Now that many people’s finances are getting even tighter due to the recession, the idea of making money online is getting even more attractive, and one of the first things many people hear about is something called “affiliate marketing.” While there is a enough information out there to overwhelm most people at first, the basic concept is fairly simple.

Market research is the first step in the process.

First, you must research markets you are interested in. This is your most important starting point, and you can do this by finding out what your potential customers are looking for. This is the essence of “keyword research” – finding the actual words or phrases people type into search engines to find answers to their problems, and you can be sure that if you do not do your research, you will definitely regret it later.

By finding and using keywords that consumers are actively entering into the search engines, you will be able to help your websites and landing pages rank higher, generating a nonstop flood of organic, targeted traffic. The reason for this is most people are searching for specific content and by matching your keywords with that specific content you create extremely relevant search related content.

Keyword research doesn’t have to be a difficult task, however. Start with the free Google Keyword Tool, which can be found by searching for “Google keyword tool external,” and enter in a keyword or phrase that identifies the product or niche that you are interested in promoting as an affiliate. This step alone will save you a lot of time and money in the end.

Click on “get keyword ideas” to generate a list of keywords and gauge the competitiveness of the the market by taking a look at the number of times people are searching for your main keywords per month.

What you want to do is find a market with existing demand that also has existing competition and products readily available, but not so competitive that ranking highly is next to impossible.

What’s important here is that you remember there must be an audience for whatever you choose to market. Since you are an affiliate, your costs for entering a market are not very high, but  it’s still a good idea to take the time to do niche research in order to avoid wasting your time.

For more information on market research and keyword research in affiliate marketing, particularly as it applies to CPA, check out the newly-released zero friction marketing course in my signature box below. Good luck to you.

However, there are only a few that you can use to do Google keyword research.

Here are a few tips and tricks to get the most out of your Google keyword research and get down to the business of incorporating those keywords into your website.

1. Use a keyword research tool that incorporates Google’s own database into its software. For example; Google’s AdWords tool is an effective way to find out exactly how many searches there are for any given keyword phrase.

It not only tells you how many searches there are for keyword phrases that you can think of, it also shows you results for keyword phrases you can’t think of. Its synonym database is effective in this regard.

The only drawback to AdWords is; it does not show you what the competition is up to and therefore you may end up choosing keyword phrases that are extremely difficult to rank for.

2. Be sure, when doing Google keyword research, that you choose long tail keyword phrases as well as short ones. The longer the keyword phrase the better chance you have of ranking on a search engine results page.

The reason for this is because most of your competing websites will not be using this long tail keyword phrases and the exact order of the words in those phrases determines how search engines rank those pages. In other words, if you use a specific long tail keyword phrase and no other sites do it, you will likely outrank all of them.

3. A good Google keyword research tool is one that helps you determine what the competition is up to. Knowing how your competitors have used keyword phrases on and off their sites is important.

There are very few keyword tools and software that you can use to do this. Do your homework however, they are out there.

Here are some things to keep in mind. Does the keyword research tool show you how many back links there are to the page and to the website? Does it show you if the competing websites are using the keyword phrase in their meta tags and content? Does it show you the age of the domain name and if they have a Dmoz listing?

If you don’t know what some of these things are that’s the reason you need a Google keyword research tool that can help you.

4. Make sure that the software or tool that you choose is easy to use. There is nothing worse that a software that is overcomplicated. It should also come with tutorials either on video or written text.

I prefer software that uses video as a tutorial system.

5. Price is always a consideration. There are varying degrees of pricing structures out there. I would go with a software that has a one time fee. Yes, you can find services that charge a monthly or even yearly fee. I wouldn’t recommend that.

The good news is; there is software out there for under a hundred bucks. Do your research and seek out software that is cost effective and does what you want it to do.

Google keyword research is important because of course Google is the number one search engine on the planet. So, if you’re using a keyword research tool that does not fact in Google’s database then you’re not on the right track.

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, and it is easy to convert these visitors into paying customers.

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