Example of Long Tail Keywords In Action for my Small Personal Blog
This article will give you some real world examples of long tail keywords on this blog over the last 3 years. I’ve really only thought about making money with blogs but never really made more than a couple hundred bucks. In this website, I want to give those who have some questions about long tail keyword research for their small business or personal blog a small insight to statistics that I think are great for beginners. (I’m not anything but a beginner)
About This Blog:
Well like everyone else, I wanted to blog and make money! I was on my last $1,500 (after tax refund) and thought I would give it a try. I went to wordpress and signed up for a free blog and posted 10-15 articles over a few weeks. These articles had no real keyword research besides google adwords and what you’re typically used to seeing about finding a niche and starting with low competition “high” volume long tail keywords.
I shortly realized that hosting on a free wordpress site wasn’t the way to go if I wanted to make some adsense revenue so I abandoned this blog and registered my own domain. I only even remembered I had this blog after google sent me an e-mail stating that I had an adsense check pending for a year and I needed to tell them where to send it.
Well, these days I’m wanting to get back into blogging. The last 4 years for me was great. As a 20 something year old I went from a box packer to a partner in 2 multi-million dollar companies dealing with eBay, online sales in the mobile industry. While I’m still active day-to-day in one of the companies, I wanted to give blogging a try again as I thought my experiences over the past few years could really help others.
Thank God 3-4 years ago I used the same password for everything and regained access to this blog!
I’m not even really sure where I’m going to begin this time around but with no real financial strain and my experience being around articles previously written I thought having 3 years worth of stats on my articles could help me get some idea of how long tail keywords worked.
I’ve done so much researching about trying to rank for top long tail keywords I was about to go crazy. Really, instead of researching I should have been writing.
Anyways, BACK TO THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS POST. I’ve always had this burning curiosity on long tail keywords and what type of traffic and keyword search variations around long tail keywords could drive traffic. These days, the word seems to be targeting adgroups.
Without further ado, ….my list of incoming search terms and the hits they received. (I’ve made some general comments around them below the search terms). Please keep in mind that it looks like (but not certain) that these long tail keyword incoming search terms only go so far back (I think a few months). So the stats below would cover something over a period of a year or so?
| craigslist | 2,972 |
| ebay consignment | 2,767 |
| ebay good til cancelled | 1,251 |
| camera | 1,177 |
| ebay consignment stores | 953 |
| good till cancelled ebay | 912 |
| ebay good till cancelled | 828 |
| online | 772 |
| good til cancelled ebay | 770 |
| ebay programs | 769 |
| ebay gtc | 720 |
| ebay shipping to canada | 527 |
| ebay good til cancelled fees | 441 |
| scams | 436 |
| buying | 381 |
| new egg | 375 |
| ebay franchise | 371 |
| ebay consignment locations | 353 |
| inklink | 326 |
| gtc ebay | 313 |
| what does good till cancelled mean on ebay | 296 |
| newegg | 282 |
| good ’til cancelled ebay | 270 |
| craigslist money | 234 |
| ebay good til canceled | 224 |
| ebay good till canceled | 217 |
| ebay labs | 213 |
| ebay consignment store | 210 |
| ebay stock photos | 209 |
| google analytics ebay | 197 |
| ebay research labs | 195 |
| funny ebay feedback comments | 194 |
| make a living on craigslist | 193 |
| good til canceled ebay | 188 |
| ebay consignment sellers | 180 |
| online business | 170 |
