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Google Keyword Tool Discrepancies Between Old and New Interface

by brittlesnc
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Maybe I'm a little slow on the up take but has anyone else noticed the HUGE discrepancies between the new interface of the Google Keyword Tool vs. the old interface?

For example, I was targeting 2 keywords and according to the old interface:

KW #1 = 8,100 "exact" local searches per month

KW #2 = 4,400 "exact" local searches per month

But for the new interface:

KW #1 = 320 "exact" local searches per month

KW #2 = 320 "exact" local searches per month

My question is which interface is correct? I'm assuming the new interface but you know what happens when you assume....
#discrepancies #google #interface #keyword #tool
  • Profile picture of the author nettech
    Yup,

    I was going to post something yesterday but I didn't have the time. I use MNF for all my kw research so was quite shocked when I noticed such a large discrepancy! I think from now on, will just have to use several tools to gauge an average figure or something.

    I think the numbers MAY have something to do with the Mayday/Caffeine algo update. Maybe Google are able to break the numbers right down to long-tails unlike they were able to before (so I'm led to believe).

    Maybe its just a way for them to make more money???

    I'm not sure but whatever it means, we just have to grin and bear it and adapt.....as we IMers always do!

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    Zaheer

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    • Profile picture of the author brittlesnc
      So what you're saying is to look at both?

      It's hard to know which to pay more attention to the interface that says 320/month or 8,100/month. This is a HUGE gap; it's not like one says 2K and the other 10K lol :p.

      So I guess I just hope that the keyword I'm targeting is closer to 8,100 than 320 lol.

      Kinda sucks having to do all this guess work, I at least thought that the keyword research part would be halfway accurate.
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  • Profile picture of the author PatriciaS
    I think there's been an erosion in the quality of the keywords returned too. Less on target, more random-feeling. And the other day I could NOT get it to give me data for the 2-word keyword phrase I entered as the search keyword, and that's the only one I really wanted at that moment. I've never been crazy about it, but lately I've been extremely unhappy with it.
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