There are a number of keyword analysis tools available today. Some are free to use, but offer limited features. Others are available for a fee, either one time or monthly, which offer easier analysis and features to make your keyword research faster and simpler.
If you are just starting out, it is probably best to start with the freely available tools. The two most popular, and probably the best of the free tools, are the Google keyword analysis tool and the free Wordtracker tool. Both are good tools, providing up to about 100 keywords per search along with search volume information.
Wordtracker offers a paid version of their keyword tool as well. For a monthly fee, you are given access to the web application which gives the full list of up to 1000 keywords, rather than the limited number given by their free tool. It also includes competition analysis information and management tools to organize your keyword research.
Another popular paid tool for keyword research is Micro Niche Finder, an application you download and install locally on your computer for a one-time fee. This tool includes features to help manage your research projects as well as a variety of tools to help you analyze the competition for a given keyword. It also provides a search for domain names with the domain suffixes of.com,.org, and.net that match the keyword selected. It also provides information about the commercial intent and the average cost of pay-per-click advertising for the keyword.
A relatively new tool that has become popular quickly is Market Samurai. This tool, available for free with limited functionality, has a paid version that is available for a one-time fee. Both the free and paid versions are downloaded and installed on your computer. This tool divides the functions into modules. The keyword research module is the one available for free, and as of the time of this article it was not limited in the information it provides in the way that Wordtracker's free tool is.
Another module provides you information on the strength of competition, providing detailed analysis of the top sites for the given keyword as well as more generic competition information. There are also modules to help find domains, search for related affiliate products, help find related content, and promotional opportunities.
Using a keyword analysis tool is an essential step in the research process, but don't rely too much on the numbers given by these tools. All of the methods currently in use by all keyword analysis tools for measuring search volume are flawed at best, so use these numbers as a guideline, but don't count on their accuracy. However, as a guideline, these tools will give an indication of the relative strength of a given keyword so you can decide if it is worth your time to pursue.
Doing keyword research can be a long and tedious process. While using these tools can help considerably, it would be much faster and easier to have someone provide you with low competition keywords each day. Fortunately, two prominent marketers have created a service that does just that.
If you are just starting out, it is probably best to start with the freely available tools. The two most popular, and probably the best of the free tools, are the Google keyword analysis tool and the free Wordtracker tool. Both are good tools, providing up to about 100 keywords per search along with search volume information.
Wordtracker offers a paid version of their keyword tool as well. For a monthly fee, you are given access to the web application which gives the full list of up to 1000 keywords, rather than the limited number given by their free tool. It also includes competition analysis information and management tools to organize your keyword research.
Another popular paid tool for keyword research is Micro Niche Finder, an application you download and install locally on your computer for a one-time fee. This tool includes features to help manage your research projects as well as a variety of tools to help you analyze the competition for a given keyword. It also provides a search for domain names with the domain suffixes of.com,.org, and.net that match the keyword selected. It also provides information about the commercial intent and the average cost of pay-per-click advertising for the keyword.
A relatively new tool that has become popular quickly is Market Samurai. This tool, available for free with limited functionality, has a paid version that is available for a one-time fee. Both the free and paid versions are downloaded and installed on your computer. This tool divides the functions into modules. The keyword research module is the one available for free, and as of the time of this article it was not limited in the information it provides in the way that Wordtracker's free tool is.
Another module provides you information on the strength of competition, providing detailed analysis of the top sites for the given keyword as well as more generic competition information. There are also modules to help find domains, search for related affiliate products, help find related content, and promotional opportunities.
Using a keyword analysis tool is an essential step in the research process, but don't rely too much on the numbers given by these tools. All of the methods currently in use by all keyword analysis tools for measuring search volume are flawed at best, so use these numbers as a guideline, but don't count on their accuracy. However, as a guideline, these tools will give an indication of the relative strength of a given keyword so you can decide if it is worth your time to pursue.
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