| good till canceled ebay | 169 |
| making a living on craigslist | 169 |
| how to make a living on craigslist | 167 |
| verizon bring your own phone | 160 |
| hammertap review | 155 |
| ebay good ’til cancelled | 151 |
| scammers on ebay | 146 |
| buy on craigslist sell on ebay | 145 |
| dazzle postage | 145 |
| ebay scammers | 144 |
| ink link | 144 |
| buy online | 142 |
| funny ebay feedback | 140 |
| usps dazzle | 139 |
| shipworks review | 139 |
| craigslist.com | 138 |
| ebay google analytics | 135 |
| buy on ebay sell on craigslist | 135 |
| shipping to canada ebay | 131 |
| ebay good until cancelled | 130 |
| hammertap vs terapeak | 121 |
| ebay consignment fees | 121 |
| consignment franchise | 120 |
| amazon restricted item | 113 |
| amazon restricted items | 109 |
| dazzle usps | 107 |
| amazon restricted categories | 99 |
| ebay store franchise | 97 |
| ebay ship to canada | 97 |
| ebay stock photo | 96 |
| online buy | 96 |
| ebay consignment seller | 96 |
| easiest things to sell on craigslist | 93 |
| good ’till cancelled ebay | 92 |
| buzzirk mobile | 92 |
| problems shipping to canada | 92 |
| please provide the correct information in the highlighted fields. | 91 |
| make a living selling on craigslist | 90 |
| buying online | 88 |
| easy things to sell on craigslist | 88 |
| terapeak vs hammertap | 87 |
| ebay good till cancelled fee | 86 |
| good until cancelled ebay | 85 |
| money on craigslist | 85 |
| ebay duration gtc | 85 |
| scammer on ebay | 85 |
| ebaysaurus | 84 |
| power seller | 83 |
| consignment ebay | 78 |
| selling manager pro | 75 |
| ebay franchise stores | 75 |
| toolhaus | 74 |
| good til cancelled fees | 73 |
| bayestimator | 72 |
| ebay consignment shops | 71 |
| online buying | 71 |
| shipworks reviews | 68 |
| scammer ebay | 67 |
| ebay order management | 67 |
| fixed price gtc | 67 |
| craigslist hustler | 66 |
| how long does it take to process a video on youtube | 65 |
| ebay good till cancel | 65 |
| ebay research lab | 64 |
| ebay good ’till cancelled | 64 |
| easy money on craigslist | 64 |
| buzzirk | 63 |
| ebay program | 63 |
| how to make money on craigslist | 62 |
| make a living off craigslist | 62 |
| bring your own phone verizon | 61 |
| consignment on ebay | 61 |
| bring your own phone to verizon | 60 |
| powerseller | 60 |
| making a living off craigslist | 58 |
| catching scammers | 58 |
| what is gtc ebay | 58 |
| turbo lister gtc duration available | 57 |
| ebay fixed price gtc | 57 |
| asking for money on craigslist | 56 |
| ebay consignment sales | 55 |
| ebay gtc listing | 54 |
| google analytics for ebay | 53 |
| ebay powerseller | 53 |
| interapptive shipworks reviews | 53 |
| ebay shipping canada | 53 |
| terakpeak | 52 |
| ebay tricks | 51 |
| money with craigslist | 51 |
| ebay gtc duration | 51 |
| buy | 51 |
| ebay gtc fee | 51 |
| easy items to sell on craigslist | 50 |
| endicia dazzle | 50 |
| how to make easy money on craigslist | 50 |
| craigs list | 49 |
| what is good till cancelled on ebay | 49 |
| dazzle endicia | 48 |
| consignment franchises | 47 |
| google analytics on ebay | 47 |
| how to make a living off craigslist | 47 |
| shipworks templates | 47 |
| ebay fixed price duration | 46 |
| location of ebay consignment stores | 46 |
| what is good til cancelled ebay | 46 |
| how to sell restricted items on amazon | 46 |
| money craigslist | 45 |
| research ebay seller | 45 |
| how to do craigslist | 45 |
| how to make money on craigslist fast | 45 |
| ebay consignment shop | 45 |
| selling manager pro inventory | 45 |
| terapeak | 44 |
| what to buy on craigslist and sell on ebay | 44 |
| stock photos for ebay | 44 |
| hammertap reviews | 44 |
| shipworks 3.0 | 44 |
| stock photos ebay | 43 |
| new ebay policies | 43 |
| http://craiglist.com/ | 43 |
| gtc on ebay | 42 |
| good till cancel ebay | 42 |
| http://www.craigslist.com | 42 |
| camera images | 42 |
| ebay scammer caught | 42 |
| scammer | 41 |
| fp30 | 41 |
| top powersellers on ebay | 40 |
