Keyword Competition Analysis.

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  1. #1
    Hi Guys.

    I have got a three-word keyword phrase(###) and it gets 18K searches per month according to Google Keywords Tool.

    1. I want to assess the competition for this phrase. Should I search for in google with quotes or without quotes?

    Without quotes: 430,000 results
    With quotes: 160,000 results
    The top ten websites are same in both cases and have low PR and around 1K yahoo links.

    2. If I have to use the intitle and inanchor function, should I use quotes around my keyword phrase or not?


    Thanks.
     
    rome9t9, Aug 12, 2008 IP
  2. Ramyaa

    Ramyaa Banned

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    1. Inorder to get the competition for the keywords its better to use the keywords in G without quotes.

    2.For using intitle or inanchor use quotes as they provide only the results with keywords given within quotes.

    The number of competitors also differs in this case...
     
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  3. nairbuoyevoli

    nairbuoyevoli Active Member

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    same here dont use qoutes for some searcher doesnt used qoutes..
     
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    schgrv Active Member

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    Also try allintitle:your keyword & allinurl:your keyword

    This wud give you proper idea. Just look what you get after that i wud tell you it's beatable or not.............................
     
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  5. crimson_river

    crimson_river Banned

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    yup don't use quotes, i second to that :D
     
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  6. bobchrist

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    Also check out with Google insights, it would be additional tools to "compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, and time frames"
     
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    To find exact competition it is good to use quotes, but to know how many pages return with that phrase don't use quotes.
     
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  8. rome9t9

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    allintitle: my keyword__15K results
    allinanchor: my keyword__55K results
    allinanchor+allintitle___NO RESULTS
     
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    I also take into consideration the level of PPC/Adwords competition for a particular keyword. Theory goes that if a lot of people are willing to pay real money to generate traffic for a keyword, then it could be considered more competitive. It shouldn't be used as a deciding factor - all depends on who is appearing in the PPC results - but is a modifier to assessing competition.
     
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