Quotes or no quotes for keyword research?

Lunar · 10-03-2009, 04:39 PM

Hi everyone! I'm working on an article marketing campaign, submitting targeted articles to ezinearticles using keywords that have over 10 daily search estimate and also less than 10,000 competition sites.

My question is: When I'm doing google competition research, should I put the keyword in quotes (keyword tools vs. "keyword tools")? Obviously in quotes it gives much less competition (and so I might decide to write an article using that keyword), but customers don't actually type it in using quotes.

For example, "video game designer career" (with quotes) has only 6,290 competing sites, but video game designer career (no quotes) has over 570 million! It doesn't seem to make any difference the when using the Adwords Keyword tool...

So which one is useful, in finding keywords, and also running a search to check the effectiveness in your campaigns?

Thanks!

Mmfh · 10-04-2009, 12:14 AM

To get a realistic idea of what's going on I use Quotes only.
That way you know that the keyword phrase has to be typed in the order you are using it.

Good Luck!

Mm

JasonValens · 10-04-2009, 10:56 AM

With quotes for calculating competition numbers, without quotes for testing strength of competition on first page i.e. is it filled with authority sites

zakiprofit · 10-04-2009, 01:09 PM

For the better result, you must use quote. I use it all the time when I'm searching for new niche market

10-03-2009, 04:39 PM	#1
Lunar Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quotes or no quotes for keyword research? Hi everyone! I'm working on an article marketing campaign, submitting targeted articles to ezinearticles using keywords that have over 10 daily search estimate and also less than 10,000 competition sites. My question is: When I'm doing google competition research, should I put the keyword in quotes (keyword tools vs. "keyword tools")? Obviously in quotes it gives much less competition (and so I might decide to write an article using that keyword), but customers don't actually type it in using quotes. For example, "video game designer career" (with quotes) has only 6,290 competing sites, but video game designer career (no quotes) has over 570 million! It doesn't seem to make any difference the when using the Adwords Keyword tool... So which one is useful, in finding keywords, and also running a search to check the effectiveness in your campaigns? Thanks!

10-04-2009, 12:14 AM	#2
Mmfh HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 174 Thanks: 56 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Quotes or no quotes for keyword research? To get a realistic idea of what's going on I use Quotes only. That way you know that the keyword phrase has to be typed in the order you are using it. Good Luck! Mm

10-04-2009, 10:56 AM	#3
JasonValens Mass Desire Engineer War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 184 Thanks: 5 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Quotes or no quotes for keyword research? With quotes for calculating competition numbers, without quotes for testing strength of competition on first page i.e. is it filled with authority sites

10-04-2009, 01:09 PM	#4
zakiprofit The good guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 99 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: Quotes or no quotes for keyword research? For the better result, you must use quote. I use it all the time when I'm searching for new niche market