Hawaii SEO – 4 Keyword Research Tools (Paid Versions)

In the recent weeks, I have been slowly introducing the basics of Search Engine Optimization. I have been emphasizing on the importance of adding keywords into your content. Ultimately, I also suggested the use of keyword research tools. For beginners, I gave a few Google tools to help you get started. However, if your website has been constantly growing, you also have to up your game. You may need to upgrade your keyword tools into the paid versions.

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So, you might ask yourself, “What are the paid alternatives out there?” Well, this is exactly the purpose of this blog post. Below, I will enumerate to you the paid tools that can help you take your SEO rankings into the next level.

SERPstat

SERPstat is a Ukrainian website that provides an all-in-online solution, including SEO tools for keyword research and backlink analysis. Aside from that, it can also give you insights about website analytics, SERP analysis, website audit features, and more. You can choose where to rank whether it’s on Google or Yandex. By signing up for their trial membership, you can use Serpstat for free. However, their paid plans start at $69 with the lite option. Meanwhile, the standard plan starts at $149 a month.

Ahrefs

On its website, Ahrefs featured 6 distinct tools such as Site explorer, Keywords explorer, Site audit, Rank tracker, and Content explorer. Of course, for this post, I will just tackle about the keywords explorer. With it, you can know a myriad of keyword ideas, identify the difficulty, and analyze the anticipated website traffic. Just like the previous tool, Ahrefs supports other browsers aside from Google. If you are not from the U.S., don’t worry because there are 171 countries supported.

Ahrefs offers a 7-day trial for free. The lite version of Ahrefs is valued at $99 a month. This option allows you to track up to 500 keywords and crawl up to 10,000 web pages. Meanwhile, the standard version is at $179 a month, which allows you to monitor 1,500 keywords and 500,000 pages. How cool is that?

SEMrush

Perhaps, the most popular tool on this list would be SEMrush. Its main purpose is to provide solutions in terms of Market Analysis, Monetize Your Audience, Keyword Research Toolkit, Content Marketing, and Social Media Marketing. With its distinct keyword tool, SEMrush can help you with getting a quick keyword analysis, creating your list of keywords, tracking the performance, identifying possible competitors, and comparing their keywords with yours.

For the prices, SEMrush offers 3 price plans: the Pro at $99.95 a month, the Guru at $199.95 a month, and the Business at $399.95 a month. You can try the Pro and Guru version for a period of the 7 days free trial.

Moz PRO

You can try Moz Pro for free. With its 30-day free trial, you can access the entire array of SEO tools. Moz will provide thorough insights & reporting. Plus, other personalization tools. You can ask help from the online support team, and/or ask experts on the Q&A forum. If it is not something you prefer, you can cancel anytime. However, if you truly enjoy Moz’s extensive features, then you might want to avail of one its paid plans.

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