So I hear people talk about "monster" search term ... and I think we can all agree that the number of results is somewhat immaterial ... it's how many times that term XYZ is searched and then how many inbound clicks you get for XYZ. While you can infer trends from Google Trends, I don't believe there is any way to get absolute numbers for actual number of searches for term XYZ - ditto for the zietergiest (however you spell that word). However, if you happen to rank very well for term XYZ, you know from your web server logs how many times/day people come to your site from Google for XYZ. So ... my off-the-cuff wag (wild-ass-guess) would be 10/day is so-so, 100/day is pretty decent, and a 1,000/day would be a "monster" term. What do other people think ... and what is the highest number of inbounds/day you get for a specific term from Google? P.S. I realize people aren't going to want to disclose those keywords (Britney Spears?!?), but just interested in the numbers. EDIT ADD: Are you able to maintain that rate year around - i.e. "SuperBowl" probably ROCKS for a few weeks out the year, but then dies back down.
One of my sites get 1800 unique vistors daily through a single keyword. It is No.1 on google, yahoo and msn.
Over the years I've ranked for many thousands of terms. You would be surprised at how few searches many terms yield. Any phrase over 100/daily is great. If you get 500 or more, then that's a fairly impressive term. I'm sure terms exist that do 100,000 or more.
There are terms I think that may get 100,000 searches but then no one website will get 100,000 clicks a day. Like yourself... I have ranking for 1000s of keywords.... doesn't always drive the most targeted traffic though... For the OP I have a client whose site has ranked # 1 or # 2 on Google everyday for the last 37 months for keyword 'police products' I dont mind telling the keyword... that babys locked in!!!!!! Peace Peace
what about the term "myspace layouts" thats like quite a monster term in my opinion... Greetz Smetten
I agree that I would be shocked if a keyword got 100,000 searches a day. It would have to be "news-driven".
OK well if you were not sure I was kidding in my earlier post However not much to be shocked about as there are probably a great many 100,000+ terms if you think about it.... Start with one word terms travel, hotel, or some of the others posted below and many more if you think....... Overture sex 258,571.3 /day Wordtracker sex 252,226.0 /day Overture myspace 622,708.4 /day Wordtracker myspace 168,793.0 /day Overture nude 99,208.2 /day Wordtracker nude 62,308 /day Overture car 106,595.9 /day Wordtracker cars 34,718.0 /day Doctor?? Nurse ?? Cancer ?? Peace
You really believe that people type the single word "sex" in their search bar 258,571.3 times per day? The overture tool shows aggregate numbers.
Thats a question I've asked myself before....I do not know...I wouldnt think so...I know it doesnt make sense....... but then a lot of things don't make sense and still happen american idol lost datemymom planes in buildings george w bush
Just so you know: the numbers at Overture are aggregate. The top level keyword "sex" shows a number that is the aggregate total of all searches that contain the word "sex" in them. If you look at "free sex" it's a clickable link. Again the number is an aggregate. Click on the link and it will bring up all the variations of "free sex". So overture shows a total of 252K searches a day that contain the single word "Sex" in them, not just searches for the single word. Plus, overture isn't even remotely pegged in reality.
Yes I know the tools are bestguestimate based and Overture uses an aggregate number..... Most of the tools are unrealistic in this matter from what I have found...Hitwise would be best for this I believe.. As for their numbers ....they help me produce 'reality money' either way so its all good.,