Comments on: How to actually DO keyword research: a step by step guide (plus FREE keyword research calculator!) https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/ Blog Smarter Not Harder Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:07:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: ilan https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-102994 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:34:50 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-102994 I appreciate the diversity of topics you cover on your blog.

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By: Eb Gargano https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-102773 Tue, 23 May 2023 13:05:20 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-102773 In reply to Lisa Lizotte – habitsandhome.com.

Aw, that’s lovely to hear! I am so pleased you found this article so helpful 😀

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By: Lisa Lizotte - habitsandhome.com https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-102772 Tue, 23 May 2023 11:54:03 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-102772 Thank you so much for putting together this information and making it simple to understand. I have created a massive blog update to do list from several of your posts. Keep it up!!!]]> This is truly a fantastic post! I bought the lifetime plan for UberSuggest but feel so overwhelmed. I love the way you breakdown keyword research here and how you have several examples. Not many people do that! 👏🏻 Thank you so much for putting together this information and making it simple to understand. I have created a massive blog update to do list from several of your posts. Keep it up!!!

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By: Eb Gargano https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-75031 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:07:27 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-75031 In reply to fash.

Good to hear! As far as time period goes, it doesn’t hugely matter. It’s simply about finding a keyword that you know delivers a ‘good’ number of pageviews each month – so that you can use that as a point of comparison for all your potential keywords. The last 90 days would be fine – but I would avoid anything that is very seasonal. Your benchmark keyword should be something that is fairly evergreen / has all year round traffic. For search console, I’d probably look at the last 12 months. Hope that helps! Eb 🙂

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By: fash https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-74918 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 08:22:53 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-74918 Hi Eb! Thank you so much for all the work you are sharing here. This particular post has helped me understand finally how to use google trends. And thank you for the free calculator too. I do have one doubt – What time period should I select in GA to find the benchmark keyword? Also, if using the console, do you suggest standard 3 month or blog start date?
Thank you.

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By: Eb Gargano https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-66189 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:46:01 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-66189 In reply to Jeremy Klae.

Hi Jeremy, Good to hear you are enjoying my blog! This process is designed to work entirely on its own, without the need to pay for keyword research tools. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can use it in conjunction with a keyword research tool. If used with a keyword research tool, like Ubersuggest, you can use the tool to help you understand the relative volume and competition/difficulty of the different keywords you are considering. I would, however, still translate the numbers Ubersuggest gives you into scores between 1 and 5 before plugging them into the calculator. Hope that helps! Eb 🙂

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By: Jeremy Klae https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-66130 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:37:29 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-66130 Hi Eb! I’ve recently come across your blog and absolutely love how much information you share. I’ve been using Ubersuggest for about two years for what I thought was keyword research. Do you recommend this process in addition to using a tool like that or this process in place of using an SEO tool?

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By: Eb Gargano https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-56101 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:04:14 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-56101 In reply to Terry.

That’s good to hear! Thanks for sharing 😀

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By: Terry https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-56096 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:11:54 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-56096 One of the better articles I’ve read taking the reader through the process of keyword research. It was that good I shared it on my Pinterest Board. Thanks heaps.

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By: Eb Gargano https://www.productiveblogging.com/keyword-research-step-by-step/#comment-37649 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:17:30 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2042#comment-37649 In reply to Amira.

Yes! There absolutely is… You can use Google’s own search results to help you. See this article for details: https://www.productiveblogging.com/google-search-results-for-keyword-research/ Hope that helps! Eb 🙂

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