I made HUGE list of 5000 keywords, using overture. These were centered around a theme/niche. These were popular searched ones, aswell as unpopular searched ones. i was going to do articles for each one, but finding a ghost writter, i cannot afford 5000 articles (for my 5000 keywords) so i have decided to select just 400 keywords from that list of 5000...... but how should i choose the 400? Should i pick a tight niche within that niche of 5000 keywords? and select 400 from them? What would you suggest? any ideas getting from 5000 to 400.
I suggest you remove the unpopular searches first... That will easily reduse your list for a start... Also the tighter niche is a good idea...
I personally target keywords that receive at least 20 searches daily. You have to determine your own personal minimum threshold (it doesn't have to be my 20 per day). Otherwise you'll be targeting noncompetitive KWs for which you may score high in the search engines, but they don't generate any traffic.
Check each keyword monthly search volumes. Eliminate those that have anything lower than 500. Btw, optimize for keywords that your target audiences may search for.
Choose the keywords that best suited according to your niche. First go for less competitive and long tail keywords and than go for other ones.