Back in the day, a few of us discovered a really cool tool from Google known as "The Wonder Wheel" which helped members with keyword selection for their SEO friendly blog posts. Now that the Wonder Wheel is gone, I get literally hundreds of requests from members looking for good alternatives to enhance and better the "Keyword" content on their blogs, sites, posts, and blog titles.
Understanding The Importance of Keyword Searches:
Search engines like Google focus on returning the best quality and "Best Available" SERP's (Search Engine Results Pages) It's all based on what "Keywords" or phrases are being typed into the Search box. Search engines simply want to return the best available matching content based on both short-tail and long-tail keyword searches.
The two things people search most are: the item, the person, the company, the thing or service, and then a geographic or what many refer to as a "hyper-local" location. Having this knowledge about search engines and keywords is the first step, the next steps will hopefully help remove the guessing game of...
"What are people looking for and typing in the search box of search engines?"
No pun intended (well, maybe a little...) SEARCH NO MORE! While we can never really be 100% certain of what people are searching and the exact keywords or terms they're using, these keyword tools will help you not only define what IS being searched on the web, but how and what keywords to be using when creating and refining your blog titles and blog content.
Keyword Tools for Your Blog
Introducing Google's Keyword Tool:
In the "Keyword Search" we typed "Real Estate in San Francisco" which seems like a pretty reasonable search that most web surfers would type if interested in looking at Real Estate in San Francisco. Interestingly the "Keyword Tool" came back showing that there is a larger percentage of people searching San Francisco Apartments which might make sense considering the space and demographic of San Francisco.
Maybe creating a Blog post with the Title "San Francisco Apartments" and then provide content on how those living in "San Francisco Apartments" could qualify for a great loan, with great rates, and possibly become first time buyers and first time homeowners. Would this be a worthy option and idea worth trying? This is just a sample of how you can use these Keyword tools to better your content, your traffic, and hopefully your business.
Search for specific keyword ideas that are related to your business, product, or service. Or you can search a URL containing content relative to your specific niche, business, or service. You can also go straight to filtering out specific keyword categories. Use one or the other or both of them together; the keyword tool is very flexible and intuitive depending on how you choose to use it. Go ahead and try this:
- Use the Advanced options to refine your search, for example, by county, city, or neighborhood.
- Check or Un-check the keyword match type check boxes to refine your search.
- Select the Columns button above the results table to customize the columns you see in the results.
Give the Google Keyword Tool a Try
Check out the Google Keyword Toolbox
Soovle Is Another Great Keyword Tool
Soovle.com search multiple sites and returns most searched results on multiple platforms of your choosing. You can select from up to 15 sites at one time to get the most poplar searched "Keywords" or related "Phrases" on those individual sites. Here are the results as I started typing the keywords "Real Estate" when suddenly I realized that if I stopped typing, the Soovle tool kicked in and started solving...
I was personally pretty excited to see that on the Yahoo site, "Zillow Real Estate" was a pretty popular search by consumers and Internet surfers. (I do hope you have a profile setup on our site for those visitors to view)
SEOBOOK Keyword Suggestion Tools
SEOBOOKS Keyword suggestion tool cross-references Wordtracker.com, Google, and others. It displays links to related search results, semantically related phrases, and offers a new CVS exporting option which rocks. SEOBooks combined with Google Insights will provide you with a wealth of FREE data and information to set you on your way using "Keywords" effectively in your online marketing, advertising, and blogging endeavors going forward.
Check out SEOBooks, you won't be disappointed.
"The objective of a business website or blog is to attract potential buyers and convert them into paying customers. Keywords can help. Use appropriate keywords on your site and you’ll attract visitors who want to buy the types of products you offer." Source: Wordtracker
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When it comes to internet marketing one can never have all the answers and you have just shed some on light on couple of ares I have missed. I will be taking a closer look at my site to ensure I address some of these ideas. Thanks a whole bunch Brad. By the way I am truly enjoying The Agent Assist Program and would reccomend it to all.
Thanks for the useful ideas on keyword tools!
Excellent compliation and... belated Happy New Year! ;-)
Brad
I truly enjoy reading your posts about these issues. Most of us who think about this a reasonable need this constant reminder, insight into this complex, ever changing subject. Unfortunately, what you learn one day is obsolete the next. Keep them coming. cheers cvc
Great info! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Brad, just the informaion I need as I wrok on taking my blogging to the next level!
Lots of good info. Can't digest it all once, so, I am going to bookmark for later review.
Hi Brad - great stuff - thank you for sharing these excellent tools! I can find a ton of reasons to use these tools. Will be sharing with clients and on social sites:) Hope life is treating you well. ~AM
Just tried the Google Keyword for Adword. It brought back some interesting results. i'll try the rest as well.
