The SEO Girl

I was recently asked to review KeywordCompetitor.com, a real-time Keyword Research Tool. You never know when you might just find the tool that fixes that ol’ leaky faucet, so I said “Sure, why not?!” I’ve been married to the Google Keyword Suggestion tool for quite awhile now, and I’ve noticed myself often spending time slipping between researching related keywords and their search volume on the Google keyword tool, then separately checking out the number of results for each keyword (competition volume), and also taking a look at where the site’s competitors were ranking for these keywords. That means I’m clicking through three different browser tabs, and with already being pressed for time in every moment of my day, that’s just a time suck!

Then Keyword Competitor came along and swept me off my feet. Not only can I see related keyword phrases to the keyword I typed in and their search volume, but I can also view the number of search results for that keyword…and I can also see what keywords the site’s competitors are ranking for! Patience isn’t a virtue I was exceptionally graced with, so it’s great to see I can simply allow the report to run in the background, and I get an email with the report attached once I’m finished. I can email and export that report as a pdf, csv, or in html, making it client-friendly and perfect to send to the client at the beginning and conclusion of the project.

I’m on the SEO side of things, but it never hurts to propel a client to sign on for our Pay-Per-Click services as well, and the keyword reports also include a tab that displays your competitors’ paid ads and paid keywords, helping to educate an on-the-fence prospective PPC client on why they should do both SEO and PPC, cuz well, their competitors are!

Sure, keyword rankings can fluctuate, so providing your SEO client with organic search traffic data is always best, however you do want to benchmark the client’s keyword rankings at the start of the project, as well as their competitors’ rankings, and monitor progress as you go along, whether you show it off to the client or not. Keyword Competitor allows you to do just that. After all, if the client’s organic traffic increases, their keyword rankings also likely did as well.

Believe me, I wouldn’t review anything I wouldn’t use myself, and Keyword Competitor will certainly be seeing more of me! There’s other keyword tools out there, but for its Price and Features, Keyword Competitor has this SEO Girl’s vote!