Focus Keywords and extra small words

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  • Resolved Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Hi, New convert to Rank Math, loving it so far.

    I am working on improving my keyword Rank Math page scores.

    Do Focus Keywords have to be an exact match?

    example: my focus word it “Contact Us Page Best Practices”

    So I can get that in my page title pretty easily:
    Contact Us Page Best Practices – Guidelines & Examples

    In my page description, it might read better to have
    Best Practices for Contact Us Pages…..

    Since it is not an exact match for the focus keyword used inside of SEO meta description.

    Any thoughts?

    Should I reword my page description so it is an exact match?
    Will ranks change b/c the keyword phrase is reversed?

    Just trying to learn the best practices so I can get it correct from the start.

    Thanks! — Steven

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  • Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math today and for switching to our plugin.

    At the moment, Rank Math will only check for an exact match of the focus keyword in your content and you will need to reword you description to pass this test.
    Search engines algorithms will provide different results depending on the order of words on your keyword phrase and thus you should ensure that the keywords match your SEO campaign target.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Thanks for the reply, that was what I was thought it would do

    Here is what I might do.

    the first couple of keywords are what I want to rank in search engines.

    Then if I have an h2 or other SEO element that reads better by including a small word like (a, an, in, etc) then I will add that keyword to rank math.

    This way I can get the green check.

    I know the green checks have no bearing on search results but for me, it will signify that the post has been reviewed and it will keep me from trying to fix it multiple times.

    Does this seem reasonable?

    Does rank math put any significance on the order of focus keywords?

    Thanks! — Steven

    Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thank you for the response.

    This is a reasonable course of action and no the plugin does not put any significance on the order of focus keywords.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Thanks so much for the reply and info.

    Question about 404 Monitor

    https://rankmath.com/wordpress/plugin/404-monitor/

    Is this monitor included in the RankMath Suite?
    Is it additional functionality?

    Can the 404 monitor be installed in WP withOUT having the suite plugin installed?

    Thanks!

    Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math today.

    Yes indeed, the 404 monitor is packaged in Rank Math suite and you do not need to install it once you have RM installed.
    To activate this module, please head over to Rank Math > Dashboard

    This extension can be used on any other site as a standalone plugin without the need to install Rank Math if you already have another SEO plugin.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    That is the best news!

    The more I get familiar with RankMath at https://wphostingreviews.com the more I like it.

    In regards to the Rich Snipets.
    I can see that myblog posts (howto, plugin roundups, design guides) will we Rich Snippet Type: Article.

    How do I know if they should be Article, Blog Post, or News Article?

    Where could I go to learn about each type or the pros and cons?

    Thanks!

    Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hi Steven,

    This is awesome feedback 🙂

    Please take a look at this article for more info on rich snippets: https://rankmath.com/kb/rich-snippets/

    We are looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

    Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Fantastic! Just what I was looking for.

    For a homepage on a website, it is okay to set the snippet type as none?
    or do you always want to have s rich snippet type?

    Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hi Steven,

    Thanks for the question.

    Yes you can set this to none, if your homepage lists the latest blog posts then each post will possess its own schema. On the other hand if you have a static page the default schema types for the homepage will be automatically loaded ie Organization, Breadcrumblist, Website etc.

    I hope this info helps. Thank you.

    Steven

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math business

    Thanks!

    My home page is a static wordpress page
    https://wphostingreviews.com/

    To confirm, If I set the snippet type to none, the snippet type will be none but all of the other schema types will still display . (orgnaization, website, etc)

    Thanks for all the answers just want to make sure I fully understand the settings.

    Michael Davis

    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hi Steven,

    This is correct! All the other schema types will be available on the page.

    Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.

    RankBot

    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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