Here's a list of free keyword tools and tips for a variety of resources. Some of these free resources have limited free use so be sure to check before you use them up.
Bookmark this page: Instead of having a bunch of browser bookmarks I put my favorite keyword related tools here. You can do the same and add your own favorites and comments below.
<b>Keyword.io</b> - I often start my searches here. Generally uses "suggestions" from the drop down options for Google, YouTube, Bing, Amazon, eBay, Play Store, Instagram, Twitter. I like it because of the filters and the ability to filter for questions.
https://keywordtool.io/
<b>RightRelevance </b>- finds trending topics. Sort of a "poor person's" Buzz Sumo. added June, 29, 2021
https://www.rightrelevance.com/
<b>Soovle </b>most popular keywords for Answers, Bing, Amazon, Wikipedia, Google, Amazon, Yahoo and YouTube all with a single search.
https://soovle.com/
<b>Semrush </b>Free Option - Keyword Magic Tool
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-can-i-...m-semrush/
<b>Uber Suggests</b> - Creates lists of keywords and gives useful info for each.
https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
<b>Google Trends</b>
https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=US
<b>Google's "People Also Ask"</b> - Here's a good article about what it is and how to optimize for it:
https://www.semrush.com/blog/how-to-maxi...ies-study/
<b>Keyword Tool Dominator </b>- Amazon, Bing, eBay, Etsy, Google autocomplete, Google Shopping, Walmart, YouTube
https://www.keywordtooldominator.com/keyword-tools
<b>QuestionDB </b>- Questions folks asked on Reddit.
https://questiondb.io/
<b>AnswerThePublic </b>- You only get two free searches a day now. Make them count.
https://answerthepublic.com/
Answer Socrates - Similar to Answer the Public, not quite as good but without the restrictions.
https://answersocrates.com/
<b>AlsoAsked </b>- These are questions people have asked...possibly the main benefit is actually for copywriting. I tried it and the first time it worked great so I created a free account. I've tried 6-7 searches since and it just "hangs". Will try again.
https://alsoasked.com/
<b>WordStream </b>- IMO the closest to a real "LSI" (co-citation) tool. Instead of just giving lists of keywords with the same root word, it gives related words too that don't share "root" words.
https://www.wordstream.com/keywords
<b>LSI Graph</b> - Also includes "semantically related" keyword phrases along with some other good info. Really good for creating web pages about a subject.
https://lsigraph.com/analysis/
<b>Keyword "Sheeter" </b>- Creates BIG lists of keywords based on the same root keyword:
https://keywordsheeter.com/
<b>Side-by-Side SEO Comparison Tool </b>- Enter two or more URLs to compare the SEO of the pages.
https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/...o-compare/
<b>Spyfu </b>- Competitor analysis tool can also be used to find the most beneficial pages on a site. What is the highest ranked Reddit page in Google for your keywords? Can you post a link on this page in a NON-SPAMMY way?
https://www.spyfu.com/
<b>Keywords Everywhere FireFox Browser Plugin</b>
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...verywhere/
<b>WordTracker Scout - Chrome Browser Plugin</b>
https://www.wordtracker.com/scout
<b>Exploding Topics </b>- Claims to "...surface rapidly growing topics before they take off".
https://explodingtopics.com/
<b>The Reddit Keyword Research Tool </b>- Enter the name of a sub-reddit and this tool lists the most common keywords used.
https://www.highervisibility.com/free-se...eyworddit/
<b>Lipperhey </b>- A comprehensive FREE SEO service including website analysis, keyword suggestions, SEO analytics, free backlink checker.
https://www.lipperhey.com/en/
<b>Buzz Sumo -</b> "Use our content insights to generate ideas, create high-performing content, monitor your performance and identify influencers."
https://buzzsumo.com/
<b>ShareIt </b>- A free, less powerful, alternative to BuzzSumo.
https://shareit.socialpilot.co/
<b>AllTop </b>- Keeps a good curated list of the top blogs in a number of niches. Good for checking article titles for popular and new topics.
https://alltop.com/
<b>Moz Free SEO Tools </b>- Keyword Explorer, Link Explorer, Moz Bar, My Online Presence, Check my Presence, Free Domain Analysis.
https://moz.com/free-seo-tools
<b>Google Mobile Friendly Test -</b>
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly
<b>SEOScout TxtAlyzer </b>- Used to be just TextAlyzer, but taken over by SEO Scout. Paste in the text from one or more high ranking pages or even from a Google SER page (with your Google settings to show 100 results) and paste in the form to find the most common keywords and phrases across MULTIPLE high ranking pages.
https://seoscout.com/tools/keyword-analyzer
<b>Similar Web</b> - Get lots of useful info about websites.
https://www.similarweb.com/
<strong>Text Optimizer</strong> - Added Aug 24, 2021 - This is a really useful free tool. Enter the URL to a page and it tells you which keywords are MISSING from the text. This list of words turns out to be an excellent source of "LSI" keywords. Do a search for your keywords and grab the URLs of the top couple of listings and run them through Text Optimizer and make a list of related keywords.
https://textoptimizer.com/
<strong>SEO Minion</strong> - Added Sep 4, 2021 Is a free plugin for Firefox and Chrome that has some good basic features like Analyze On-Page SEO, Check Broken Links, and Check Redirects and a SERP Preview Tool.
https://seominion.com/
Umbrellum Keyword Clustering - Added Oct 9, 2021 - Add a big list of keywords and it will group them in related clusters
https://umbrellum.com/tools/keyword-clustering
Bookmark this page: Instead of having a bunch of browser bookmarks I put my favorite keyword related tools here. You can do the same and add your own favorites and comments below.