Im going to bookmark this too and come back to it later. I certainly need to understand this more. Thanks for sharing!
Brad As always you are an amazing source of information ..I have reblogged this because it is a fabulous post
Thank You so much for his wonderful info
HelpfulHannah
So much information. This has got to be a full time job within itself! I do appreciate your knowkedge and fin myself coming back to your page a lot for help. Thanks!
Hi Brad, Great info. I see it has already been reblogged. Thanks again !
Brad - As always, thanks for sharing this valuable information and breaking it down so people like myself and readily absorb and apply it!
Brad, I always learn so much from all of your posts. I need to really do some keyword work this week! Happy New Year!
Brad I will put Keywords on the list of things to look at this year. Thanks.
This is so very helpful. Another one for the bookmarked page. Thank you so much.
Great post brad. I have bookmarked your pos for future use. Thanks again for sharing this insight information.
As always, great info here, Brad! Bookmarked and re-blogged!
Hi Brad, Thank you for sharing these tools, I have not heard of some of them. SEOBook looks particularly good.
You Rock!
Brad,
Google has some great tools and most are free. I've been using Google AdWords to drive traffic to my website and these tools when used certainly help you improve your cost per click and traffic.
Harvey Collier - Loan Consutant Primary Residential Mortgage - Fort Lauderdale FL
Hi Brad,
Nice work, am commenting so I'll put this post to use.
Cheers,
Kim
Brad, great tools to use...i'm inspired to do more homework again this week!
Keyword search is a must when blogging when it comes to my books. Many times I search the key words to generate more Google juice
Get ready, because "San Diego Apratment Living" is my next blogg. This si really great insite and really terrific and useful information.
Thanks everyone!!
It takes me forever to create a post like this so I'm truly thankful that it's helpful to you, and I'm sincerely grateful for your sharing and for the ActiveRain Feature. Nothing makes me happier than knowing I've helped another person(s) in this industry by simply giving of some time and knowledge... two of the greatest gifts we can give in my opinion. :)
Brad- Thank you for the lesson. I have learned something new for today. Just book marked your blog for tomorrow. Very informative.
Brad - Nice to see you back again with your worldly advice and tips. Thanks as always..... What nice New Years present from you to start off 2012...
Hi Brad,
This is an awesome blog post! We definitely use some of these services for our clients when we write their blog posts. One of the most important elements of SEO is using the keywords as a foundation and creating custom content surrounding them that is readable and interesting. It can present a challenge at times, but it is SO important to building your SEO and getting yourself to page 1 of Google. This is a great, well-rounded list of resources. Thank you for posting this. It will be so helpful!
Brad-Brad-Brad, Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways!
Writing a blog using the top phrasing for apartment for first time home buyers when that is my niche is a superb idea. So simple.
I might have to create a new tagline for some of my marketing!
I think people need to make sure that when they do the good keyword search they understand the broad phrase results is vastly different than the "exact" and "phrase: results and to plan accordingly.
I didn't know about the soovle website. Great info thanks!!
This is a very helpful tip. I will check out the Google keyword tool.
Brad, thank you for sharing this information. I have bookmarked your blog for current and future use. Sometimes it is so hard to keep up with the constant changes
Thanks for the advice on better utilizing keywords. I'm always looking to improve the google juice generation of our blogs so this should really prove valuable.
Gretchen
Tutorial style posts are essential for all of us "hybrids" out there! Thank you!
Brad ~ Thanks again and again over and over for sharing this time consuming information in this featured blog!! Bookmarked to absorb in my dreams...I wish!!
Good article, it can be really really hard sometimes to remember the importance of integrating keywords into our posts.
Brad this is something I plan on doing more of in 2012. Happy New Year to you by the way. I know I know I am like 11 days late-SORRY.
Brad,
Thanks for the heads up. I remember the color wheel. It has been awhile but this is good.
So many great tips concerning SEO and cyberspace.
Good post, thanks for sharing it.
Brad great information, I have not tried Soovle but will now. Thanks fo sharing.
Brad, I've used Google keyword tool but wasn't familiar with the others. I've bookmarked to try these out.
Amazing....To be honest, I had no idea....really....on any of this. I have read this and think that I have a bit of work to do.....
Brad -- you have unlocked the key to our success in 2012.... I have bookmarked this post so I review it again after shoveling snow tomorrow.
Thanks for the good tips and links. I'm sure this will help allot of people out.
Hey man this is awesome! I was just working on this for my outside blog and this is very helpful to expand that! Hope you guys are having an excellent 2012!
