Keyword reasearch

[addz123]

Great tool Tom.
Helps me a lot.

So far I've found that TrafficTravis keyword tool is completely unreliable.

It may get some results right, but it also massively over estimated others too.

As an example, it says "poker tournament strategy" gets 492 searches on google per day, i.e. 15,000 per month (google adwords says 3,000). Another search on "poker ebooks" gets 146 searches per day in google, i.e. 4,380 per month. I can tell you that I rank 1st for this phrase and only get like 10 - 20 per day.

I also noticed that google adwords figures seem to have dropped massively for me in the last month. The same keywords that I searched for a month is now showing half of those numbers for this month. e.g. best poker rooms (showed around 2,500 last month, now only returns around 800 for me?).

I've used SEMRush which has a keyword tool and generally its results are around half of what google shows - which is pretty realistic when you think about it.

I am still sceptical about keyword tools though. "internet poker education" still allegedly receives 3,000 searches per month acorss most keyword tools. I ranked no.1 for this once and can tell you it doesn't actually get any searches.

So in conclusion, I kind of agree with martinez and mark who said that the best keyword tool is your imagination and to research forums and the web for possible keywords rather than relying solely in a keyword machine. idk.

Edit: TrafficTravis says "poker bankroll" gets 1,000+ searches per day. How can you rely on such a tool lol?

[pokeraussie]

TrafficTravis says "poker bankroll" gets 1,000+ searches per day. How can you rely on such a tool lol?

It is the same with Wordtracker the numbers tend to be really inflated. You basically have to use it as a comparison tool, compare the searches to other keywords with the same tool to get a better idea of keyword demand.

[kalvin]

nice post and i use google ads word tool and sk tool for keyword research:-)

[blurbpoint]

In search engine optimization, keyword research is very important to improve your search engine rank and attract your customers. It is a need that one should know the right keywords and how they should be used. Keywords play the most important role when it comes to website optimization. Search engines search for keywords or key phrases only in the web site when they search for the information for the net surfers.

[berylmaree]

Keyword research is a necessity for doing business online. The best site in the world needs to have decent keywords, or it won't be found. If fishing enthusiasts are searching for "fishing," they'll never find your site on "angling." However, maybe you can't compete with "fishing" either. Too many quality sites are already in the search engine results. How do you find keywords that will get you that traffic?Optimization experts advise comparing demand to supply to find good keywords for your web pages. My experience, though, is that many of my pages with "good ratio" keywords never show up in search engine results, while others that I shouldn't be able to compete with, are right there on the first page of results. This is because it isn't just quantity, but the quality of the competition that matters. Supply/demand ratios just don't give the information necessary.
Better Keyword Research
Here is a better and easier way to do your keyword research. First, Find keywords at the Yahoo site (formerly Overture): Sponsored Search | Sponsored Search Help . Click on "Keyword Selector Tool," to see how much traffic a keyword phrase had last month. Get together a list of words and phrase with decent demand. This depends on the nature of your site, but for my own sites, I won't optimise a a page for a keyword with less than a few hundred searches per month.

[libbypetter]

Keyword research play an important role in a seo. There are many tools which will helpful to you for research on a keyword. if you choose a right keyword, it will effect on your site. It also increase a traffic and page rank in a search engine.

[absolutetilt]

I use google analytics, google adwords as well as google suggest but in my experience this is more of an art than a science.

[banzerchristo]

The Google AdWords Keyword Tool is already higher than in any other way I have tried in the foreign market, the keyword search. The main reason is that I tried other tools do not have much data.

[Strider1973]

Am I the only one who counts 6 forum spammers on page 9 alone?

[sandeep]

I like to use Google Adwords and Wordtracker tools