Comments on: Which free keyword research tool to use? http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use SEO Blog & Search Engine Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: andyl http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-88536 andyl Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:19:36 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-88536 Excellent post. I use Google's free tool on occasions but more recently have been using some excellent paid for tools designed for intermediate marketers, namely Market Samurai, Micro Niche Finder and Keyword Elite 2.0 Wordtracker's free tool is good for newbie's I'd suggest. Excellent post. I use Google’s free tool on occasions but more recently have been using some excellent paid for tools designed for intermediate marketers, namely Market Samurai, Micro Niche Finder and Keyword Elite 2.0

Wordtracker’s free tool is good for newbie’s I’d suggest.

]]> By: visiblenet http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-28161 visiblenet Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:21:04 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-28161 Great post and information on keyword tools. We've found that Wordtracker, Wordze and KW Discovery are often used by professionals and novice researchers, however even some of the BIG guys have limitations, are too confusing, or are not cost effective to use over time. We recently developed our own in-house keyword research tool which is offered for free on our website. Thought perhaps some of your readers may be interested in checking it out. We encourage feedback or suggestions, so please, if you notice anything that can be improved, let us know... http://www.visible.net/tools/keywords/ Great post and information on keyword tools. We’ve found that Wordtracker, Wordze and KW Discovery are often used by professionals and novice researchers, however even some of the BIG guys have limitations, are too confusing, or are not cost effective to use over time. We recently developed our own in-house keyword research tool which is offered for free on our website. Thought perhaps some of your readers may be interested in checking it out. We encourage feedback or suggestions, so please, if you notice anything that can be improved, let us know…

http://www.visible.net/tools/keywords/

]]> By: Keyword Magic Pro http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-18899 Keyword Magic Pro Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:40:10 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-18899 I think Word Tracker has come a long ways since it first lauched.. the free version is great to use for finding niches. Chris I think Word Tracker has come a long ways since it first lauched.. the free version is great to use for finding niches.

Chris

]]> By: Keywords tools http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-17822 Keywords tools Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:16:34 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-17822 How good are tools like clickadequalizer or keywordelite? How good are tools like clickadequalizer or keywordelite?

]]> By: VENKATAKRISHNA NALAMOTHU http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-16016 VENKATAKRISHNA NALAMOTHU Sat, 31 May 2008 00:25:19 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-16016 Google is adwords tool is best when compared to others and it is a must for adsense users as it gives advertiser competition for a particular keyword also. Google is adwords tool is best when compared to others and it is a must for adsense users as it gives advertiser competition for a particular keyword also.

]]> By: Search Engine Optimisation http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-10399 Search Engine Optimisation Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:23:41 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-10399 The question I need answering is what timeframe does the free keyword discovery data apply to? Is it monthly, weekly or yearly? The question I need answering is what timeframe does the free keyword discovery data apply to? Is it monthly, weekly or yearly?

]]> By: Web design in Lincolnshire http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-4569 Web design in Lincolnshire Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:57:48 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-4569 Does overture still work? Does overture still work?

]]> By: website submission http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-4191 website submission Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:29:59 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-4191 A great resource for researching keywords can be found on Aaron Walls SEO Book. A great resource for researching keywords can be found on Aaron Walls SEO Book.

]]> By: Colin Greig http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-2542 Colin Greig Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:59:11 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-2542 ^^^ cool tool, thx for sharing! I agree, root keywords are so difficult (and expensive) to target these days. ^^^ cool tool, thx for sharing!

I agree, root keywords are so difficult (and expensive) to target these days.

]]> By: Sam http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-1779 Sam Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:13:09 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-1779 Great post and great comments!!! I'd like to add something... All too often a single, popular keyword will be too difficult and expensive to target. The solution is to aim for "long-tailed" keywords of 3 to 4 words in length that will be much easier to rank for. In many cases, long-tailed keywords produce better converting traffic then general one-word keywords. That's where the keyword research engine comes into play: http://www.covertsem.com/tools/keyword-research-engine/ Great post and great comments!!!

I’d like to add something…

All too often a single, popular keyword will be too difficult and expensive to target. The solution is to aim for “long-tailed” keywords of 3 to 4 words in length that will be much easier to rank for. In many cases, long-tailed keywords produce better converting traffic then general one-word keywords.

That’s where the keyword research engine comes into play:

http://www.covertsem.com/tools/keyword-research-engine/

]]> By: Pozycjonowanie http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-1527 Pozycjonowanie Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:26:47 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-1527 I do some low level seo on non-english sites, so only KD works for me, so thanks - I discovered it right here. I do some low level seo on non-english sites, so only KD works for me, so thanks – I discovered it right here.

]]> By: Magda http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-683 Magda Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:12:10 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-683 WordTracker's free or trial versions provide very limited results because they don't draw on the data from the major search engines. For example, the trial version will only give you results from AlaVista whereas the full version provides you with the options to use all search engines' search and competition data. Keyword Discovery draws on a huge database and boasts "36 billion searches" from "over 180 search engines." So it's database is much larger than WordTracker but it is rather costly. These tools each have their own particular uses. A few are keyword suggestion tools for SEO purposes, others for AdSense and yet more for AdWords. In short: there are horses for course. You need to decide after reading up on their respective features and benefits as to which one suits your own objectives. If you want to have most of the options available to you but at an affordable fee ($9.99/per month when last I looked), then NicheBot is well worth a try. Although this is the "Lite" version, it's more than sufficient to carry out your searches and to test out the software before opting to go for more credits at a higher monthly subscription. This software allows you to draw on WordTracker, Keyword Discover and Overture all in one package! The only downside is that it can, at times, take several minutes for your deep digging results to show up for further analysis. One, other, very easy keyword selection tool is Good Keywords which is free to download. Again, analyze its features and benefits before you rely on it entirely for your keywords. WordTracker’s free or trial versions provide very limited results because they don’t draw on the data from the major search engines. For example, the trial version will only give you results from AlaVista whereas the full version provides you with the options to use all search engines’ search and competition data.

