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Google Keyword Tool - What Degrees of Potential Success Are There?

by Bulldozer
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Hi, I am a guy with no SEO / Adsense experience but I believe I'm kind of familiar with the basic principles of SEO and niches.

I will be using the Google Keyword Tool to find my first niche ever.

Let's assume that I have found a good keyword that has lots of Monthly Searches - say between 50,000 and 500,000 for every single one of its variations.
So it all comes down to competition, right?

Now, I really don't know how much competition is too much competition!
Please have a look at the chart that I made and tell me if I got it right.
Are keywords with Medium competition really useless?
Most of the time they have a better CPC.
So is it possible to exploit a keyword that has medium competition too? Or should I only stick to those keywords that have close to Zero competition?

Have a look at the chart and tell me am I getting it right or am I on the extreme side of things with my chart?



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  • Profile picture of the author Bulldozer
    Anyone with an opinion about this?
    Or do all of you guys use paid SEO tools and not the free Google Keyword Tool?
    If yes, what are some good SEO tools that can do keywprd analysis, competition web site comparisons & etc.?
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  • Profile picture of the author The Blueprinter
    You should not only look at keyword tool numbers. You should also do a search in google for your keywords with quotes. Then you will see your real competition.
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  • Profile picture of the author IcedSEO-CEO
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    Forget about those Google bars though it helps sometimes but I will trust what I got from a quote search more.
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  • Profile picture of the author Heavenstorm
    if i am not wrong those competition bars represents adwords competitors bidding to have their ads. You should type your keyword in the actual google and analyse the top 10 sites, see how many backlinks they have, the quality of their backlinks, the PR of the page and if they have the keywords in their url/title.

    Correct me if i am wrong.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bulldozer
    Hmm, good advice.
    Seems that the Google Keyword tool is useless?
    So, what are some good SEO tools then?
    Don't the paid SEO tools just use Google Keywords and then report the results they get from it back to you using a little bit more flashy graphics?
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    • Profile picture of the author mrgee
      Originally Posted by Bulldozer View Post

      Hmm, good advice.
      Seems that the Google Keyword tool is useless?
      So, what are some good SEO tools then?
      Don't the paid SEO tools just use Google Keywords and then report the results they get from it back to you using a little bit more flashy graphics?
      From my understanding the bars have no bearing on your competition. They only reflect how many advertisers there may be for that keyword. In order to judge competition you need to look at those sites that appear at the top of the google search for your particular KW.. Top 10 at least..
      Their page rank will give you some idea, but you need to look at the actual sites as well in order to judge their strength and what you are competing against
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  • Profile picture of the author stefalex
    I use Market Samurai. It provides keyword tool ( linked to Google) with more research tools including SEO Competition and Rank Tracker.
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  • Profile picture of the author Google.me
    Is Google losing the plot or is there statistics gone to crap? 165,000 searches with no competition? for "electronic cigarette" or is the bar going to show a red color for oh my gosh competition?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mo Annuar
    The keyword tool can't possibly determine the "real" competition between websites. It's a good tool to use, but not something you should trust blindly.
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