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Pick 6-10 keywords for the title and subtitle; revise every two weeks
Host says his apps now rank #1 for many keywords he worked on for months
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What they did
Form a keyword hypothesis: choose 6-10 focus keywords and optimize the title and subtitle for them in both the US English and Spanish (Mexico) localizations. Early after launch, revisit and update metadata almost every two weeks to test the hypothesis. He mentions extra undisclosed 'hacks' reserved for his community.
What happened
His apps rank #1 for many target keywords
- Stage
- Launch (launch / early)
“in the early days, literally almost every two weeks, cuz you have a hypothesis”
“you find six to 10 keywords that you want to, quote, unquote,”
“I'm optimizing for these keywords in the title and subtitle in the US and Spanish (Mexico).”
“I've been able to get my apps number one for a lot of great keywords right now, ones I've been working months on for, and now we're number one.”
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