The easiest way to do keyword research is by using my free keyword research template.
This is something I had developed to help me build intelligent keyword strategies in minutes rather than days.
This free keyword research template will spit out a personalized keyword strategy based on your competitors search rankings in less than 5 minutes.
It does a bunch of cool things-
Because you can use my keyword research template to build an intelligent keyword strategy without spending any money!
It only takes a few minutes to find all of the best keywords in your niche.
First take a look at this sample sheet and familiarize yourself with it.
Note: This sheet is view only, you need to make a copy of the blank template below.
There are 4x tabs at the bottom to navigate through-
Just take a moment to browse around and click on the checkboxes and things to see how it works.
When you are ready make a copy of the Google Sheet below-
Steal Your Keywords Sheet – MAKE A COPY OF ME
Do that by going to File > Make A Copy.
Next:
You are going to take out the 100% free 14 day SEMRush trial.
This is where we are going to get all of the world class data to plug into the sheet without spending any cash! (mwahaha)
Setting up the sheet is easy and really just boils down to a 2 step process-
It really doesn’t get any easier than that and the sheet will do all the heavy lifting in the background for us.
Go to the first tab “Start Here” and enter the domains of your competitors (without http or www) in column A-
Then click on the links to automatically open the right report that you need.
Make sure you are on the Organic Research > Positions report-
And then on the right side, scroll down a bit and click on the export button and select the first 3,000 rows to export-
Repeat this for each of the competitors until you have exported all of the data.
Head over to tab #2 – Data and import each of the files you exported in step #1.
The quickest way to do that is-
This is how you should do it-
Once you have loaded in the data from all of your competitors, you are ready for…
Now head over to the 3rd tab #3 – Keyword Analysis.
This sheet has already found the easiest to rank for keywords with the highest search volumes for you-
It also includes some extra helpful columns like if there is opportunity for a featured snippet.
It will also tell you if it’s a tyre kicker keyword (ignore these) or a commercial based keyword.
Just work through the sheet and tick the little tick box when you find keywords you like!
Last but not least jump over to the 4th tab #4 – Final Selections and review your final keyword choices.
Once you have done that, your personalized keyword strategy is complete!
So there you have it! A free intelligent keyword research template that will-
And tomorrow I’ll also send you another intelligent sheet that is focused on finding all of the best backlinks for those keywords as well!
Because once you have done that…
Click Here To Download The Intelligent Sheets Now
If you have any questions, please ask below and I will help you out!
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The article is very helpful. The instructions are very easy to follow. I will definitely use these tips in order to optimize my keyword research.
Hi Matthew, It was a great share! I am a marketer as well, and keyword research is one of the most important aspects of ranking your website higher. I already have a great keyword research process, but I think your template will be of great use as well. I will definitely be checking out this template, and I hope to streamline my keyword research process with your template. Thanks a lot for sharing such an amazing article, along with your own template.
good job
Thanks!
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No problem- Glad it was helpful!
The article is very helpful. The instructions are very easy to follow. I will definitely use these tips in order to optimize my keyword research.
Glad to hear that! Good luck!
Hi, This article is helpful. Can you suggest any free tool to get organic keywords for a new website?
Yep- Check out those blog posts: https://searchlogistics.com/seo/keywords/free-keyword-research-tools/https://searchlogistics.com/seo/tools/free/#Keyword_Research_Tools
Very helpful content which simplifies the key task of keyword research. Is there any possibility of linking this spreadsheet with some free keyword tools like Google Keyword Planner People like me who runs with limited budgets may not be able to subscribe SEM Rush. Hope you understand and give suggestions accordingly.
Unfortunately, no. But if you’re on the budget you can enjoy the Semursh FREE trial to complete this strategy. No need to spend a penny. 🙂 https://searchlogistics.com/deals/semrush-discount-coupon/
i cant make a copy help plz
You need to sign up to receive the sheet. If you click on the sample sheet, it won’t work. It’s set up on view only.
Hello I unable to download that xlxs file can you please help?
Hi! You need to sign up to receive the sheet. If you click on the sample sheet, it won’t work. It’s set up on view only.
Indeed helpful sir!
If I want to download the spreadsheet for desktop use, what file format shall I select?(there are .xlsx, csv,html,.ods etc)
Hey Shuktab – I would suggest you use xlsx.
Hi,I’ve been trying to download this template. But I’m not getting an email. It asks me to confirm and I’m not getting that email.
Hey – Could you please check in your spams as well – something it gets lost.
This sheet is not work for aherfs tool.Tell me how to use this sheet for ahrefs
The Ahrefs version isn’t available right now
I dont understand how to get it
Just make a copy of the blank spreadsheet as instructed.
Hi, Thanks for this, I am gonna try.
Awesome
Hi sir. I’m nirman from nepal. I am new to this affiliate marketing field. I have one question to ask. Does my url should have the keywords for seo? If so then it would be long domain name. And u have mentioned shorter the better. So how could I manage this. Sorry for my bad English tho. Thanke
It will help to have a couple of keywords relevant to that page in your URL but yes the shorter the better – just find the right balance.
If you don’t find shorter domain including seo in your url… then go with .np your country extension.