10 free keyword research tools for writing compelling headlines

On By mattroyseIn Content Marketing

Whether you are writing headlines or copy for your website, blog posts, or news releases, keyword research can help you write better. You will know what words your audience cares about, how they search for things and how they group keywords together.

Some of the benefits of optimizing keywords:

  • Increases website traffic
  • Improves visibility in search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo
  • Raises your odds your audience finds it valuable to share via their social networks
  • Generates ideas for future content creation and curatio

Keyword research is the foundation

Keyword research is the foundation of a good search engine optimization (SEO) strategy and a key component of your content marketing strategy. Here are 10 helpful keyword research tools worth exploring:

1. CoSchedule Headline Analyzer

This headline analyzer scores your overall headline quality and helps you determine the right amount of words for your headlines. It also ensures you have a balance of emotional and power words to ensure your headlines are readable and compelling. Make sure you read: How To Write The Best Headlines That Will Increase Traffic.

2. SerpStat.com

This website is so to the point, it doesn’t have a name. It is a free keyword suggestions tool, providing you with search suggestions based on popular keywords in Google searches and the different forms used by people looking for things. It collects and aggregates search suggestions and gives you a free report.

3. WordTracker

This tool reveals the best keywords related to your search term. It shows you how much traffic keywords get and what words you may want to focus on. The one drawback is that it is geared for you to sign up for their paid version with their “continue your research” button after you get the quick analysis.

4. SEMrush

This website provides you with analytics once you enter in your website, geared toward the digital marketer. You get information about your competitors and individual keywords that are performing well for them. You even get insight into keyword difficulty and backlink information. RankActive is similar to SEMrush and worth checking out.

5. SpyFu

This website great for an overview of keywords. It provides you with a number of monthly searches, ranking difficulty, and profitable related keywords. You can enter a name of a competitor and it provides you with an overview of what keywords, links are working well for them, what their pay per click ads look like and much more.

6. UberSuggest

This tool provides you with helpful keyword suggestions where you can learn about specific topics. It gives you suggestions such as if you add a word that starts with an “a” to your set of keywords. It gives a word for every word of the alphabet to help you with long tail keywords. Make sure you read The Beginners Guide to SEO: Keyword Research.

7. Google Keyword Planner

This website is the traditional one that most people use. Recently, Google has required you to sign up for a Google AdWords account before you can use it. It is a tool that provides you with keyword idea and traffic estimates.

8. Bing Keyword Research Tool

If I mentioned Google, the # 1 search engine tool, it would be wrong if I didn’t mention the second most popular search engine: Bing. Here is a list of the most popular search engines.

9. KeywordTool.io

This website allows you to search keywords in Google, Bing, YouTube, and the App Store. It generates more than 750 suggestions for every keyword. It is one of the only tools to allow you to search the App Store, according to InternetMarketingNinjas.com.

This tool can help you explore topics and see how the popularity of certain words have grown such as content marketing.

Bonus #1: RankActive

RankActive is similar to SEMRush. It helps you track your online presence, spy on your competitors, and improve your search engine rankings.

Bonus #2: Scout Suggest

Using Google’s autocomplete system to get the most popular keywords suggested by Google, this tool helps you generate thousands of ideas such as questions and phrases people are searching for.

What tools would you add to this list?

Are their free keyword research tools you use to ensure you write headlines that command your audience’s attention? What free keyword research tools would you add to this list?