Category Archives: Keywords

Keyword Research for the Lazy

Looking for an easy way to do keyword research -  find popular niche keywords, get an accurate number of keyword searches, and get an instant analysis? GTrends SE is a terrific tool that costs a mere $27 and does all this and more. Some of the features you’ll love with this software: Instantly know which keywords are [...]
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Google Adds a New Twist to Search

Google has been testing a new search algorithm, where searches with This Type of Capitalization, THIS TYPE OF CAPITALIZATION, and no capitalization return different results. I’ve been testing it, and with some searches I get the same results, but with other I get vastly different results. Try it out for yourself and see what happens. For the [...]

Go Long-Tail Go!

Stats from the horse’s mouth: The average Google query now consists of 4 words 14% of Google click come from paid search - 86% from organic 25% of Google’s user queries are unique* (Reported by Beu Blog) Hmmm, gives long-tail keywords new value. How do you optimize for long tail? Content. This may seem counter to my previous posts, but it’s [...]

Advanced Niche Keyword Analysis

There is a very good article on The Art of Niche Keyword Analysis for Social Media Marketing at SMMWhiz. It’s a little advanced, but if you want to target your niche, especially for social media, it’s an excellent guide. Steps include: Preparing for Analysis Analyzing Competition Buzz Tracking Removal Keyword Clustering The author, Ashwin Ramesh, says: Whenever you engage in Niche Determination, make [...]
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New SEO Keyword Tools

Black Hat Keyword Tool I don’t know what would be considered black hat about this keyword tool, but it’s a very fast way to get a nice list of keywords: Black Hat SEO Keyword Tool Microsoft Adcenter Keyword Tool According SEO Book Aaron Wall’s blog post of January 11: “…this tool is bad ass. Ad Intelligence is a new [...]
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On Fire Titles: Write ‘Em While They’re Hot

If you want your blog to not only be cached but show up in searches right away, use hot keywords in your title from Google Trends like the title I came across below: Verizon takes on iPhone with LG Voyager What an excellent piece of work – written today and almost immediately found in Google search results [...]
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