What are keywords? | SEO for beginners training

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► About this video
A keyword, or focus keyword, is the search term that you most want your page to rank for. When people search for that term, you want them to find your content. In this video, we explain why keywords are essential for SEO, and we briefly go over how you should use keywords in your texts. We also gloss over three types of keywords: head, mid - and long-tail, and explain the difference between them.

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► Items discussed in this video
0:00:19 - Introduction
0:00:20 - What is a keyword?
0:01:28 - Why are keywords important?
0:02:03 - Understanding your audience
0:02:53 - How to use keywords
0:03:56 - Types of keywords

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