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Keyword Research Tips

• If you have an old site you should use analytics to track what keywords you are getting traffic for. For most webmasters it is easier to rank for more related keywords than it is to discover and dominate new areas.


• When you start a new site make sure you use keyword modifiers in your page titles, meta descriptions, and page copy. It is easier to rank for long tail terms than shorter search queries.


• You can find many keyword modifier types in this free XLS spreadsheet.


• When you start doing keyword research, you can start with a seed list of broad keywords to power a keyword tool and keep digging deeper. Then repeat the process with related keywords and other keyword tools. No tool is perfect. Think of them more as qualitative than quantitative. I like Wordtracker and my keyword tool.


• Organize your keywords into relevant baskets of keywords and modifiers that should be covered in different sections of your site and on different pages from your site.


• I listed many bonus keyword research ideas in a recent Wordtracker article.


• Some of my favorite follow up keyword tools to use when optimizing a page are
  
  
  
  • Quintura - shows a visual layout of related keywords
  
  
  • Google AdWords tool - shows you what keywords Google thinks a URL is relevant for and should be advertising on
  
  
  • Compete.com Search Analytics - shows keywords that competing sites rank for

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