Developing a System for Keyword Research

It is well worth your time and effort to develop a winning system for keyword research. One popular system that is used by many to narrow down and refine keyword research is a three step system that involves using various online tools to assist in the process.

The three step process may seem complicated at first glance but is rather ingenious when it comes to developing profitable keywords within a narrowly defined niche.

Step 1

Use the Google Keyword Sandbox to generate keywords.

Step 2

Enter those keywords into the SEO Book Tool for search engine marketing in order to learn how many people are searching for those keywords.

Step 3

Search for the keywords you are considering on Google. This will give you the opportunity not only to see how many sites you will be competing against but also the chance to take a look at what the competition is offering their visitors, the products they are promoting, and whether or not you believe you can do better.

The overall goal, of course, is to have keywords that are often searched but offer less competition. This is the key to converting your traffic into sales and the goal of most Internet marketers. There are simpler methods for achieving the same goal but most of those cost money. As far as utilizing free methods, this three step process is the best one available at the moment and easy to use once you get the hang of it.

Even if this strategy isn't one that you are interested in implementing for your business plan you need to develop some strategy that works for you. Failing to do so will leave you without a reliable method for testing keywords, tracking the results, and discovering whether or not some keywords are performing better than others. It will also cost you a great deal of time focusing on campaigns that offer too much competition or are receiving too few searches. Either possibility results in fewer sales and far less profit.

Even after you've made the effort to find the keywords that seem perfect you need to measure your efforts carefully in order to determine which keywords are actually converting into sales. Once you find out which keywords are most profitable you can launch more campaigns that drive traffic searching for those keywords to your website(s).

You will learn over time that those who are searching for specific keywords are more likely to convert into actual sales than those that type in others. It's important to learn to identify the buyers from the casual surfers or information seekers and learn to tailor your marketing campaigns to attract those vitally important buyers. This is something that will come in time and by paying close attention to where your keywords are leading your visitors and which keywords are taking them there. Putting the three steps mentioned above to work for you while performing keyword research is a great start.