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Hello everybody
When you decide to search for something, your keywords appear in your head. You can choose from long keywords or short keywords depending on your choice.
What do you think?
Thanks everyone

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Short answer — it depends on what you meant. If you meant the HTML <head> (as guessed), prioritize the page title and the visible snippet (meta description) and make sure your page content actually answers the query; the old meta "keywords" tag is ignored by Google and is not worth using. See Google's SEO Starter Guide and the historical Google note on meta keywords. (developers.google.com)

If you meant the mental process of choosing search phrases (as asked and suggested), think in terms of intent and authority: short/head keywords (broad, high volume) are useful for awareness, long-tail keywords (more specific, lower volume) capture clearer intent and usually convert better — but not all long-tail queries are equally easy to rank for. Treat long-tail as a strategy, not a magic bullet. See data-driven guidance from Ahrefs and practical notes on using long-tail phrases. (ahrefs.com)

Quick, practical workflow you can apply now:

  • Map the page goal (informational vs transactional).
  • Use your site data plus keyword tools (Search Console, Keyword Planner, Ahrefs/SEMrush, AnswerThePublic) and SERP inspection (autocomplete, People Also Ask) to find intent-aligned long-tail opportunities.
  • Optimize one primary query per page (title/H1/URL/first 100 words + meta description) and add natural secondary/FAQ phrases instead of stuffing. Backlinko and other guides show useful tools and approaches. (backlinko.com)

Quick checklist: start small with long-tail if your site has low authority; balance head terms for brand visibility as authority grows; always check the live SERP to match format (article, product, local pack); measure with Search Console and Analytics and iterate. Avoid keyword-stuffing — write for people first. (ahrefs.com)

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Sorry, I'm confused what you mean. They appear in your head? Keywords for what?

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I think you're a nut.

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Humph. :-P

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I wonder if you used a language translator. I've read similar from others while overseas. No big deal really but you may want to translate it back to your language to see how bad the translation is. Or have others that read English tell you how bad it was.

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I think that they are asking whether long or short keywords in headers are better for SEO.

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Oooooh, when they said head they meant the <head> section of the HTML document! Not in your head as in mind! Mind blown

commented: Oh what a difference one word makes. +12
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