Hey Guys, I was just curious when checking the number of results Google returns for a specific keyword, what do you consider a lot of competition? What number of return pages tells you that you are going to have a hard time or at least need a lot of patience to get front page?
Unfortunately the number of search results, even when you search for an exact match, is absolutely meaningless unless it is very low. A much better indicator of competitiveness (though also far from perfect) is returned by intitle:"search phrase". Once upon a time the inanchor: operator was helpful, but Google has since made it completely useless.
To be honest, i search for things in 3 words, mixed up, if i wanted a tutorial i would search dns tutorial setup, or something or the other, one keyword tends to never bring what you want perfect.