When using Rank Math, a section called "Important Keywords" will be displayed.

How should this item be used in SEO strategies?

This article explains the role of important keywords and how to set them correctly.

What are the important keywords?

Important keywords are the search keywords that you are targeting on that page.

Rank Math performs the following checks based on this keyword.

• Is it included in the title?
• Is it included in the description?
• Is it included in the headline?

Benefits of setting it

Setting key keywords clarifies the direction of the article.

Furthermore, it allows you to check whether any elements necessary for SEO are missing, leading to improved article quality.

Correct setup method

The basic rule is "one keyword per article."

Trying to cram in too many keywords can make your theme unclear and make it difficult for search engines to understand.

There is a place to add keywords within the RankMath settings for each page. Enter your keywords there.

How to resolve SEO keyword errors

Entering a keyword will display the error items.

Focus keywords are not displayed in the SEO title.

The problem is that the title does not contain any keywords, so please add keywords to the title.

The focus keyword was not found in the SEO meta description.

The problem is that the keywords you set in the description are not included, so please add the keywords to the description.

The content length is 174 words.

RankMath evaluates content length as follows:
Blog posts allow you to increase their length, so that's something to keep in mind.
For websites created using static pages, there's no need to unnecessarily increase their length.

Less than 300 words → Short
600-1000 words → Good
1500 or more → Strong

Focus keywords will not appear at the beginning of the SEO title.

You've pointed out that the title doesn't start with a keyword, but there's no need to force a change if it sounds unnatural.

The focus keyword was not found in the URL.

I'm the one checking if the focus keyword is in the URL, but since the focus keyword is likely in Japanese, it cannot be included in the URL. You can safely ignore this error.

 

Common mistakes

• Enter multiple keywords
• Make the keyword too long
• Do not set

summary

Key keywords are a crucial element that forms the foundation of SEO.

However, it's important to understand that this feature is not meant to directly improve search rankings, but rather to be used as a supplementary tool to enhance the quality of your articles.

Let's set it up correctly and create content that is strong in both SEO and AI search.