Below is a video of me using the free Google Keyword tool to look for ideas to blog about
(watch the video below. If you are viewing this via email you will need to visit the blog to see the video)
Keeping fresh content on your blog is an important part of having a healthy and successful blog. But it is easy to run out of ideas or maybe your aren’t sure if your idea for a post is a good one.
Rather than pulling ideas out of thin air, you could use the google keyword tool to see what people are searching for related to your particular product or service.
Here are the steps that I would follow if I were to use keyword research to generate blogging ideas
1. Go to Google Keyword Tool
2. Enter a broad keyword in the box on that page
3. Sort the keywords by “Average search volume” by clicking on that particular column
4. Look for topics or searches with no less than 100 / month. It is difficult to decide what a perfect minimum number is because it varies by industry.
After I’ve got my topic or keyword phrase I would write a quick blog post about it.
In my video demonstration, I chose the topic “how to reply with twitter” So coming up soon, I will be writing a blog post on that particular topic.
What do you do to generate blog topics or ideas? Drop your comments below and let me know.
A good way to get keyword suggestions is to use Google Adwords keyword tool. First, you need an Adwords account. Then start a new PPC campaign for your site and use the keyword tool to find not only keywords that people have searched on but also their relative popularities.
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