Great question. Most don’t know that the numbers that these pay for packages spit out to us actually come from Google. So, in essence we get pretty much the same data. What these tools provide us is the next level of analysis that we critically require to get the job done.

Some of these things include, keyword competition, backlink strength of other sites you are targetting, and analysis of other resources at the same time.

For the cost of these pay for tools, I don’t waste any time trying to piece together all of this information that is provided quickly to me.

This is why I never mentioned using Google. I do use some Google tools, but the keyword research tool, I don’t.

Does that help?

Cheers!

Frank

The new series sounds great! I have seen/followed so many simular projects, and will never get bored of watching them, it really is nice to watch.

James

Just for a heads up, I’ll soon be sending out a new series where you watch me build a blog into a profitable piece of Internet real estate.

Thanks also for the comment on Keyword search tool post.

Frank

Just thought I would leave my feeback here, I recieve your newsletter, and enjoy reading your information and opinions.

I personally use MNF and find it great for all my needs. I would say 90% of the time I already have a niche in mind, and use MNF to drill down a bit, and check some of the data it offers too. But on the odd occasion I will just type some random phrases into MNF and go from there, I like the features it provides, and the support from them is great too.

I look forward to your future thoughts and ideas, and will try to contribute if I can in any way, it’s always best to get a variety of opinions and compare thoughts, great things can be learnt.

All the best

James