{"id":1822,"date":"2022-05-02T15:51:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2022-10-20T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T05:25:37","slug":"keyword-research-an-unlimited-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/keyword-research-an-unlimited-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Keyword Research: An Unlimited Guide to SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you here to find out what keyword research is and why is it important in SEO? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before we start, do you know what keywords people use to find answers to their queries online? or Do you know what terms and keywords you should use to harvest traffic to your site? Not exactly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several questions like this can annoy website owners and businesses willing to boost traffic to their sites. And without knowing visitors&#8217; intent, you cannot optimize your site for users and search engines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There comes Keyword research and its importance for SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researching keywords can support you in understanding your target market better and help you determine how people are searching for your content, products, and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By doing proper keyword research, you can find out the terms, keywords, questions, and phrases that people are searching for and help you rank easily on search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After reading the above, you must have understood the basics of keyword research, and now let&#8217;s dive deeper into keyword research and find out how to perform proper keyword research to craft content that can meet the needs of search engines and your users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is keyword research in SEO?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1952\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-steps-of-keyword-research.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-steps-of-keyword-research.png 1200w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-steps-of-keyword-research-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-steps-of-keyword-research-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-steps-of-keyword-research-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword research is the method to determine the possible terms, keywords, or phrases that people search online using various search engines such as Google, Bing, YouTube, Amazon, and many more similar to these. The main purpose of keyword research is search engine optimization and marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword research can help you find out the terms, queries, keywords, or phrases related to your business along with their statistic data such as keyword difficulty, search volume, popularity, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is the first step to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/seo-basic-guide-for-beginners\/\">SEO<\/a><\/strong>. You perform it before everything to determine whether the path or term you choose is worth spending time on or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why Keyword Research Is Important for SEO?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1953\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-research-benefits.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-research-benefits.png 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-research-benefits-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword research is very important from an SEO point of view to grow and brand your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finding the right keyword is essential to attracting potential users and customers to your site that can help boost your rank and search presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the insight into what people are searching for, you can plan your content strategy and your marketing strategy as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By performing good keyword research, you can find the keywords that are easy to rank and avoid the keywords with great difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A wrong keyword can negatively affect your SEO. It can affect your bounce rate and user experience on your site, and you may not be even visible on the search result pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Therefore keyword research is important for finding the right keywords as well as avoiding the unsuitable ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further, if you are competing for a search term with bigger brands such as Wikipedia and Amazon, ranking for you will be a far goal to achieve; instead, you can work on a less competitive term and enjoy the ranking in the short term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From a different point of view, our content is for users, so we should create content focusing on what they are interested in instead of what we want to offer them. It makes a much difference. Just think of it! Done?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So this is where keyword research is necessary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In short, it can help you to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Understand and reach your audience<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uncover new relevant topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">boost traffic to your site<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get potential leads\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boost sales<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improve ad campaigns<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out your business trend<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improve search ranking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How to perform keyword research?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, we&#8217;ll structure a simple step-wise process to perform keyword research that can support you find out the keywords that will help you to come in front of your targeted audience. Let us move on to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a01. Finding keywords related to your business<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First of all, start with yourself. Think of your business, your products, and the services that you offer to your customers and users. You must have the key terms in your mind that you want to talk about and want to be searched for. So these are the main keywords or seed keywords from which you can start your keyword research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, let us find out the keywords, get content ideas, and make a list out of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, we are a digital marketing firm, so we would consider what our targeted customers will be interested in knowing and what they will search for?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The terms that instantly trigger our mind could be:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social media marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">content marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/search-engine-result-page\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SERPs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PPC<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Website optimization\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Website traffic<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SEO<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Link building<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, these are the topics but not exactly the keywords yet. Let&#8217;s move to the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02. Keyword research manually<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now we&#8217;ll perform manual research to find the related keywords for our business to step forward. In this step, we will discover methods you can find related keywords manually without using any tools.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using Google, Bing, and YouTube AutoSuggest<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The search engines such as Google, Bing, YouTube, and others autosuggest the keywords related to your query to make the search process easy and convenient. You can utilize this to find out the related terms or keywords to get an idea related to your query.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let us explain how you can do this. We have created the list above related to our business. We are picking a topic from it- &#8216;Content marketing.&#8217;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1954\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-autosuggest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-autosuggest.png 981w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-autosuggest-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-autosuggest-768x670.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Put this in Google&#8217;s search box and look for the suggestions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are the keywords you can include in your list. If you are thinking, why and are they important? So yes, they are.