Keyword Research Profitability

To this very day, I get a lot of questions of things like “How do I know if a keyword is profitable”? or “How do I know if this is a good keyword”? Now, I am going to reveal something to you that is very basic, as I am sure that all major players or so called experts are doing. I am neither and I do this very thing, so hopefully this will give you some advanced knowledge into what profitable keyword research is all about. First I am going to explain exactly what I do, then I will give you some general advice.

First things first. I have money and I put away money for product and keyword research. I do not have time to go thru the free methods of keyword research. I use PPC as my #1 source for keyword profitability. Why on earth would someone ever write articles for Search Engine Marketing on keywords they were unsure would produce unprofitable results. The very thought is actually quite disturbing, and I have lost sleep pondering the thought from time to time.

I ALWAYS research and test my keywords for profitability before I ever create a site. I like to overkill a niche when I decide to make a site over it. I am comfortable with 10 keyword phrases on my site, and 10 more that I can use to outsource articles being written that I can submit to article directories for SEO and Directory traffic. I NEVER create a site or promote one WITHOUT profitable keywords.

So in general, here’s what I do: