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5-minute SEO with SEO Blogger for Firefox by Chris Garrett, 24 June 2009

5-minute SEO with SEO Blogger for Firefox

Anyone who has tried search engine optimization knows how important keyword research is. Well, good news everyone; keyword research just got a whole lot quicker and easier with Wordtracker's new, free Firefox extension - SEO Blogger.

With the click of a button you get a mini version of Wordtracker's keyword research tool right in your browser window. Now you can do your keyword research without leaving your blog post editing page!

You can download SEO Blogger here for free.

The following image is a screen grab of SEO Blogger being used within Firefox as I prepare to write a new blog post on the subject of 'social media':

SEO Blogger on WordPress

Over the next few months, I will be writing a series of articles all about the benefits and practices of keyword research. We'll explore together how keyword research can help you beyond the normal confines of SEO and into the mind of your prospects.

But first I want to start by showing you how SEO Blogger makes it easy to perform keyword research and how it helps you to quickly optimize a page you are working on - all in a single browser window.

Grab SEO Blogger now

Your first job is to download SEO Blogger. Click the button below to be taken to the download site. You might see a notification telling you that Wordtracker wants to open a popup. You will need to agree to this to get the software.

Once installed you will see a small 'W' icon in your status bar at the bottom right of your Firefox window. See the following image:

SEO Blogger

Click the 'W' and SEO Blogger opens up in a sidebar within your Firefox browser.

Optimizing your blog post

What is your blog post about? My post in this example is about 'social media'. If I enter this phrase into the SEO Blogger pane I can see that 'social media' is searched 215 times, but also that there are the more specific phrases 'social media marketing', 'social media platform' and 'what is social media' that contain this phrase.

Enter seed keywords and phrases relevant to your article content to find the most sought-after phrases and specific variations. Ideally you would have a phrase that covers multiple searches, but you will do fine just to match what your prospects are searching for. Find other phrases that are related so that you can salt them through your article in the text and in things like alt-tags for images, and subheadings.

Save any keywords you're interested in by hitting the little "Add" links next to the phrases. This stores them in the bottom box just so you remember for later.

Now you have a list of phrases you can optimize your post for. Start with the most important phrase - this needs to go in your article's 'page title tag', on-page headline and description tag. If suitable, use some of the other suggested keywords in the body of your article, keeping the flow natural. Don't make the mistake of trying to force phrases in there.

Whilst you are writing, SEO Blogger will make a count of the number of times you use the keywords you have saved in the 'Your chosen keywords' list. These counts will be saved in the 'Used' column (see the image below):

SEO Blogger keyword count

Publish and promote

Once you are done, sit back, admire your handy work, and publish.

Actually, the job isn't done entirely. You will need to promote your blog post in social media, among your friends, on Twitter, and so on. In order to rank you will need to get links to this page using the same or similar phrases as the anchor text, and that means letting people know you have posted another great nugget of wisdom.

This is another good reason to have multiple variations, as exact matches can look unnatural to the search engines; so when linking from old posts, or getting links from outside, mix it up a bit.

Such on-page SEO as this is just a small part of keyword research, SEO and the wider job of creating an effective blog. So look out for a deeper exploration in future articles coming soon!

And we always recommend that on-page SEO takes place within a considered and planned SEO strategy.

Meanwhile, enjoy some 5 minute SEO with Wordtracker's SEO Blogger. Grab your free copy of SEO blogger here.

Chris Garrett

About Chris Garrett

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Chris Garrett is an internet consultant, writer, web geek and co-author of the popular ProBlogger Book. Since 1994, Chris has helped thousands of individuals, non-profits, small businesses and blue chips make the most of the web. In 2005 Chris founded OMIQ to help organizations attract, engage and retain audiences online. You can find out more, and grab two free ebooks, by visiting his blog at chrisg.com

Chris is the author of Wordtracker's new e-book, Blogging for Business.

82 comments

  1. Ken Dickens June 24, 2009 17:41

    Is a paid Wordtracker account required for this, or does it work with the limited free data set?

  2. Web Design London June 24, 2009 17:46

    Thanks for the article Chris. This tool looks awesome and is downloading right now!

  3. QoSyS June 24, 2009 18:13

    Very nice plugin, but when I entering some russian words, for example "блоги"(blogs), it display results with questions like that "???? ??? ??".

    Fix it please.

  4. Alexandre de Mattos June 24, 2009 18:20

    Great Idea. Congratulations. Tanks !

