Keyword reasearch

[Turtleknife]

If you are using your own brain to come up with content or articles then you are much more likely to be providing the vistors to your website with information they actually want.

Writing an article with the title of some keywords that the tools spit out can be more or less impossible at times.

How many webmasters do you think have wordtracker or use google adwords?

Generating your own content often brings traffic for phrases you didn't expect to get traffic for allowing you to develop your site even further.

When I see a weak player at the poker table, I often think to myself "He can stay!" As far as SEO competition goes Doovde, "You and MMartinez can BOTH stay!"

[Randy Ray]

Can I stay too?

[Turtleknife]

Can I stay too?

LoL. Under all that flabberschmidt, I actually think you know what you are doing, so if you don't mind can you go to another table?

[Matt Geer]

LoL. Under all that flabberschmidt, I actually think you know what you are doing, so if you don't mind can you go to another table?

flabberschmidt <----- Didn't you say this was an imaginative keyword you came up with?

Think that proves Randy's point right there. I'd bet you didn't get that out of any keyword tool.

[Turtleknife]

Uhhh. No not really. Because it's actually not a word, and if it were, like I said, Google would have been there already, and they will throw back numerous variations no human could quickly think of.

[Jeremy]

It's official. flabberschmidt is now a word in google.

Google

[Turtleknife]

Now do tell me if I'm missing something here but don't you just look on google ad words tool, type in a word and see how popular it is?

Do I really need to bother paying for keyword tools when Google is the main engine that we're optimising for and it has a free keyword tool?

So anyway, back on topic.

Brokerstar, this is an acceptable way to get started, even though it is basic research, you are likely lite years ahead of MOST poker webmasters out there. (Read: Drop the SEO tools above - YIKES!) In fact, one of my first sites was based on what Randy says is just simple brain-work, but that was because I was too lazy or over-confident to learn about keywords.

My first site was a modest success in spite of myself, so in truth you can think your way thru this stuff, but you are (in poker terms) leaving money on the table. The reality is that eventually you are going to realize some gaping holes in your SEO, content and keyword strategy. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can compete where you NEVER have before.

That's where keyword tools become invaluable IMHO. One of the first days I had such a program, I discovered that my "successful" website was literally getting pummeled by a plural version of one of my best keywords. You may think that was an over-sight, but it happens ALL the time because you can NEVER match software for speed and efficiency for identifying profitable keywords.

Next time you win a sit and go tournament, take some cash aside and invest a few bucks in Market Samurai, Micro Niche Finder, or KeyWord Elite.

Don't get caught up in semantics in a thread like this, just go try the trial and have a look at this video.

YouTube - Search Traffic Golden Rule #3: Target Keywords With LOW COMPETITION

[Matt Geer]

Uhhh. No not really. Because it's actually not a word, and if it were, like I said, Google would have been there already, and they will throw back numerous variations no human could quickly think of.

Ahhhh...shit, really?

LOL, I think you were missing some of the humor behind that. Or maybe it just wasn't that funny to begin with

Anyway, I agree that keyword tools are unnecessary. Why would you want to rely on something/someone else to do all the creative work for you? What happens when you don't have it anymore? Furthermore, what kind of approach do you take to your content or other kinds of resources that you provide for your visitors?

Overall, creativity rules - especially in an industry that is already saturated with a bunch of re-hashed topics/keywords/ideas. By using your head and other resources available to you such as browsing forums, reading the thesaurus and using your stats, Id be willing to bet you stay further ahead of the curve as opposed to using any keyword generating tool. I mean, isn't a tool only as good as the operator anyway? It always has in any other industry I've worked in that uses various tools on a day-to-day basis.

[Matt Geer]

It's official. flabberschmidt is now a word in google.

Google

Thats excellent! It even says:

Did you mean: flabber schmidt

[Turtleknife]

Ahhhh...shit, really?

LOL, I think you were missing some of the humor behind that. Or maybe it just wasn't that funny to begin with

Agreed, funny!

Overall, creativity rules - especially in an industry that is already saturated with a bunch of re-hashed topics/keywords/ideas.

Absolutely. I have a full time network built on creativity.

By using your head and other resources available to you such as browsing forums, reading the thesaurus and using your stats, Id be willing to bet you stay further ahead of the curve as opposed to using any keyword generating tool.

Agreed. Use everything available.

Anyway, I agree that keyword tools are unnecessary. Why would you want to rely on something/someone else to do all the creative work for you? I mean, isn't a tool only as good as the operator anyway? It always has in any other industry I've worked in that uses various tools on a day-to-day basis.

It is a monumental mistake to think that using such software will inhibit creativity. It inspires it further.