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are the direct and relevant suggestions from Google for your search term. Google shows what people search for, and this is what we need.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But these are not the only suggestions, and you can try Bing and YouTube suggestions too.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>YouTube Autosuggest:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1955\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/youtube-autosuggest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/youtube-autosuggest.png 942w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/youtube-autosuggest-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/youtube-autosuggest-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bing Autosuggest:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1956\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bing-search-content-marketing-suggestions.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bing-search-content-marketing-suggestions.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bing-search-content-marketing-suggestions-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bing-search-content-marketing-suggestions-768x496.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using the People Also Ask section in Google<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People Also Ask is a section in Google that displays more questions related to your search queries that people ask for. To find more keywords or questions related to your keyword, you can enter your query in Google and scroll down to this section on SERP.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1932\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-also-ask-example.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-also-ask-example.png 805w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-also-ask-example-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/people-also-ask-example-768x648.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using the Related Searches section in Google<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can also get more keyword ideas by scrolling down to the bottom of your search result page. At the bottom of every SERP, Google displays a list of related searches that people search, which can help you to find more content ideas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/related-search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/related-search.png 918w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/related-search-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/related-search-768x405.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using online forums<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Online forums are a great place you can find people of your interest. You can participate in it to find the trend and interests of people and their thoughts related to your business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can use the given search strings in Google to find the forums where your audience may present. Replace the keyword with your actual keyword and search for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;keyword forum&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;keyword&#8217; + &#8216;forum&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;forums&#8217; + &#8216;keyword&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;keyword&#8217; + &#8216;board&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After finding the forum of your interest, you can find out the potential keywords from each forum section and add them to your list.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can also find out other topics and keywords that interest your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1974\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1573\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1.png 1573w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/online-forum-quora-1-1536x763.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1573px) 100vw, 1573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a03. Keyword research using tools<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now that we have researched keywords manually, there are plenty of keyword research tools that you can use to find out hundreds and thousands of keywords easily. Along with providing the keywords, the tools also give you a data report concerning the keywords that can help you find out the less competitive and more potential keywords for your business.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are some of the finest keyword tools you can use for your keyword research-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Google Keyword Planner<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ads.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/home\/tools\/keyword-planner\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Google Ads Keyword Planner<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a free keyword tool provided by Google.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The keyword suggestion from it directly comes from Google, which makes it more reliable. It was designed mainly for the ads campaign for Google, but you can still use its keyword suggestions to get more keyword ideas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1866\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Google-keyword-planner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Google-keyword-planner.png 1113w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Google-keyword-planner-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Google-keyword-planner-1024x809.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Google-keyword-planner-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Google Trends<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Google Trends<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is another keyword research tool from Google. It can help you determine the popularity of a particular keyword by monitoring and tracking the changes in its search volume with time. It lets you decide whether you should go with the keyword or not. Additionally, it also offers related keywords to get more content ideas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1916\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/google-trend.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/google-trend.png 885w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/google-trend-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/google-trend-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ExplodingTopics.com<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ExplodingTopics.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a tool similar to Google trends but better.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It analyzes the searches, conversations, and mentions across the web and finds the terms about to trend.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It allows you to sort the topics based on categories.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1875\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exploding-topics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exploding-topics.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exploding-topics-300x277.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exploding-topics-768x709.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword Surfer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/keyword-surfer\/bafijghppfhdpldihckdcadbcobikaca?hl=en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keyword Surfer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a free chrome extension that displays the search volume directly in front of the search result.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It quickly displays search data, performs keyword research, and provides content suggestions in search results.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can use it by installing its chrome extension. When you perform a search, it will provide a list of keyword ideas with their data next to each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1958\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-surfer-coffee-keyword-ideas.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-surfer-coffee-keyword-ideas.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-surfer-coffee-keyword-ideas-300x262.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-surfer-coffee-keyword-ideas-768x670.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ubersuggest<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/ubersuggest\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using Ubersuggest<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> you can use to find new keyword ideas. It is a free keyword tool that offers you related keywords, the long-tail keywords for your term, and data on their search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1959\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ubersuggest-seo-tool.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ubersuggest-seo-tool.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ubersuggest-seo-tool-300x214.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ubersuggest-seo-tool-768x549.