Question about keywords and search volume

jresidual · 09-19-2011, 09:31 PM

I'm a beginner to SEO and have a question about how the Google keyword tool works.

When doing a broad search for a keyword, say for example "popular video cameras" (without the quotes), are the number of searches per month not exclusive to that keyword phrase? In other words, if the keyword tool gives me a number of 5000 local searches per month for that keyword phrase, does that also include other similar phrases?

If I want to know how many searches my keyword gets as it is, I would search with the [exact] box checked?

outwest · 09-19-2011, 09:38 PM

If you dont click on exact, it gives broad, which includes all sorts of other bs terms numbers

kiloh · 09-20-2011, 01:16 AM

Yes, click the exact box. You can see a keyword go from 1000's all the way down to <10

09-19-2011, 09:31 PM	#1
jresidual Warrior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 17 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question about keywords and search volume I'm a beginner to SEO and have a question about how the Google keyword tool works. When doing a broad search for a keyword, say for example "popular video cameras" (without the quotes), are the number of searches per month not exclusive to that keyword phrase? In other words, if the keyword tool gives me a number of 5000 local searches per month for that keyword phrase, does that also include other similar phrases? If I want to know how many searches my keyword gets as it is, I would search with the [exact] box checked?

09-19-2011, 09:38 PM	#2
outwest Lovin Life War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA and Asia Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 118 Thanked 180 Times in 161 Posts	Re: Question about keywords and search volume If you dont click on exact, it gives broad, which includes all sorts of other bs terms numbers

09-20-2011, 01:16 AM	#3
kiloh HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: California Posts: 192 Thanks: 42 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Question about keywords and search volume Yes, click the exact box. You can see a keyword go from 1000's all the way down to <10
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