So yeah it appears that Google have ruined a good thing by killing off their Google Keyword Tool. So for anyone working on their SEO, this makes the vital business of keyword research a lot harder for the moment anyway, until the best replacement is discovered.
“Unlike the Keyword Tool, used by SEOs and PPC managers alike, users must login to an AdWords account to access the Planner. That’s just one of the grumbles heard around the Internet about the Keyword Planner. The Planner has no match type data for search volume (search volumes are displayed for exact match only), no device targeting, no local vs. global monthly searches, and the option to filter by “closely related” search terms is gone.
On that last point, however, Barry Schwartz noticed that Courtney Pannell of Google said the Keyword Planner team will be bringing the “closely related” feature back in the upcoming weeks.”
….the last point is good though because that is the feature we need. So maybe there is hope, Obi Wan Kenobi…
Google keyword tool dies causing Obi Wan to feel a great disturbance in the SEO force, as if a million marketing geeks cried out all at once
Bad timing for you though because you need the Google Keyword Tool to do some keyword research right now, huh? Yeah me too.
I don’t have an easy answer for you yet as to which single tool to use. It’s something that many people are currently fumbling around trying to figure out. At some point the best solution will fill the void but until then I can only suggest you do one of two things:
A) do what I am about to do and read up and then try to work out the best way to proceed
B) get me to do a keyword research analysis based on your best guesses as to keywords gleened from what it is you sell and what you think people would type in to Google. It would be something that I would charge at the usual rate for. In reality due to the above circumstances, it will take me longer at this time as I learn how to do keyword research without my favourite (if not perfect) keyword research tool. But that’s my problem not yours 🙂
If you go with A) and decide to read up, here are some useful links:
http://moz.com/blog/keyword-volume-tools
http://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/keyword-research
http://searchengineland.com/threefree-keyword-tool-reviews-126217
http://www.iacquire.com/blog/the-best-free-premium-keyword-research-tools/
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