[Method] STEP by STEP Keyword Research for Newbies

After weeks of absorbing all sorts of opinionated shite in blogs, books and seo-guru bollocks and pissing around with tools without being able to piece it all together...i've really appreciated finding this thread today

Sometimes its best to go back to first principles and simplify to the basic mechanics and a single purpose: to drive traffic by getting to top 3-5 on page 1 of G.

Tools
1. google keyword tool to assess market and find competition

2. grey matter: methods/strategy based on analysis of competitors sites

Holy shit, I just finished this whole thread. WOW!!! Thanks for this guide. I have to know sort through the on page SEO guide. Page 1,13 and 14 of this thread is the meat. Introduction first and revised later on. Just a nice job and thanks for sharing.

This is like the third time i read this thread. but can still juice out nice information.

Bump this for newbies!!!!!

awesome post. Good tips and definitely worth reading even if it's been a few years since it was written. Thanks!

This thread is old, the images are not even showing any more.

Thanks for the kind words, but I'm closing the thread. I'm sure there are more up to date threads.