best tool to measure keyword difficulty?
- Thread starter axelcyril
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they can give different estimations, based on different metrics, thats why im asking which is the best , which one was able to give the closest thing to what google is considering
KeenCreator
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Go for Ahref for any work related keyword research.
Priince1337
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There's not one solution to this issue. Just try different tools as SEMrush, Ahrefs and others to get a feel for it. There more information you have, the easier it will be for you to determine how hard it actually is to rank. And then obviously put in the work to get those keywords ranked.
nersande
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what exactly would mean 'work related' - the keyword or the job?=
And why would you think ahref is better than others?
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toolsurf, supremseo, digitavision
KeenCreator
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I meant any research related to the keywords can be easily performed on Ahref.
I, personally, find it more reliable, accurate, and convenient to use for keyword research, competitor analysis, competitors' SEO strategies, their backlinks, and so on. I think Ahref has the biggest backlink index than any other available tool as of now.
KeenCreator
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Adam Weston
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Ahrefs and Semrush are Best Keyword Difficulty metric.
blackbeans
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A lot of the top-notch, well-known subscription-based SEO tools out there have a keyword difficulty ranking system.
They are, however, not consistent.
One tool might say that a keyword is very easy, while another tool would say that it's almost impossible.
With that said, you should also focus on the domain authority of the top 5 sites that rank for that keyword.
If you have a tool that says a keyword is very easy, take a look at the site.
Know them on those SEO tools you are using.
What is their overall domain authority?
How many are the organic keywords that they rank for?
This should give you a holistic picture of how easy it truly is to rank that keyword.
That's why I try not to get excited when I find an "easy" keyword when I reverse-engineer big competitor domains.
What excites me is when these tools say NA or not available.
This tells me that there is really no incentive for these competitors to try to rank those keywords.
If those keywords are auto-suggested by Google when I try to enter part of their words into Google's search box, I pay attention to them.
What really excites me is if they are thematically related to other keywords that I have solid information on.
You just have to connect the dots.
A lot of this is detective work, but there is a lot of value in picking and ranking keywords that are "off the radar" as far as the big SEO tools go.
They are, however, not consistent.
One tool might say that a keyword is very easy, while another tool would say that it's almost impossible.
With that said, you should also focus on the domain authority of the top 5 sites that rank for that keyword.
If you have a tool that says a keyword is very easy, take a look at the site.
Know them on those SEO tools you are using.
What is their overall domain authority?
How many are the organic keywords that they rank for?
This should give you a holistic picture of how easy it truly is to rank that keyword.
That's why I try not to get excited when I find an "easy" keyword when I reverse-engineer big competitor domains.
What excites me is when these tools say NA or not available.
This tells me that there is really no incentive for these competitors to try to rank those keywords.
If those keywords are auto-suggested by Google when I try to enter part of their words into Google's search box, I pay attention to them.
What really excites me is if they are thematically related to other keywords that I have solid information on.
You just have to connect the dots.
A lot of this is detective work, but there is a lot of value in picking and ranking keywords that are "off the radar" as far as the big SEO tools go.
Geweldig man
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I basically check a couple of things in order to decide how hard it is to rank:
Analyse the top 10 ranking on the target keyword.
How many referring domains does every URL have?
What is the UR/Dr of every specific link?
How many wordcount does every page have?
With this info you know what you're up against. You will have to be competitive in these levels in order to get in the rankings.
P.s. Outstanding content overrules these rules.
Analyse the top 10 ranking on the target keyword.
How many referring domains does every URL have?
What is the UR/Dr of every specific link?
How many wordcount does every page have?
With this info you know what you're up against. You will have to be competitive in these levels in order to get in the rankings.
P.s. Outstanding content overrules these rules.
paddyboy91
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SEMrush, KWfinder and google keyword planner are the best options to try.