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I am a new comer with very limited knowledge on key word suggestion tool......I found compared with Overture's suggestion tool and WordTrack, Google's Adwords don't provide # of search volume, or I didn't find it?
And for the # listed beside Overture & WordTrack keyword searched result, its scope refers to the all internet search volume, or just within their own search engines?
BTW, what's SEO & SERP stand for? (don't laugh at me)
:)
Thanks
SERP = search engine results page
:) half an answer, anyway.
(don't laugh at me)
We don't do that here, we all start somewhere at some time. :)
This link might help with terms
WebmasterWorld Glossary [webmasterworld.com]
I believe the numbers refer to the engines through which they can gather results and not to the whole internet.
Here are a couple of threads that discuss the merits of the various tools. One of the threads goes back a bit, but the information is excellent about how to interpret the data you see.
Overture's Search Term Suggestion Tool
How reliable is it?
[webmasterworld.com...]
AdWords' keyword tool versus Wordtracker for Google SEO
Are AdWords keyword counts more accurate than Wordtracker for Google SEO?
[webmasterworld.com...]
I also recommend additional site searches.
Your helps are appreciated and reading previous threads does help!
you can get the numbers from Google if you are an AdWords advertiser. Otherwise you can only get variations.
Since you are just starting out my advice would be to not focus so much on "how many" searchs for each keyword phrase but more towards the relevance of those terms to your content.
The tools are best used to look for patterns of popularity and relevance. This helps to prioritize content.
Your primary activity should be to get that first batch of keywords that "really" matches your content. The numbers help you focus on prioritizing.
Also, the more technical the subject area, the less reliable these tools will be.
Someone Postioned Above Me ;)
DaveN
