There probably are other 'free tools' but Googles is the most comprehensive... you can just do so much with it!
Google Adwords tool is the best free tool available.Else you can go for paid tools like SEMrush,Market Samurai. Another option is a free tool called Traffic Travis.
There are several basis to finalize keywords for a website, likewise its global and local searches, relevancy and competition. Talking about the keyword research tool google adwords is the best in my opinion but if you still wish to have some other tool then i can recommend you webmaster tool, webtracker and samurai etc.
High search volume and low compete are to main factors which we should check while chossing keyword for website optimization.
I use Google Adword Key Tool and SeoQuake add-on in my Firefox browser for keyword research. Market samurai is also very good for keyword research, but it is a paid tool.
Hi faysal969, Can you please share with us that how SeoQuake add-on is good for keyword research? It is new term for me, i haven't heard about it before.
To find a popular keyword or not, you can use several tools, such as google keywords tool. This tool is very useful to know the competition of a keyword, number of keyword search period, cost per click keywords, and several other parameters that you can use as a reference for choosing keywords.
Hey, i always use wordtracker and adwords google to pick right keywords for targeting keywords on our websites.
From last 2 yrs i am using Google adword keyword tool, as a heard that word tracker shows Good keyword with complete data.