Is this accurate and worth it?

Discussion in 'Keywords' started by sabian1982, Jan 17, 2007.

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    Ok, i recently thought about starting a new website...

    So i did some research and tried to determine what phrase i would need to use to get found in the search engines (using http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/).

    What i found in the results was: 153.0/day (Wordtracker) and 256.3/day (Overture) - does this mean 153 and 256 searches each day?

    I then decided to do a search initially on google for the phrase i am looking to aim my site at; iwebtools link popularity tool came back with a total of 156 total backlinks for the number 2 position in the SERPs.

    Surely i should most definately start my website as it probably will not take too much effort to rank #1 for my choosen phrase - and hence based on the results of the suggestion tool i can expect to see quite a considerable amount of traffic if i develop the site correctly?

    Your thoughts please...
     
    sabian1982, Jan 17, 2007 IP
  2. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    No it does not, it's a comparative tool more then anything.

    To answer your question, I guess it depends on what you consider a a considerable amount of traffic.
     
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    sabian1982 Notable Member

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    Erm so what do the amounts mean? a percentage of some description based on the other results that are shown?
     
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    leif Peon

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    156 backlinks doesn't mean much unless you know the PR of the actual linked pages.

    I use a tool called Link Assistant to look at the PR / Alexa traffic for all referring sites to my competitors - it gives a bit of a better picture of what you're up against.
     
    leif, Jan 17, 2007 IP