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Working with a professional to improve your search engine optimization is a good idea, but there are a lot of free SEO tools available that can help you get started. Here are 3 free SEO tools that can help you come up with a solid keyword list.
3 Free SEO Tools For Keyword Research
SEOTools Keyword Phrase List Generator
This tool isn’t going to give you any input on what keywords or phrases are better, it simply does the legwork of listing all of the possible combinations of specific phrases. You’ll need to take the data from this list and do further research to decide which phrases will work best for you.
One of the first free SEO tools available, Google Adwords’ Keyword Tool is still a great place to start for brainstorming keywords. You’ll put in one keyword, and the free tool will generate a list of other related keywords, and will even using synonyms if you tell it to. For example, entering “women’s shoes” brings up suggestions like “comfortable women’s shoes” and “dress shoes.” This keyword tool will also give you an idea of how many times the phrase is used as a search query on Google.
Google’s Search-based Keyword Tool
Instead of starting with keywords, you’ll actually put in the URL of your website or specific pages on your site. Based on the URL you enter, the Search-based Keyword Tool displays a list of relevant search queries that have been used on Google over the past year. It basically looks at your data and shows you what you should be optimizing for, based on the information you already have and what people are most interested in. This free SEO tool will also give you a broad list of keyword ideas that are relevant, but not necessarily based on your site.
Once you’ve decided which keywords you want to optimize for, you should use a free page grader to test your content’s keyword density.
Britt Reints is a freelance writer living in Orlando, Florida. Google seems to think she’d get more attention if her name was “britt ekland.”
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