Wordtracker, wordstream or other

I'm planning on performing some major keyword research for organic SEO and trying to find the best tools for the job.

I'm looking for a tool that will:

i. Help me see what my competitors are ranking for
ii. Help me locate long tail phrases

and keywords.

A lot of people I've met in the SEO business recommend wordtracker, but I'm reluctant to shell out the $60 without first hearing from some people on this forum.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

 

We have used WebCEO to find link partners and keywords and it works quite well.

I still think the best way to find long tail keywords is to use Google Keyword tool, export to excel, and then search for those words with less competition (yes I know that is for adwords, but if companies are not competing in adwords, they are less likely to do so on SEO grounds.)

 

you can give a try to google keyword adwords tool, it gives good results and searches

 

I have also used google keywords for the same, and after that I tried Internet business programmer.
using both one after another helped me out to catch the batter keywords

 

try google adwords and make a manual searching through this you may get a accurate and good results.