{"id":1666,"date":"2023-03-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2023-03-22T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:00:00","slug":"basic-keyword-research-for-affiliate-marketers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/22\/basic-keyword-research-for-affiliate-marketers\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Keyword Research for Affiliate Marketers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Basic Keyword Research for Affiliates<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As an affiliate marketer, you want to learn the best ways to use keywords to help build your business. But if you don\u2019t have any experience working with keywords, it can be a little confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These helpful tips should assist you in being able to learn the best keywords and how to use them. First, you need the right tools to help you gather the best keywords. These are called keyword tools and their purpose is to show you which keywords people are using to search for things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re just starting out, there are some great free and paid keyword tools you can use. One of the good free ones is Google AdWords. You can also use tools like Wordtracker, SEMrush, NicheBot, Market Samurai, SpyFu, SEO Spyglass, Wordze or Keyword Discovery. Some of these have all free access, some free but limited usage offers and others are paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Google AdWords Keyword Tool is very easy to use. When you pull up the screen, type the word or phrase you\u2019re thinking of using on your website or blog. For example, if you\u2019re selling acne products, you\u2019d type the word acne in the box where you list the word or phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the words come up, you\u2019ll see: acne, cystic acne treatment, adult acne treatment, best acne treatment, etc. The tool will show you if the competition is high, medium or low and what the volume of global and local monthly searches is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shop-1466324_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"basic keyword research for affiliate marketers\" class=\"wp-image-1667 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shop-1466324_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"basic keyword research for affiliate marketers\" class=\"wp-image-1667 lazyload\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One helpful tip is that you also want to cover other terms people would use to search for acne. To get other words people might be using, you can pull up an online thesaurus and type in acne. You\u2019ll get a response of: blemishes, pimple, skin inflammation etc. &#8211; and you can put those words in the keyword tool and see how they rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to make sure that you\u2019re looking for both broad and longtail keywords. A broad keyword has the potential to bring more views to your site if you\u2019re able to rank high for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are words that people use when they\u2019re looking for something, but aren\u2019t completely sure what they want. For example, someone might type in the keyword \u2018shoes.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re doing keyword research, you also want to look for exact matches. An exact match is how it sounds. Your keyword or keywords exactly match what someone has typed into the search engine. For example, if someone types in \u2018black lamp\u2019 and you have that as your keyword, it will lead them to your website or blog or ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to make sure that you use longtail keywords. A longtail keyword is a set of 3-5 words that are better targeted toward someone\u2019s search because they\u2019re more specific. While \u2018play guitar\u2019 is an example of a keyword phrase, an example using longtail keywords would be \u2018learn how to play guitar\u2019 or \u2018how to play guitar notes\u2019 or \u2018how to play guitar for kids\u2019 etc. Longtail keywords are important because you can get more traffic because you rank well &#8211; and you\u2019ll end up with higher conversions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic Keyword Research for Affiliates As an affiliate marketer, you want to learn the best ways to use keywords to help build your business. 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