What is Keyword Difficulty?

[madtteam28]

Thanks for discussing a good topic here. I came to know nice term to learn.

[mikeslough99]

There are many ways to determine which keywords to optimize for and usually the final list of them is made after a careful analysis of what the online population is searching for, which keywords have your competitors chosen and above all - which are the keywords that you feel describe your site best.

[dalevarman]

To choose perfect keyword is more difficult, because search engine is take ranking through keyword. Keyword where and how many time use in website this discussion work are done very carefully, In website if we use much time keyword so its create problem from ranking.

[samirah465]

Keyword difficulty refers to how difficult it would be to rank for specific keywords or keyword phrases. It will be helpful for you to plan out your work process, when you are starting a new website or you are targeting a new keyword or key phrases.

[PoolrepairLV]

You will encounter that if you compete for a very popular keyword that has many competitors using it. All of you are bound to compete for the top positions in a SERP category. So find the best keyword that has less competition but is searchable.

[kadylopez]

Keyword difficulty refers to how difficult it would be to rank for specific keywords or keyword phrases. It will be helpful for you to plan out your work process, when you are starting a new website or you are targeting a new keyword or key phrases.
SEOCHAT has one tool to check the Keyword difficulty, here it is
http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/keyword-difficulty/

[247-host]

This link http://www.seochat.com/c/a/choosing-...ize-of-domain/ may be helpful.

[GeethaN]

Keyword difficulty (also known as keyword competition) is one of the most important metrics you should consider when looking for keywords. The higher is the keyword difficulty, the harder it is to rank on the 1st SERP due to a high competition of the ranking websites.

[dombowkett]

Keyword difficulty shows that you have to work hard to rank your website for particular text.

[godwin]

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Keyword difficulty (or keyword competition) is a critical metric when doing keyword research. The higher the value, the harder is to compete with others using that keyword. ... Finding low competition keywords requires knowing your site's competitive power.

[jenniferjennife]

Keyword difficulty or keyword competition is a critical metric when doing keyword research. The higher the value, the harder is to compete with others using that keyword. Finding low competition keywords requires knowing your site's competitive power. What is a good value of the SEO difficulty? The Keyword Difficulty is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100. The lower the value, the easier it is to rank for the keyword on the 1st SERP. Keep in mind that the real SEO difficulty may vary