Is there a good way to get the list of keywords that bring the most traffic to a competing website?
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Listing your most "popular" keywords is easy when you have an "old" website, but when you start out, it's not always easy.
We obviously have a list of keywords, as well as various versions for each of them, but we have a hard time assessing which ones are the most popular. Also, we may be missing some.
It would be handy to know which keywords are bringing the most traffic to our competitors. Is that even possible?
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Thanks a bunch. I'll review each of these links...
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Try Ahrefs.com as well.
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Another rudimentary website for this purpose would be alexa.com. Only gives you the top 10, but I'm not really sure exactly how reliable it is.
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Great resources! Thanks!
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There are tools out there that specialize in compiling this kind of data. My personal favorite is SEMRush, but Spy Fu and Keyword Spy also offer similar services.
If you're looking for a free alternative, you could run the keywords you know through the Google AdWords Keyword Tool and look for additional suggested keywords. It's not going to be nearly as informative as an SEMRush report would be, but it's a no cost solution.
Hope this helps!
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