Comments on: How to Create a Huge Keyword List

By: phillipmarlow

phillipmarlow — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:05:33 +0000

Check out Jon from Wickedfire’s blog about doing keyword research…he talks about some good strategies there. I think the post is titled Enough B.S. Let’s Make Some Money…

By: Gabe Hoggarth

Gabe Hoggarth — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:34 +0000

“YouTube, Twitter, and other social networks really are great places to get keyword ideas from.”

So true, social networks are great for additional keyword ideas – and advice! I found the link to this article by searching for “keyword research” through search.twitter.com.

It’s also worthwhile to search the most competitive term, in the article example above for “weight loss” and scan the title tags of anyone in the top 10. Doing this I notice the keywords “weight control” and “diet plans” are used a lot.

By: Dan Patterson

Dan Patterson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:42:38 +0000

Hey Tommie,

I really like your YouTube idea! YouTube, Twitter, and other social networks really are great places to get keyword ideas from.

By: Tommie

Tommie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:43:53 +0000

I agree with you 100 percent.

I also do some old fashioned market research by using free tools such as Twitter, Youtube, Amazon, eBay, etc. to find out what’s hot and what is already the main interest of the market. All these tools (and many more) have a search function.

In my opinion, Youtube is the second best Search Engine online. If you go there and find videos related to your market that has the most views, you will find some awesome keywords in the tags and descriptions that you can easily rank for that is highly relevant.

By: Dan Patterson

Dan Patterson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:58:05 +0000

Adrienne – If misspellings and typos have enough traffic they might be worth considering. Thanks for the link to the tool!

Patrick – You’re right, it is a very common mistake and explains why a lot of site fail before they even have a chance. You have to do the keyword research or else your site is not likely to do well!

Brandon – Analytics is also a great place to go to get ideas for additional keywords. As you start to get traffic you can look for keywords that are sending you traffic that you didn’t even know you were ranking for. Then go back and research these phrases to see if they are worth doing more work on.

By: Brandon Buttars

Brandon Buttars — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:22:24 +0000

It’s amazing to look at Google Analytics when you have implemented this strategy with your keywords. There are so many phrases you get traffic for from so many places.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:42:21 +0000

Dan definitely knows what he’s talking about. Many people simply don’t have any idea how important keywords are for their website. What usually happens is they try and compete for the ultra competitive basic keywords for their business venture. A guaranteed way to fail online.

By: Adrienne Doss

Adrienne Doss — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:53:57 +0000

I would also recommend looking for misspellings and typos. Aaron Wall has an awesome tool that automatically generates huge lists of typos.

http://tools.seobook.com/spelling/keywords-typos.cgi

By: Dan Patterson

Dan Patterson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:14:42 +0000

Ben,

Yeah, the real estate market really is that way. But like you said, because it’s so local you have a much better chance of ranking for those local keywords! And from what I’ve seen not too many real estate agents get involved in search, so go for it!

By: Dan Patterson

Dan Patterson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:13:25 +0000

Valerie,

I always like to start broad and then drill down to get more specific. So start with ‘puerto vallarta’ and look for anything that relates to what your site is about. Then drill it down from there. You can almost always find other ways of saying something when you do it this way.

Good luck!