using search engine to search for answers rather then topics

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I notice a lot of people find my websites by typing in questions like "How to fix a fan, how to remove a cable, how to back up files, etc" rather then typing in topics like "computer repair, asian music, girls, boys, computer backup software".

A lot of the times the question searches are not really related to my posts, or the content on my posts won't provide them with a reasonable answer. I usually rank high for these searches because random words on my post match their question search best, and my site has fewer big competitors like Engadget, AOL, Gizmodo, Cnet, and CBS for the search terms.

It kind of makes me wonder who are these people who type in questions or even long paragraphs instead of topics since I rarely type in huge sentences like "what are the driving direction to the mc donalds on the east of main street in toronto canada which will take me to mcdonalds fastest by car?" since in my experience typing in huge questions tends to bring back not so useful results compared to searching for topics like toronto mcdonalds maps.

My best guest are some of these Google search users were former Askjeeves/ask.com searchers who mainly typed in questions, or they think search engines work better when you ask them questions rather then typing in topics or detailed titles.

They also might find the answer easier if they search for a forum just to join a active forum about their problem, and ask a question which might get answered in a day or less.
 
Re: using search engine to search for answers rather then to

Answers to questions is a great way to move up in the SERPs. That is why you see a lot of people that create topics out of those "How to fix a fan" topics, just to drive in the traffic.
 
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I agree, and they can sometimes lead to different searches which can give you more traffic.

Like if the topic title is "How to fix a HP computer fan?". It might rank high for how to fix hp computer, how to fix computer, how to fix hp, fix hp computer, etc if there is low competition from other websites with a higher reputation with a higher page rank then your website.

I find just writing a bunch of paragraphs which is partially or somewhat related to the posts topics can get me traffic from long searches which somehow matches my post. Plus, I read somewhere Google likes long posts more rather then very short posts.
 
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