How To Do Keyword Research for SEO

Keyword Research is one of those things that I struggled with when I first got started creating content on the web.  Over time, I have come up with a very simple way to quickly identify which keywords are being searched for in Google.  The video tutorial I put together here will give you a place to start.

Powerful Keyword Research Tips

For anyone who is trying to drive targeted traffic to your websites, then I’m sure you’ve been told how important it is that you conduct proper keyword research.

Well tips on how to do that?

I’m grateful you wanted to know.

In just about every market (or niche) there are what we shall call “general” keyword terms. These general keyword terms will typically have the highest search volume (more persons searching for it on search engines), and there will only be a small handful of such keyword terms in a presented market.

For this reason, there is generally a lot of websites competing for these common keyword terms. An example of this is the keyword “golf”.

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A Creative Copywriter and His Closely Guarded Secrets.

What is Creative Copywriting Anyways?

Copywriting is quite simple and can be explained in 13 words. Quite simply, it’s the ability to write words that makes people want to give you money.

There are many different kinds of copywriting.  You could be writing copy on your blog, in ads and a whole slew of other places.  When people first get started writing, I feel that they go after the big traffic without realizing the competition that sits there.  They try to be someone they are not- to attract the people that they want to be. Think about that for one moment.

You want to attract people that you are comfortable with.  I can relate to that as when I first got started online and was trying to make a living doing it, I felt that I had to be someone I was not.  Ever hear the term “fake it until you make it?” That was me.  Did it work and did I attract the folks that I wanted? Nope.

I was uncomfortable with the audience I was trying to attract to me.  Therefore it came through in my writing.

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The Google Adwords Slap. Nightmare or Daydream?

Google is protecting it's end users.

Google has made some major changes over the past few months due to the FTC cracking down on boisterous income claims, Hype Advertising and flat out illegitimate advertisers taking advantage of the freedom that Google Offers the savvy Adwords user.

Loyal Google Customers have been up in arms about the so called “Google Slap”. Folks who had been spending in upwards of $100,000 per month simply were shut down.  Why? Well, it’s because of a number of things.  The first being relevancy.

Keywords must match the ad copy that the advertiser is using to lure eye balls.  The ad copy then in turn must match the landing page or website.  If what is promised in the ad doesn’t match up with what is on the page behind the clickable link, it’s not relevant and this is one reason for the “Smack Down”.

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How To Write and Syndicate Your Articles

Article Syndication in 4 Steps

Writing is a Skill. Syndication is an Art.

Anyone can sit down and start writing, Anyone. But when it comes to getting your article out there into mainstream Internet land, it becomes an art form.  I am going to go over the critical elements.

There are three things you need when writing so that Google and the other search engines will give you first page ranking.

1. Relevancy -  How relevant is your content to the keywords your trying to rank for? Is your content going to connect with your audience?

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