It is Day 3 for the #30DC and I’m still researching the market, my initial ideas bombed yesterday but that’s okay as I now do not have to waste precious time only to find the market isn’t there.

I do know the parameters that are used in searching, the “more than” and the “less than” when followed, work.  Market Samurai makes this researching so much easier.

There is one area early on in the keyword research that I noticed, wasn’t mentioned.  I have had Market Samurai for twelve months now and when this function was added, it made me a happy girl.

You see, MS brings back 200 results with each search and as it uses Google, if there are a lot using the tool at the same time, Google can get cranky and pull the plug for a little while, well until we all settle down.

Now when I’m researching each day I only have so much time and to use that time to my best advantage, I don’t need to be hampered by not getting results returned.

One of the things that Anthony showed in his videos yesterday was the “Refresh filters”, using that instead of “Analyze Keywords”.  I’ll explain, Analyze the keywords first then once the results are returned, use the parameters, the “less than” and the “more than” with the “Refresh filters” option.  Google doesn’t come into it then so you are not calling on the Big G very much.

Now the other thing, not sure if this was mentioned and I missed it but before you start keyword researching, on the top right hand side there is an option for ‘Phrase Length’.  As the results are limited to 200 or less then you want the biggest bang for your buck with the results.

No matter how many words are in your initial search term, if you leave this set as is, you will get results from one word to 10 words.

So I set this at a minimun of three words and maximum of five or six words.

The results are then focused more to what I want and I don’t waste my time or Google’s patience with single words in the results.  To me starting off with a two or three word phrase and getting single word results is a sheer waste of time and resources.

Market Samurai is such a good tool, although it is a little like learning to drive a car, the lessons are so important so you aren’t driving by the seat of your pants. The tutorials we are getting with the #30DC are really good too, more informative than last year.  Anthony has a great style and explains everything so well.

When MS is complete, you can see what is coming, there will be no need to go all over the Net, you will be able to do and access just about everything for your sites from this one tool.  As it is, there is so much you can source now but it will get better and better.  The ‘samurais’ have been working hard all year, the tool is updated frequently.

Hope you are enjoying the #30DC so far, follow the steps, don’t try to jump ahead as that could be a waste of time too, this is a process, learn it well, you won’t be sorry.  I have done all the 30 Day Challenges, I think I’m called a veteran but each year I start off as a novice and do the steps.

A little tip, try not to get to the SEO Competition with only one idea/niche, get yourself a few.  This was where I bombed out big time last year and this is such an important step.

Okay, enjoy what you are doing and try to learn something new each day, a day will never be wasted then.

Take care

Cheers from Down Under

Carmel