Talk:Keyword research
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[edit]The link to www.keywordresearching.com/compare.php is not within wikipedia best practices guidelines. It appears to be nothing more than paid, biased reviews with affiliate kickback links to some popular services. Recommend deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.135.62.211 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 26 May 2009
Keyword Discovery
[edit]I am new to Wikipedia and I'm trying to follow guidelines. I hope I'm doing so. I noticed that this Keyword Research page is not very detailed, in fact it was missing keyword discovery, one of the top keyword research tools. I have no affiliation with them and I'd be glad to add some information to a few of these keyword research tools when I find some citations. Again, I hope I did this correctly. Gustav38 (talk) 02:39, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Google Adwords Keyword Tool and Traffic Estimator
[edit]The Google Adwords Keyword Tool and Traffic Estimator was already in the list, I did not add it. However, the list is not backed up by citations, so I added a citation from the Content Marketing Institute where the article described the usefulness of the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and Traffic Estimator. Gustav38 (talk) 02:48, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Citations for keyword research list
[edit]I found and added a citation for Wordtracker and Keyword Discovery as sources of keyword research. It may be useful in the future to find additional citations for this list that are from a different source.Gustav38 (talk) 03:09, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Step By Step Keyword Research
[edit]Looking for evaluation/comments on a section titled "Step By Step Keyword Research" that is being repeatedly added by Prathamesh.landge (talk · contribs) (link: most recent addition of disputed content).
The material is a step-by-step how-to for establishing keywords for an SEO campaign. Such a section seems to go against the site policy WP:NOTHOWTO. In addition, the added material lists some tools that the author wishes to escalate above others, which seems to go against WP:ADVERT. Additionally, the ref being added by the user () seems to fail the criteria to be a reliable source - and the author of that ref has the same name as the editor here, suggesting they have a possible WP:COI with that source.
The material has been removed by two editors (including myself). I am starting a discussion here so that others can weigh in on the encyclopedic value of the added material. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:00, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
References needed
[edit]I tried to fill in a few and corrected outdated numbers but there are still a lot of passages all over the article without references. It begins in the first part, about "long tail keywords" for example. It's missing references almost everywhere — Preceding unsigned comment added by AllNicksBusy (talk • contribs) 00:07, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
I stopped working on the article, references get deleted faster than I can correct it. Not my beer anymore — Preceding unsigned comment added by AllNicksBusy (talk • contribs) 12:54, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
Edit Request: Tool History Expansion (COI - Peer-Reviewed Sourcing)
[edit] | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. |
Disclosure Note: I have a financial connection to the SEO tool Keyword Revealer. In strict compliance with Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest (COI) guidelines, I am submitting this request here on the Talk page for neutral, independent editors to review and implement, rather than altering the main article space directly.
The Gap in Current Article History: The current text under the "Keyword research tools" section skips from early Google Labs features straight to modern broad-suite enterprise aggregators. It omits the technological pivot in the mid-2010s when dedicated software shifted toward standalone automated Keyword Difficulty (KD) scoring metrics and visual evaluation mappings (such as keyword trees) prior to their later consolidation into enterprise platforms.
Proposed Text Addition: I propose adding a brief, educational contextual sentence to summarize this development: "During the mid-2010s, specialized platforms emerged to automate thematic search intent mapping and difficulty forecasting prior to the expansion of broader enterprise suites. For example, Keyword Revealer was introduced in August 2014, pioneering standalone visual keyword trees and automated difficulty calculations to streamline niche market validation."
Verifiable Third-Party Sources: 1. Launch and Feature Validation: Internet Archive Wayback Machine crawl record (August 2014) verifying the functional live deployment of the platform's automated difficulty metrics and tree visualization UI. 2. Independent Third-Party Print Reference: Sudol, Ted; Mladjenovic, Paul (2019). Affiliate Marketing For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119628248. (The platform is explicitly reviewed and documented under the resource sections and curated lists of recommended industry utilities).
Could an unbiased editor please evaluate this request and integrate the text if it meets neutral encyclopedic standards? Thank you for your time. Jae Kun Choi (talk) 12:47, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
Not done. No, we're not going to namedrop your tool. Wikipedia is not a venue for you to promote or advertise. - MrOllie (talk) 13:18, 30 June 2026 (UTC)