Use of competitive kw search software for KW discovery for SEO

[ahw]

I use traditional methods for keyword discovery, but occured to me that perhaps competitive keyword software should be applied to competitor's sites for further possibilitites.

Any opinions or experience using this strategy? I know it used primarily for PPC, but value for SEO KW discovery?

Any personal recommendations on which programs considered most effective?

Thanks.

Alan

[ahw]

Hi... posted this question on Friday and you were great responding back very quickly.

I responded back sharing my goal is to use it to gain some insights about my competitors.

I see you haven't responded. I'd be appreciative to know what program/software you recommend.

Thanks.

[ahw]

Thanks Himanshu...

Sounds interesting and something I'll try. I'm not familiar with these other software recommendations and appreciate the suggestions.

As you well know, this process is tedious enough. Getting some shortcuts or employing some alternative strategies may help, if not make it more interesting.

Thanks.   Alan

[ahw]

yes. my thinking is that strong competitors have done their due diligence. why not review their efforts against my results to look for any gaps or more creative thinking.

i've found that many of our competitors employ this approach with copy, why not do the same with KW determination?

Thanks.

alan

[OptimizeSmart]

I use 'semrush' to determine keywords which are bringing maximum number of organic traffic to my competitors website.  I also use 'screaming frog seo spider' to quickly scan the title tags of my competitors and determine the keywords they are targeting. You can also use 'xenu' for this purpose. Competitive analysis can give you lot of keyword ideas which you may not be able to find otherwise.

[AdiRste]

I think I know exactly what you're looking for...

It is for competitors though, yes?