Google keywords tool, does it really work?

Discussion in 'Keywords' started by annua, Sep 3, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hey all, when doing keywords research, I always thought there is no one on the earth query exactly same keywords as others, i.e. when 100 ppl query keywords containing "free dog", they may input "how to get dog images for free", "free dog food", "free the dog, stop eat them", and thus in Google's keywords tool the "free dog" will show 100 search volume, and an idiot will setup a site around "how to get a free dog", then get nothing. And therefore, my question would be, how do you target a proper keyword which neither has multi-means nor too vague too general.


    Below is a live case, please tell me your choice, and why

    Keywords related to term(s) entered - sorted by relevance
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    hair school 1 - 3 $2.72 74,000
    beauty school 1 - 3 $3.40 201,000
    cosmetology school 1 - 3 $3.44 90,500
    hair styling school 1 - 3 $3.11 720
    hair stylist school 1 - 3 $4.47 720
    hair salon school 1 - 3 $2.58 880
    hair beauty school 1 - 3 $3.09 2,400
    hair design school 1 - 3 $2.24 18,100
    aveda hair school 1 - 3 $3.77 880
    hair dressing school 1 - 3 $2.02 390
    school for hair 1 - 3 $2.34 6,600
    hair cutting school 1 - 3 $4.25 590
    beauty school grants 1 - 3 $2.92 720
    dudley's beauty school 1 - 3 $1.87 320
    cost of beauty school 1 - 3 $3.31 210
    beauty school dallas 1 - 3 $1.94 590
    hair school dallas 1 - 3 $3.20 320
    empire beauty school pittsburgh 1 - 3 $9.23 140
    martins school of hair design 1 - 3 $0.05 58
    beauty school com 1 - 3 $4.61 880
    beauty school la 1 - 3 $3.09 1,000
    online beauty school 1 - 3 $4.19 590
    hair school utah 1 - 3 $2.21 260
    beauty school cost 1 - 3 $3.33 590
    the hair design school 1 - 3 $2.68 1,600
    school of hair design 1 - 3 $1.78 14,800
    jean madeline beauty school 1 - 3 $9.52 73
    hair design school louisville 1 - 3 $2.21 590
    concorde school of hair design 1 - 3 $3.00 210
    school of beauty 1 - 3 $2.41 27,100
    central beauty school 1 - 3 $2.35 320
    hair school nyc 1 - 3 $7.36 210
    la james beauty school 1 - 3 $2.05 170
    beauty school san antonio 1 - 3 $3.79 480
    virginia school of hair design 1 - 3 $2.57 320
    blaine hair school 1 - 3 $2.15 720
    dudley beauty school 1 - 3 $2.07 590
    ogle hair school 1 - 3 $1.05 3,600
    paul mitchell beauty school 1 - 3 $2.61 2,900
    vogue school of beauty 1 - 3 $0.05 110
    artistic beauty school 1 - 3 $5.43 590
    aveda school of cosmetology 1 - 3 $2.40 140
    aveda cosmetology school 1 - 3 $2.68 720
    empire beauty school 1 - 3 $8.00 18,100
    capri beauty school 1 - 3 $2.92 720
    gene juarez beauty school 1 - 3 $4.02 390
    libs beauty school 1 - 3 $5.03 590
    dudleys beauty school 1 - 3 $1.26 91
    pierre's school of beauty 1 - 3 $2.42 46
    scot lewis beauty school 1 - 3 $1.89 140
    ogle cosmetology school 1 - 3 $0.93 170
    dudley cosmetology school 1 - 3 $1.68 260
    capri cosmetology school 1 - 3 $4.05 140
    empire beauty school atlanta 1 - 3 $4.85 110
    cosmetology beauty school 1 - 3 $3.93 880
    empire beauty school pa 1 - 3 $14.11 880
    grabber school of hair design 1 - 3 $1.72 480
    beauty school scholarships 1 - 3 $2.31 320
    paris beauty school 1 - 3 $2.55 390
     
    annua, Sep 3, 2008 IP
  2. joogle

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    Two idential keywords can generate totally different page results. This is because the keywords have been queried too many times that have their own 'entity' in the index. For example, one would think that searching for speedy cars and speed cars would bring up similar pages on Google. Well it doesn't because there are sites that have been optimized for one or the other and there are searches who use one or the other term.
     
    joogle, Sep 4, 2008 IP
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    ..each keyword has value..the higher value is the best keyword.
    Try click on column then order by higher volume.Choose this option to get better keywords.
     
    eric_basher, Sep 4, 2008 IP
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    vansterdam Notable Member

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    I like to target a group of related terms. You don't have to just target one phrase for your homepage. For example you could easily optimize for both
    hair stylist school and hair styling school.

    I don't think the Google keyword tool groups together phrases that contain a keyword. I believe it only shows exact matches. The numbers are a little weird though as they are somehow rounded off. The search volume seems like an approximation.
     
    vansterdam, Sep 8, 2008 IP
  5. annua

    annua Active Member

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    vansterdam, Google tool's broad match will count in not only other phrase containing that phrase but also synonym of that phrase, thank u anyway
     
    annua, Sep 11, 2008 IP
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    annua

    Try keywords research on SEOKeywords.my2gig.com
     
    shrung, Sep 11, 2008 IP
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    hardevzala Banned

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    Good and Very Useful Keyword Research in Google Adwords.
     
    hardevzala, Sep 12, 2008 IP
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    good tool for keyword research Google Adwords tool.
     
    geckoseo, Sep 17, 2008 IP