How To Do Keyword Research For Free?
Writing content without a content strategy that is based on solid keyword research is like shooting arrows in the dark.
Some hit while majority miss the mark!
But with keyword research tools like Ahrefs and Semrush charging hundreds of dollars for their plans, how do you go about conducting keyword research for free?
We have been using Ahrefs’ free keyword generator and it has never let us down. It’s quick and easy and gives some good suggestions which can help you get a quick rundown on specific keywords.
It’s a web-based tool so what you need to do is simply go to their website and scroll to the bottom. In the bottom go find “Keyword Generator” within “Free SEO Tools” list. Click on it, and use the tool to your heart’s content. No usage limits on it. And if you still can’t find it, here is the link for it.
Still not sure how to do keyword research for free? Then, read on as dive deeper into it.
How To Keyword Research For Free
Doing proper keyword research is important. It helps you track what terms people are using while searching for something based on actual data, so you shape your content around those queries to get maximum engagement.
But if you are just starting out on your content journey for your business. And fancy terms like keyword research and on-page SEO are all new to you. And you don’t want to invest hundreds of dollars on expensive tools until you get a hang of keyword research, then learning how to do keyword research for free won’t be a bad idea.
While we have purchase tools like Semrush and Ahrefs on a monthly and do our keyword researches using both. But we had our times when we needed to use Ahrefs’ free keyword generator to do a quick keyword analysis.
Here’s how to go about it.
Access The Tool
Ahrefs’s free keyword generator is an online web-based tool, all you need to do is go to their official website, scroll to the bottom and click on “Keyword Generator” from within the “Free SEO Tools” list.
You can also simply Google the term “Ahrefs Keyword Generator” and click on the first result that pops up (Free Keyword Generator Tool).
How To Use The Tool To Conduct A Free Keyword Research
To conduct a free keyword research using this free tool, here’s what you need to do:
- From the mentioned platforms select the one for which you want to do the keyword research for. Google in our case mostly.
- Enter the keyword. Let’s say you are a plumber and you want to know what people are searching within your niche.
- Type the broadest niche term, “Plumber” in your case.
- Select the geographical location of your target audience. Australia for our case.
- Finally click on “Find Keywords.”
- You will get a list of keywords under “Phrase Match” and “Questions.”
- An ideal keyword would be the one that has the highest search volume or simply volume and the lowest keyword difficulty.
March 11, 2024