Comments on: Where to Kickoff Your Keyword Research http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:46:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Steven van Vessum http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-7229 Steven van Vessum Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:43:39 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-7229 Good stuff Rhea, a decent Keyword Research is the start for everything SEO related. Whether it's linkbuilding, copywriting or creating a good site structure, there's always a need for a Keyword Research. Somehow I get the idea that people in the UK and North-America get all the handy tools. In the Netherlands there are less tools. Good stuff Rhea, a decent Keyword Research is the start for everything SEO related. Whether it’s linkbuilding, copywriting or creating a good site structure, there’s always a need for a Keyword Research.

Somehow I get the idea that people in the UK and North-America get all the handy tools. In the Netherlands there are less tools.

]]> By: Jim Hardin http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6347 Jim Hardin Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:40:07 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6347 Hi Rhea Keywords are definately a very important thing if you want your site to be found by search engines. You are right though it can be a pain, but if you do it right it really does payoff. I use the google Keyword tool myself. It seems to work pretty well and it is free. FREE is good in my book! Anyway I really enjoyed your article. Thanks for the tips! Jim Hardin Hi Rhea
Keywords are definately a very important thing if you want your site to be found by search engines. You are right though it can be a pain, but if you do it right it really does payoff. I use the google Keyword tool myself. It seems to work pretty well and it is free. FREE is good in my book!

Anyway I really enjoyed your article.
Thanks for the tips!
Jim Hardin

]]> By: Katerina http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6260 Katerina Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:44:03 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6260 Rhea- I truly enjoyed your writing style on a subject that most authors make even more boring than keyword research can be:) I still like google keyword tool and I have found some gems, those rough diamonds in the suggest for real estate agents I coach to drill down into some great niches that are overlooked in the main search section. I will try out the new free tool you discovered. I am always looking for great tools for the clients we coach as well as our own real estate business. Rhea- I truly enjoyed your writing style on a subject that most authors make even more boring than keyword research can be:) I still like google keyword tool and I have found some gems, those rough diamonds in the suggest for real estate agents I coach to drill down into some great niches that are overlooked in the main search section. I will try out the new free tool you discovered. I am always looking for great tools for the clients we coach as well as our own real estate business.

]]> By: Keyword searching in Minneapolis http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6259 Keyword searching in Minneapolis Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:08:55 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6259 Working with clients to pull out the industry specific keyword terms is a place to start. But I find many people have a hard time switching from what they want people to type in to find them, to what people are typing and how to insert their page/site into that stream. Showing the numbers helps to both get people off bad keywords and also to realize that maybe second tier might be a better target given the amount of work the ranking sites have put in to get thousands of back links and hundreds of content pages. Working with clients to pull out the industry specific keyword terms is a place to start. But I find many people have a hard time switching from what they want people to type in to find them, to what people are typing and how to insert their page/site into that stream. Showing the numbers helps to both get people off bad keywords and also to realize that maybe second tier might be a better target given the amount of work the ranking sites have put in to get thousands of back links and hundreds of content pages.

]]> By: Rex http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6248 Rex Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:27:41 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6248 I had not heard of the Wordstream tool. I just tried it and am very pleased with what I saw on a few quick searches. Thank you. I had not heard of the Wordstream tool. I just tried it and am very pleased with what I saw on a few quick searches. Thank you.

]]> By: Yawn Webmaster! http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6247 Yawn Webmaster! Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:17:15 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6247 You talk about the tools but not the sources used to generate them. Finding keywords has never been the problem, its the strength of that keyword to your audience - You'll get more value asking pensioner with hearing problems how they search for hearing aids, rather than some of the tools you mention which are not actually representative of the keywords people are typing (they get chopped and normalized) and are they actually reliable? do you trust them? The best advice is use common sense, and use a paper chart to map out all your potential customers/whatever on paper before you power up your keywords suggestions. Only when you've done that (which will involve using your brain and thus is destined for greater success), should you then use these tools to fill the gaps. Think first, tool later. I enjoyed the article, good list of links which will be useful. You talk about the tools but not the sources used to generate them.

Finding keywords has never been the problem, its the strength of that keyword to your audience – You’ll get more value asking pensioner with hearing problems how they search for hearing aids, rather than some of the tools you mention which are not actually representative of the keywords people are typing (they get chopped and normalized) and are they actually reliable? do you trust them?

The best advice is use common sense, and use a paper chart to map out all your potential customers/whatever on paper before you power up your keywords suggestions. Only when you’ve done that (which will involve using your brain and thus is destined for greater success), should you then use these tools to fill the gaps.

Think first, tool later.

I enjoyed the article, good list of links which will be useful.

]]> By: Rhea Drysdale http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6244 Rhea Drysdale Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:21:46 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6244 Jonah - good call on the cat condos!! I should know better, Lisa has a mansion for hers. I still don't understand the [little people] reference, but I don't work with a cat toys client. ;) Barbara - thanks, I really just wrote the post around the cats. Jonah – good call on the cat condos!! I should know better, Lisa has a mansion for hers. I still don’t understand the [little people] reference, but I don’t work with a cat toys client. ;)

Barbara – thanks, I really just wrote the post around the cats.

]]> By: Jonah Stein http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6243 Jonah Stein Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:04:46 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6243 Rhea Strangely enough, those big cat toys are called "cat condos", so the related suggestion wasn't as bad as it seems. As for me, I find the Google tools are mostly my default because while they have issues/limitations, I trust their data source...and free isn't bad either. Rhea

Strangely enough, those big cat toys are called “cat condos”, so the related suggestion wasn’t as bad as it seems. As for me, I find the Google tools are mostly my default because while they have issues/limitations, I trust their data source…and free isn’t bad either.

]]> By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6242 Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:43:30 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6242 The Force is most definitely with your post. And the cute cats too! Gotta love high SERPs for non-converting traffic. Catching that early on is key when moving one's business to the next level. The Force is most definitely with your post. And the cute cats too!

Gotta love high SERPs for non-converting traffic. Catching that early on is key when moving one’s business to the next level.

]]> By: Rhea Drysdale http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/where-to-kickoff-your-keyword-research/#comment-6241 Rhea Drysdale Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:44:37 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=3541#comment-6241 Thanks Tom for providing feedback. Can't wait for the next iteration and it's awesome that you guys are on top of the suggestions. Great tool, thanks for sharing it! Thanks Tom for providing feedback. Can’t wait for the next iteration and it’s awesome that you guys are on top of the suggestions. Great tool, thanks for sharing it!

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