Keyword Research Tools
By now you have a better understanding of the importance of keywords and the role that they play in SEO. Below this section are some sample keywords and phrases but as I said before, they are probably just a drop in the bucket once you reallystart thinking about them and writing them down.
You may end your SEO brainstorming session with so many words that you don’t know which ones to start with. That’s where keyword selector tools come in.
Keyword selector tools work in a number of ways. One way that they assist you is by listing the alternative keywords and ranking them by popularity. There are a number of keyword selector tools that are free for you to use.
- GoogleAdwords Keyword Tool
This is an excellent SEO tool that costs nothing to use but provides you withvaluable information. There are two main sections, Keyword Variations and Site Related Keywords.Under the Keyword Variations section, you can search by keywords only, or keyword popularity. The keyword popularity option will let you know how popular the keywords you chose are. This will give you an excellent basis upon which to select your keywords.The Site Related Keywords section is another valuable tool to use and once again it’s free. You can type in your website’s URL and it will review your website and return with a suggested list of keywords that you should consider using. - Yahoo!Search Marketing Keyword selector tool
The Yahoo keyword selector tool is extremely slow to use, when it even works.I typed in Kentucky homes for sale and this was the result:
| Keyword Selector ToolNot sure what search terms to bid on? Enter a term related to your siteand we will show you:· Related searches that include your term· How many times that term was searched on last month
Get suggestions for: (may take up to 30 seconds) Note: All suggested search terms are subject to ourstandard editorial review process. |
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As you can see on the right hand side, the number of times this key phrase was searched for is indicated for the month of October, along with different variations that the phrase was searched under. It would be wise to check your keywords here on a monthly basis since, as you know, popularity of keywords will constantly fluctuate.
There are paid keyword selector tools such as WordTracker, but try the free ones first and see how they work out for you. You can always opt to use a paid service later.
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