What are Long Tail Keywords?

[Alivenetsolution]

What are they please?

 

[Katya]

They are keyword phrases which are very, very specific to whatever you are selling. Whenever a customer uses a highly specific search phrase, they tend to be looking for exactly what they are actually going to buy.

 

[Graybeard]

1. Type a keyword into a search engine
2. Observe the drop down menu of the suggested phrases >>> the *auto-suggestion* lists
3. Those are the most often search terms used with that keyword.

That is an example of what long tail search phrases mean (in actual use).

from the belly of the beast (Google serps):

keywords;28
tail;18
longtail;16
keyword;10
search;7
shorttail;6
best;5
rank;4
specific;4
phrases;3
seo;3
using;3
actually;2                  
definition;2           
every;2           
higher;2                  
least;2                       
organic;2                   
phrase;2           
post;2       
ranks;2
research;2
searches;2
side;2
source;2
strategies;2
targeted;2
used;2
uses;2
words;2

On a top % basis:
keywords 20%
tail 13%
longtail 11%
keyword 7%
search 5%
shorttail 4%
best 3%
rank 3%
specific 3%
phrases 2%
seo 2%
using 2%
actually 1%
definition 1%
every 1%
higher 1%
least 1%
organic 1%
phrase 1%
post 1%
ranks 1%
research 1%
searches 1%
side 1%
source 1%
strategies 1%
targeted 1%
used 1%
uses 1%
words 1%

 

[charlie.mcglynn78]

Long tail keywords are search phrases with longer word counts. Their length makes them more specific than searches with fewer words.

 

[susanburling]

Search phrases with longer word counts are called long tail keywords.
Long tail keyword are targeted to rank on top of search engine as the have lower competition as compared to short tail keywords.

 

[mamina sahu]

long tail keywords are phrases containing over 4+ words that make search results highly specific

 

[Julia Ann]

Good sound for long tail keywords. We know long tail keywords is easy to get quick rank then short tail keywords but even why people don't like to go with long tail keywords?

 

[AdamLatiff]

This will give you some pretty good ideas for long tails, plus it's pretty fun! AnswerThePublic: that free visual keyword research & content ideas tool

 

[matheuuv]

The keyword contain more than 4 words are long tail keywords.

 

[RH-Calvin]

Long tail keywords are usually keyword phrases that have relatively less number of searches. These keywords are often used to rank your website faster in search engines.

 

[Stucorner]

Long tail keywords is a way to reach the targeted audience, it consists of atleast three words. It mainly used in online marketing.

With Regards
Stucorner

 

[aliceta]

A long-tail keyword is a keyword phrase that contains at least three words (though some say two or more is considered long-tail). Long-tail keywords are used to target niche demographics rather than mass audiences. In other words, they're more specific and often less competitive than generic keyword terms.

 

[Search Engine Wings]

Long tail keyword:- Long tail keywords are phrases containing over 4+ words that make search results highly specific. These long phrases are used by smart SEO experts when they attempt to draw quality traffic to their websites rather than having random traffic and increase their lead conversion rates. Also, long tail keywords are easy to rank compare to single word keyword.

 

[Graybeard]

• If you target longer, more specific long-tail keywords in your content/copy your web referrals will get better.
  
  
• Long tail keywords are those three and four keyword phrases which are very, very specific to whatever you are selling.
  
  
• Most do not realize that 2 out of 10 people search using long tail keywords, and when you get an exact match: --bingo-- you are in position 1 on page 1 in the search engine. Long-tail keywords are actually a great way to reach a more targeted audience for less money and effort.
  
  
• Often overlooked, long tail keywords can be very profitable, targeted keywords; and frequently --important! not that competitive. These search terms are getting many impressions and generating good CTR because long-tail keywords are addressing specific queries.
  
  
• Short-tail and transactional keywords were the primary focus of SEO campaigns -- welcome to 2004!
  
  
• Additionally, long tail keywords, being more targeted, are likely to yield the best CTR, CR (conversion rates) and overall the best SEO metrics for your website or paid ad (AdWords, Bing ads, others ...).

 

[Tom robert]

Long tail keywords are those three and four keyword phrases which are very, very specific to whatever you are selling. You see, whenever a customer uses a highly specific search phrase, they tend to be looking for exactly what they are actually going to buy.

 

[mac987]

hi
some great repllies above but to add to this further the idea of long tail keywords is that the intent is further down the chain thus you have a better chance of getting a conversion than a 1 or 2 word keyword phrase. IE if you are searching for life insurance then there is more intent to convert if the searcher has searched for

i want to buy life insurance ( long tail )
than
life insurance

All the best
mac

 

[Rakesh Mishra]

Long tail keywords – very definite and extended keyword phrases which direct to a specific search term. Keywords consist of more than two words are considered as long tail keyword mostly used by the searchers to find their desired content or product.

 

[Nilesh Jha]

Long-tail keywords are long keywords for example "2 BHK Flats in Mira Road". Here we are focusing on a keyword with 4 to 6 words in it. These are long-tail keywords where we focus on a specific crowd.

 

[ALI ADIL]

Web optimization 101: Defining the long tail. ... Beginning with The Long Tail. Here are my taken shots at the short form: The Long Tail. Explicit, specialty search queries, normally multiple words long, that offer a low challenge, low search volume, and high searcher purpose.

 

[monicageller3691]

Long-tail keywords are like containing 3 to 4 keyword phrases which are very specific to users and also in our websites.

 

[sophiawils59]

Long-tail keywords are keywords or key phrases that are more specific and usually longer than more commonly searched for keywords. Long-tail keywords are keywords that helps to Increase the Conversion Rate.