What is the best FREE method to do keyword research?

KatyaSenina · 10-26-2009, 08:32 AM

Right now I use the Google Keyword Tool and I type in some random keyword relating to my niche.

Then I look for keywords above 1000 searches.

Next, I go to Google.com and put these keywords into quotation marks and look for keywords with a competition below 30.000 searches
Or allintitle:"..." when I need a keyword specifically for the title.

Something like that. I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it. Are there better ways?

Adam Carn · 10-26-2009, 08:45 AM

I use the Google Keyword Tool as well and I highly recommend it.

Adam

um1001 · 10-26-2009, 08:46 AM

There are a lot of ways. My personal favorite:

1. Go to ClickBank and find a nice product with decent gravity, check out the earned per sale and make sure it's close to the commission (if it's far off it could mean lots of refunds)
2. Go to Google's Search-based keyword tool (Search-based keyword tool) ... these are things people are already searching for ... find some topics that relate to your product
3. Open the Google Keyword Tool (https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal)
4. Put in the term(s) you found that have a reasonable amount of searches from the search-based tool
5. Generate keywords and then use the little drop-down to select "Phrase" ... this will put them all in quotes for you
6. Sort by number of searches and find the "sweet spot" (for me, usually 3-5k monthly ... your mileage may vary) and add them to the selected keywords ("Add Phrase" button)
7. When you have a couple over there, use the "Get More Related Keywords" button on the right
8 Rinse and repeat until you find some that look good

Now they're all in quotes already so you have your phrase-based search. You can either export them to text and cut and paste manually into Google or (what I do) just highlight it including the quotes, right-click and search with Google (might be a Firefox thing, not sure with other browsers)
.. And now you find your competing pages.

Hope that helps some. It's not as fast as Keyword Elite or other software but it is free and very effective. Obviously, once you build 10-20 sites you will start to get a feel for what really works. I hate to say it but it's mostly about practice.

edit - Actually I *usually* export the list to a text file and run a little linux script that gets the competition for me. It returns the keyword name and competing pages (by querying Google with cURL) ... simple and fast. But I would use the Firefox method if I hadn't written the script

giftsolution · 10-26-2009, 09:00 AM

As mentioned, there are many ways to do keyword research: you just need to pick one and stick with it.

My 2 preferred ones are the https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal and Free Keyword Suggestion Tool from Wordtracker

Lynn terry had a blog post recently exactly about this, and it's very informative. you can see it here: SEO Content: Choosing Keywords & Phrases

She uses the free wordtracker tool for this post, and shows how to pick keyword with commercial intent, how to use keyword qualifiers, etc.

HTH.

KatyaSenina · 10-26-2009, 09:21 AM

Thank you guys, very helpful. I gave you all 'Thanks'

JohnPark · 10-26-2009, 09:25 AM

I've been getting much better results from this free tool - ( freekeywords.wordtracker.com )then I did with Google adwords tool. Google is a starting point, but I do not recommend using it as a sole keyword tool. There's so much research that needs to be done to get the best keywords for your site.

Amir.S · 10-26-2009, 09:27 AM

It's been mentioned before but I will through in my 2 pence,

Google Keyword Tool - this is what I use and I think its the best. Wordtracker is another on, there is a free version of it as well, this will pull data from other search engins, remember to times the results by 8.

michael_nguyen · 10-26-2009, 09:36 AM

Ok this is how you do keyword research.

Lets just use Google keyword tool and wordtracker.

Ok so we can find keywords using GKT and look at its montly search volume.

We can use wordtracker to find other keywords that give daily volume but you should also get those keywords (from wordtracker) and throw them into GKT to see what kinda searches it's getting.

10-26-2009, 08:32 AM	#1
KatyaSenina HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 196 Thanks: 59 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? Right now I use the Google Keyword Tool and I type in some random keyword relating to my niche. Then I look for keywords above 1000 searches. Next, I go to Google.com and put these keywords into quotation marks and look for keywords with a competition below 30.000 searches Or allintitle:"..." when I need a keyword specifically for the title. Something like that. I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it. Are there better ways?
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10-26-2009, 08:45 AM	#2
Adam Carn ListSwapper.com War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 707 Thanks: 258 Thanked 146 Times in 41 Posts Social Networking	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? I use the Google Keyword Tool as well and I highly recommend it. Adam
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10-26-2009, 08:46 AM	#3
um1001 aka Jack Morrison War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 141 Thanks: 35 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? There are a lot of ways. My personal favorite: 1. Go to ClickBank and find a nice product with decent gravity, check out the earned per sale and make sure it's close to the commission (if it's far off it could mean lots of refunds) 2. Go to Google's Search-based keyword tool (Search-based keyword tool) ... these are things people are already searching for ... find some topics that relate to your product 3. Open the Google Keyword Tool (https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal) 4. Put in the term(s) you found that have a reasonable amount of searches from the search-based tool 5. Generate keywords and then use the little drop-down to select "Phrase" ... this will put them all in quotes for you 6. Sort by number of searches and find the "sweet spot" (for me, usually 3-5k monthly ... your mileage may vary) and add them to the selected keywords ("Add Phrase" button) 7. When you have a couple over there, use the "Get More Related Keywords" button on the right 8 Rinse and repeat until you find some that look good Now they're all in quotes already so you have your phrase-based search. You can either export them to text and cut and paste manually into Google or (what I do) just highlight it including the quotes, right-click and search with Google (might be a Firefox thing, not sure with other browsers) .. And now you find your competing pages. Hope that helps some. It's not as fast as Keyword Elite or other software but it is free and very effective. Obviously, once you build 10-20 sites you will start to get a feel for what really works. I hate to say it but it's mostly about practice. edit - Actually I usually export the list to a text file and run a little linux script that gets the competition for me. It returns the keyword name and competing pages (by querying Google with cURL) ... simple and fast. But I would use the Firefox method if I hadn't written the script

10-26-2009, 09:00 AM	#4
giftsolution Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 79 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? As mentioned, there are many ways to do keyword research: you just need to pick one and stick with it. My 2 preferred ones are the https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal and Free Keyword Suggestion Tool from Wordtracker Lynn terry had a blog post recently exactly about this, and it's very informative. you can see it here: SEO Content: Choosing Keywords & Phrases She uses the free wordtracker tool for this post, and shows how to pick keyword with commercial intent, how to use keyword qualifiers, etc. HTH.
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KatyaSenina HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 196 Thanks: 59 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? Thank you guys, very helpful. I gave you all 'Thanks'
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10-26-2009, 09:25 AM	#6
JohnPark Internet Marketer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lehigh Acres, Florida Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? I've been getting much better results from this free tool - ( freekeywords.wordtracker.com )then I did with Google adwords tool. Google is a starting point, but I do not recommend using it as a sole keyword tool. There's so much research that needs to be done to get the best keywords for your site.

10-26-2009, 09:27 AM	#7
Amir.S Helpful Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 73 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? It's been mentioned before but I will through in my 2 pence, Google Keyword Tool - this is what I use and I think its the best. Wordtracker is another on, there is a free version of it as well, this will pull data from other search engins, remember to times the results by 8.

10-26-2009, 09:36 AM	#8
michael_nguyen Soon To Be A Millionaire War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 583 Thanks: 28 Thanked 55 Times in 45 Posts	Re: What is the best FREE method to do keyword research? Ok this is how you do keyword research. Lets just use Google keyword tool and wordtracker. Ok so we can find keywords using GKT and look at its montly search volume. We can use wordtracker to find other keywords that give daily volume but you should also get those keywords (from wordtracker) and throw them into GKT to see what kinda searches it's getting.
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