Saturday, April 2, 2011

Easy Tips On How To Do Keyword Research

By Reed Slidell


What is the single most important process that you should be doing when you are trying to do search engine optimization on your website? It is how to do keyword research the right way. Because if you have the appropriate keywords then you can optimize your website with these and then later on expect to get as much traffic through the organic search results. Now this is something that every website owner or search engine optimization specialist should aim for.

There are a lot of ways that you can do your own research for your keywords. Certain approaches can be used, with each one can be equally effective as the other ones. As they often say, the important thing is you reach your goal, not exactly how you got there. Because if you will ask three different search engine optimization specialists, you will probably get three different tips and techniques. The tips that I will share in this article has been working for me and will do the same for you, if you can just learn to spot the right keywords effectively.

The following are a few of the suggestions on how to do keyword research the right way.

1. Get sneaky with your competitor's website.

Take a look at your competitor's website's source code. Check if there are meta keywords that he placed there, and if yes, analyze if it is the main keywords that he is using to optimize his website. An hour of analyzing his website will show you if he is indeed using those keywords heavily. You can then say that you have hit a jackpot with this, because now you know some good keywords with which you can begin your very own research.

2. Use a tool to search for keywords.

If you do not want to do it manually and if you do not have the luxury of time for your research, using a keyword research tool is your best option. It will help you find the right keywords faster and with more efficiency, as compared to doing everything by hand. It will also give you the widest possible keyword results that you can further analyze to use for your website.

3. Always keep your target market in mind.

Your keywords and the content of your website should go together. Because it does not make sense even if people are indeed searching for the keywords you have selected and yet when they finally land on your website, they realize it is not actually the thing that they are looking for. And so they either hit the back button in their web browsers or make another search. Your website should therefore have the right content that is supported only by your keywords. It should cater to the needs and wants of your target market.

There are still other ways on how to do keyword research however, these three tips here should be more than enough to give you a good start for optimizing your website properly. Just learn to better understand your market and from there you will get the main keywords with which you can start your own researches.




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