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<p>They also don’t appear to be too interested in optimising their websites for this term either. Below I’ve taken a look at how the top five UK Supermarkets optimise their homepage title tags:</p>
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<a href="http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/home.html">ASDA</a>
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<a href="http://www.tesco.com/">Online Grocery Shopping & Delivery Service - Tesco.com</a>
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<a href="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/home.htm">The home of Sainsbury’s online - Try something new today</a>
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<a href="http://www.waitrose.com/">Home - Waitrose.com</a>
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<a href="http://www.morrisons.co.uk/">Home - Morrisons</a>
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<p>There are obviously other terms which are likely to be more important in terms of conversion rates, first and foremost the individual brand name, and other terms such as 'online grocery' or 'online grocery shopping' (as targeted by Tesco). But given the very large search volume of the keyword 'supermarket', this surely has to be a key term to target search traffic from?</p>
<p>The screenshot below, from the Google AdWords keyword tool, shows that 'supermarket' as an exact match generated 27,100 clicks in the UK during August at an average cost per click of £2.82. As a PPC cost this would have totaled £76,422 for this one keyword alone during the month.</p>
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<img alt='Google AdWords traffic for the keyword "Supermarket"' height="296" src="http://www.seoptimise.com/images/supermarket.jpg" width="500" />
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<p>If you consider that by optimising for this term rankings are likely to be achieved for many variations of supermarket queries, then it’s worth considering that the broad match of supermarkets generated 1.5 million clicks last month (<em>at the same CPC</em>). <strong>This much traffic would have cost £4,245,000! </strong>Yes, they wouldn’t have generated as many clicks in reality, but if they could gain high rankings for a number of top search terms then the <a href="http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-clicks-on-googles-serps-and-eye-tracking-analysis.htm">56% of #1 organic clickthroughs</a> would be going directly to their own website instead of competitors.</p>
<p>In comparison, if you look at the search volume figures for 'online grocery', this shows a huge difference in popularity.</p>
<p>
<img alt='Google AdWords traffic for "online grocery"' height="308" src="http://www.seoptimise.com/images/online-grocery.jpg" width="500" />
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<p>Even <a href="http://www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do">Ocado</a>, which specialises in <em>online grocery delivery</em>, isn’t best optimising its website for traffic- and conversion-driving search terms. </p>
<p>What do you think, are the UK supermarkets seriously missing out on <a href="http://www.davechaffey.com/E-commerce-Internet-marketing-case-studies/Tesco.com-case-study">increasing online traffic and sales</a>?</p>
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<em>
<strong>Kevin Gibbons is Director of Search for </strong>
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<a href="http://www.seoptimise.com/">
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<strong>SEOptimise</strong>
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<Paragraph>They also don’t appear to be too interested in optimising their websites for this term either. Below I’ve taken a look at how the top five UK Supermarkets optimise their homepage title tags:</Paragraph>
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<Link URL="http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/home.html" Window="Self">ASDA</Link>
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<Link URL="http://www.tesco.com/" Window="Self">Online Grocery Shopping & Delivery Service - Tesco.com</Link>
</ListItem>
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<Link URL="http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/home.htm" Window="Self">The home of Sainsbury’s online - Try something new today</Link>
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<Link URL="http://www.waitrose.com/" Window="Self">Home - Waitrose.com</Link>
</ListItem>
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<Link URL="http://www.morrisons.co.uk/" Window="Self">Home - Morrisons</Link>
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<Paragraph>There are obviously other terms which are likely to be more important in terms of conversion rates, first and foremost the individual brand name, and other terms such as 'online grocery' or 'online grocery shopping' (as targeted by Tesco). But given the very large search volume of the keyword 'supermarket', this surely has to be a key term to target search traffic from?</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>The screenshot below, from the Google AdWords keyword tool, shows that 'supermarket' as an exact match generated 27,100 clicks in the UK during August at an average cost per click of £2.82. As a PPC cost this would have totaled £76,422 for this one keyword alone during the month.</Paragraph>
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<Image AlternateText="Google AdWords traffic for the keyword "Supermarket"" Source="http://www.seoptimise.com/images/supermarket.jpg" Width="500" Height="296">
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</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>If you consider that by optimising for this term rankings are likely to be achieved for many variations of supermarket queries, then it’s worth considering that the broad match of supermarkets generated 1.5 million clicks last month (<Quote>at the same CPC</Quote>). <Emphasis>This much traffic would have cost £4,245,000! </Emphasis>Yes, they wouldn’t have generated as many clicks in reality, but if they could gain high rankings for a number of top search terms then the <Link URL="http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-clicks-on-googles-serps-and-eye-tracking-analysis.htm" Window="Self">56% of #1 organic clickthroughs</Link> would be going directly to their own website instead of competitors.</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>In comparison, if you look at the search volume figures for 'online grocery', this shows a huge difference in popularity.</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>
<Image AlternateText="Google AdWords traffic for "online grocery"" Source="http://www.seoptimise.com/images/online-grocery.jpg" Width="500" Height="308">
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<Paragraph>Even <Link URL="http://www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do" Window="Self">Ocado</Link>, which specialises in <Quote>online grocery delivery</Quote>, isn’t best optimising its website for traffic- and conversion-driving search terms. </Paragraph>
<Paragraph>What do you think, are the UK supermarkets seriously missing out on <Link URL="http://www.davechaffey.com/E-commerce-Internet-marketing-case-studies/Tesco.com-case-study" Window="Self">increasing online traffic and sales</Link>?</Paragraph>
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<Emphasis>Kevin Gibbons is Director of Search for </Emphasis>
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<Link URL="http://www.seoptimise.com/" Window="Self">
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<Emphasis>SEOptimise</Emphasis>
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<Emphasis>.</Emphasis>
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<strong>Last week E-consultancy's Graham Charlton took a look at </strong>
<a href="../../../news-blog/366320/ten-things-asda-can-do-better-online.html">
<strong>Ten things Asda can do better online</strong>
</a>
<strong>. What I found surprising is that neither Asda, or any of the other leading UK supermarkets, rank above #9 in Google UK for the term 'supermarket'.</strong>
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<Emphasis>Ten things Asda can do better online</Emphasis>
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<Emphasis>. What I found surprising is that neither Asda, or any of the other leading UK supermarkets, rank above #9 in Google UK for the term 'supermarket'.</Emphasis>
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<p>Check out Econsultancy's ultra-comprehensive <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide">best practice guide for SEO</a> (300 pages of practical recommendations). There’s also a <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-marketing-buyer-s-guide-2008">search marketing buyer’s guide</a>, if you need guidance on choosing a search agency. We also have a range of <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-marketing-seo-digital-marketing-template-files">SEO template files</a> that you can use to steer your projects. All-you-can-eat access to Econsultancy costs less than a dollar a day.</p>
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<p>Check out Econsultancy's ultra-comprehensive <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide">best practice guide for SEO</a> (300 pages of practical recommendations). There’s also a <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-marketing-buyer-s-guide-2008">search marketing buyer’s guide</a>, if you need guidance on choosing a search agency. We also have a range of <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-marketing-seo-digital-marketing-template-files">SEO template files</a> that you can use to steer your projects. All-you-can-eat access to Econsultancy costs less than a dollar a day.</p>
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