How to get a quick idea of competition for large numbers of keywords

[DeptAgency]

As I do a lot of keyword research for my clients, I've found the SEOmoz Keyword Difficulty tool a great way to dig deeper in the competitive data for important keywords, whenever I am at the point of choosing between a smaller number of keywords.

However, in some cases I would rather have a quick idea of how competitive a large list of keywords is (for example 1000+). As the Keyword Difficulty tool has a limit of 5 per run and 300 per day, I am looking for a technique or tool to run a list of keywords and get an idea of competitiveness for each keyword.

Thanks for any suggestions!

[rishil]

SEM Rush is a pretty good tool outside the SEOmoz and google toolset...

Alternatively, run a PPC camaign for a day or two on the full set - will probably give you the most accurate data, instantly...

[DeptAgency]

Hi Rishi,

Thanks for the reply. Can you explain me how exactly PPC data will help to gauge the SEO competition for keywords?

[rishil]

This is my personal opinion, and others may disagree, but I find the more cometition on a PPC KW, the harder it is to rank in organic. The other piece of info you get is  that the more competition, the better the potential return, as most competitrs are honing into their profitable KWs more.

[KeriMorgret]

Hi! We're following up on older, unanswered questions. Were you able to find any resources that met your needs? If so, can you post here so others can know about them when they search? Thanks!

[DeptAgency]

I found Market Samurai to be fairly useful for getting competition data on a few thousands of keywords. However, it is not as in-depth as SEOmoz KW difficulty tool.