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September 15, 2006

Looking to Research Keywords?

Filed under: SEO Tools — Greg @ 8:24 am

If you’re looking to research keywords, there are a number of tools for doing so on the web.  The (major) ones I know of are:

  • Wordtracker - http://wordtracker.com/ Wordtracher is nice because it is designed for SEO types rather than for ad buyer so the tool provides a score for which keywords appear underrepresented.  It requires a subscription, but you can have unlimited free trials (only for MSN but that’s good enough).
  • Google Adwords - https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal Google’s tool is listed here second because it’s Google (85% marketshare?). 
  • KeywordDiscover - http://www.keyworddiscovery.com/ I’ve not tried this yet but I’ve heard good things about it from smart folks.  I can’t see spending $40 / month though unless it’s superb.
  • Digital Point - http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/ You create a free account and it tracks keywords for you over time.  It’s a great thing to set up and then foorget about.  You need a Google API key but they have a link on the site for it.
  • Yahoo Overture - http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/ I’ve been using this one forever (since it was goto.com).  I don’t know that there’s anything special about.  Rumor is that in recent months it’s been getting less accurate, but I still like it.  It’s really straight-forward… no login or anything.

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