Author Topic: What are some key words that usually appear on MMM-similar blogs?  (Read 1412 times)

longtry

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Let's say there's a person who wants to live a FIRE life by downsizing & enjoy free/cheap/DIY things as they can both reduce his carbon footprint and improve his health. He's looking for blogs which are fit for him & can teach him some tricks. What do you think are the words that will most frequently appear in those sites? In other words, if he opens a blog's main page & press Ctrl+F to search for, say, 2-5 key phrases, what would they be? Frugal? FI? DIY? Budget? 4%? Travel miles? Fund?...

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Re: What are some key words that usually appear on MMM-similar blogs?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2018, 06:17:20 AM »
I'd guess "frugal/frugal living/frugality" and "zero waste" and "non consumer". Those will get you a different mix than "FIRE", at any rate.

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Re: What are some key words that usually appear on MMM-similar blogs?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2018, 07:01:24 AM »
Just use a normal web search or ask on message boards. Be specific.

Unless a site owner runs a mega site like Yahoo or Forbes, (and possibly sold out), the way to get to the top of start rankings is what are called long tail keywords in your page meta tags. This means instead of an article on "saving money" you write an article called "ways to save money on utilities". If I wrote the former, chances are my article would be on page 30 of search results, even if it is better than the Forbes or Yahoo article.

I'm sure there are plenty of people here that can point you in the right direction for whatever you are looking for.


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Re: What are some key words that usually appear on MMM-similar blogs?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2018, 07:05:04 AM »
Why not just ask people here what other blogs they find useful In their FIRE journey?

longtry

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Re: What are some key words that usually appear on MMM-similar blogs?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2018, 01:50:28 AM »
Thank you all!
@Cranky You're right. Using 'FI' or 'FIRE' as keywords are not really effective, since there are many unrelated topics that has those phrases in their word combination. The other suggestions are nice :) I also noted that I can use only 'frugal' as the root word for frugalxxx stuffs.
@tyler2016 As you said, web searches can be skewed by meta data. I have a feeling that you had SEO experience?
@Dicey Yep, when I typed the OP I did think of it. So what's your opinion? I'd prefer bloggers who are active in their lifestyles, which mean they may love DIY and/or sports.