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Google keyword tool has let me down

by s888
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I dunno what to do guys. Basically I did an article for a 3 word phrase that according to Google's keyword tool, has 12000 searches a month.

I've been building links to this article and I am on the bottom of page 1. However, on webmaster last month, it says my impressions for this search phrase have only been 300 and I've hardly received any visitors.

The weird thing is, it's a phrase I think people would actually search for a lot.

Not sure whether to keep building links to this article or to give up on it. I'm worried if I don't and people start searching for it again, I'll still be at the bottom of page 1.

Don't want to waste my time as well if people aren't searching for this phrase anymore. Sigh.
#google #keyword #tool
  • Profile picture of the author John Williamson
    Did you use exact match?
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  • Profile picture of the author s888
    Yep I did.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bryan V
    Do a PPC campaign for it and see if impressions match.
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  • Profile picture of the author FrediDoo
    Originally Posted by pack12 View Post

    Do a PPC campaign for it and see if impressions match.
    +1 for this approach.

    Originally Posted by s888 View Post

    I've been building links to this article and I am on the bottom of page 1. However, on webmaster last month, it says my impressions for this search phrase have only been 300 and I've hardly received any visitors.
    Were you at the bottom of page 1 last month? Or were you at a lower position? This article on SERP click through data may be of interest to you.
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  • Profile picture of the author calfred
    As always, you also have to check for Google Trends and Insights.
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  • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
    Okay here's the thing.

    #9 and #10 spots on Google are expected to get a minor 1% clicks of the total searches. Also, it should be noted that the Google Keyword Tool data is highly based on estimates, and does not provide accurate numbers.

    For my convenience, I usually go for high search volume keywords, and then aim for #1 spot, that gets 40%+ clicks.

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  • Profile picture of the author Jonas B
    are you sure you got a constant volume of searches for that phrase? it can be that you picked one where it was trending for only a few months and now has decreased a lot?
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