| how to use stock photos on ebay | 40 |
| how long does it take for a video to process on youtube | 39 |
| good til cancelled on ebay | 39 |
| ebay gtc fees | 39 |
| camera pictures | 39 |
| channeladvisor scam | 39 |
| how long does it take for youtube to process a video | 38 |
| amazon selling tricks | 38 |
| endicia scan form | 38 |
| julia backholm | 38 |
| how to make a living selling on craigslist | 38 |
| bulk acceptance scans | 38 |
| easy money with craigslist | 38 |
| dazzle mail | 38 |
| good ’til cancelled duration | 37 |
| what is gtc on ebay | 37 |
| stock photo ebay | 37 |
| research ebay sellers | 37 |
| photo camera | 37 |
| ebay consignment store locations | 36 |
| shipping to canada on ebay | 36 |
| how long does it take to process a youtube video | 36 |
| endicia ebay | 36 |
| using stock photos on ebay | 36 |
| good till cancelled on ebay | 36 |
| consignment store franchise | 36 |
| fixed price (gtc) | 35 |
| key automation | 35 |
| good till cancelled ebay fees | 35 |
| ebay seller research | 35 |
| tips for shipping to canada | 35 |
| ebay research tools review | 35 |
| ebay “good till canceled” | 35 |
| catching a scammer | 34 |
| can you make a living on craigslist | 34 |
| how to make money off craigslist | 34 |
| dazzle postage software | 34 |
| what is ebay gtc | 34 |
| ebay good til cancel | 34 |
| buzzirk mobile scam | 34 |
| programs for ebay | 33 |
| craiglist money | 33 |
| easy money craigslist | 33 |
| most profitable items to sell on craigslist | 33 |
| shipping ebay to canada | 33 |
| ebay canada shipping | 32 |
| restricted item amazon | 32 |
| what does good til cancelled mean on ebay | 32 |
| random computer tricks | 32 |
| how to email a shipping label from usps | 32 |
| ebay power seller | 31 |
| amazon closed categories | 31 |
| problems with shipping to canada | 31 |
| fixed price (good ’til cancelled) | 31 |
| how to email a usps shipping label | 30 |
| ebay software reviews | 30 |
| new ebay rules | 30 |
| seller manager pro | 30 |
| set windows password | 30 |
| ebay good til cancelled listings | 29 |
| amazon restricted | 29 |
| ebay good until canceled | 29 |
| clark howard verizon | 29 |
| ventrilo.exe | 29 |
| ebay franchises | 29 |
| ebay cosignment | 28 |
| buy craigslist sell ebay | 28 |
| email usps shipping label | 28 |
| good till cancelled ebay fee | 28 |
| consignment shop franchise | 28 |
| ebay feedback comments | 28 |
| ebay stock images | 28 |
| how to make quick money on craigslist | 28 |
| how to use a stock photo on ebay | 27 |
| email postage label | 27 |
| what does good till cancelled mean ebay | 27 |
| making a living off of craigslist | 27 |
| how to make craigslist | 27 |
| ebay software review | 27 |
| funniest ebay feedback comments | 27 |
| how long does it take for a youtube video to process | 27 |
| how to run 2 same programs at the same time | 26 |
| good til cancelled ebay fees | 26 |
| buy from ebay sell on craigslist | 26 |
| ebay good till cancelled fees | 26 |
| newegg facility | 26 |
| ebay good til cancelled listing | 26 |
| how to research a seller on ebay | 26 |
| making a living selling on craigslist | 26 |
| easiest items to sell on craigslist | 26 |
| ebay fedex scam | 26 |
| craigslist money makers | 26 |
| craigslist easy money | 26 |
| restricted items on amazon | 26 |
| imageshack ebay | 26 |
| how to make money fast on craigslist | 26 |
| easiest thing to sell on craigslist | 25 |
| can you make a living selling on craigslist | 25 |
| ebay seller manager | 25 |
| good ’til cancelled listings | 25 |
| craigslist hustlers | 25 |
| shipping to canada tips | 25 |
| selling manager pro templates | 25 |
| camera photos | 25 |
| amazon category approval | 25 |
| ebay ranks | 25 |
| setting a windows password | 25 |
| how to ask for money on craigslist | 24 |
| return to sender | 24 |
| funny positive ebay feedback | 24 |
| ebay franchise store | 24 |
| good ‘til cancelled ebay | 24 |
| find ebay powersellers | 24 |
| ebay fp30 | 24 |
