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11-17-2010, 02:58 PM
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|  Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
I am really confused for some keyword. It says that Broad has 49k searches Phrase match 2900 exact 170 So if i will rank for the 1st place what can be expected traffic? I know that usually 1st place gets about 40% clicks - but with this keyword is really confusing... What exactly it means? Thank you |
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11-17-2010, 05:01 PM
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| today is a gift War Room Member  Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
I use exact match when judging keywords for estimated SERP traffic.
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11-17-2010, 05:04 PM
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| Senior Warrior Member War Room Member  Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S. Gulf Coast...
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
Exact Match all of the way...you want to simulate their search as closely as possible. Otherwise, your traffic number will just not add up....mysteriously...
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11-17-2010, 05:11 PM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
You can estimate about 1/3 of the exact match.
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11-17-2010, 06:51 PM
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| Scott Lovingood War Room Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East TN
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
I think you need to understand the terms before you think about traffic. Broad match - the words appear anywhere on the page in any order. Phrase match - has the phrase on the page but includes leading or trailing words as well. Exact match - well it means what is says. Exactly matches your search term. Exact match is how to evaluate traffic and your ranking competition. CTR depends a lot on your meta description and where you rank on the page. |
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11-17-2010, 07:25 PM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
Broad can be very misleading. Phrase does a much better job but to be safe just go with the exact match numbers. The first spot on the first page can expect 30-50% of the total traffic whereas the tenth spot on the first page can get 0-5% of the total traffic.
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11-17-2010, 07:49 PM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
If there is that big of a discrepency of broad relative to exact, then there is a huge chance that the people using the words in your exact match are in fact looking for something else anyway. Avoid.
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11-17-2010, 08:00 PM
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| Re: Very Confusing - Broad 49k - Phrase 2,900 - Exact 170
I guess it's apparent enough already. Always take the [exact] rating as a measure of the traffic and expect to get 40% of those to come to your site, if you get placed on #1. Broad and Phrase both can be very misleading... |
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11-17-2010, 10:47 PM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
Talk about misleading! I used to research keywords for 2 years with broad and only a month ago understood (with the help of this forum) what a huge mistake that was and how much time and effort I spent not searching the right way. Exact is the way like everyone says, only now I get sites up according to Exact search and can expect more sales hopefully. |
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11-18-2010, 12:50 AM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
The reason I am asking is that I am ranking 4 for that keyword in google/us market where 80% of traffic is for that keyword.... And in 1 week only 2 people came to the site.... I thought its really weird  Because when I build a site it was on the phrase match so I tried exact and saw that it has 170 searches... now it make sense... Means the site is worhless |
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11-18-2010, 07:29 AM
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| Re: Very confusing - Broad 49k - phrase 2900 exact 170
Nothing goes to waste man, as long as you have a site that attracts traffic even a little that OK. You can also always modify it for other keywords or links to other sites you'll build from there, every site has value my friend. Good Luck! |
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