Competition Analysis

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Krishnan G M: What are the recommend methods to anlaysis the competition or keyword difficulty of any keywords.
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  Michelle Dear: I'd check out +SEMrush ;as a tool for analyzing the competition and keyword difficulty, +Krishnan G M ;.
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  Promoz SEO: Google Adwords Keyword Planner is surely the best. All keywords have their own competition level, even you can download the set to get more clear picture. Other than this the SEMrush is good.
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  Krishnan G M: +Michelle Dear ; Thanks for you and, kindly can you say what are the manual method to evaluate the competition of particular keywords
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  Michelle Dear: +Krishnan G M ;I wish I were more knowledgeable in that part of +SEMrush ;. I've used it a little bit so far, but not as much as +Tim Capper ;and +Edwin Jonk ;. Can you guys maybe shed some light?
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  Krishnan G M: +Michelle Dear ; Thanks  ;
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  SEMrush: +Michelle Dear ; +Promoz SEO ; Thanks for recommending our tool guys! You rock! :)
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  Krishnan G M: +SEMrush ; IF you have trial i will check sure, ;
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  Krishnan G M: +Michelle Dear ;+Promoz SEO ; Thanks  ;for recommending +SEMrush ;
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  Tim Capper: Yep, I have trialed quite a few systems and +SEMrush ;is my go to for keyword analysis.
  
  It has never let me down