Getting started with keyword research, finding the right keyword research tool, and tracking your keywords with Aleka Shunk from Cooking With Keywords.

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Welcome to episode 362 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Aleka Shunk from Cooking With Keywords about how to increase your organic traffic through keyword research.

Keyword Research

Today, we’re really excited to be chatting all about keyword research with Aleka Shunk, the creator of Cooking With Keywords!

Since launching her course, Aleka has taught over 900 students about the ins and outs of keyword research, and she’s sharing her best tips to develop a strong keyword research strategy in this episode.

You’ll learn what keywords and modifiers are, how to get started with keyword research, what tools you should use, and more. Whether you’re just diving into keyword research for the first time or you’re a seasoned pro, we know you’ll have so many takeaways from this conversation. Enjoy!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why Aleka started focusing on keyword search
• What keywords and modifiers are
• How keyword research works
• What the different phases of keyword research look like
• What keyword research tools she recommends
• How to balance passion versus performance publishing
• Why user intent matters
• How to get started with keyword research
• Why it’s important to analyze and track your keywords

Resources:

• Cooking With Keywords
• Get 10% off any Cooking With Keywords course or coaching service (available for FBP members only)
• Aleka’s Get-Together
• Keysearch
• Semrush
• Ahrefs
• Keywords Everywhere
• Keyword Surfer
• Substack
• Follow Aleka on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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