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SpyFu Accuracy?

by lirikh
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Hey so I found a good keyword that gets 2.4k local searches monthly, but when I check spyfu, it states that it gets 400 clicks daily which is around 12k monthly. That's a big difference. Who's more accurate?

By the way, I use MNF. I also checked GAKT and it says 2.4k local searches monthly as well.

Thanks!
#accuracy #spyfu
  • Profile picture of the author TargetedTrafficSolutions
    Nothing is going to really give you any thing that is all that close to dead accurate.

    If you are trying to really hammer down local search volumes within Googles Index, I would highly suggest you take a once over with Google Insights.

    Searches or Impression really do not matter all that much overall, the fact is people search for damn near everything today, as long as you are the most interesting and relevant result that speaks to the end user, you will earn the Click Throughs which at the end of the day is typically all that matters.
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  • Profile picture of the author lirikh
    I'm not asking for perfect accuracy, I'm just trying to find out why there's such a big difference between spyfu (12k) and GAKT or MNF (2.4k). It isn't a ~10-20% gap, but more like 500%, which is really significant. I'm more of a "number" person, and what you're saying doesn't make sense. A keyword that gets 1 search daily will have no traffic whatsoever even if your site is GODLIKE interesting. More searches, more traffic, more clicks, more money; and that's where keyword research takes place.
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  • Profile picture of the author itfactory
    Please check with sktool (Google). This will give you more Insight. thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author lirikh
      Originally Posted by itfactory View Post

      Please check with sktool (Google). This will give you more Insight. thanks
      hmm I tried with sktool, and it doesnt even list my keyword. I never heard of this tool, what is it?

      Originally Posted by TargetedTrafficSolutions View Post

      If you really are a number person than do what all of us do and Run targeted PPC ads for the terms in whatever area you are targeting for 5 days and split test everything.

      Thats how you can determine actual costs.

      No keyword tool actually is trying to be all that accurate, its not really what they are all about from a programmatic point of view...

      I can only assume you are fairly new to all this so take it slow and learn as much as you can about the real world difference by trying and testing.

      Most of us have been doing this for years and we still learn new things everyday.
      No offense pal, but you're no help. Are you trying to be philosophic and assume you know everything? And I don't think "all of you" run ppc campaigns to determine monthly searches... That will be just stupid. And why are you talking about actual costs? I don't want to determine the cost/click of the keyword. Again, stop acting smart. I know I'm direct, but I hate people who think they're all mighty giving advice that doesn't make sense.
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  • Profile picture of the author TargetedTrafficSolutions
    If you really are a number person than do what all of us do and Run targeted PPC ads for the terms in whatever area you are targeting for 5 days and split test everything.

    Thats how you can determine actual costs.

    No keyword tool actually is trying to be all that accurate, its not really what they are all about from a programmatic point of view...

    I can only assume you are fairly new to all this so take it slow and learn as much as you can about the real world difference by trying and testing.

    Most of us have been doing this for years and we still learn new things everyday.
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  • Profile picture of the author XJ2
    Just use those numbers to validate the results of your research and assume the smaller is the right one (in your case 2400 searches is not bad).
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