As with WordTracker you can also try the KeywordDiscovery - Keyword Research Tool which has a much larger keyword database. Great for tail end and niche keyword research.

The Keyword Discovery search term suggestion tool offers the most current and reliable keyword data with historical trends. This is the tool that is used by industry experts and covers many regional keyword databases such as UK, French, Dutch, German, Spanish etc… There is a free trial and a paid option that provides access to more features.

Cheers
Nicole

Nice post,just want to mention in Wordtracker’s defence that once you have used it you will never complain or say anything about that nominal fee again.

I have searched many hours and lost many days looking for keyword tips and the “inside” track when it comes to keywords and quality predictions! No other software or SEO guru comes close.

It is well worth is!
Keep it up guys!
SEO Pretoria

If you want to make the body of your work easily visible, one of the best ways to do that is to start a blog, since blogging tools always generate feeds — it’s automatic, you don’t have to make it happen.

Make sure your feed gets indexed by every major feed aggregator like Technorati, Google Blog Search, Icerocket, etc. That way your content gets immediate exposure — you don’t have to wait days, weeks, or months for the search engines to index you. And, incidentally, search engines will start indexig you more frequently because of your feed showing up in aggregators.

If your work is getting published on another site, blog that every time it happens, with a direct link. That way your blog becomes a central index of the body of your work.

Doing these things alone will do most freelancers and other content creators far more good in terms of search visibility than anything else recommended in this piece, IMHO.

- Amy Gahran