The Best Keyword Research Tools

DaleKing

Here is a list of the best keyword research tools, according to a poll taken by TopRank`s Online Marketing Blog.

Keyword Discovery (18%)
Wordtracker (18%)
WordZe (15%)
Google Keyword Tool (14%)
SEO Digger (12%)
Overture Keyword Selector (6%)
SEO Boook Keyword Tool (3%)
KeywordSpy (3%)
SpyFu (3%)
Digital Point Keyword Suggestion Tool (3%)
NicheBOT (2%)
Hitwise Search Intelligence (2%)
Google Suggest Scraper (1%)
comScore qSearch (0%)
AdGooRoo SEM Insight (0%)
Do you use any of these keyword tools? Share with the forum, which one is your favorite and why? Which is your least favorite and why?
I personally prefer Wordtracker and Overture`s Keyword Research Tools, because of their ease of use.
Because the aforementioned keyword tools are so effective, I haven`t tried any others.
Dale KingDKing2007-6-27 8:52:2

DaleKing

Thanks, Nikole!
Dale King

bert

Nikole, what do you mean by "a more organic approach"?

DaleKing

Bert, read this excellent article by Scott Buresh for a more comprehensive definition of  organic SEO:
seo-what-does-it-really-mean
Dale King

bert

Interesting article, thanks!  It appears to explain something that I have been seeing for years now and did not know why it was working so well.  It also appears to me that content, internal links, external links, page design, keywords, title, descriptions and much more all actually play a role SEO in the beginning.  But content that makes customer return to the site and put links to it from there own sites has much more SEO value long term.

bert

Nikole, how many external web sites link to your blog site?

vwebworld

Keyword tools can be helpful in evaluating what keywords or words/phrases to use on a webpage - or content words. Learning what search terms are used or not used can provide some guidance as to what terms to use or avoid.
PR is not so much related to the keywords on the page but to the "popularity" / backlinks to the web page. Links from SUN posts can certainly impact a site`s popularity.
It is a good practice to write your web content for your target viewer/market. Google wants to favor relevant content (or intends too) more than keyword laden pages. But, one should still follow proven SEO practices when presenting their relevant content.
~Roland

kevinzhang

Hi, thanks, could you tell me which tool is free?
 

DaleKing

Overture`s Keyword Tool is free, as is Google Analytics. Wordtracker also has a free version.
Dale KingDKing2007-7-7 8:6:9