Category Archives: Search Volume Tools

Search Volume Tools are very useful for researching actual search volume and possible alternative keyword sets.

SEO – Choosing Keywords

By Christopher Bennett | Published: July 21, 2010
One of the most effective means to rank in search engines is the effective use of keywords. There are, of course, other strategies that can be and are very effective, some are black-hat and most involve linking in some way. However, I don’t think any SEO expert would deny that fresh content and smart keyword [...]
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Google Adwords Keyword Tool

By Christopher Bennett | Published: July 18, 2010
The Google Adwords Keyword Tool is a good source for researching keyword competition, traffic levels, and alternate keyword phrases.  The monthly search volume can be a little misleading, but if Google Adwords Keyword Tool is used in coordination with other SEO tools such as Insights, Trends, and the Search-Based keyword tool, it can allow for [...]
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Google Search Based Keyword Tool

By Christopher Bennett | Published: July 17, 2010
The Google Search Based Keyword tool is often used to determine competition levels and traffic volume for specific keyword phrases.  For instance, searching for the keyword “Cincinnati” will bring up the most popular keywords often search for, along with the keyword “Cincinnati”.  It also provides for several filtering options, allowing a surprising amount of depth [...]
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Leave Them shaking with SeoQuake!

By Christopher Bennett | Published: July 13, 2010
FireFox SeoQuake – Free plug-in For the firefox users out there, SeoQuake is an excellent tool for checking out your competition, with a plethora of documentation and youtube videos explaining how to use it. It would take you an hour to read all I’ve got to say about it, so let’s leave it at, just [...]
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Google Insights a Riot!

By Christopher Bennett | Published: July 13, 2010
Google Insights does not produce actual traffic numbers for a search term, but the rise and fall of web search interest over time. Therefore, this tool works very well for analyzing the fluctuations of interest for given search terms, but not for competition analysis. Results from experiments I’ve conducted show that the data for top [...]
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