While Article Forge is the fastest way to produce high-quality content, a good SEO strategy starts with keyword research. With so many keyword research tools available, however, it can be overwhelming to choose the right one and know how to effectively use it to improve your website's visibility on search engine results pages.
That's why we decided to test the most useful keyword research tools and develop step-by-step workflows to guide you from keyword research to publishable content.
SpyFu, in particular, offers dependable keyword research capabilities with a free account option for new users to try. While it may not generate as many keywords as other tools, SpyFu has a unique feature of generating long tail keywords through a "similar keyword" analysis. Additionally, SpyFu breaks down the mobile and desktop user proportions for each keyword, which can be useful for targeting specific audiences.
SpyFu is a comprehensive SEO tool that offers competitor keyword analysis, SERP analysis, a backlink opportunity finder, related keywords, and of course detailed keyword research.
But to keep this article focused and actionable, we will only cover the keyword research element of SpyFu and how to find untapped content ideas to exploit. We will break down SpyFu’s keyword research process for you, then show you how to automatically produce optimized content that is built to rank well on search engines.
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Step-By-Step Keyword Research With SpyFu
Step 1: Make A SpyFu Account
Don’t be alarmed, you can create an account without entering any payment details.
All you have to do is start at SpyFu. First, you will be prompted to “Enter a Domain, URL, or Keyword” - write anything you want and click search.
Then, you will be presented with this screen:
From here, click, “Sign Up Free” and enter your email and a chosen password. (Or, if you already have an account, you can skip to the Spyfu login).
You will be asked a few simple questions such as “Do you work for an agency?” before you are granted access to all the free features of SpyFu. This won’t give you full functionality, but it’s all you need to conduct solid keyword research.
Even though SpyFu keyword research is free, you can easily use an alternative if you don’t want to create another tool account. We like Soovle because it’s an easy way to generate unlimited keyword ideas with no sign-up.
Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to conduct keyword research with SpyFu.