I have been spending some time researching some free keyword search programs lately.    Back in November, I posted in Make Use Of, about a software program called “Good Keywords” that tells you how often a certain keyword has been searched for in Yahoo and Overture.   I found a similar online version the other day which looks promising.

Entitled “Wordtracker“, all you have to do is enter your keyword and it brings back a list of possible alternatives along with the estimated number of daily searches for that keyword :

This is particularly useful if you are planning a new niche website, or if you are planning to launch into an e-commerce venture.   Finding out how many cellphones (for example) are being searched for on a daily basis, along with other cellphone-related searches, is invaluable if you’re planning to break into that area.   You can also break it down to see how many people are searching for a particular brand / model.

Related posts:

1. Ask.com introduces anonymous searches
2. Cleaning up your IM contact lists
3. Google Trends API coming soon
4. Does Google index Twitter short URL’s?
5. Updating Google Calendar with your mobile phone and Twitter GCal