Brad
This is great stuff - bookmarked so I can read again and agin!
Jeff
thanks so much for this educative post Brad
you are the best always
jimmy phan
Thank you for the considerable help by the information in this blog.
Hi Brad, this post is so informative and crammed with so many good suggestions. I will digest this one slowly.
Hi Brad - I first heard about the Wonder Wheel in an ActiveRain webinar that Bob or yourself hosted a couple of years ago and I miss the Wonder Wheel. I'm glad that you have found some new tools that will help out.
awwwwwwwww, that's twice you've helped me in one day. Okay.... technically it's two days because it's tomorrow at my house. But in the same 24 hours.
Hi Brad ~ thanks as always for a post that's chock-full of helpful blogging tools. I can see that I have a lot of learning to do!!
Brad - Thx so much. I've used some of these tools, but not all. In my area, I've never been able to get the combo of keywords + geography to work. Maybe it will work when I try some of the other sites you listed.
Hi Brad
Thanks for this great info. I will definately be using refined searches more in 2012!
Thanks for the post. I will bookmark this and get to it later. I will also reblog it for others .
Bookmarking to read AFTER I've finished coffee. Familiar with some of this - some is new. Thanks for keeping us on top!
Thanks for excellent post Brad! I'll have to set aside a little time to digest all of this. Thanks for a great share.
Moving targets are always hard to hit - thanks for the update.
Awesome. Looks like there are some cool useful sites for us to play around later. Thanks Brad for always keep us so tech & internet savvy.
Thanks for a couple of angles I hadn't thought of.
Great Post I am bookmarking this one. I am going to read it over and over to make sure I get it all!
Brad this is a fantastic blog! Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. I am excited to learn more about optimizing my keywords and can't wait to check out the various sites you suggested.
Thanks again!
Bill
Truly valuable info Brad!
Great information. Always need more....bookmarked!
Once again Brad, thank you for such great and useful information. I have bookmarked and tonight will go back and visit the website and tools you've suggested! Thanks!!
Thaks for taking the time to write this post, I'm sure it must have taken you quite a while. I need to get better at using the Google keyword tool this year.
Hey Brad, I hope you had a great Christmas and New Years! Last time I tried to use the Wonder Wheel it wouldnt work. I need to go back now and update some of my things.
Brad-I loved the wheel, thanks for a couple more keyword search tools, I'll check them out in the morning.
Best
Thanks Brad! Great info, as usual! I've never heard of Soovle before, and I LOVE new tips and tools to add to my book of tricks ; )
Have a great & sunny California weekend!
Gina Lemos
Brad, nice to have your wisdom, thank you for sharing with us:) I do nor want to sound redundant,but I have bookmarked for future use!
Brad, as always I love what all your provide us here in the Rain...some great tools to help us in our business/blogging. Thanks for stopping by my blog this week. It was good to see your face and name...miss you here in the Rain. Late perhaps..but wishing you a happy, healthy and successful new year and beyond.
Thanks for your great tips. I have also marked this page for future reference.
Good morning Brad,
Great tips on the ever changing Google...so much to keep up with!
Good stuff
Hi Brad! I caught this on Sally's re-blog and am glad I did!
I hope that everyone here knows that you ARE the king of SEO--you have been teaching this since before AR and us oldies are so very grateful for all that you have taught us. You're so unselfish and we are more appreciative than you'll ever know!
Hugs...
Weeeeee! Brad is da bomb! Thanks Brad...for all your contributions and wealth of information, tutorials and more! YOU ARE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL members who have been long time contributors here and helpful to all. I wish more people would use their SEARCH button and seek out the masters!
Wow!
That is a lot of great information in one blog!
Thanks for taking the time to present it so well
Phil
Brad- I'm not sure how come it took me so long to find this but as always you offer so much help. I'd wondered what happened to the Wonder Wheel but am going to check out these other sites. Thank you so much for all of your help!
I just learned so much!! Thank you for taking the time to share such valuable information.
Brad, You always have some Great educational posts. I am bookmarking this one, and will take advantage of these tools for keywords with my future posts.
Thanks, I'm glad so many are finding this useful. Keywords strategically placed in content and titles really make a significant difference to readers and search engines.
Brad,
How did I miss this?! Luckily saw the reblog from Praful! I'm subscribed to your RSS feed so it probably got accidentally deleted!
Hi DeeDee, glad you found this post, hope it will be helpful.
Oh, and BTW - thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed. :-)
I too just saw Praful's reblog. Bookmarked for reading later. Always glad to see you and read your excellent posts.
Margaret