  5. Barbara June 24, 2009 18:27

    Great time saver. Fast and convenient. Thanks

  6. Sid June 24, 2009 19:04

    Thanks, Chris. I can't wait to use this new tool. It's perfect for ensuring that our blog posts are truly relevant. Now all we have to do is write interesting and memorable articles!

  7. Bill Hartzer June 24, 2009 21:25

    Chris, this is a great plugin for WordPress. As an active blogger, I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. Actually, I thought of getting it written myself but just haven't gotten around to doing it.

    I'm adding this to all of my blogs.

  8. Matt Tibble June 24, 2009 22:33

    This is such an awesome plugin! It is so easy to use and makes optimising blog posts an absolute breeze. I downloaded it, installed and optimised 2 articles in under 5 minutes. Thanks Chris for your easy-to-follow instructions.

  9. Jaan Kanellis June 24, 2009 23:55

    Really wish the tool would show the numbers for the actual keyword your typing into to start the query. For example I type in "breast augmentation" and the first keyword I see is "new york city breast augmentation". Doesnt make much sense.

  10. ramaraobobby June 25, 2009 01:11

    This stuff is really awesome. Many Thanks Chris for making this SEO blogger add-on for firefox. I have been looking for this type of a thing and here it comes from a gem of a web-geek like you. Feeling proud to be have subscribed for your newsletter. Will read all your posts n follow you from you. This add-on made me your fan. Thanks again.

  11. Ashique M. Abdullah June 25, 2009 02:03

    Just downloaded the SEO Blogger and I'm thrilled to see how awesome it is. This tool is too good to be free! :)

  12. Jayant June 25, 2009 04:10

    Wow!.Nice article. I have downloaded the SEO Blogger Add On and installed it immediately. The add -on just delivers what it promises.Great work.Thanks, Jayant

  13. Malathy Badri June 25, 2009 06:31

    Thanks boss. I hope this is going to help me a lot. I will spread the word out.

  14. Angelina June 25, 2009 07:56

    Dear Chris, This is really a very useful tool that every blogger should be using. I'll be using this right away. Thank you so much for this great, wonderful and free product!

  15. Noah Back June 25, 2009 08:19

    Great SEO tool, though is there a release date for a version that uses UK search data?

  16. Danny Brown June 25, 2009 09:02

    Funnily enough, I was looking at the WordPress plug-in for this earlier tonight.

    I mostly use organic SEO for my own blog but something like this would be a major benefit for clients that I've been helping to uderstand SEO for corporate blogging.

    Cheers Chris!

  17. Sankar June 25, 2009 09:06

    Hi Chris,

    Nice Plugin :)

    We can optimize each post well using the right keywords. I used to read each and every post in Chrisg[dot]com. you are one of the great adviser for Bloggers.

    Thanks Sankar

  18. Jim June 25, 2009 11:04

    Nice article, look forward to more. And excellent tool in SEO blogger.

  19. Jennifer G June 25, 2009 13:31

    Hi Chris, Thanks for sharing this new keyword tool. Quick question: is the "Search" count daily? monthly? every 90 days?

    Thanks!

  20. Les June 25, 2009 16:04

    Awesomeness!

  21. Ervien June 25, 2009 18:13

    Thanks for this useful tips. Look forward for SEO idea and SEO Blogger is excellent SEO tool.

  22. Mark Nunney @ Wordtracker June 25, 2009 19:12

    Noah Back: no specific plans yet for UK-only version. I'll raise your point with the team.

    Jaan Kanellis: it's a simple tool and it returns broad match results for the seed keyword. 'Broad match = all keywords containing the seed keyword. The subscription tool allows you to configure your results, save them in list and group the list into projects. you can try it for a week here: https://www.wordtracker.com/trial/

    QoSyS: sorry but it wont work for Russian.

    Ken Dickens: no paid Wordtracker required. Although sometimes not in synch, the data set on the paid, the free and SEO Blogger are the same. UK data on the paid tool only.

  23. Laurie June 26, 2009 11:21

    Wow! I just tried this and it is great. Thanks so much.

  24. Rob June 26, 2009 13:50

    This is a great Firefox Add on but I can see a couple of issues. One may be just with WordPress.

    1. When you have SEO Blogger on the left and you go to write a post the right hand "boxes" Publish, Post Tags and Categories carry over the top of the editor screen. I got around this by using Firefoxes Zoom feature under the View menu item. Then I was able to see the entire editor screen only smaller. Probably a WordPress issue.

    2. The ability to be able to insert your own keywords into the "your chosen keywords" not just the ones that come up under the results at the top. Sometimes Wordtracker doesn't come up with any results that you can get with Google with small niches.

