subject: Bum Marketing Method - Keyword Phrases by:David Bocock [print this page] . The question was, "When I'm looking for a keyword phrase to write an article around, what is the rule of thumb for the number of competing websites to determine if I can rank for that phrase?"
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Before I start to look at competition I want to make sure there are enough people actually searching for that particular keyword or key phrase. I'm assuming that you have built your keyword list around what people are looking for, and where people are spending their money.
A good tool to use is http://tools.seobook.com/keyword-tools/seobook/ to see how many times people have actually typed your keyword phrase into a search engine over the last 24 hour period. As a bonus, it will also give you more keyword ideas to add to your list.
Here's the key with this tool, since you have a keyword focused on those people who are deep into the buying cycle, or who are desperate to solve a problem, this tool can show you exactly how many people go out looking for it each day. We want at least five people, which is highly targeted and will generate sales.
I then check my competition using the intitle: and inanchor: search designators in the Google search tool to assess my true optimized competition and try to keep that competition below 100 sites or less.
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