“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, …
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”

Declaration of Independence.

Worktracker recently launched a free keyword research tool christened SEO Blogger. The tool, as the name suggests, is primarily meant for bloggers. It is meant to assist bloggers carrying out real time keyword research in tandem with writing a blog post.

Wordtracker’s SEO blogger is available as a Firefox plugin which makes it quite easy to install. Once installed, it sits in the bottom right corner of your Firefox browser and can be launched by double clicking on the blue “W” icon.

USAGE

• Manually select keywords that you think are important and related to the post.
• Try to integrate keywords that have high search volume in your post.
• In case they don’t fit naturally, break them into smaller denominators and use it separately while maintaining proximity.

BENEFITS

• Save time on keyword research.
• Track keyword usage count as you type.
• Can be used with any publishing software.

“Bloggers often don’t take the time to do keyword research for each article they write – they just want to get their story out there. Now, bloggers have instant access to relevant keywords so they can easily produce optimized blog posts. That’s sure to bring them extra traffic.” said Ken McGaffin, CMO at Wordtracker.

SEO Blogger is a nifty tool to help you ensure that your blog posts are keyword rich and thereby increases the chance of maximizing search traffic. Check it out, it’s free to download.

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