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Answer the Public<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/answerthepublic.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Answer The Public<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a free tool that gives you questions and phrases related to your term in a beautifully arranged wheel.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It sources the data from Google and Bing, autocompletes the data, and gives you the related keywords you can use for your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1846\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/answerthepublic.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/answerthepublic.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/answerthepublic-300x275.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/answerthepublic-768x703.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soovle<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soovle.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Soovle<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a free and simple keyword tool that utilizes the data of different sources, including Google, YouTube, Amazon, Wikipedia, and more, to provide you with the related keywords and content ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1964\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2020\" height=\"954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2.png 2020w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soovle-2-1536x725.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SEMrush<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SEMrush<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a paid keyword tool that is highly advanced and a time saver. It is a must-have tool for every individual that values SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Its keyword overview report can provide a complete data report related to a particular keyword, such as search volume, keyword difficulty, intent, SERP features, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1962\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1654\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM.png 1654w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-06-at-7.34.08-PM-1536x604.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1654px) 100vw, 1654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And its topic research tool can provide you with hundreds of related keywords, topics, and concepts in different formats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1963\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2020\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush.png 2020w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/semrush-1536x684.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It can even provide competitive analysis with your rivals and let you peek into their website to find out the keyword opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahrefs<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/keywords-explorer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ahrefs Keywords Explorer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> feature is free to use. It is known as a link-building tool, but very few people know it also has a great keyword research feature. Ahrefs can provide hundreds of keyword suggestions along with the details of each. It displays the keyword difficulty, search volume, and traffic potential of the keyword. And it even suggests the expected clicks the keyword can receive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1966\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1-300x274.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1-1024x934.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1-768x700.webp 768w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-research-overview-1-1536x1401.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are just a few keyword research tools, but there are plenty in the market. If you want more details about the keyword research tools, you can see our other post on the<strong> 18 best keyword research tools<\/strong> ( free and paid ).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4. Things you should consider for Keyword Research<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following are the things that you should pay attention to while performing keyword research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out the following parameters for a keyword using a potential tool like SEMrush or Ahrefs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Search intent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Authority site<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword relevancy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monthly search volume<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword difficulty<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organic CTR<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword trend<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Understanding Keyword intent and how it can affect your research<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Searcher&#8217;s intent with the keyword could be different from what you have.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accordingly, it is essential to answer the searcher&#8217;s need other than just having the keyword the searcher used.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Searcher&#8217;s intent can affect you to a greater extent because it can affect your ranking ability. Therefore, it is important how you interpret the keyword.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword research is just not finding the keyword you can work on. Instead, you need to find different intentions with the keyword that the searcher can ask.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, suppose you have created an article &#8216;how to start a blog.&#8217;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The word blog here could have different meanings. It can be a blog post or a complete blog website. Now, the searcher&#8217;s intent behind the keyword will determine the direction of your article. Does he want to know how to start a separate blog post? Or does he want to learn the way to create a blogging website?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If your intention with the keyword is the first one, you should be clear in your mind before writing it and similarly for the second one.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Therefore, before creating content using this keyword, you can verify the users&#8217; intent by placing the keyword in Google. Analyze what results you get. Now, go ahead and create the content with the intent Google suggested to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Authority sites gain more of Google&#8217;s attention.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Google prefers authoritative sources. If your site is deemed authoritative in Google&#8217;s eye, the chances for your content to rank higher in the search result is more. Therefore, you must make efforts to become an authoritative source. It would help if you create unique and valuable content and promote it to gain more backlinks and earn social signals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can&#8217;t compete with bigger brands unless you are authoritative or your content is exceptional among all others.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword Relevance to the content<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword relevancy is the most important thing that can affect your search presence. Search engines rank the content if they are relevant to the searcher&#8217;s query. This is what we have explained above in keyword intent.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You will only rank higher on search pages for a keyword if your content answers the searcher&#8217;s need.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Furthermore, your content should be the best of all content present on the web for that particular query.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is because Google wants to offer the best content to its users. It ensures to rank the content higher that provides more value than other content that offers little value.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword&#8217;s search volume\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The search volume of a keyword is essential for the content value. It is measured by the monthly search volume. It means how many times a keyword is searched in a month by users.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The more search volume for a keyword, the more traffic it can bring to your site.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For a specific keyword, you may rank on the first page of search results or even in the first position, but if nobody searches for it, what value can it add to your site? It makes no sense to create content that nobody needs. You can use keyword tools to find out the search volume related to your keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1972\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-search-volume.