Keyword Research For Newbies

Where Do I Start?The best place to start is to use the Free Tools that
The first thing that business owners or entrepreneursare available on the internet.
do when they go on to the internet is to look at theGoogle have a great tool. Just type in Google
quickest way to make some money. Most of themkeyword tool in the search box. Click on one of the
want to make a million dollars overnight. You knowlinks and you will be taken to the Google tool. Now
what? In all my time on the internet, I have only heardthere are instructions on how to use the tool in the
of that being done once. Yep, one launch when oneGoogle Webmaster Tools and also in the Google
million dollars was made in 24 hours.AdWords Section. Again, just do a search in the
Now don't get me wrong. The guy was pretty good atsearch box and click on the link.
what he did. He has a good product, he had a greatFollow the instructions and play around with the
pre-launch, he had the best affiliates, he had somesoftware until you know it well enough to do a live
great Joint Venture Partners. So everything putsearch for keyword phrases.
together came off really well for him.You can also try, You can type your main root word in
So where does a Newbie start on the internet?to the search box and then click on "Hit Me". Again
Everything starts with your keyword research. I don'tyou will be given a list of results that you can look
care what anybody else says. If you get yourthrough.
keywords wrong you are going to miss out big time onIt's all about spending a bit of time just looking around
what ever money you thought you were going tothe internet. Google is your best friend when it comes
make in your business. Learn how to do keywordto getting answers to questions. You can even type in
research properly, invest your time wisely as this willto the search box something like, keyword research.
create huge profits for you as you take your businessGoogle will give you a ton of responses and you can
forward on the internet.look through and learn a little bit more.
What are Keywords?The other great tool is YouTube. Go to YouTube and
The keywords are really the words that someonesign up for free. Then you can go to the search box
would type in to a search box to begin looking for yourand type in Keyword Research. Now you will get a
product or service.whole host of videos where people are showing you
If you sell "Roman Leather Sandals" and that particularhow to do Keyword Research. It is amazing.
phrase was being searched by a high volume ofThere is so much information on the internet to help
people, and if the competition of sellers was low, thenyou, so take a little time and ask Google.
you could be on to a good thing.Now there are a host of Tools that you can Pay for
However, if you "advertised" you sandals under thethat will make your research a lot easier.
keywords "footwear", then the results would beOne of the tools is Market Samurai. It is one of the
considerably different for the worse. That's becausetools that has been around for so long and most of
the keyword would so popular there would be literallythe internet marketers that I know are either still using it
millions of people searching the phrase looking for allor it was one of the tools that they had used
sorts of "footwear" not just your "Roman Leatherpreviously.
Sandals".Market Samurai is a fantastic tool but again, you have
Let's say there are 50 million competitors (this is theto learn how to use it. There are some great tutorials
number of competition website pages that Googlethat are included in the one off investment cost. I would
brings back as a result of the search) then that makesadvise anybody buying this product to watch the
your job extremely difficult to dominate that particularvideos several times and to practise using the product
niche.over and over again until you are familiar with all the
You see, the keywords are where you find yourareas within the product that will help you in your
hungry market. You find those phrases where thereresearch.
are plenty of people searching for that phrase. ThatKeyword Research Pro is another tool that is fantastic
shows you the market exists. All you need to do nowto use. Created by Fabian Lim in Singapore, this tool
is to get yourself in front of that market.has the same functionalities as Market Samurai and
So it is important to get the keyword research rightthen has a few more.
before you start doing anything in any niche or productThere are too many for me to go through in this article.
sale.I would highly recommend this product to really give
What are the Rules to Keyword Research?your keyword research a boost.
There are generally four rules for keyword research.I could probably go on and on about different tools so
1. The keywords have to be directly relevant to yourI'll just leave it there for now. As I said before, you can
product or service. If you are selling sandals then youalways search on Google and you will find plenty more
can't go marketing under the keywords of leatherother tools to play with if you want.
boots. There is no association between the two.How Important are Keywords?
Google will give you the best results if your keywordsLike I said at the start. The keywords are where it all
are directly relevant to your product or service.starts in the online business world. In other articles we
2. There has to be a hungry market. That is, a highare going to discuss different marketing strategies all
volume of people actively searching that particulardesigned to drive a whole lot of targeted traffic to
keyword or keyword phrase. Watch the volume ofyour website. Now if you have made a big mistake in
search is not so high that your competition is going toyour keywords at the start, then you are going to
be high as well.struggle when it comes time to implementing the
3. There has to be low competition. The fewer themoney making strategies.
competitors the easier it is for you to dominate thatWhen we talk about setting deep back links to your
niche. Spend the time deepening the micro niche to getwebsite, again you need to have made the best
to the lower competition numbers.choices when you selected your keyword phrases.
4. The commercial viability of the keyword phrase.EVERYTHING hinges around the right keyword
Now, the phrase could be relevant to your product orselection.
service, it could have a high volume of search, it couldSo, how important are keywords? It's where it all
have a low level of competition but if the keywordstarts and where it could all end. Take your time and
phrase has no commercial viability it means that thedo your research. Make wise choices from the
people searching are not really intent on buyinginformation you receive. Chunk the niches down to the
anything. They are only along for the Free ride. Sotightest micro niche possible to give you the best start.
change your phrase.Keyword Research is one of the most important
If all these factors are present in your keywordelements of your internet marketing strategies to
research, and you will find them if you look hardboost your online business. Do it properly and do it right.
enough, then you could be on to a profitable niche thatFind the right tools that you want to use for your
could bring you a lot of cash.research. Focus your time and get stuck in. Don't get
Now, when you find such a niche, keep it to yourself.distracted by too many different products or niches at
Don't go telling anybody about it, you know why??the same time. Choose one. Do your Keyword
Because before you know it, you will have competitionResearch and move on to the next step.
and you really don't want that.What's the next step? I'll get on to that in my next
What tools do I need to start?article.