| how does good til cancelled work on ebay | 24 |
| funny ebay scams | 24 |
| funny feedback comments | 24 |
| buy from craigslist sell on ebay | 23 |
| craig’s list | 23 |
| ebay shipping rules | 23 |
| who made craigslist | 23 |
| selling restricted items on amazon | 23 |
| usps return postage | 23 |
| google analytics and ebay | 23 |
| easy items to sell on ebay | 23 |
| amazon seller tricks | 23 |
| stock photos on ebay | 23 |
| how long does it take youtube to process a video | 22 |
| how to research ebay sellers | 22 |
| ebay consignments | 22 |
| ebay listing software reviews | 22 |
| what is good till cancelled ebay | 22 |
| make a living with craigslist | 22 |
| dazzle return label | 22 |
| ebay shipping to canada advice | 22 |
| quick money hustles | 22 |
| ebay what is gtc | 22 |
| how to look up a seller on ebay | 21 |
| how to make a craigslist | 21 |
| funny ebay comments | 21 |
| ebay listing good til cancelled | 21 |
| search ebay feedback | 21 |
| inklink game | 21 |
| how to open 2 ventrilos at the same time | 21 |
| good ’til cancelled fee | 21 |
| ebay fees good til cancelled | 21 |
| power seller ebay | 21 |
| how to find powersellers on ebay | 21 |
| best money makers on craigslist | 21 |
| shipping to canada problems | 21 |
| ebay good til cancelled fee | 21 |
| making a living from craigslist | 21 |
| tiphut | 21 |
| make a living off of craigslist | 21 |
| how to make money off of craigslist | 21 |
| ebay | 21 |
| setting windows password | 21 |
| ebay feedback research | 21 |
| shipworks | 21 |
| setting a password on windows | 21 |
| email postage | 20 |
| add google analytics to ebay | 20 |
| consignment selling on ebay | 20 |
| can you bring your own phone to verizon | 20 |
| fixed price gtc ebay | 20 |
| camera photo | 20 |
| buy ebay sell craigslist | 20 |
| make a living craigslist | 20 |
| fotoğraf makinesi | 20 |
| dazzle scan form | 20 |
| make quick money on craigslist | 20 |
| how to buy on craigslist and sell on ebay | 20 |
| how to make alot of money on craigslist | 19 |
| ebay labs estimator | 19 |
| dazzle ebay | 19 |
| what is fixed price gtc | 19 |
| most profitable items on craigslist | 19 |
| terapeak or hammertap | 19 |
| amazon restricted category | 19 |
| easy craigslist money | 19 |
| make a craigslist | 19 |
| craigslist.org | 19 |
| good til cancelled fee | 19 |
| picture of a camera | 18 |
| find powersellers | 18 |
| usps first class international to canada delivery time | 18 |
| ebay good till cancelled listings | 18 |
| “good til cancelled” ebay | 18 |
| hammertap | 18 |
| consignment for ebay | 18 |
| gtc in ebay | 18 |
| how to make on craigslist | 18 |
| ebay consignment contract | 18 |
| good till cancelled fees | 18 |
| good \’til cancelled ebay | 18 |
| ebay research tools | 18 |
| ebay fixed price good til cancelled | 18 |
| please provide the correct information in the highlighted fields | 18 |
| ebay endicia | 17 |
| what does assign automation rules mean | 17 |
| is it easy to sell on craigslist | 17 |
| fixed price good till cancelled | 17 |
| setting a password for windows | 17 |
| dazzle post office | 17 |
| what is gtc in ebay | 17 |
| gtc vs 30 day | 17 |
| backholm@amazon.com | 17 |
| ebay consignment stores orange county | 17 |
| how hustlers make money | 17 |
| how to get a stock photo on ebay | 17 |
| craiglist | 17 |
| how to catch a scammer | 17 |
| usps acceptance | 17 |
| ebay return policy template | 17 |
| ebay how to ship to canada | 16 |
| duration gtc ebay | 16 |
| ebay good till canceled fees | 16 |
| run 2 programs same time | 16 |
| fixed price 30 | 16 |
| how to catch an ebay scammer | 16 |
| ebay and google analytics | 16 |
| ebay what does good till cancelled mean | 16 |
| amazon selling tips tricks | 16 |
| research methods for dummies | 16 |
| ebay top powersellers | 16 |
| how to make big money on craigslist | 16 |
| money from craigslist | 16 |
| how to look up sellers on ebay | 16 |
| ebay good ’til canceled | 16 |
