Search Frequency on Google/Yahoo

How many times a keyword or key word combination gets serached on google in

[freedata]

I am optimizing my site for a three keyword phrase. How can I find out how many times a keyword or key word combination gets serached on google/yahoo on an average day? Does WordTracker help here? What is the best tool?

[ngsmith]

I've always tested keywords using a paused 'Test' campaign in my Adwords account.

Some people have criticised the accuracy of the results, but:

1/ It gives you a feel for the relative strength of different keywords and combinations.

2/ You can enter whichever keywords you like rather than relying on results from a suggestion tool.

3/ The suggestion tools can come up with other ideas.

4/ You have the information neatly stored for future reference.

5/ If you ever decide to run a PPC campaign, the keywords are already in there.

Neil.

[freedata]

Neil, thanks. That tools tells us how many clicks we can expect on our ad but not how many total searches. Its a good indicator but lot of other factors effect that number, such as how many other advertisers are using the same kw/phrase etc.

[mattx17]

I don't know about Google, but Overture releases their search history. I just recommended a tool called Scout [jrkdesign.com] to another guy that displays the volume of searches a search term gets in Overture for last month. (in case you didn't know, Overture supplies search results to MSN, Yahoo, AskJeeves, etc.)

[Robert Charlton]

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