Yeah that's very true that for some industries search volume might be low but margin is high!

That's a good point you mentioned there! Though I wonder why would someone pay money and go for low volume keywords esp, not necessarily low volume keywords has high conversion rate!

Sometimes I notice in Google keyword tool that a keyword has very low search volume (<10) and high competition? Why would anyone go for a keyword with very less search volume ??

(note: If Checked in Google keywords tool with Exact match)

Though I understand this tool doesn't always have exact data but still any explanation to that question?

yes that's right but getting content on your own site is a case where we are getting fresh content on our site which is a ranking factors in Google but getting a link from another site though blogs is a different thing.

Thanks mate, I didnt think about that!! More than few blogs on the same id might be taken as similar to blog network ..

Do you guys think that adding good quality blogs to blogger.com and then getting a link from those blogs will help ?

I normally do a manual search for my keywords as most of them as inside top 50

Also, Google rankings are different for different Google settings like it will be different for Australia while different for different states in Australia.

No Google will not penalise your site for adding phone nos.

But Its best practice to add keyword than phone no for ex:

Keyword- Phone no| Company name

thanks mate!

thanks Nakul yeah I know things have really changed now. Its much more complex than before.

No Google will not penalise your site for adding phone nos.

But Its best practice to add keyword than phone no for ex:

Keyword- Phone no| Company name

thanks Keri !

yeah I understand It takes time but most of the sites have strict policy that we can not put any other sites links and its making link building via blogs more and more difficult because of the huge number of spammers on web. And content marketing is future of SEO. So things are getting bit tough for SEOs I guess.

Its ok to do so , many seo companies put their site link in their client site's footer too!

Though, recently links in footer or other boiler plate areas like side bars etc do not get much value from Google. THough links in more prominent areas like top of the site of from text has more value

Hope that helps !