keyword selection help?
I’m having difficulty finding profitable key words. I’m currently using word tracker and Google’s keyword tool, but i still can’t seem to find any good low competition, high profitability key words. does anyone have any techniques or ideas for me to better research keywords?
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Filed under: Keyword Research
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Traffic alone does not show profitability. You’ve got to be sure there is money moving around in your chosen niche. So, how can you tell?
Using the Google AdWords free keyword tool, do the following:
2. Click on "Descriptive words or phrases". (It’s usually on by default.)
3. Enter a keyword or keyword phrase into the box below where it says "Enter one keyword or phrase per line".
4. You can leave the "Use synonyms box" checked but some prefer to uncheck it so that only variations of the original keyword or keyphrase are featured. (These are those who don’t believe in LSI.)
5. Comply with the CAPTCHA word requirement and click "Get keyword ideas".
6. A drop-down box will appear. Select "Show All".
7. There’s a box under "Calculate estimates using a different maximum CPC bid". Select USD or the currency you are using.
8. Then enter 100 or the equivalent of US$100 of your currency in the smaller box.
9. Click "Recalculate" to find the estimated CPC for each keyword featured.
10. Click the title "Estimated Avg. CPC" and you will find the price for each keyword. Click again and these prices will be sorted from highest to lowest.
These keywords have the highest cost per click or HCPC that AdWords advertisers bid. They have to be making money to bid this high. If your niche keyword is among them, you’ve got a profitable niche.
HCPC keywords may be in a very competitive niche. Pick those that have few advertisers using.
Then, go to Google Search and type in your keyword within quotation marks (e.g. "dog training"). Results will show all the advertisers that use the keyword. That’s your competition.
Look for Sponsored Ads (usually highlighted at the top of the listing) and AdSense ads (at the right side of the page). If there is a Sponsored Ad, it usually means that an advertiser is making enough money to spend on it. If there are many AdSense ads, it usually means that advertisers are spending money on pay-per-click advertising, which is not cheap, and are therefore profiting.
Few AdSense ads that don’t last long (gone in a week or so) could mean that advertisers are abandoning their campaigns because they are not making money.
Google adword keyword tool is best for keyword research….