by Yulia Dianova
5 Unbelievable FREE Resources to Find Long Tail Keywords That will Make Your Business Explode
When was the last time you Googled something? I bet you searched for something today. Did you type a single word or a phrase? We know that a single word search will bring results that are way too broad. When we search for answers, we usually type in several words. We want to be more specific, right? And when you find a website with what you were looking for then ‘Bingo’! You stay on it for sometime, reading. That is what you want for your business or blog, right? You don’t want only visitors to your website, but you want the right kind of visitors. The kind of visitors who will stay on your site, read and buy your services or goods (visitors who will convert). For that, you need to use long tail keywords.
The point is to find those specific phrases (called long tail keywords) that will make your visitors stay on your site. Where do you find them?
I would like to share a few FREE resources for you try.
This is my favorite tool. It is free and it does generate quite a few long tail keywords. The best part it is very visual. After you search, you will see this ‘flower diagram’ with your long tail keywords. I searched for ‘vacation in France’. Here is what I’ve got.
Ubersuggest is a great free tool for finding long tail keywords your audience is looking for. Search for your keyword or phrase. You can view your keywords a text; or you can download them or reset and look for new ones. You can also see your long tail keywords in a cloud. I search for ‘fluffy cats’. This is my keyword cloud.
Unfortunately, Hittail is not free for everyone BUT it is free for qualified bloggers. Learn more about their free program here.
About Hittail from their site:
HitTail is the only long tail keyword tool that generates keyword suggestions by analyzing your existing website traffic. It provides you with very specific long tail keywords that are relevant to your audience.
It is great for generating ideas for your relevant keyword phrases. Group your keywords and type them into boxes. Here is a quick tutorial.
Meta Glossary is a good tool for looking for relevant words and phrases. It won’t give you long tail keywords. I use it to find relevant phrases to my main keywords. For example, I’ve search for relevant terms for ‘leadership’.
Here is what came up in my search:
Transformational leadership, Goal, Movement, Teamwork , Leader, Organization, Strategy, Mastermind group, Mission, Alignment, Interest group, Strategic planning, Strategies, Strategic plan, Goals, Organizing, Strategic objective, Strategic, Interest groups, Team, Goal, Community of practice, Planning, Coach, Vision, Champion, Collaboration, Empowerment, Target group, Organizational culture, Goal, Think tank, Endeavor, Facilitator, Visioning, Plan , Initiative, Aims, Team building, Task force, Mission, Strategic plan, Mission statement, Tactic, Millennium development goals, Aim, Vision statement, Activism, Good faith effort
Where do you use long tail keywords?
Long tail keywords are not only for your blog. Use them in your social media strategy and other marketing materials, like your press releases and newsletters for better SEO.
Related: How to write a killer press release.
The Bottom line: Longer keyword phrases, called long tail keywords, will attract the kind of visitors to your blog you need. Visitors who will buy your services/goods or simply stay on your blog and read it. The more time they spend on your site the better ranking your blog will get.
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by Yulia Dianova
Your Super Easy Way to Get Traffic by Using These 12 Cool FREE Press-Release Distribution Services
Historically, the press release has been used to let journalists know about what’s new with your company and business.
Press-releases have a new super-power now. They used as a inbound marketing and SEO tool.
Every time you send your press-release out you get links back to your site. The more high authority sites are linking to your site (links from press-publications cosidered to be very respectable!) the better. It increase YOUR site authority and Google ranking.
So, do you have a press release ready but don’t know who to send it to?
The best thing to do would be to send it right to your media contacts. Don’t have any? No worries, not everyone does. Meanwhile, you can send your press release to these FREE press release distribution services. Here is a list of my favorite FREE ones.
It is a very straightforward press release distribution service. Register (free) and submit. The thing I like about it you can submit your video press releases. They become more and more popular.
PR Media market themselves as the place where traditional media press releases are supercharged with multimedia, social media, and search engine optimization. They have multiple plans, including a basic free plan. For free you can include only 1 URL, submit 1 press release a day (how many do you need per a day, right?). You press release will be live for 90 days. Not bad.
This is a minimalistic free press release distribution service. Fill in the form on the site and here you go!
You might like my other related blog post: How to Use HARO to Generate Insane Publicity for FREE
This service has both paid and free plans. You will need to register to submit your press release. It will go alive immediately. Your press release will be distributed to many information hubs including Google, Yahoo and Bing. They say their goal is to make it easier for people to find your press release... to make you searchable. I like that.
Here is what they say about their service. “This unique service allows you to distribute press releases to search engines, newswires and websites to help increase awareness company or personal products and services. Our service aims to help you reach the public directly and improve visibility in search engine listings, so you can get the most publicity possible.” They divide press releases into categories. Find the best one for your press release.
This service was created by the same group who created eZinearticles Press exposure focuses on accepting quality press releases that will be valuable to members of the press/media and our future member base of registered members, email alert and RSS members. Read their editorial guidelines.
Here is what they say about their services: We publish high-quality press releases, that gets you visibility in major search engines and news sites including Google News, MSN, Yahoo, Bing and much more. There is also an express service for $9.95 for a press release.
This service has been around for 10 years. They have both free and paid plans. They have 800,000 registered users, published 2,000,000 online press releases, and partner with 7,000 websites.
News Wire is one of the greatest and most established free press release distribution services. Here is how they describe their mission: to ensure that every organization has access to the media, regardless of size and geographic location.
They have a basic free plan with limited functionalities. Read their guidelines before submitting. They will not publish your content promoting your blog (bummer). You have to angle your content so that would take it. For example any affiliation with charity.
With your FREE plan, you will publish unlimited pitches for your brand with targeted distribution options. You can edit anytime. Sounds like a great publicity option for me.
Other press release distribution options
This is technically not a press release distribution service. But this is a great platform to get the word out about your business. At News Vine you will join one of 15 interest groups called ‘Nations’. They position themselves as ‘a civilized place to read, write, and discuss the news. How do you contribute? You can write original articles, share stories from anywhere on the web, publish videos and photos, read a customized stream of news provided by your Nations. Does it sound like something you want to try?
You will need to find a matching subreddit. Then send it as a text. Your content should educate, not to sell. Otherwise, Reddit will get mad.
The bottom line: First, send your keywords optimized press release to your media contacts, then send it to these FREE press release distribution services and watch your blog or business grow!
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