{"id":3297,"date":"2016-09-14T12:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2016-09-14T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:09:19","slug":"how-to-find-low-competition-keywords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/how-to-find-low-competition-keywords\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Low Competition Keywords In 2 Minutes | M2M Episode 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pM9kORXOt7Q?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px; display: inline-block; max-width: 300px; border-radius: 5px; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 0px -1px 1px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px; background: #c0392b;\" href=\"https:\/\/smohzie.leadpages.co\/leadbox\/142a7e3b3f72a2%3A12873401d346dc\/5720277627437056\/\">Watch Private Video<\/a> <a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px; display: inline-block; max-width: 300px; border-radius: 5px; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 0px -1px 1px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px; background: #16A085;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/ask?utm_campaign=m2m&amp;utm_source=episode\">Ask a question<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In episode 20, I\u2019m going to show you the fastest way to do competitive keyword research to rank your blog posts for more people to see than your mom.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go.<\/p>\n<p>You have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/what-to-write-about-in-a-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">bunch of topics<\/a>, but what if the only person who reads it is your mom?<\/p>\n<p>My mom watches my videos and makes fun of me. And that does nothing for my SEO.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to SEO and keyword research you need to be realistic with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/seo-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">keywords you want to rank for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But doing a competitive analysis of hundreds of keywords is time-consuming and honestly, who has the time for that?<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I&#8217;ll show you a quick 2-minute keyword difficulty process I use before creating content.<\/p>\n<p>First, do a quick search in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/google-keyword-planner-tutorial-for-keyword-research\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s Keyword Planner<\/a> on what you want to write about.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you might want to teach people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/how-to-make-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to make a website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you look at the data, there are over 27,000 monthly searches for this keyword phrase.<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that if you have a new or weak site, it&#8217;s going to be difficult to rank for these phrases against established competitors.<\/p>\n<p>So we need to look for less competitive keyword phrases, which will end up being long-tail phrases.<\/p>\n<p>A quick way to find this is to use one of these tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/longtailpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Long Tail Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ahrefs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kwfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KWFinder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, if I type the keyword here, then it&#8217;s going to give me a keyword difficulty score along with search volumes and other relevant results.<\/p>\n<p>You can set filters on any of the categories, but since we&#8217;re talking about keyword competition, we&#8217;ll filter by keyword difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>You can see that Ahrefs ranks our original keyword phrase with a difficulty score of 75.<\/p>\n<p>If we filter it down to a maximum difficulty of 30, then you&#8217;ll see that there are other keyword phrases like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/how-to-make-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to make a professional website<\/a>&#8221; that has a score of 15 and search volume of 170.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you&#8217;re looking for keyword targets that have a low competition score and a decent search volume.<\/p>\n<p>From there, you can begin doing your research and use it to match your content marketing strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Last tip: when picking your tool of choice, stick with it so you have a benchmark to compare against when selecting your keyword targets for future posts.<\/p>\n<p>Got it?<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion and Bonus<\/h2>\n<p>I got a special bonus for you. I know that some of this might have been a bit confusing if you&#8217;re new to SEO or keyword research. I created a private video that you can get free access here.<\/p>\n<p>Click the button below, enter your email, and <a href=\"https:\/\/smohzie.leadpages.co\/leadbox\/142a7e3b3f72a2%3A12873401d346dc\/5720277627437056\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ll send you the private link<\/a>\u00a0for an over the shoulder view of how exactly how I do this quick check before creating content.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked the video then give me a thumbs up and subscribe because, in the next episode, I&#8217;m going to take you behind the scenes and show you exactly how to find what your would-be customers want.<\/p>\n<p>Until the next episode, remember to take action because every minute counts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #ff9; clear: both; margin-bottom: 18px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #e5e597; padding: 10px; margin-top: 18px; text-align: center;\">Follow\u00a0or contribute. Either way, I look forward to serving your online marketing needs.<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px; display: inline-block; max-width: 300px; border-radius: 5px; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 0px -1px 1px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px; background: #c0392b;\" href=\"https:\/\/smohzie.leadpages.co\/leadbox\/14628c6f3f72a2%3A12873401d346dc\/5735905604141056\/\">Follow M2M<\/a> <a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px; display: inline-block; max-width: 300px; border-radius: 5px; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 0px -1px 1px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 1px 3px; background: #16A085;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyjournal.com\/ask?utm_campaign=m2m&amp;utm_source=episode\">Contribute a Question<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For new websites, keyword research can seem meaningless. 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