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Searching for high-ranking keywords for Google does not have to be difficult. Web designers can simply use user-friendly websites to find the number of people using specific keywords in an industry. Most websites simply list the number of people searching for the keyword or phrase online, but volume alone is not enough. Users must also know the amount of competition for the word. Medium to low competition and high volume will yield the most effective high-ranking keywords.

1. Alexa

URL: http://www.alexa.com/

Alexa is a popular tool used to find the highest ranking keywords in an industry. Website designers can enter the primary keyword for a product or service to determine all the related words and how the words are ranked. For instance, the top keywords for “laptop” may include brand names of laptops and other related keywords. The number of people who searched for the term in a given period of time will be listed.

2. Google Rankings

URL: http://googlerankings.com

Google Rankings also ranks keywords in a particular according to popularity. This tool will actually list the company’s website ranking based upon keywords entered. This will help users determine if they are using the correct keywords.

3. Compete.com

URL: www.compete.com

With paid packages, high ranking keywords will be included. For free, this website allows users to enter a website URL, and the company’s competitor will be listed. This process will inform business owners of their relative ranking. Keywords used on the competitor’s website will be an indicator of high ranking keywords. The website is user friendly with vibrant colors and useful graphics.

4. QuantCast.com

URL: www.quantcast.com

This company also offers information based upon the relative ranking of a website and its traffic. Users can examine competitor’s websites to find popular keywords or pay for a generated report through QuantCast.com. The reports contain charts and are easy to read.

5.Keyword Envy

URL: http://www.keywordenvy.com/

Keyword Envy does not require a download or any extensive knowledge of keywords. Simply enter the website to be optimized and brainstorm about the high ranking keywords. Enter the words and determine how the words or phrases will affect a website’s ranking major search engines.

Consider High Ranking Keyword Tools

Consider high ranking keyword tools to optimize a website and improve search engine ranking. When traffic increases and sales conversions are made, the return on investment is obvious.

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Online marketing is often made out to be more complicated than it is in reality. All you need to do is create awesome content and set it up to propagate effectively. Leveraging the power of the right social networks to do the heavy lifting for you is a wise way to start. Here are five of the best platforms for marketing your site online.

Reddit
The genius of Reddit and the underlying reason why it’s surpassed Digg is its customizable user experience. Reddit allows users to submit posts to various sub-categories, where they’re voted up or down based on their popularity and usefulness. Though bad content will flounder, solid posts have a way of going viral and can be a powerful method of marketing a site.

Pinterest
When it comes to spreading the word about your Internet business, Pinterest is the latest hot ticket. In a nutshell, Pinterest allows users to post pictures and infographics from any site to share with other users. It’s the perfect way to market your site indirectly by laser-targeting user demographics and visually piquing their interest in your web pages.

Facebook
As the grandaddy of social media portals, Facebook is the obvious go-to platform for making connections and increasing your online visibility. Though the ROI from Facebook-based efforts are often lower than with other sites, you can’t beat the sheer volume of traffic that can be obtained from Facebook marketing.

YouTube
Though you’ll obviously need to do a bit of basic video creation to take advantage of YouTube, it’s ultimately one of the most effective ways of capturing the interest of your intended audience. YouTube’s social sharing features have really matured since its founding, and it’s now a massive social marketing powerhouse that can substantially improve the appeal of your Internet business.

Twitter
In the past few years, Twitter has truly come into its own as a way to market websites and attract new readership. Due to the inherent nature of this micro-blogging service, you don’t have much time to turn a Tweet view into a click-through. As such, you’ll have to focus your efforts on matching your broadcasts with your followers. If you can manage to master this skill, however, the rewards from Twitter can be immense.

The Last Word
Regardless of which social media engine you use to bolster traffic, the success of your efforts will always depend on content. It takes a lot of pressure to turn a lump of coal into a diamond, so avoid pushing substance-less promotional material at your audience. Deliver outstanding and helpful content, respect your visitors and let the social media machines do the rest.

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I found this great post by Eli Pariser on Ted.com that brings up some very interesting comparisons about how media is brought to us now on the Internet very much as the newspaper news was around 1912. It makes me think we should start a new non-filtered source of current content. This may be the start of the end of Google as we know it today.
Thanks,
Lynn

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This is a very nice video by the SBAPartnership that shows how a brick and mortar business is using the Internet to increase their business. The Salon Red hair Salon provides a creative and compassionate environment in Decatur, GA. It excels in the services industry because it uses a website and local listings to help customers find its locations and book appointments. This video is part of a group of SBAPartnership videos by the partnership between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Google that was created to help small businesses leverage the power of the Internet. You can find more information at http://www.google.com/help/sba.

This is a great video from Aweber interviewing Joe Pulizzi, aka the “Godfather of Content Marketing” about how to get the most out of your content marketing efforts. The interview draws on several topics from Joe’s new book, Managing Content Marketing,

Full talk available at TED.com
This is a very inspirational presentation by Shawn Achor in Bloomington, Indiana, May 2011 where he presents life experiences that help you enjoy your work.

Michael Chibuzor talks about the 10 key things you should be doing with your blog posts to make them valuable to readers for a long time and in turn make you money for a long time. I found this great post on Envato’s Freelanceswitche.com website. Frelanceswitch always has great content you follow at http://www.freelanceswitch.com.

Michael’s Post:
Every business that’s done online revolves around content marketing. In fact, the web is powered mostly by written words. Your ability to combine common words into concise sentences could lead to income opportunities for you.

But writing in itself cannot make you money as such. You need to apply “CREATIVITY” and “STRATEGY” so that your efforts are not in vain. I’ve interacted with semi-skilled writers, newbie writers and expert copywriters, and contrary to what we’ve been told, making money online as a freelance writer is not based solely on expertise. See the complete post at: 10 Evergreen Strategies To Boost Your Freelance Writing Career.

Andre Kibbe posted a great article about SEO on Freelanceswitch that I wanted to bring to our audience.

Visits to your website from social networks and regular readers are examples of social traffic. You get rewarded with social traffic as long as you stay on the hamster wheel of posting on your blog, Facebook, or Twitter, only to see that traffic disappear when you stop posting.
A more sustainable approach to building an audience is to channel your energy into building search traffic. Instead of increasing your friend count on Facebook, spend your time getting your posts to rank well in Google and other search engines.  Read the rest of the post at Getting the Gist of SEO.

Andre Kibbe 

This is interesting discussion by one of my favorite podcasters Paul Boag as he gives high quality advice about strategies for working better with web design clients at FOWD NYC from Carsonified for FreelanceSwitch. For more info on FOWD NYC, just head over to http://events.carsonified.com/fowd