Article Keywords and Long Summary

Aariana Adams · Post by **Aariana Adams** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:15 am

I'm learning about keywords the hard way. An example: an article about an "herb" shows up in search under "herb" but not "herbs." The word "herbs" is probably the way it will be searched. This is totally my mistake - not understanding the subleties of keywords.

Now, if I take the article down to change the keywords, then Admin must approve it again. What a hassle for them. Has anyone else had this problem and did you find a successful way to handle it - i.e. - not driving Article Admin crazy?

Also, I experimented with my "Long Summary" and don't like it. I do not want to change the content or its arrangement in the real article. Has anyone ever gone back and changed something like this?

I'm hoping Article Admin will also reply to this. If I take an article down to make changes as outlined above, and do not change any words, or arrangement of the words in the actual article, does this mean AA must read every word and go through the complete approval process again - and if so, are you willing to do this -- the assumption being that the article will have a better chance of selling?

Thanks, Aariana

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:39 pm

Aariana,

By all means, resubmit. Your heads up is appreciated, though.

The keywords issue is important enough to bring up to everyone. I see many articles that do not take advantage of the keyword field. For example, I have seen articles about dogs with one keyword: "dog." If the article were entitled, "Caring for your Cairn," keywords might include: dogs,dog breeds, terriers, Cairns, Cairn Terriers, scottie dogs, dog grooming, small dogs, pets, pet care." Among others, depending upon what information the article contains.

Personally, I would shoot for at least six keywords. There are so many articles in any given category, the better your keywords, the more likely a potential customer will pull up your article in a search.

Ed

Aariana Adams · Post by **Aariana Adams** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:56 pm

Ed, thanks for the speedy reply. I appreciate your help, will resubmit and "focus" a bit more when coming up with keywords.

Again, thanks!
Aariana