Challenge! Answer this

I have made several posts
Started several topics
And read hundreds of advice pages, yet i still don't get it.

I want to know......
What is the easiest method/tool to knowing what keywords to use?

There isn't one magic bullet to answer the question. Use Overture and Wordtracker (or Digitalpoint's combo tool), ask friends what they would search for, logfile research, and use your own judgement based on your experience with the topic, etc. Sorry, but it requires a combination of tools, research, and judgement to make those decisions.

Answer: Your brain

That's the easiest (insert sarcastic joke here) tool to use, and the most effective. I would highly advise also supplementing it with what dazzlindonna has mentioned.

Total KW tool set:

- WordTracker, Overture tool, DP combo tool or related tool (to evaluate number of searches for given terms and see related terms)
- Competitors websites (a little benchmarking to see what the top competitors in your industry are using)
- Customers, clients, others in the company (gotta learn the industry's lingo)
- Site stats and logs (to see what's getting you traffic that you might not have thought of)
- Trial and error

I will spoonfeed somethin to you....

Take a pen and a paper.

1. Type the keyword in google...did you? did you? No ?---- do it then

Next

2. Look for the descriptions of the result. Read AT least 50--- Come on Yaar do it.

Next

3. Look for Keyword associations in the Descriptions<---- this is important.
Note all the Different associations of the Particular word with others.


eg. SEO

I can see the following associations ( depends on what you see!!! isnt it?)

SEO Help
SEO resources
SEO Toolkit
SEO blog
SEO Book
Advanced SEO Strategies
SEO Consultants
SEO) companies
SEO web promotion
SEO Services

I hope you are getting me. Read the descriptions of 50 top results or as many as you like!!

Pickup your assocaitions !! Use your Brain too ....

These associations form your Keyword pickups!! <---- here was born a term !! KP
he he he he.....

Thanks guys and gals
now these are some good straight answers
It would explain why i have bounced around from pillar to post
The spoonfeed above makes sense
i will try it, anymore suggestions before i get my grey cells into action

The Only winner will be ----> "The One Who Will Do It " --- a-la Nike.

All read but no do makes a dull SEOer

he he he .....

i will do it as all efforts are worthy of trying
out of interest what sites have you used this method on?

Well I have been experimenting.....

Not massive Websites but experimenting on many individual pages.

If apprehensive try it on a single page and see for yourself.....

Send me a chocolate box once you get higher ranks and hey dont tell anybody..

I would also suggest going for very targetted words and not general terms. If you have a travel website for brazil, for example, target "Brazil Travel","Brazil Trips","Brazil Vacations" and so on and stay away from just the term "travel" because it's pointless.

Also setup an AdWords account and enter in all your terms that you are interested in observing and run a campaign (MAKE SURE TO USE THE CONVERSION TRACKING) for a week or so. After your trial run look at what keywords gained the most impressions, clicks and sales conversions and target those. At least you'll have a good idea of what people are looking for/typing before you jump into SEOing the site head first.

Ok i have tried it
i will now sit and wait and see how long it takes before it settles down

is it a good few months before you get a clear idea of where it is ranked or longer?

Will take two to four weeks.....

Google is increasing its database, so might get spidered less often, and late too......

Well i'm starting to see some results on the keywords
thanks vermdocamit@hot