Keyword Discovery draws on a huge database and boasts “36 billion searches” from “over 180 search engines.” So it’s database is much larger than WordTracker but it is rather costly. These tools each have their own particular uses. A few are keyword suggestion tools for SEO purposes, others for AdSense and yet more for AdWords. In short: there are horses for course. You need to decide after reading up on their respective features and benefits as to which one suits your own objectives.

If you want to have most of the options available to you but at an affordable fee ($9.99/per month when last I looked), then NicheBot is well worth a try. Although this is the “Lite” version, it’s more than sufficient to carry out your searches and to test out the software before opting to go for more credits at a higher monthly subscription. This software allows you to draw on WordTracker, Keyword Discover and Overture all in one package! The only downside is that it can, at times, take several minutes for your deep digging results to show up for further analysis.

One, other, very easy keyword selection tool is Good Keywords which is free to download. Again, analyze its features and benefits before you rely on it entirely for your keywords.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-229 Anonymous Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:31:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-229 I think <a HREF="http://www.keywordenchanter.com/brainstormer.php" REL="nofollow">Rushmore's Free Keyword Brainstorming Tool</a> is another tool worth considering when carrying out your keyword research. I think Rushmore’s Free Keyword Brainstorming Tool is another tool worth considering when carrying out your keyword research.

]]> By: Dean http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-147 Dean Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:19:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-147 I have to agree with you that KWD seems to be the most accurate and complete. Wordtracker seems to have a lot of hiccups with some terms not being as popular as the results show. Nice post. I have to agree with you that KWD seems to be the most accurate and complete. Wordtracker seems to have a lot of hiccups with some terms not being as popular as the results show. Nice post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-123 Anonymous Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:23:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-123 Can also give <a HREF="http://www.keywordspy.com" REL="nofollow">KeywordSpy.com</a> a try<br/><br/>It would be interesting to note some of the features our site has to offer:<br/><br/>• The most comprehensive keyword database with over 100 million entries<br/>• Day to day updates of search logs and keywords from our partnership with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other reliable data servers<br/>• Professional and distinctive sorting, filtering and tracking of search advertising activities done and provided for our users<br/>• User friendly search log accessibility thru the use of either Keywords or Domain names<br/>• 100 percent search results accuracy<br/>• Instant downloading capabilities on all search results.<br/><br/><br/>We offer a full access trial to sites interested in our product Can also give KeywordSpy.com a try

It would be interesting to note some of the features our site has to offer:

• The most comprehensive keyword database with over 100 million entries
• Day to day updates of search logs and keywords from our partnership with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other reliable data servers
• Professional and distinctive sorting, filtering and tracking of search advertising activities done and provided for our users
• User friendly search log accessibility thru the use of either Keywords or Domain names
• 100 percent search results accuracy
• Instant downloading capabilities on all search results.

We offer a full access trial to sites interested in our product

]]> By: iain http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-92 iain Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:03:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-92 Hi, nice to meet you - I work up north in Glasgow.<br/><br/>Google's search volume indicators are a little frustrating, given that the bar only has a few widths to choose from, thus making comparisons between keywords rather inaccurate.<br/><br/>Have you found any tools useful for regional keywords? I find the numbers just aren't there for any results.<br/><br/>Cheers. Hi, nice to meet you – I work up north in Glasgow.

Google’s search volume indicators are a little frustrating, given that the bar only has a few widths to choose from, thus making comparisons between keywords rather inaccurate.

Have you found any tools useful for regional keywords? I find the numbers just aren’t there for any results.

Cheers.

]]> By: ovdimalze http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-44 ovdimalze Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:05:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-44 Hello! I new subscriber & ppc'r her...<br />So no trusting the ADword system? Perhaps I'm naive but, isn't it in Google's best interest to provide me with the most relevant results? Hello! I new subscriber & ppc’r her…
So no trusting the ADword system? Perhaps I’m naive but, isn’t it in Google’s best interest to provide me with the most relevant results?

]]> By: Richard Hearne http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/02/which-free-keyword-research-tool-to-use.html#comment-43 Richard Hearne Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:15:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=338#comment-43 In agreement with the above completely. The Wordtracker seems to return complete crap, whereas KD seems to be more realistic in both count and word stream. Nicehbot is a nice alternative to KD - it actually uses the KD data but with far superior UI and functionality. I think if you're really relying on the data you need to use multiple sources to validate each other. In agreement with the above completely. The Wordtracker seems to return complete crap, whereas KD seems to be more realistic in both count and word stream. Nicehbot is a nice alternative to KD – it actually uses the KD data but with far superior UI and functionality. I think if you’re really relying on the data you need to use multiple sources to validate each other.

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