A Huge List of Keyword Tools
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There doesn’t seem to be a common consensus on what keyword tools are useful or whether you need to use them in the first place, but there are a lot and we will get to them. Sometimes I used them, sometimes I don’t.
There are tools that can build a mass of keywords and cost some money like Keyword Elite. I myself see no use of having 5000 keywords on a niche. I did maybe at one time. But it is much better to build a general overview of your niche with a knowledge of a few of the keywords people would use to find it. Then write articles that gravitate around a few main topics of the niche.
Since I currently write in niches that I originally learned online, I know what I was looking for when I was initially lost. I used phrases that I no longer use because now I know the correct terminology. Some of the articles on this blog were written during research using a lot of incorrect terms. I figure that if I write in the midst of learning, I will pick up a lot of search hits that I will be losing later and what may look sloppy to my direct peers may reach the audience I am intending to reach.
Then start using your own keywords from your stats. As your base of articles grow, your pool of long tail key phrases for future, more directly target articles grows. Or optimize your titles. Or hunt down these phrases in your post and use the Alinks module to hyperlink the post getting the hits. One way to use Alinks.
But eventually you get the psychology behind the search phrases and the word patterns people use. Some only make perfect sense after you see them.
So I see these keyword tools as exactly what they are, tools. Use them to learn how people search. If you are writing a post, check your topic out first. A little insight into what people are looking for can help a lot. That’s about as technical as I get with keyword tools unless we’re talking about Pay per Click.
Just Cool and New
- The Rarest Words - Read the article at Techcrunch
Keyword Services
Competitor Keyword Spy Tools
Pay Per Click Company Site Keyword Tools
- Overture - The old standby, no longer that reliable.
- Adwords - Good for everyday blog posts.
- Miva
- MSN - There are some cool keyword tools you would have never thought of here.
- 7Search
Keyword List Processors
Typos, Brainstorming, and Misspelled Keywords
- Mistypes
- Typo Generator
- Urban Dictionary
- Keyword Map
- Visual Theasaurus
- Wordnet
- Lexical Free Net
- SearchRadar
Other Keyword Tools
- SeoBook - This one combines a lot of the other tools on this list together.
- Wordpot
- Wikipedia Article Traffic Statistics
- Niche Warehouse
- 123 Promotion


thanks Stephan, I have bookmarked this page for future reference :D:D
Mirjam’s last blog post..Update on my New Venture
Wow, thanks for that. I’m relatively new to figuring out the whole keyword thing so I’m sure that these will be really useful. Bookmarked this one for later use!
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I normally use overture inventory tool , i think its one of the best as it shows number of searches in last month as well
Great list on keyword tools! I like the seobook one a lot.
MarketingDeviant’s last blog post..Personal Branding
I like the SeoBook one too. I use the Firefox extension.
Thank’s everyone. This post was basically an excuse not to write a real post.
Great info for newcomer in the Blogosphere. I only have a little know how in this keywords stuff.
Now I know how important this is when writing articles to post.
Indeed searching for the right words and correct terminology are very important.
Thanks Stephan for this great infos!
Eric’s last blog post..Write Effective Article Title for Massive Traffic
Thanks for the great list. You can never have to many keyword tools.
Funked’s last blog post..What Do Blog Readers Want?
I just want one that does everything.
I am new to this blog but really like the comments from this topic. My niche is t shirts and I found it amazing that something like t shirts, or t-shirts can change the entire results of your search. I really liked your seo book that you covered. I wish I could find one that did everything as well. Thanks
It’s funny that I spent today working on keywords, ranking, and strategy to target the right posts to push forward. It seems like the information is fragmented amongst several tools. Your list was very long with some ones that I have not used before so I will be sure and check them out. One note though: I was using SEO Book today and it was showing posts for the keyword I entered. The only thing is that the rankings were all wrong. I still liked it as it pulled up multiple posts if I had more than one for the particular keyword.
awesome list… i going look into it further andhave bookmarked the page too
simon’s last blog post..Saltwater Aquarium Filter Media
I already use long tail keyword…..well, very good result…thanks for suggestion
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Wow a very comprehensive list - thanks!