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SEO Methods <strong>Gareth</strong> <strong>Rogan</strong><br />

Table 1.1 Jobs keyword searches<br />

jobs in London 5<br />

jobs in limerick 5<br />

jobs in galway 5<br />

jobs in Canada 5<br />

jobs in Australia 5<br />

jobs abroad 5<br />

jobs .ie 5<br />

it jobs 5<br />

hse jobs 5<br />

hospital jobs 5<br />

Gumtree 5<br />

graduate jobs 5<br />

dubai jobs 5<br />

driving jobs 5<br />

Tools, such as those available from Google Zeitgeist can be used in the selection <strong>of</strong><br />

keywords. The other main research method used is competitor analysis. Competitor<br />

analysis is simply using the search engine to determine what website already rank highly<br />

on a given search term and then determining what keywords are defined on those<br />

websites.<br />

Adwords is a Google product which allows keywords to be purchased. When the<br />

purchased keyword is entered into a search string then the site which owns the keyword<br />

will appear in the “sponsored link” section <strong>of</strong> the Google SERP. As an SEO technique<br />

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