    Other than that I think it's a great tool! I have just started using it and it really makes you think about SEO and your article content. It's funny how difficult it can be to write for humans and search engines at the same time!

    Another great tool in your SEO arsenal!

  25. Rob June 26, 2009 14:02

    Okay, I'm an idiot! I just went into the screen options in WordPress and in screen layout opted for a single column. Duh! Now I can see the whole editor.

    Rob

  26. mark waterfield June 26, 2009 14:16

    It is great and very usable - plus your help desk did a perfect job

  27. Shahab June 26, 2009 16:20

    Hi, great tool. What period of time are the # searches - results for?

  28. Barbara June 26, 2009 18:28

    Can I make it work with seed words in spanish?

  29. Mark Nunney @ Wordtracker June 29, 2009 14:12

    Barbara: sorry, English only at the moment.

    Shahab: 365 days from our US database

    Rob: 1. thanks for answering your own question :); 2. That's a good idea - I'll put it to the SEO blogger team

  30. Mac Babe June 29, 2009 14:46

    I love love this plugin.. it works like a charm... thank you Chris..

  31. Website Design Gloucestershire June 29, 2009 14:55

    This is a really useful tool which I've been using for our clients since I read the article. Many thanks for pointing it out Chris.

    Regards

    Rob

  32. Chris June 30, 2009 09:02

    Downloading and implementing - thanks!

  33. Barney Barnes June 30, 2009 10:40

    Can you add an option for UK keyword searches?

  34. Piet June 30, 2009 12:54

    Great tool indeed, but only for languages that are based on the alphabet. For other languages such as Chinese and Russian to name a few, the addon is worthless....

  35. Frank June 30, 2009 21:58

    Wow what a great Tool Thanks!

    Is it possible to make this for google.de germany for german keywords too?

  36. Jenn Spencer July 01, 2009 00:47

    Awesome! I love this!! VERY helpful tool you have created! THANK YOU!!

  37. Bradley Davis July 02, 2009 01:30

    Great work guys. Thanks for providing this as a free tool for everyone to use.

  38. Creeper SEO July 02, 2009 06:27

    Really Nice Post Interesting Post for blogger its great thing for keyword search on blog posting. its also helpful for page optimization

  39. Jean_S July 02, 2009 15:54

    How generous of you! This tool makes it super convenient to keep focus on both content and keywords. Thanks!

  40. Fakhrul Alam July 03, 2009 14:07

    This is the most amazing thing I ever seen, thanks who made it and hope to see more. Thanks you very much.

  41. SEO July 04, 2009 04:11

    Very Good Tool. Downloading and implementing - thanks!

  42. M.R.K.Sagor July 04, 2009 05:04

    Good Initiatives and SEO Tools

  43. Michael Brockman July 04, 2009 09:07

    The SEO Blogger Firefox Addon is a great tool that I had not previously heard of. Thanks for the very clear explanation of how it can be used to optimise blog posts.

  44. Carlo July 05, 2009 20:52

    I'm loving this plugin, for sure. Thanks!

  45. Spunky Jones Ethical SEO July 06, 2009 15:00

    I have downloaded this plugin and have it working. Nice tool to add to my SEO arsenal and the best part it is easy to use and free!

    Also, your instructions are very clear and easy to follow.

  46. suacoustic July 08, 2009 17:25

    Great SEO plugin for Firefox - I'll be using this extensively.

  47. tasarhane July 12, 2009 13:14

    nice plugin.. thanks.

  48. songkhoe.net July 13, 2009 06:41

    Hi, it's not work in my language. And also not working unicode charater set? Thanks

  49. Sam July 13, 2009 17:25

    Looks like a great tool. I'll try it out this evening.

  50. Default User July 13, 2009 19:58

    As a video game blog specific games are the best way to go. Using this is gonna save a lot of time.

  51. Resep Herbal July 14, 2009 07:00

    nice plugin.. thanks. :) :)

  52. Steve July 15, 2009 08:12

    this pro Blog is great for all english web sites, i run a language school so i need to use SEO across multiple languages and international versions of Google. No SEO programs seem to deal with this. Perhaps you guys should be the first!!

  53. Abraham July 15, 2009 19:36

    Downloaded the plugin and works great...thanks

  54. Clipping Path International July 16, 2009 07:00

    nice plugin for SEO... great :D

  55. ven July 19, 2009 10:53

    this is just so nifty! i guess this means no more chrome for me and back to good old firefox!

