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    Will words added to the end of my title make the page in question less relevant in Google's eyes?

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    • makeshiftyy
      makeshiftyy last edited by

      Hey guys, I've always wondered about this.

      Say I'm targeting the keyword "how to sell your house" but I find it a bit bland or generic and my client actually offers a service more in line with "how to sell your house quickly" - say that's their USP for example.

      I still want to rank for the broader version however, because far fewer people are searching for the "quickly" version - and it stands to reason that if searchers can solve the same problem quickly, they'll want that version of the solution anyway.

      So will adding the word "quickly" to the end of the keyword I'm targeting (and using that in my Title, H1, URL, description tags etc) make Google see my client's page/site as less relevant to a broader search term like the more generic "how to sell your house", that I'm trying to rank for?

      Thanks 🙂

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      • MoosaHemani
        MoosaHemani last edited by

        I don’t think that adding quickly to a search term will make a much of a difference! I believe if you write your content wisely and build some good links, chances are that you will rank for both!

        In my opinion these are long tail keywords with Medium level of competition so if you will be good with content then chances are they you will win the half battle rest of the half battle is link building!

        But by hook or crook you have to choose any 1 keyword that will be without quickly for one good reason!

        -          Adding or including will not completely change the audience of the public and if you target the term without ‘quickly’, chances are that you will be able to make their mind and encourage them to think about selling quickly!

        The way I think over the complete idea!

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