Graham Holmes

I'm Graham Holmes, the founder of KeywordNumbers. I'm not a faceless agency or a venture-backed startup — I'm one person who got tired of paying monthly subscriptions for keyword data that should have been free.

When I first started out, every penny counted. The tools that promised to help only let you do the basics before hitting a paywall, a trial limit or a nagging upgrade prompt. So I built a small, fast tool just for myself — one that did exactly what I needed without the upsells. It turned out I wasn't the only one who was frustrated, so I opened it up to everyone.

Today KeywordNumbers is a growing suite of free SEO and keyword research tools — search volume checking, keyword suggestions, difficulty scoring, SERP previews and more — all with no sign-up and no credit card. I write the articles here myself, from hands-on experience running the tools and the site, to help creators, students, side-hustlers and small business owners do proper keyword research without the enterprise price tag.

I give the tools away free for the same reason I needed them in the first place: when you're starting out, a bit of genuine help goes a long way. The site is kept running by unobtrusive ads rather than by charging you.