Finding opportunity keywords — Farzad Rashidi // Respona

Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator at Respona, talks about strategies for organic growth. One of the biggest challenges we face as marketers is identifying where there's an opportunity to put yourself in front of your target audience. There are so many different search terms potential customers could be looking for to find your brand, and it’s up to you to find the keywords that work. Today, Farzad discusses finding opportunity keywords.
About the speaker

Farzad Rashidi

Respona

 - Respona

Farzad is Lead Innovator at Respona

Show Notes

  • 02:30
    How to find opportunity keywords for organic growth
    When it comes to content creation, you cannot assume what the audience wants. Instead, it comes down to going through the scientific process of figuring out what keywords work.
  • 04:12
    The keyword research process
    Prioritize keywords based on volume, competition, and relevance to the business. Ideally, youre looking for high search volume, high commercial intent, low competition keywords.
  • 05:58
    Keyword prioritization and domain authority
    Run parent keywords through a keyword research tool like Ahrefs or Semrush. Keywords should be prioritized based on your domain rating.
  • 10:00
    Prioritizing keywords to have a higher cost per click
    If advertisers will pay more for a keyword, thats a good indication of the commercial intent. Google Visme Marketing Strategy for the entire keyword research process, with screenshots.
  • 11:14
    Creating a keyword list that works
    Use the number of clicks, competitiveness, and commercial intent to calculate opportunity score. On a spreadsheet, sort it in descending order for a prioritized list of keywords to target.
  • 11:48
    Why Respona is sharing the formula to find your opportunity keywords
    Respona has a culture of being open and sharing their insights with the marketing community. A lot of their knowledge comes from other marketers and they just want to pass on the help.

Quotes

  • "We want to prioritize keywords to get the most amount of volume possible, but that's only one piece of the puzzle. There needs to be a low amount of competition and high commercial intent." -Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator, Respona

  • "If you're a new website just starting out, or you're a more established website, that determines the type of keywords you would potentially want to go after." -Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator, Respona

  • "Our rule of thumb is never going after keywords that have a keyword difficulty higher than our domain rating." Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator, Respona

  • "The two keyword research tools I recommend are Ahrefs or Semrush. If there are more cost conscious listeners, I would recommend Ubersuggest by Neil Patel." -Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator, Respona

  • "The formula we put together for calculating commercial intent is number of clicks multiplied by one over keyword difficulty, multiplied by one, plus cost per click." -Farzad Rashidi, Lead Innovator, Respona

About the speaker

Farzad Rashidi

Respona

 - Respona

Farzad is Lead Innovator at Respona

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