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-search-volume.png 1116w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-search-volume-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-search-volume-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-search-volume-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword Difficulty<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword difficulty is a measure to determine how difficult it would be for a keyword to rank on Google&#8217;s first search result page.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It tells us the competition level for that keyword. The higher the competition, the more is the keyword difficulty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, we&#8217;ll see how keyword difficulty varies. Keywords can be divided into three categories.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1967\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-category-division-.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-category-division-.webp 960w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-category-division--300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/keyword-category-division--768x593.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Head keyword- Highly competitive<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Body keyword- Moderate competitive<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-tails keyword- Less competitive<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Head Keywords<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are the main focused single-word keyword that usually has high search volume and high competition. These are the least specific.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, insurance, vitamins, machines etc., are the head keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are hard to target because the searcher&#8217;s intent could be different for the keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When he searches for vitamins, maybe he wants to get information on vitamins, maybe he wants to buy vitamins, or maybe he just wants to find what it is. Because these are less specific, therefore hard to rank.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Body Keywords<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The next is the Body keywords. These are 2 to 3-word long phrases that are more specific than head keywords. These earn decent search volume and are moderately competitive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, &#8216;car insurance or &#8216;what are vitamins&#8217; is the body keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-Tail Keywords<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-tail keywords are generally longer and more specific, containing more than four words.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, keywords like &#8220;life insurance for senior citizens&#8221; and &#8220;order vitamin D capsules online&#8221; are long-tail keywords.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because long-tail keywords are more specific, they do not get much search volume and therefore are less competitive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We can not say which category would be the best as both have their gains and losses. However, on a competitive level, long-tail keywords enjoy less competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, when we are talking about keyword difficulty, let us tell you that most of the keyword tools in the market offer some keyword difficulty features that can tell you the calculated keyword difficulty for a keyword to rank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/free-seo-tools\/\">SEO tools<\/a><\/strong> such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, KWFinder etc., include this feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are showing it by Ahrefs:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1971\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-difficulty.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-difficulty.png 1116w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-difficulty-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-difficulty-1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-keyword-difficulty-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organic Click-Through-Rate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CTR or Click-through-rate is the number of clicks you get.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example- If you rank on Google&#8217;s first SERP for a particular keyword.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The keyword search volume is 2000 monthly, and your page got only 2 clicks. So your CTR is 0.1%. This suggests that your content is not relevant to the keyword.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The reason for the low CTR could be the featured snippet on the SERP that answers the users directly and, secondly, if there are more paid ads on your SERP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The search volume of a keyword is important, but you also must look for the organic CTR.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To estimate the organic CTR, you can first look for a keyword&#8217;s SERP. If there are lots of ADS and featured images on the page, then it will be hard to get clicks for that keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1968\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Analyze-SERP-for-your-keyword.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Analyze-SERP-for-your-keyword.webp 847w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Analyze-SERP-for-your-keyword-165x300.webp 165w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Analyze-SERP-for-your-keyword-565x1024.webp 565w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Analyze-SERP-for-your-keyword-768x1393.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secondly, you can use a tool that can display estimated the CTR.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1969\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-overview-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1111\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-overview-.png 1111w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-overview--300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-overview--1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ahrefs-overview--768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahrefs and Moz pro both can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note: This does not mean ignoring the keyword just for the CTR. If it is on the first page, and many people search for it( search volume ), then, it is worth writing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword Trends<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:204}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can also check out the keyword trend for your site&#8217;s existing keywords and the new targeted one.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For that, you can use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Google Trends<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You can find out if the keyword is growing in popularity or taking back steps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/google-trends-voice-search.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/google-trends-voice-search.webp 1280w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/google-trends-voice-search-300x245.webp 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/google-trends-voice-search-1024x837.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/google-trends-voice-search-768x628.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And then you can predict the future of the keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This way, you can perform keyword research for your content so that you can appear in SERPs and attract traffic to your site.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firstly, analyze your business, generate your focused keywords, and then start finding the relevant keywords manually or taking help from the keyword research tools. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don&#8217;t forget to analyze the search intent. After all, it has the potential to give the direction of your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using advanced tools like SEMrush, (the one we like the most) and Ahrefs, analyze the different metrics related to the keyword and pick the most potent keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, create well-optimized content for your site using keywords and synonyms, and related words to rank higher on Google&#8217;s search result page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keyword research is important as it can help you to choose the right keyword and avoid the ones with great difficulty. But content is king, as always. You must create unique and robust optimized content that can help you glorify the SERPs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We hope our keyword research guide has helped you understand how to perform keyword research.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you here to find out what keyword research is and why is it important in SEO? Let&#8217;s find out.\u00a0 Before we start, do you know what keywords people use to find answers to their queries online? or Do you know what terms and keywords you should use to harvest traffic to your site? 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