  56. Phil Parker July 21, 2009 11:50

    What a fantastic plugin! To have all these tools in one place makes life so much quicker.

    Well done, Wordtracker team!

  57. Rod Macbeth July 24, 2009 19:04

    Thanks, Chris. That should prove to be a very handy tool.

  58. Denise Griffitts July 24, 2009 19:51

    Great article - I am sharing it with my web development and virtual assistance teams. Thanks!

  59. Propero Digital July 25, 2009 10:27

    This is a nifty little tool but UK users may find that the US spelling is a problem. A UK version would be great Wordtraker team!

  60. Will McCulloch July 26, 2009 20:37

    "What A Wordtracker"

    Thanks Chris,

    I'm relatively new to blogging and just beginning to learn about SEO - this looks like a great tool .... and I'm sure I'll be using it a lot.

    Best wishes from Hamburg

    Will

  61. SEO Doctor July 29, 2009 16:36

    Just tried it out and it is pretty niffty. Good move by Wordtracker as Wordpress becomes the most powerful and dynamic blogging system (and CMS) available.

  62. Sync me July 30, 2009 05:04

    I've subscribed to Wordtracker and this plugin was a surprise for me. Very impressed, but what about KEI?

  63. Fowler July 30, 2009 05:04

    An awesome solution from Chris Garret. Thank you very much for letting this tool for FREE.

  64. Bobbie July 30, 2009 17:21

    Thanks Chris. I'm adding this to all of my blogs. Wish I found this earlier.

  65. Internet Marketing Tips July 31, 2009 06:30

    I downloaded this plug-in and I have used it many times. I really like the way I can see the amount of keyword phrases I have in my content while writing. It would be nice to have a convenient way to copy the kwds out of the bottom box too(constructive comment).

  66. Social Media Marketing Reports July 31, 2009 15:44

    What a great tool - just installed it - the SEO Blogger plugin/add-on will make life so much easier and allow us to write more effective blog posts.

    Thanks!

  67. JNFerree July 31, 2009 22:54

    Good 411 on SEO Blogger. I'm still looking for a 1-2-3 step by step video on composing a lucid SEO enhanced post using this tool. That would be an excellent follow-on piece to his well written post or maybe I'll just Forrest Gump my way through it a few times and post my how to on YT. - Neil

  68. Andy Thorpe August 16, 2009 12:10

    Just downloaded it, and given it a test drive. Looks really good. It should help my blogging efforts.

    Thank you for the work you have done.

  69. Ashley August 18, 2009 21:37

    Sweet this is free! And so easy to use. I love this to death thank you for suggesting it.

  70. FPWS August 20, 2009 20:14

    I just used it for a blog post and I love it. I found a bunch of keywords that I to add to my post that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Thank you.

  71. Mellanie August 28, 2009 15:24

    Wow, it works in our content management database, too, since it is browser-based. I love it! Thanks.

  72. richard August 29, 2009 09:53

    Great tool. I am sure this is a great time saver. Thanks for suggesting.

  73. Ken September 03, 2009 21:13

    Hi Chris,

    Great Idea! But a question - [trend trading] exact match = "22,200 for August" on the adwords keyword tool SEO Blogger = 51 ...? Even if that was a daily that isn't close. Would the paid subscription be more accurate, or am I missing something here...

    Thanks, Ken

  74. Ken September 03, 2009 21:16

    my bad - exact match = 2,900 for august

  75. clippingimages September 07, 2009 07:48

    very nice free handy plugin for SEO Bloggers, Thanks for shearing chris..

  76. Free mail alerts on mobile September 09, 2009 16:25

    this is really a good pluggin .it makes very easy to choose best Title of your post with popular keywords.

    Thanxxxxxxxxxxx............... : ^ )

  77. Malang Photos October 02, 2009 04:16

    whatta nice and useful pluggin! I'm using it right now. It's great!!!

  78. Brian Bluff October 05, 2009 16:35

    Great tool! This tool easily saves me 15 minutes per post.

    Thanks

  79. Tongkonan October 08, 2009 16:23

    Nice Tools. I like it. :)

  80. Robin Goldsmith October 08, 2009 18:16

    Thanks for the words of wisdom Chris. I will definitely use this tool for my blog once it is up and running!

  81. John Crumpton October 08, 2009 19:52

    What do the numbers correspond to? Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly? This has been asked by another person but I don't see an answer.

  82. Ashish October 09, 2009 14:41

    Hi Chris,

    This tool is a great time saver when optimizing blog posts. Makes life much easier and is easy to use.

    Thanks for the information.

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