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Free Keyword Tool Trial


There many great seo tools on the market today, many of them are very expensive and some carry a very reasonable price tag.  The keyword elite tool and the Market Samurai tools seem to be some of the big selling keyword tools and this may only be because there are so many affiliates trying to promote these products, but they are great tools, don’t get me wrong.

I ran across this tool the other day and just downloaded it to give it a spin and see if it is a usable one.  The big difference that I thought many new internet marketers reading the Webmaster Business Plan blog may find interesting about this product, is that it does not have a monthly fee associated with it’s usage.

Download The Keyword Strategy Studio Here

You buy it once and you own it.  No I am not an affiliate of this product, I simply thought it was worth a look and you can download a full version to test it out, so I will follow up on this post after I have got to use it a little more and let everybody know what I think about it and you are welcome to leave your comments about your experience with the   in the comments section below.

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Google Keyword Tool Explained


Webmasters, SEO Experts and Small Businesses all need to understand how to do some simple keyword research to make sure that there internet marketing efforts are effective and successful.  However to many this is a very confusing technique to learn, so we have made the following video to show everyone how to use one of the Internets simplest and most powerful keyword tools provided by Google.

If you have a site that is already up and just getting ready to start marketing it or you are thinking about starting a new site and need to do some niche research this tool has an unbelievable value, if you know how to use it correctly.

Niche Website Research


Learning how to find a perfect niche to start a website with, is easy.   Of couse it will take a little bit of homework.  The biggest part of finding a niche to work with, is deciding on one that you are familiar with.  There is no reason to get a website and start marketing it,  if you do not know anything about your niche.  

First write down 3-5 different things that you think you could write about, something that you could write at least one to three short articles about every week.  You do not need to be a guru or a master on the topic, because you can always read other’s articles if you need to, then rewrite the information in your own words.

Now you will want to go to some of the sites below to help you find some ideas on what is hot and what is not.  You can use these tools to help see what people are currently doing online and doing this can be a very profitable method to finding a good niche market to work with.

About.com Sitemap  

Having trouble getting started, check our the about.com sitemap for a huge list of categories that might just be what you are looking for.

eBay Pulse

I wish we had a way to find out what the most searched for and most sold items on ebay were, man that would be a great resource for niche marketing. Wait a minute, we do, it is called eBay Pulse.   Use this site to find the hottest selling items on ebay, maybe you know of a niche that can help you sell these products?

Google Product Search 

This is what used to be called “froogle” but now you can get to it by clicking “shopping” at the top of the google page.  This section of google is great for finding a niche market and locating products people are actively searching for.  You can see the most recent searches right at the bottom of the page. 

Google Zeitgeist 

This is a great tool that is provided by google.  This tool is great for niche research because it will show you the most popular searches and you can even look at past months of results to see trends as they happen.

Magazines.com

Trust me if they make a magazine about it, it is a niche, sometime a big wide open one, but there is definetely a market there!  You can use this site to see a list of the top ten subscribed magazines and even search by category to see the top publications.  Great for brainstorming!

Yahoo Buzz

This is one of many social bookmartking sites out there, you can also view digg.com, reddit.com, twitter.com and the list goes on.   Just search google for social bookmarking websites and you will find many.  These sites are a great way to find out what the internet community is doing.  You may find a lot of topics on the niche you were thinking about useing or you may find a new idea for a great niche with these sites.

We hope this article helps you get on the right path to locating the right niche for you. Please read more on our site Webmaster Business Plan to see how to find out if your niche is getting enough searches to make it worth your time in our next article.