I’ve mentioned before on this site the importance of doing keyword research before you start thinking about how to get your client’s web site to the top of the search engines.
I had a neat example the other day – I have a client who provides helicopter rides on the Gold Coast.
Should we target the term “helicopter rides” or “helicopter flights”? Which term would get searched the most?
Good questions and I had no idea what the answers would be.
But I know how to find out – here’s a great way to figure out which term to target.
Go to the Google AdWords Keyword tool and type in your 2 terms. You’ll get a very good idea on how many searches are done each month for each term.
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The absolute best way to gauge the search numbers is to set up a Google AdWords account and bid on the 2 terms.
Within 48 hours you’ll have an excellent idea on the number of searches completed for each term as this data is provided in your reports.
Ths can go a long way to avoiding some confusing data from the keyword tool.
For example, here are the search numbers for the terms from the tool:
- helicopter rides – 18,100
- helicopter flights – 2,900
Seems pretty clear cut doesn’t it. You’d expect the terms “helicopter ride” and “helicopter flight” to have a similar proportionate gap.
Nope.
- helicopter ride – 14,800
- helicopter flight – 27,100
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Hmmmmm.
That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. In a case like this I’d go to Google AdWords and test all terms and get the real time results.
As you can see, if you choose the wrong term to get a high ranking for it can be a terrible move.
Sure, you’ll work hard and get a # 1 rankings but you could have gotten your client x6 times more potential customers if you had targeted the more highly searched for term.
Makes sense and can mean a lot more $$$ for your client.
Cheers
How accurate do you find the Adwords keyword tool compared to actual adwords impressions.