How to Use Wordtracker to Find the Right Keywords

You’ve been working hard to get your business on the 'Net, but what can you do to make sure customers find your site instead of one run by your competitors? The best way to get traffic to your site is to use the best keywords you can. And one way of finding them is through Wordtracker.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet connection
• E-mail account (for signing up and for receiving results)
• List of search terms

1. Prepare a list of keywords you think will drive traffic to your site.
2. Sign up for a free trial at Wordtracker. Already completed your trial? Sign up for a one-day, one-week, one-month or one-year period of service.
3. Enter one of your keywords to generate a list of related keywords and similar terms.
4. Select one of the related keywords to search the Wordtracker database, and add keywords to your basket by clicking on them.
5. Print or e-mail the list of keywords you have selected.
6. Continue in Wordtracker to compare your keywords to actual searches in the major search engines–MSN, Google, Yahoo and others. Compare the effective ranking of your keywords. How many sites are competing for ranking using those keywords, and how many searches have been performed using your terms?

Tips & Warnings

• Use Wordtracker to find relevant keywords with little competition to boost your site rankings.
• Take advantage of the Wordtracker Academy to get the most out of your Wordtracker experience.
• Discover tips and tutorials for getting the most out of Wordtracker.
• Though you may find keywords with little competition, do not use them if they are not relevant to your Web site or product.