Internet advertising agencies in general frequently conduct keyword research. However, if you are new to search engine optimisation or just want to know how your SEO agency should be doing SEO keyword research the below just might help.
From my perspective the main objective of keyword research is to find the most relevant and beneficial keywords for my clients that drive targeted traffic which converts into a sale or lead. As a SEO agency GFM Designer has to leave no stone unturned as a result we conduct deep keyword research. And this is the secret really. Successful keyword research largely depends on using multiple tools and deductive reasoning based on sound marketing principles.
There are three main types of search queries. These are informational, transactional and navigational. Informational is people researching for example on how to buy something and is very general in nature. The keywords in this instance are likely to be very broad and be highly competitive.
Next you have transactional. These search queries will be very action led and will contain some sort of intent to buy context. These can also be very competitive terms.
Thirdly, we have navigational search queries. Typically these people know what they want or where they need to go and are searching for a particular site or brand.
This is one of the first hurdles many optimisers fall at. It's important to be able to formulate a keyword list that is focused on driving a large volume of relevant traffic that have the intention of converting. This is of course presuming this is the purpose of your site. A good tool to use is MSN's AdCenter Labs, which can help you