What's the most important thing I do?

​ Whenever I'm asked what's the most important thing I do, my answer is always "keyword research". If I do good KW research, the chance of success for any article increases many fold. It's still not a sure thing but it's lookin' good. Put another way, if I do everything right but target a bad KW, chances of article success is low. Which is why, over the years, I've put an absolute ton of effort and time into figuring out different ways to find excellent keywords. Lots of trial and error. Plenty of software. As the years trickled by, my keyword research arsenal grew to 21 methods. I call it my "Swiss army knife of 21 keyword research methods". It's the result of 8 years publishing content sites. All 21 methods are set out in detail (most with over-the-shoulder video tutorials) in my course. => [Grab my course]( (closes Sunday which is only 3 days away). Stuff that's a no-brainer to get right KW research is both science and art. It takes time to master. One is never perfect at it. We get better at it over time. But there are some things in this business that are absolute; you either do it right or you don't. An example is site speed. Specifically, scoring green (passing grade) for Core Web Vitals (CWV). I don't want to get into a debate as to whether CWV scores are indicative of a fast site. CWV scores are Google's scores. That's the point. While I objectively like having a fast site, I really like top CWV scores because that's what Google seems to care about. It's like top-ranking content. Google often doesn't rank the best article on a topic number 1. That means if I want to rank #1, I need to dance to Google's tune to help it along even if it mildly compromises content quality (which it will). I'm willing to pay that price. I'd rather a slightly compromised article rank #1 than a masterpiece site at position 11. Likewise, I like my sites to load fast but I really like green CWV scores. I have no idea how much Google considers CWV scores for ranking but it can't hurt to hit green. How do you get green CWV scores? That's another entire module in my course. I've achieved it two different ways. Every niche site I own has green CWV scores. ​ It's not hard once you crack the code.​ ​​ => [Grab my course]( (closes Sunday). Jon Fatstacksblog.com [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your profile]( | 2016 Hill Drive, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7H 2N5