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Nick Eubanks

VP of Owned Media AT Semrush

Nick Eubanks manages digital strategy for W.L. Snook & Associates, Inc., a digital asset holding company with a focus on e-commerce and software. He is also a founding partner at I’m From The Future, and an active investor and advisor to online businesses including SchoolSupplies.com, YourListen, Sports Pick Predictions and others. Nick is the owner of top-ranked SEO blog, SEONick.net, and the creator of Master Keyword Research in 7 Days.

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How To Build a Keyword Research Plan

Keyword research is at the core of the search marketing process. It is the absolute first item you need to address before doing anything else. But many search marketers just scratch the surface — and end up with only a few, high competition keywords. This approach is wrong, and a sure way to achieve little ROI and leave a lot of money on the table. There’s a better way. We’ll take a look at how to take your keyword research and assessment process to the next level — how to go from, “Oh, I just use the Google AdWords Keyword Planner” to creating a process that uncovers new and interesting keywords that more effectively map your customers’ intent while escaping prohibitive competition. This means better ROI on your search marketing spend and, yes, happier clients and managers. Let’s get started.