{"id":2291,"date":"2021-07-06T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darwenonline.co.uk\/web\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2025-04-25T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:39:27","slug":"keyword-difficulty-explained-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darwenonline.co.uk\/web\/keyword-difficulty-explained-how-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyword difficulty explained & how to use it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keyword difficulty explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Keyword difficulty is essentially a score based on how much competition there is for a specific word\/s, measuring how difficult it is for you to rank on a scale of 1 to 100.<\/div>\n
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The higher the competition, the more difficult it is to rank for that keyword. A lot of SEO analytics tools provide this metric, but this is rarely the same across multiple different tools because they all calculate the score in their own way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Why is the keyword difficulty important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Simply put: It’s an extremely important part of the keyword research process.<\/div>\n
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Along with monthly search volume and a few other factors, keyword difficulty helps you choose the best keywords for your SEO.<\/div>\n
The only issue is that every tool measures keyword difficulty differently so when comparing KD scores make sure you’re using the same tool to produce the scores.<\/div>\n
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