If you’re new to the game of search engine optimization, or an old hand at it you might be interested to know more about WordTracker’s free version that will now let you search 100 terms deep, shows daily search volume estimates based on the marketshare of Dogpile and Metacrawler. WordTracker is one of the leading keyword research tools on the Internet today and would be a great addition to your collection of optimization tools. I’ve used the free version before, and until now it was very limited in the results but I’m excited to start trying out their new version!
The first thing I did was go to their website for the Free Keyword Suggestion Tool .
In the free version, if you’re wondering, they do not include searched adult terms, as they’ve been removed. Apart from that little blurb on the page, it is quite easy to start getting keyword results. All you need to do is type in your word and click the button that says “hit me”.
As a bonus the program has also added the ability to add Wordtracker to your web browser (Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2) so that you can research keywords as you search. This is a convenience when you’ve been working on a site and you’re looking to get started in improving your keyword reach. If you’re not keen on adding another thing to your web browser you can add Wordtracker to your bookmark the page using your favourite service, such as BlinkList, BlogMarks, del.icio.us, digg, Furl, and NewsVine.
Just to try out the system, I typed in the word “tea” and got 100 variations on tea – from the “boston tea party” with 6894 searches all the way down to “tea cup puppies” with 132 searches. There are a total of over 40,000 searches for words with “tea” in them.
From those keywords listed you can then choose from within the list. So I went ahead and chose “tea” to mine for more keywords. Again I got the “Boston Tea Party” and another 100 listings right down to “high tea” with 125 hits in the last 90 days. I couldn’t believe the amount of great keywords that were just waiting there to be used. When I selected “high tea”, WordTracker broke it down again – taking those 125 hits and detailing the exact keyword search with the term high tea in it.
In the end I recieved results for terms ranging from “high tea” to “what to wear to high tea”. Many of these terms I just don’t think about, I started in one direction and realized that there are many opportunities for great keywords to help bring visitors to my site. I can now detail the types of teas, and know that certain kinds would bring in more traffic because of the search results, that I found with WordTracker.
