How Does the On-Page Grader Know about my Target Keyword? Or how can I tell it?
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So we've optimized a home page for a particular keyword, "blue widgets tx". But the on-page grader is giving information about "tx blue widgets", "blue widgets in texas", etc. and telling us we are an "F" for these keywords.
Is it possible to tell the on-page grader, "Hey, just worry about 'blue widgets tx', and forget about those other ones"? I know I can do it by hand, but it will take forever.
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Of course, but it's a pain in the bleep to do that over and over again for each KW. Thanks though.
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Ok thanks for the clarification. We try to take a 1-2 keyword per page focused approach so I was trying to wave my hands at the grader to say "over here"
Thanks again!
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Great answer Linda! This is correct - we will automatically grade these pages and keep track of them for the keywords ranking in the top 50. You can also use the on-page grader from research tools and choose your own keyword and URL to receive a score.
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You can manually go into the on page grader tool and check the page grade for the specific keyword you are targeting. Just enter the URL and the keyword. I have to manually check some of my page grades as well.
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The on-page grader grades the pages that rank in the top 50 for a keyword in one of your campaigns, so even though you didn't optimize for those particular keywords, that page is ranking for them anyway.
When you see a grade of "F" for a search term that doesn't apply to that page, you don't need to worry about it. Sometimes pages do rank for keywords other than the ones we are optimizing for.
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