Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Overlooking Article Relevancy Is A Big Mistake

By David McCammon

You have to keep your articles relevant to the general subject of your website. Failure to do this will cause you to lose search engine value as well as visitor credibility.

What do we mean by relevant?

What we mean by "relevant" is "related to." Subjects that are related somehow in your article to your main business. For example if you were marketing a business start up kit, you would come up with a list of relevant topics that is interesting to humans and satisfy the search engines:

The pitfalls of starting a small business

Creating an advertising budget on a shoestring

Good reasons to start a small business

How to get a startup loan

Creating an advertising budget on a shoestring

Good reasons to start a small business

How to get a startup loan

This is not a complete list of course. Any website about small business can generate a large number of articles with content that's relevant.

Another example would be if you sold something like dog treats.

Niche markets can be a bit more difficult when it comes to determining relevant content. If your topic or area of expertise is narrow, consider branching out the subjects of your articles to include other areas that may be of interest to those visiting your website.

In the above example it is safe to assume that most of your readers and prospects are dog owners. So given that consideration, there are lots of topics you can write or otherwise acquire that will keep readers interested and brand you an expert. For example:

Pet grooming tips

How to come up with a creative name for your new puppy

How to vacation with your dog

How to come up with a creative name for your new puppy

The best dog breeds for households with children

How to vacation with your dog

How to come up with a creative name for your new puppy

All of these topics are a natural extension of a core business: dogs and the owners who love them. They're all relevant to the website, and a mention of homemade dog treats could be included in each article without sounding blatant or awkward.

So how do you find relevant topics?

If you're stuck for relevant subject areas, a keyword tool can help you generate more ideas. There are a number of free online keyword generators that can jumpstart your brainstorming process and reveal topics you might not have considered

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