For those wanting to make $x,xxx+ per month...

[Kelly Verge]

>>> Step #1 - Learn how to do keyword research. <<<


"Free" Method

Do a search here on the Warrior Forum for "keyword research" and study the results. It will take some time. It's worth it.

Make notes. Paper is fine. A simple copy/paste to OneNote is my favorite method of taking notes, but Wordpad works, too.

Practice what you've learned. This is a case when reading isn't enough. Run through several niches looking for keywords. Again, make notes. If you find several related keywords that all look good in a niche where you might be able to make money, you've identified a good project.

(Note the word "free" is in quotes. There's no such thing as free - you're paying time instead of money.)



Almost Free Method

Register for the Thirty Day Challenge (non-affiliate link). As part of this free course you'll get a free 45-day trial of Market Samurai along with all the instruction you'll need to get up to speed with it.

The program one of my top 2 choices of paid keyword research tools, so this option is a no-brainer in my book.

This year the Noble Samurai team has added quite a few new features, so MS is really more than a simple keyword tool.



Paid Method

Sign up for Micro Niche Finder (non-affiliate link - if you want to use my link, you're welcome to).

MNF is my preferred keyword research tool, and as you look through the keyword research posts on the WF, you'll see that I'm not alone in this.

The paid tools like MNF and MS do basically the same things as the manual searches. Their results might be a little more accurate, but even if not, they can do the searches in a fraction of the time. This is important when doing keyword research because the more phrases you're able to search through, the more likely you are to find the real gems.


Why?

With proper keyword research and identification you'll be able to more quickly pull in targeted traffic.

If you use this information when you register your domain, when you build your content, when you write your articles, and when you build your backlinks, you'll rank more quickly for the keywords that have good traffic and less competition. This means you'll see results sooner with less effort.

Often poor (or no) keyword research is the key difference between those who succeed in IM and those who struggle without any successes.