Competitor and Keyword Research with SEMRush

Posted on September 3, 2011 by semadmin

In Search Engine Marketing, whether you are doing SEO or PPC, one of the most important elements is always your set of keyword. But how do you get these keywords? How would you know which keywords to use when building your website’s contents and articles? Which keywords should you use in your marketing campaigns?

Knowing your audience is the key. You should know your target market, what are they searching for, and best of all how they perform the searches. These keywords will be in your initial list. The next things is knowing who your competitors are and what they are doing. By now you will have a broader list of keywords. But should you copy your competitors’ keywords? Not all of them. The keywords they are using plus the initial list you have will be the basis for the most important element in building your online business. Keyword Research. Continue reading “Competitor and Keyword Research with SEMRush” »

SEO Competitor Research with Excel

Posted on July 23, 2010 by semadmin

I just found this very useful tool from the Search Engine People blog. This excel file makes competitive research easier to do. You can see who are your strongest competitors as well as know how strong they are.

The best thing about the tool is that you can choose which web server you would want to use, which makes it very handy when you are doing international SEO and geo-targeting.

Thanks to Yoav Ezer for sharing this awesome tool.

How to Perform SEO Competitor Research with Excel | Search Engine People | Toronto.