Keyword Tool Feedback Needed - Wordtracker, Wordstream, SEMRush

[choiceenergy]

looking at wordtracker / wordstream / SEMRush.

I looked at SEO Spyglass, but i'm not sure on that one unless I'm just not utilizing it correctly with their trial download.

On the surface i can't really tell which to go with.  My intention is to identify keywords and opportunities as well as where my competitors are ranking.

If anyone has feedback on these options or a better one,  please let me know.

Thank you,

[David_ODonnell]

Checkout Raven Tools, sounds like it may be a good match for what you're after. It's a suite of SEO tools, including keyword research, ranking, competitive data etc.

From their Keyword Research Tools page (http://raventools.com/internet-marketing-tools/research-assistant/

How it works

The Raven Tools Research Assistant integrates third-party data from SEMRush, SEOmoz, Google AdWords and OpenCalais and its Alchemy API. For domains, the Research Assistant automatically reports metrics for organic and paid keywords, including rank, traffic, costs and volume. For pages, the Research Assistant extracts keywords from the page’s content and sort them by semantic type. And for keywords, the Research Assistant uncovers matching and related keywords and ranking URLs.

Track data in depth elsewhere

With one click, you can add keywords or competitors you uncover in the Research Assistant to the Raven Tools Keyword Manager, Competitor Manager and/or SERP Tracker.

[choiceenergy]

Will do!   I love the value i get from SEOmoz, and this sounds as if this is the one thing i'm missing.  I'll report back soon,  Thanks for the recommendation

[ltaylor]

WordStream is great for identifying keywords and opportunities on the long-tail. Not so much where competitors are ranking. Raven does sound like a good fit for your needs.

-A WordStreamer

[flowsimple]

To identify what the competition is doing, two useful tools are: SpyFu and Keyword Spy.

[ZoltanGero]

Finding a good niche seems the most important and interesting for Keyword Research..

What I really found useful are Raven Tools what @David mentioned and Keyword Tools from WordTracker.

SEMRush is also really good and what I'm really obsessed right now it NicheBot (found here http://www.seomoz.org/dp/the-internet-marketing-handbook ). It seems it's integrated both WordTracker Tools and SEMRush and for a much achievable price.

Also I've checked HitTail.com which shows you the exact long-tails and you don't need to figure them out yourself. It wokrks only if you already have and existing site with visitors.

How were your tests? Interested in what you've found!