2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference???

little-ed · 10-01-2009, 05:28 AM

Hi all.

I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I cannot find an exact answer to it.

What is the difference between the two keyword research tools:

Wordtracker
Google Adwords Keyword Tool

They both seem to work differently.

For example, I typed in both tools the phrase

quit smoking today

and got different results for both. In wordracker it came back with no searches at all but in the Google Keyword tool it came back with a Global Monthly search volume of 2,400.

Just wondered why that should be :-)

BradCarroll · 10-01-2009, 06:00 AM

The Google one is more thorough, betters, and won't cut you off after x number of keywords. You can pretty much drill to infinity, to sub-sub-sub-sub-niches with the Google tool.

There is more...but those are the basics!

waihon · 10-01-2009, 08:40 AM

WordTracker (WT) has 2 versions, free and paid. The paid version gives more information compared to the free version. Google AdWrods Keyword Tool (GAKT) is free to use.

WT grabs data from Dogpile and Metacrawler queries while GAKT grabs data from Google search queries.

Since their data source is different so does their results.

I personally use GAKT as my primary keyword research tool.

Position2 · 10-01-2009, 09:18 AM

I think Google adwords is very reliable than any other tool. I've been using this toold from quit sometime.

Thanks,

thecableguy · 10-01-2009, 10:57 AM

Yeah I always wondered the same thing, asked the same questions. My guess is that they use different searchengines to compile the results (Wordtracker uses metasearchengines). and the Google Adwords tool is for Adwords advertisers, thus it uses the content network as well as the search network. Plus broad match is selected by default, and singular and plural are lumped together. So for organic search results I use either Wordtracker or the SEO book research tool. And Googles tool to find profitable keywords and advertiser competition.

Alan

dave147 · 10-01-2009, 11:04 AM

don't worry about the difference between them or which one is more accurate, just pick one and use it

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little-ed Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? Hi all. I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I cannot find an exact answer to it. What is the difference between the two keyword research tools: Wordtracker Google Adwords Keyword Tool They both seem to work differently. For example, I typed in both tools the phrase quit smoking today and got different results for both. In wordracker it came back with no searches at all but in the Google Keyword tool it came back with a Global Monthly search volume of 2,400. Just wondered why that should be :-)
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BradCarroll PRs,Reports,Sales Writing War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 368 Thanks: 93 Thanked 39 Times in 30 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: 2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? The Google one is more thorough, betters, and won't cut you off after x number of keywords. You can pretty much drill to infinity, to sub-sub-sub-sub-niches with the Google tool. There is more...but those are the basics!
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waihon HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 113 Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts Social Networking	Re: 2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? WordTracker (WT) has 2 versions, free and paid. The paid version gives more information compared to the free version. Google AdWrods Keyword Tool (GAKT) is free to use. WT grabs data from Dogpile and Metacrawler queries while GAKT grabs data from Google search queries. Since their data source is different so does their results. I personally use GAKT as my primary keyword research tool.

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Position2 Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? I think Google adwords is very reliable than any other tool. I've been using this toold from quit sometime. Thanks,

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thecableguy Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: , , . Posts: 1,186 Thanks: 62 Thanked 92 Times in 84 Posts	Re: 2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? Yeah I always wondered the same thing, asked the same questions. My guess is that they use different searchengines to compile the results (Wordtracker uses metasearchengines). and the Google Adwords tool is for Adwords advertisers, thus it uses the content network as well as the search network. Plus broad match is selected by default, and singular and plural are lumped together. So for organic search results I use either Wordtracker or the SEO book research tool. And Googles tool to find profitable keywords and advertiser competition. Alan

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dave147 Platinum Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: AU Posts: 2,729 Thanks: 475 Thanked 332 Times in 270 Posts	Re: 2 Keyword Tools, What's The Difference??? don't worry about the difference between them or which one is more accurate, just pick one and use it
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