| can you ask for money on craigslist | 16 |
| how to research an ebay seller | 16 |
| how to catch ebay scammer | 16 |
| begging for money on craigslist | 16 |
| craigslist money maker | 16 |
| ebay dazzle | 16 |
| ebay consigment | 16 |
| how to make a living off of craigslist | 16 |
| how to look up ebay seller | 16 |
| ebay duration good till cancelled | 16 |
| gtc vs 30 days | 15 |
| can i ask for money on craigslist | 15 |
| how to make money on ebay and craigslist | 15 |
| “good ’til cancelled” ebay | 15 |
| good til cancel ebay | 15 |
| stats on the most successful ebay selling tricks | 15 |
| ebay good til cancelled listing fee | 15 |
| gtc ebay duration | 15 |
| what does good till cancelled mean | 15 |
| ebay listing duration gtc | 15 |
| фотоаппарат | 15 |
| camera picture | 15 |
| ebay feedback search | 15 |
| best alarm clock | 15 |
| canada | 15 |
| ebay fees good till cancelled | 15 |
| how to find powersellers | 15 |
| ebay seller franchise | 15 |
| sorry the ability to create a listing for this item is restricted. amazon | 15 |
| tips on shipping to canada | 15 |
| ship to canada ebay | 15 |
| how to email usps shipping label | 15 |
| fixed price good til cancelled | 15 |
| scammer in ebay | 15 |
| sorry, the ability to create a listing for this item is restricted. | 15 |
| buy on ebay and sell on craigslist | 15 |
| ebay consignment selling | 15 |
| ask for money on craigslist | 15 |
| how to catch ebay scammers | 15 |
| “ebay consignment” | 15 |
| random computer code | 14 |
| what does good till canceled mean on ebay | 14 |
| restricted item on amazon | 14 |
| ebay good ’til cancelled duration | 14 |
| ebay store consignment | 14 |
| ebay hammertap | 14 |
| ebay fixed price good till cancelled | 14 |
| ebay gtc? | 14 |
| usps bulk acceptance scan | 14 |
| how to look up an ebay seller | 14 |
| good until canceled ebay | 14 |
| tricks to selling on amazon | 14 |
| how to make a nice craigslist ad | 14 |
| ebay stock photos search | 14 |
| ebay research tool | 14 |
| how to make a living with craigslist | 14 |
| funny positive feedback ebay | 14 |
| how to use stock photo on ebay | 14 |
| random computer knowledge | 14 |
| ebay progs | 14 |
| picture of camera | 14 |
| look up ebay seller | 14 |
| selling manager pro vs auctiva | 14 |
| most profitable things to sell on craigslist | 14 |
| ebay feedback tricks | 14 |
| what to buy on ebay and sell on craigslist | 14 |
| ebay consignment franchise | 14 |
| ebay “good ’til cancelled” | 14 |
| earn a living on craigslist | 14 |
| hammertap or terapeak | 14 |
| gtc+ebay | 14 |
| terapeak hammertap | 14 |
| what is good til cancelled on ebay | 13 |
| tiphut.wordpress.com | 13 |
| making a living with craigslist | 13 |
| how to run 2 programs at once | 13 |
| dazzle printer ebay | 13 |
| where is the money in craigslist? | 13 |
| issues shipping to canada | 13 |
| can i email a usps shipping label | 13 |
| acceptance usps | 13 |
| camera image | 13 |
| games like inklink | 13 |
| what is ebay good till cancelled | 13 |
| good till cancelled ebay listing | 13 |
| ebay listing gtc | 13 |
| buy on line | 13 |
| best things to buy on craigslist and sell on ebay | 13 |
| how long does it take to process youtube video | 13 |
| ebay fees gtc | 13 |
| terepeak | 13 |
| how do i use a stock photo on ebay | 13 |
| ebay please enter your correct information in the highlighted boxes below | 13 |
| endicia | 13 |
| ebay scammer | 13 |
| return to sender usps | 13 |
| good till canceled on ebay | 13 |
| good til cancelled | 13 |
| ebay selling manager pro inventory | 13 |
| research seller on ebay | 13 |
| change duration from 10 days to good till cancelled | 13 |
| usps dazzle download | 13 |
| camera foto | 13 |
| how i made money on craigslist | 13 |
| how to scam on ebay | 12 |
A few points to remember
- My blog had a total of 54 articles
- All of which were poorly written with some knowledge behind the content but masked in the rush to pump some items out in hopes of making some money.
