorld Feb 16, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    Very helpful. Nice lens - and cute Jack Russell terrier. :)

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Storyteller, former Latin teacher, student of mythology and the ancient world: I've worn many hats, but always I've dabbled in computers and the web.

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