9 FREE Keyword tools to replace Google’s Keyword Tool
With Google has closing down their widely
popular keyword tool for public use. (now
it seems that if you want access to Google sanctioned keyword data you have to
sign up for an Adwords account.) Luckily the internet is such an effervescent
industry where innovation is central of most of what we do. So on that note
lets take a look at the different tools available to replace Google’s Keyword
tool.
1.
Bing Webmaster Toolbox: Bing has a whole collection of tools of their own, including keyword
tools. The data will be taken from Bing itself, which means that you should be
able to make relative assumptions about keyword popularity.
2.
SEMRush: I am not sure I can say enough about SEMRush. This tool is amazing
tool in the fact that you can pretty much do any amount of research that is
needed. It is great for competitive research as well as individual keywords. It is definitely worth checking out.
3.
WordTracker: WordTracker is an application that offers a free tool on their front
page. Although the initial search is
free, it is intended for you to sign up for a choice of three packages, but it
still provides a quick and clean interface for fast analysis.
4.
SEO Book Keyword Tools: SEO Book has offered these tools on their site for quite a long time,
and it still ranks high on my scale of “go-to places”
5.
Keyword Discovery: This is a cool little tool in that it presents the data set in a very
large easy to read table. Though they could do with a little TLC on their User
interface.
6.
Ubersuggest: Ubersuggest has long been a favourite of many SEOs that need keyword
suggestion data. Paid for programme, but they do offer a free starter account
for one project. Have to admit that I just
could not get on with it. Sorry guys.
7.
MajesticSEO: Majestic SEO have a great tool for keyword research. They tweak from
their phenomenal index to provide many metrics that you can’t find anywhere
else.
8.
KeywordSpy: This is another commercial option with a free front end. With this
tool you can search for not only word variations, but also similar words, and
spelling mistakes. Designed mainly for PPC, but it still can be quite useful
for just getting your lists started.
9.
SpyFu: While I mention competitive research, I need to mention Spyfu. With
Spyfu you can do some serious damage to your competitors, as well as get a
great overview of a keyword’s value. All
this can be exported over in a handy PFD.
As much as I love google, it does appear that the will still turn
without their keyword analyser.
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