<b>Keyword.io</b> - I often start my searches here. Generally uses "suggestions" from the drop down options for Google, YouTube, Bing, Amazon, eBay, Play Store, Instagram, Twitter. I like it because of the filters and the ability to filter for questions.
https://keywordtool.io/
<b>RightRelevance </b>- finds trending topics. Sort of a "poor person's" Buzz Sumo. added June, 29, 2021
https://www.rightrelevance.com/
<b>Soovle </b>most popular keywords for Answers, Bing, Amazon, Wikipedia, Google, Amazon, Yahoo and YouTube all with a single search.
https://soovle.com/
<b>Semrush </b>Free Option - Keyword Magic Tool
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-can-i-...m-semrush/
<b>Uber Suggests</b> - Creates lists of keywords and gives useful info for each.
https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
<b>Google Trends</b>
https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=US
<b>Google's "People Also Ask"</b> - Here's a good article about what it is and how to optimize for it:
https://www.semrush.com/blog/how-to-maxi...ies-study/
<b>Keyword Tool Dominator </b>- Amazon, Bing, eBay, Etsy, Google autocomplete, Google Shopping, Walmart, YouTube
https://www.keywordtooldominator.com/keyword-tools
<b>QuestionDB </b>- Questions folks asked on Reddit.
https://questiondb.io/
<b>AnswerThePublic </b>- You only get two free searches a day now. Make them count.
https://answerthepublic.com/
Answer Socrates - Similar to Answer the Public, not quite as good but without the restrictions.
https://answersocrates.com/
<b>AlsoAsked </b>- These are questions people have asked...possibly the main benefit is actually for copywriting. I tried it and the first time it worked great so I created a free account. I've tried 6-7 searches since and it just "hangs". Will try again.
https://alsoasked.com/
<b>WordStream </b>- IMO the closest to a real "LSI" (co-citation) tool. Instead of just giving lists of keywords with the same root word, it gives related words too that don't share "root" words.
https://www.wordstream.com/keywords
<b>LSI Graph</b> - Also includes "semantically related" keyword phrases along with some other good info. Really good for creating web pages about a subject.
https://lsigraph.com/analysis/
<b>Keyword "Sheeter" </b>- Creates BIG lists of keywords based on the same root keyword:
https://keywordsheeter.com/
<b>Side-by-Side SEO Comparison Tool </b>- Enter two or more URLs to compare the SEO of the pages.
https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/...o-compare/
<b>Spyfu </b>- Competitor analysis tool can also be used to find the most beneficial pages on a site. What is the highest ranked Reddit page in Google for your keywords? Can you post a link on this page in a NON-SPAMMY way?
https://www.spyfu.com/
<b>Keywords Everywhere FireFox Browser Plugin</b>
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...verywhere/
<b>WordTracker Scout - Chrome Browser Plugin</b>
https://www.wordtracker.com/scout
<b>Exploding Topics </b>- Claims to "...surface rapidly growing topics before they take off".
https://explodingtopics.com/
<b>The Reddit Keyword Research Tool </b>- Enter the name of a sub-reddit and this tool lists the most common keywords used.
https://www.highervisibility.com/free-se...eyworddit/
<b>Lipperhey </b>- A comprehensive FREE SEO service including website analysis, keyword suggestions, SEO analytics, free backlink checker.
https://www.lipperhey.com/en/
<b>Buzz Sumo -</b> "Use our content insights to generate ideas, create high-performing content, monitor your performance and identify influencers."
https://buzzsumo.com/
<b>ShareIt </b>- A free, less powerful, alternative to BuzzSumo.
https://shareit.socialpilot.co/
<b>AllTop </b>- Keeps a good curated list of the top blogs in a number of niches. Good for checking article titles for popular and new topics.
https://alltop.com/
<b>Moz Free SEO Tools </b>- Keyword Explorer, Link Explorer, Moz Bar, My Online Presence, Check my Presence, Free Domain Analysis.
https://moz.com/free-seo-tools
<b>Google Mobile Friendly Test -</b>
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly
<b>SEOScout TxtAlyzer </b>- Used to be just TextAlyzer, but taken over by SEO Scout. Paste in the text from one or more high ranking pages or even from a Google SER page (with your Google settings to show 100 results) and paste in the form to find the most common keywords and phrases across MULTIPLE high ranking pages.
https://seoscout.com/tools/keyword-analyzer
<b>Similar Web</b> - Get lots of useful info about websites.
https://www.similarweb.com/
<strong>Text Optimizer</strong> - Added Aug 24, 2021 - This is a really useful free tool. Enter the URL to a page and it tells you which keywords are MISSING from the text. This list of words turns out to be an excellent source of "LSI" keywords. Do a search for your keywords and grab the URLs of the top couple of listings and run them through Text Optimizer and make a list of related keywords.
https://textoptimizer.com/
<strong>SEO Minion</strong> - Added Sep 4, 2021 Is a free plugin for Firefox and Chrome that has some good basic features like Analyze On-Page SEO, Check Broken Links, and Check Redirects and a SERP Preview Tool.
https://seominion.com/
Umbrellum Keyword Clustering - Added Oct 9, 2021 - Add a big list of keywords and it will group them in related clusters
https://umbrellum.com/tools/keyword-clustering
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