In this article, We are going to know the 9 Best Keyword Research Tools.

Note: The intent of this article is not to rank any particular keyword research tool as better or worse. It's merely a review of the pros and cons of each, so you can select the right keyword research tool for your use case.

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The first thing you need to do before starting a business is come out with a very good product or a service, which satisfies a certain section of the audience. For example – if you want your business to be successful in selling food items on an e-commerce website, then it would definitely have to be something that everybody loves eating.

Thus, restaurant owners must find out what kind of food people love eating or craving. In order to do that, it becomes necessary for a restaurant owner to gather as much information as possible before he/she actually starts making the product.

Thus, one of the many ways by which a restaurant owner can collect data is by doing proper keyword research.

This is where keyword research tools come into play. Basically, these tools were designed in such a way that they ease out our work and give us accurate results based on the kind of business we are running.

Much similar to how an artist finds his best colours or brush strokes through experience and practice, professional SEO's use specific keywords for their own websites.

If you want to stay ahead in this game of one-upmanship, then understanding your market is critical. This knowledge will help you to stand out from the crowd and give your business an edge over your competitors.

1. Google Keyword Planner

The Google Keyword Planner is a keyword research tool from Google that provides detailed information about the search volume and competition for a particular keyword.

It's typically free to use, even if you have an Adwords account with monthly spending limits.

2. Google Trends

Google Trends analyzes a portion of Google web searches to compute how often a particular search term is entered relative to the total search volume across various regions of the world and presents this data in a line chart with related terms.

It doesn't give more details about individual keywords but it gives more trends by comparing some keywords in one place.

3. Moz's Keyword Explorer

Moz's Keyword Explorer is a free keyword research tool that Moz pro users can use. Just log in to your account and type several keywords, it will give data of search volume, difficulty, CPC value and many more.

This also helps you to create new content based on what it provides. You have to subscribe first before using the tool so you don't worry about spending money here because you can try it out first inside your Moz account for free.

4. KWFinder.com

KWFinder is a simple and free keyword research tool that provides reliable data without the need to register an account or install any third-party application.

It also allows you to filter keywords, for example, you can type "app" and it will give only results about app-related searches.

5. WordStream's Free Keyword Tool

Wordstream's Free Keyword Tool is an easy-to-use keyword research tool that provides free search volumes, suggested bids and AdWords competition data for up to five keywords per search engine.

Just type some keywords or a website you want to advertise at Google Adwords campaign then it will give you the required information.

6. Ubersuggest.io  

Ubersuggest has been online since 2007 offering suggestions for keywords, generating over 20 million keywords every month with an unlimited number of searches performed daily without any limits whatsoever - all for free!

This can useful if you are doing video marketing, you can find out what people are searching to find information about your product or service.

7. KeywordTool.io

The keyword tool is keyword research and suggestion tool that lets you discover keywords that your competitors are using (using Majestic) and lets you generate hundreds of long-tail keywords based on the seed keyword with only one click.

This is pretty useful if you want to create content around specific topics for a certain goal where a number of different elements play a role in achieving it, for example: "What does it take to be a great leader" or "How to build good relationships".

They also have an option called 'Topic Generator' which will provide many variations around topic ideas, but keep in mind that this function doesn't provide accurate search volume, so it's suggested to not use this tool for paid campaigns.

Another useful feature is the 'Pro' version which lets you track competitors keywords and have suggestions on other related terms.

8. SEMrush's Free Organic Traffic Insights Tool (limited to 1000 keywords / month)

SEMrush's Free Organic Traffic Insights Tool can show keywords with a lot of traffic and low competition. This will be helpful if you wanna start a website around specific topics and needs some guidance about possible high volume keywords to target.

You can also track your competitor's websites' organic search rankings and spot opportunities for improving your own rankings for a better click-through rate (CTR).

Just enter their domain names in the tool, it will give you information like: which keyword they ranked first; how many backlinks do they have; what is their total number of traffic etc.

9. LongTailPro (commercial tool but has a free trial period)

LongTailPro is a keyword research tool that can be used to perform profitable keyword research through generating long-tail keywords. It also provides real-time data on the search volumes, CPC and competition.

A final note: if you are looking for free tools, go with KWFinder because it's 100% free forever even if you have an account on Moz or Wordstream's website.

If you want more features then try LongTailPro but don't forget to check its free trial period before buying their paid version. However, for paid users who do not have the budget to buy better tools, I would suggest checking Ahrefs Tool because their 'related keywords' section is very helpful when creating content on your site so you can get more traffic from the same topic.  

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