Thursday 13 December 2012

Performance Tip: The 3 Types of Keywords & How to Target Them

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The 3 Types of Search Queries and How to Target Them

December 13, 2012 Search queries – the words and phrases that people type into a search box in order to pull up a list of results – come in different flavors. It is commonly accepted that there are three different types of search queries:

  1. Navigational search queries
  2. Informational search queries
  3. Transactional search queries

Let’s go into a little more detail on what these three types of search queries are and how you can target them with your site content.

What Is a Navigational Search Query?

A navigational query is a search query entered with the intent of finding a particular website or webpage. For example, a user might enter "youtube" into Google's search bar to find the YouTube site rather than entering the URL into a browser's navigation bar or using a bookmark. In fact, “facebook” and “youtube” are the top two searches on Google, and these are both navigational queries.

How Should You Target Navigational Search Queries?

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