10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}
10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}

Who to trust yahoo or google?

by pabrigowar
9 replies
when it comes to page result volume for a keyword/phrase (google comes up with larger number of course) which one do you go by to get a better gauge on which keyword/phrase to spend your time on?
#google #trust #yahoo
  • Profile picture of the author kez1000
    neither are spot on you just have to use them a guide
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884743].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author LiquidSeo
      Originally Posted by kez1000 View Post

      neither are spot on you just have to use them a guide
      Agree -you really should use them both as part of your research. Neither gives you exact data.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884783].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Ben Gordon
    I trust Google more . It's just always been that way for me.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884762].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author vansterdam420
    I use the keyword tools more as a comparative tool to see which keyword is better than the next. I never really expect to get a certain amount of traffic from a keyword. I just go after the keywords I feel are the best and accept whatever piece of the pie I get. If you want to know the truth, do a short PPC test to see actual volume.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884777].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author theultimate1
    Wait... Lemme Google it
    Signature
    If Content Is Your King, Then This GhostRider.. err.. GhostWriter Is Your Knight!
    My Sample Articles
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884792].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author EdBryant
    Its hard for me to trust either one of them, if you think about it you are building the foundation of your business plan from that keyword research. If its flawed, which I believe it sometimes is you have spent tons of time and money for a keyword that doesn't get the traffic you hoped for or doesn't convert into sales.

    I had an experience where I spent months of back linking and way too much money to rank on page one for what I thought would be a golden keyword based on Market Samurai research. It was a huge fail.

    I think the best way to test a keyword is to set up a small PPC campaign and make sure your offer not only gets traffic but converts. I think in the longrun you will save time and money. Of course all the guru's are selling keyword research tools so you could trust them or do you own test.

    Anyways, good luck to you!
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3884799].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author havplenty
    The numbers (Google & Yahoo) should always be taken with a pinch of salt. As a matter of fact, lots of SEOers, run PPC campaigns on keywords before they use them to build a site.

    Good luck.

    Hav
    Signature
    Why This Simple Technique Could Make You $1000 A Month Easily
    Smart Marketers Pay Less Than $4 For Web Hosting! How Smart Are You?
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3885383].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author maybah
    I think google better. For me
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[3885419].message }}

Trending Topics