subject: Is Keyword Research Important - How To Find GREAT Titles for Your Articles (For FREE!) [print this page] Is Keyword Research Important - How To Find GREAT Titles for Your Articles (For FREE!)
How important is keyword research for writing articles? Can GREAT keywords save or improve a BAD article? Which tools are the best? Can you find killer keywords for FREE? Any of these questions sound familiar? If you are anything like I once was when I first got started writing articles, you probably are spending a TON of time doing keyword research, OR, even more likely....reading the blog posts and ebooks of "gurus" who suggest you do.
The truth?
While picking great keywords ARE a critical component to creating targeted content, the simple truth is, keyword research is one of the MOST over-rated exercises and investments of time, effort and income that keeps MOST newbies and beginners from getting ahead.
Remember....the affiliate market for promoting keyword tools is HUGE. I use them....and recommend them myself, as an affiliate, so I understand the value, and the income you can make from recommending your readers buy them as well.
There IS a better way, actually...... to find GREAT keywords for your content, and to get them for FREE
Use the free "questions and answers" engine that Wordtracker offers at no cost. It's an optimal way to write GREAT titles, that are naturally optimized for sensational SEO, simply because they are VERBATIM, the actual questions that people in your niche are typing in......to find answers they need. In essence, there is no better data mining tool than this, in my view, because you can simultaneously demonstrate your expertise (by answering the questions with your articles) AND get the natural competitive advantage that targeted, long tail keywords will give you from a SEO standpoint. (because you are literally using the exact queries in your content)
The bottom line?
I've written thousands of articles that have generated millions of readers, and I can tell you, the ABOVE approach works great.....both on the article directories and search results, as well as your own blogs, websites and niche networks as well! (and for free to boot!)
