FBP Rewind: How to Increase Your Organic Traffic with Keyword Research with Aleka Shunk
Release Date: 12/24/2024
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Welcome to episode 495 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, we're rewinding back to one of our favorite episodes with Aleka Shunk from Cooking With Keywords!
How to Increase Your Organic Traffic with Keyword Research
Since launching her course, Cooking With Keywords, Aleka has taught countless students about the ins and outs of keyword research, and in this week's podcast episode, she’s sharing her best tips to develop a strong keyword research strategy.
You’ll learn what keywords and modifiers are, how to get started with keyword research, what tools you should use, and more. Whether you’re just diving into keyword research for the first time or you’re a seasoned pro, we know you’ll have so many takeaways from this conversation. Enjoy!
Three episode takeaways:
- How keyword research works: Aleka walks listeners through the keyword research process and explains what keywords and modifiers are, what the different phases of keyword research look like, how to get started with keyword research, and more.
- The keyword research tools Aleka recommends: There are so many different tools on the market for SEO and keyword research, it can feel impossible to choose. Aleka shares her go-to tools for keyword research and the pros/cons of various tools.
- Why it's important to analyze and track your keywords: The keyword research process doesn't end when you hit 'publish' — it's just beginning! Aleka explains why it is so important to continue analyzing, tracking, and optimizing your keywords in order to see the most benefits from keyword research.
Resources:
- Cooking With Keywords
- Get 10% off any Cooking With Keywords course or coaching service (available for FBP members only)
- Aleka’s Get-Together
- Keysearch
- Semrush
- Ahrefs
- Keywords Everywhere
- Keyword Surfer
- Substack
- Follow Aleka on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
- Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group
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