- The articles were about eBay mainly (1/2), craigslist and cell phone related topics.
- It was written on free wordpress.com site.
So how does the traffic break down? (In my own 20 minute review)
- First, I actually did write one “great” article about how terrible eBay franchise businesses were. I was a fool and took the article down and redirected it to my new blog only to abandon that one after I was employed and forgot to pay the hosting fee at godaddy. This one article ranked on the top page for keywords such as “eBay Franchise information” and “eBay consignment”. These were short tail ones back in the day. They probably generated about 1/4 of the overall traffic until the post lost rank on this blog and picked up on my other .com blog.
- It didn’t take long with a crappy looking blog and terrible command of the english / typing language that some other bloggers and sites linked it up and the rest was history. It drove “a lot of traffic”. One blog post for a few short tail keywords and many surrounding long tail keywords drove about 25% of my traffic.
2. Many others came from the wordpress theme “tags” associated with my blog post. I defiantly would pay more attention to these tags and use of them this next time around.
3. While I didn’t rank many times for the keywords I was trying to (or research told me to go after) I did get a lot of traffic around keywords that google adwords showed no search volume for.
4. Some search terms I competed with the big boys. Top 10 search result for over a year for what was a growing trend around ebay consignment stores was a real surprise! This article I probably spent the least amount of time writing and think I did very little to no keyword research before hand. It just flowed naturally and I suppose readers and this the search engine picked up on it.
So that I don’t get too chatty here, for anyone who’s just starting out on a blog, please remember a few simple things.
- Traffic takes a little bit of time to pickup. Sometimes weeks to months, or a year.
- Using a free wordpress site to being with isnt a terrible idea. While you might be limited with ads and the likes, they will feed your articles down global tag categories which can get you some rank and free traffic right out of the gate. Later on you can upgrade or write other articles linked back and forth.
- Don’t spend too much time researching long tail keywords and regular keywords if it prevents you from writing something. In my case, I probably spent 80% trying to learn SEO and keyword research and my stats suggest I should of just kept writing and I would of generated more visits.
- A lot of the long tail keywords that came up in the incoming search results page would guide me more this time around on how MY SPECIFIC audience is searching for me and outlying search terms to get there.
- Posting AUTHENTIC and helpful/useful comments on other peoples blogs is a great way to get some traffic to you site overtime.
- There is no BS about writing good content. You can spam all you want, write crappy content and do it all for the money. That can even work! But if you have a niche, write about it, help others around the net in your niche and it should grow overtime.
My #1 thought:
If i had it over again (and if this blogging for money helping others) this time around does take off, I would spend less time cranking out pitiful articles (even though they do bring traffic) and spend more time concentrating on fewer articles that really have something to offer the reader.
In my case, 1 article that took me 1 hour to write from start to finish consisted of 25% of my traffic hits and 35% of my google adsense earnings.
Being that this article is way too long, I thank you for getting to the bottom. If you did, leave a message or something. I promise I won’t take 3 years to respond this time. I’m going to make a few other articles highlighting the traffic statistics and how it grew and declined after a while also.
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