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What is a long-tail keyword?
A long-tail keyword is a longer, more specific search query usually made up of three or more words — for example, “what does an AI chatbot for small businesses cost” instead of “chatbot”. Such queries have less search volume, but significantly less competition and clearer intent.
01 — Context
Long-tail keyword in detail
For new or small websites, this is the decisive starting point. Established providers with years of advantage compete for short, general terms; for specific questions, there's often almost no competition.
Taken together, long-tail queries make up the larger portion of all searches. Viewed individually, each seems insignificant, but together they generate substantial traffic — with better conversion rates because the intent is more precise.
02 — Practice
What this means for small businesses
In practice, that means: better to have one page that fully answers a concrete question than one that skims over a large topic. The concrete page will be found, the general one won't.
03 — Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do you find such search terms?
Most reliably in your own customer inquiries: questions that come up again and again by phone or email are almost always searched on Google too.
Is it worth it with such low search volume?
In B2B, almost always. Ten inquiries from people with a concrete need are worth more than a thousand visits without intent.
04 — Continue
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