keyword research tools

[jkgourmet]

also remember that on the google tool you have to use exact searches (Not broad) and that google reports monthly searches. Word tracker reports daily searches. I don't know about market samurai.

[AlexNewell]

Michael

I have seen 3 different super affiliates using market samurai on various little training videos and they all use it different.

So feel free to use it the 30 DC way for your first site and then think about other tools and methods.

The thing is to get going with a good method and focus on it for a few months or until it becomes profitable.

Just go through the process - market research, keyword research, content creation, traffic building etc as you were taught without any worries or thoughts about other methods.

Ask when you get stuck, otherwise just go for it

Good Luck

Alex

[HireMyMum]

I think I am a lazy marketer, and I find Market Samurai to assist me in my endeavours to be a couch potato marketer

But seriously I figure that if all these tools return different results, then so long as I am doing my research I am doing the right thing.

I personally like so many features of MS but know that it isn't the only research to be done.

From the post I have read from you Stephen I think you shouldn't worry so much, I think you are doing great.

[nickitta]

I just listened to the webinar and was wondering what everyone uses to do keyword research. I am sure there is already a thread on this, but I didn't see it right away. Anyway, I am doing the 30DC and they really push market samurai. Lynne says she uses wordtracker. What do you use?

I use market samurai and google adwords keyword tool.

[AlexNewell]

The issue I have is the discrepancy between, say Google adword and Market Samurai. Is some instances, it seems to be great. Now I am using Samurai as I was taught on the 30 day challenge and perhaps that is not best. How about the rest of you who use Samurai?

I heard recently Stephen that market samurai does some kind of extra processing of google's data to add value to it. Sorry I don't have a reference for that.

I would only add that a lot of dodgy data gets published by google in its search data. Many people have done their research, got to page one and got little to no traffic for the keywords google claims are getting huge demand.

To reduce the risk use Exact match for keyword research.

All The Best

Alex

[stephenxanders]

Before, I used NICHEBOT.. but I found out the google also offer free keyword research tools :-) Although I believe that paid ones is better..

[SandwichINK]

Because of the changes to both Google's keyword search and wordtracker (seems to have a limit, among other things), I am now using Market Samurai more. I am working thru their videos along with 30 days which seem to be pretty similar and currently use their "Golden Rule" figures for the settings for searches but wonder whether any of you have made adjustments to those numbers with good success.

Thanks

[lertno]

I just started using market samurai. Program looks pretty good and tutorials are great. Only bad thing its it looks kind of depressing when I check the competition for keywords. Makes me feel like my site is small and doesn't have enough links.

[Matthew Scarlett]

I'm a strange one when it comes to keyword reseach. what I tend to do is put a site up first, and then find out what keywords or phrases people use to find me.

It's a bit in reverse, however for the most part i've found that most phrases and wroks are never picked up by such keyword tools. Oh sure you'll get the main ones, but i've yet to find any keyword tool to be that intuative ... or as useful as tracking your own visitors.

"princess laya koss' was a phrase used more than once to find my site. Who'd of thought it? Well not any keyword tool i know that.

If you know your ... niche market just a little bit, i find that keyword tools are quite unecessary. But i only get into things i have a passion for.

[nickitta]

Hello!

I have done the 30 DC and also another wonderful course.... But although in both courses I was advised to follow a certain method for selecting keywords, I have come to realise that many successful marketers do NOT follow at all these guidelines and are still successful.

The mind boggles