What source do you use to do keyword research?

by kman57
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Do you use a paid source or free?
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    For a long while used Market Samurai. But now usually Google Keyword Planner.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ahmed Umair
    Never use other then Google Keyword Planner... But i also like to know if there are other good tools as well..
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  • Profile picture of the author FatGans
    Google Keyword Planner
    Long Tail Pro
    Moz browser toolbar
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  • Profile picture of the author EPoltrack77
    I just use the free versions of the networks I want to rank in. Google for example use webmaster tools as well and that will show you certain keyword phrases that your getting impressions and clicks from as well as where you are in the serps so you can optimize what you have and get good exposure.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I use a paid source. Its called keyword discovery, and it isn't cheap. But its worth it. I rely on this more than Google Planner.
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    • Profile picture of the author Faisal Qureshi
      I used Google Keyword planner, SEM Rush and SpyFu
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Generally, I start with magazines, newspapers, books, other websites and anywhere else the topic might be advertised and/or discussed.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I start with porn and a sandwich, not always in that order.

    Oh... & sometimes I use SEMrush for researching competition keywords.
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    • Profile picture of the author danparks
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I start with porn and a sandwich, not always in that order.
      You're doing it wrong - combine them. Follow George Costanza's ("Seinfeld") method of combining sex and a pastrami sandwich.

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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by danparks View Post

        You're doing it wrong - combine them. Follow George Costanza's ("Seinfeld") method of combining sex and a pastrami sandwich.

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        Thanks, Costanza is a stand up guy...

        His nickname in high school was George Can't Stand Ya.





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  • Profile picture of the author 3wCorner
    If possible I use free or free trial basis. I usually use Google Keyword Planner.
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  • Profile picture of the author arpitamishra
    Google Planner. And for long tail : long tail pro. (paid software)
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  • Profile picture of the author FreedomBlogger
    Free is always good enough!
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  • Profile picture of the author wdcbangalore
    Google keyword planner is the one of the best tool for search your Business related keyword.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Vick
    SEM Rush plus the Google Keyword Planner.
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  • Profile picture of the author yuccarichard
    used and tried many, long tail pro, market samurai, niche finder, google keyword planner of course etc. but these days mainly SEMrush
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Laptop Money
    Yes Google Keyword Planner is still the best and you can try jaaxy.com also.
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  • Profile picture of the author jfoppoli
    Is there a place for the keyword scraper for long tails nowadays?
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  • Profile picture of the author oliver55
    Google Keyword planner think that still is one of the best tools, but there are some really valid, SerpIQ and KeywordSpy.
    Even Ubersuggest is good, but not as the first.
    Instead personally really like Market Samurai, and even Samrush looks interesting.
    But if your work involves the use of Youtube, have a look also at Youtube keyword tool.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Miller
    Is there any way to see the keywords you competitors are ranking? Which service do you use for that?
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  • Profile picture of the author freepricecompare
    Originally Posted by kman57 View Post

    Do you use a paid source or free?
    I am using both paid and free source.
    When I need keywords for adwords or PPC, I prefer Google Keyword Planner. It gives more information about keyword's competition and suggested bids.

    For Organic SEO campaign, I use Semrush Pro.
    Latest update in Semrush Pro allows me to download keywords list of any competitior on which website ranks in top 100 positions. In other words, I can get top 100 keywords of competitor's website which ranks in top 10 pages of Google Search Engine.
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  • Profile picture of the author manaskr
    for keywords research free tools are good enough like spy fu , google keywords planner have new look now you can take a try .
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  • Profile picture of the author davejarvys
    Google keyword planner tends to be where I go but it's the last step for me.

    Before then I'll look at

    Google autosuggest
    Google related searches
    Amazon autosuggest
    Quorra and Yahoo Answers
    And wikipedia
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  • I am use always
    1.Google Keyword Planner.
    2.Long Tail Pro.
    3.google trend.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Byley0
    How do you compare conversions to views? Say for instance, 47,000 views & 9,000 conversions. Is that considered a decent conversion rate?
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    • Profile picture of the author danparks
      Originally Posted by Gary Byley0 View Post

      How do you compare conversions to views? Say for instance, 47,000 views & 9,000 conversions. Is that considered a decent conversion rate?
      There isn't one set conversion rate that's considered "good" or "great" or "right." It varies quite a bit by the niche you're in and other factors.

      With that said, your example (real or not) is close to a 20% conversion rate. Depends what your business is, but most people would kill to get a 20% conversion rate for visitors/sales.
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