What is Keyword Difficulty in SEO?

[Dynapro]

What is Keyword Difficulty in SEO?

[dennis123]

Keyword difficulty is a metric to define how difficult it is to rank for a specific keyword-based on its popularity and competition. Higher the keyword difficulty, more time or number of backlinks might be needed.

[jesica]

Keyword difficulty in SEO is largely a measure of the number and quality of backlinks to the top ten pages in the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for that keyword—or how competitive those pages are based on how strong their backlinks are.

[PrimeItSolution]

Hi Friends,

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.

[nicksamson]

KDS Between 30% and 70% - Moderate Difficulty Keywords

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[sophiawils59]

Keyword difficulty (KD) - is a metric that helps you to determine your chances to rank for a certain keyword in the top of search. In other words, how hard would it be to rank for a particular keyword given the level of competition around it.

[GeethaN]

Keyword difficulty in SEO is largely a measure of the number and quality of backlinks to the top ten pages in the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for that keyword—or how competitive those pages are based on how strong their backlinks are