Keyword research

guest · 04-13-2011, 12:06 PM

Hi guys,

Can someone please advice me on the following.

Say i've found the following keyword phrase...

"eat apples" - Broad: 50,000 searches a month. Phrase: 2,000 searches a month.

If i owned "www eat-apples com"

Would my possible visitors be from the broad results (50k) or the phrase results (2k) -- or would it be a mixture of both?

Does broad mean the phrase is used like... "should i eat apples", "why would i want to eat apples" or even "apples should eat people"

NateRivers · 04-13-2011, 12:12 PM

phrase is a lot more accurate. With broad you're then competing with a lot more websites as well.

aminwasu · 04-13-2011, 12:26 PM

In some cases, broad can be misleading as well. If the keyword is more than two words, it can be worse. Stick to phrase in your case.

ksetu · 04-13-2011, 12:32 PM

Phrase gives a better estimate for traffic. So use that as yardstick.

Broad will cover all variation of the words - in any order. So in your case, it will cover all 3 variations mentioned by you.

TBInternetMarketing · 04-13-2011, 01:09 PM

I'd go one lower and use exact. The sad part is you might not like what you see, but that is the best way to gauge what kind of traffic you are gonna get. Anything else is a bonus...Just my thoughts.

wsotoolz · 04-13-2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TBInternetMarketing

I'd go one lower and use exact. The sad part is you might not like what you see, but that is the best way to gauge what kind of traffic you are gonna get. Anything else is a bonus...Just my thoughts.

Agree... I always use exact when judging traffic for a specific keyword.

ankitsharma · 04-14-2011, 07:40 AM

It is always better to use phrase search

04-13-2011, 12:06 PM	#1
guest Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 94 Thanks: 71 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? Hi guys, Can someone please advice me on the following. Say i've found the following keyword phrase... "eat apples" - Broad: 50,000 searches a month. Phrase: 2,000 searches a month. If i owned "www eat-apples com" Would my possible visitors be from the broad results (50k) or the phrase results (2k) -- or would it be a mixture of both? Does broad mean the phrase is used like... "should i eat apples", "why would i want to eat apples" or even "apples should eat people"

04-13-2011, 12:12 PM	#2
NateRivers Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 659 Thanks: 97 Thanked 247 Times in 119 Posts	Re: Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? phrase is a lot more accurate. With broad you're then competing with a lot more websites as well.

04-13-2011, 12:26 PM	#3
aminwasu Active Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? In some cases, broad can be misleading as well. If the keyword is more than two words, it can be worse. Stick to phrase in your case.

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ksetu Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? Phrase gives a better estimate for traffic. So use that as yardstick. Broad will cover all variation of the words - in any order. So in your case, it will cover all 3 variations mentioned by you.
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TBInternetMarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In your PC Posts: 2,075 Thanks: 83 Thanked 789 Times in 234 Posts	Re: Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? I'd go one lower and use exact. The sad part is you might not like what you see, but that is the best way to gauge what kind of traffic you are gonna get. Anything else is a bonus...Just my thoughts.

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ankitsharma Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Keyword research - Broad vs Phrase??? It is always better to use phrase search
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