Comments on: The Peril of Free Keyword Research Tools http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/ Online marketing that works Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:07:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Most SEO Tools Suck http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-955571 Most SEO Tools Suck Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:09:18 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-955571 [...] the long awkward pause of “where the hell is all the traffic?”.  Long story short, Overture used an extremely screwed up method at calculating search traffic.  I won’t bore you with the details, but that is what I learned.  Don’t trust any [...] [...] the long awkward pause of “where the hell is all the traffic?”.  Long story short, Overture used an extremely screwed up method at calculating search traffic.  I won’t bore you with the details, but that is what I learned.  Don’t trust any [...]

]]> By: Most SEO Tools Suck — Dept. of Search Blog http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-625213 Most SEO Tools Suck — Dept. of Search Blog Tue, 05 May 2009 03:37:25 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-625213 [...] the long awkward pause of “where the hell is all the traffic?”.  Long story short, Overture used an extremely screwed up method at calculating search traffic.  I won’t bore you with the details, but that is what I learned.  Don’t trust any [...] [...] the long awkward pause of “where the hell is all the traffic?”.  Long story short, Overture used an extremely screwed up method at calculating search traffic.  I won’t bore you with the details, but that is what I learned.  Don’t trust any [...]

]]> By: ScribbleSheet Blog http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-150883 ScribbleSheet Blog Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:13:04 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-150883 [...] are many SEO pitfalls out there in which the amateurs are unaware. Free keyword selector tools are not exact and have failed many keyword researchers. Check out this video. The relative value of keyword [...] [...] are many SEO pitfalls out there in which the amateurs are unaware. Free keyword selector tools are not exact and have failed many keyword researchers. Check out this video. The relative value of keyword [...]

]]> By: triticale http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4872 triticale Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:37:08 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4872 I have a single blog which I maintain for entertainment. The only thing traffic does for me is feed my ego. The only reference I use for judging keyword searches is my own stats, but that proves pretty effective. With green tomatoes back in season, my recipe for pickling started drawing hits. This inspired me to post a couple more recipes for them, and sure enough I saw a perceptible jump in my traffic. I have a single blog which I maintain for entertainment. The only thing traffic does for me is feed my ego. The only reference I use for judging keyword searches is my own stats, but that proves pretty effective. With green tomatoes back in season, my recipe for pickling started drawing hits. This inspired me to post a couple more recipes for them, and sure enough I saw a perceptible jump in my traffic.

]]> By: Mads http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4838 Mads Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:48:05 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4838 Nice one triticale. Thanks. Nice one triticale. Thanks.

]]> By: Jeremy Luebke http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4791 Jeremy Luebke Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:27:46 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4791 I can't even count the number of times that I did seo for a keyword that yahoo suggest said was well searched. Only to find that I received almost no traffic after I reached the top. I can’t even count the number of times that I did seo for a keyword that yahoo suggest said was well searched. Only to find that I received almost no traffic after I reached the top.

]]> By: triticale http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4757 triticale Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:25:27 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4757 Mads: "Find the house of all houses!" Mads:
“Find the house of all houses!”

]]> By: Mads http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4679 Mads Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:41:32 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4679 How to write titles based on singular/pluralis keywords? Let's take an example keyword: "house". There is a lot of difference between the number of searches in it's singular form (house) and in it's pluralis form (houses). I would love to create webpage titles like "20 great houses" or "List of 7 super-duper houses". The problem is that there are far more searches for the singular form than the pluralis form, so how do I write list like titles that includes my keyword in singular form? I have thought about something like "Which house? 20 great houses", but it doesn't sound so fantastic :( Thanks, Mads How to write titles based on singular/pluralis keywords?

Let’s take an example keyword: “house”. There is a lot of difference between the number of searches in it’s singular form (house) and in it’s pluralis form (houses).

I would love to create webpage titles like “20 great houses” or “List of 7 super-duper houses”. The problem is that there are far more searches for the singular form than the pluralis form, so how do I write list like titles that includes my keyword in singular form?

I have thought about something like “Which house? 20 great houses”, but it doesn’t sound so fantastic :(

Thanks, Mads

]]> By: Brian http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4676 Brian Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:44:23 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4676 Yuri, I agree. But we do need tools to have an idea of approximate traffic in order to know which projects to develop, and any tool that leads one to believe that traffic is in the six figures when it's actually a very small amount needs to be avoided. Yuri, I agree. But we do need tools to have an idea of approximate traffic in order to know which projects to develop, and any tool that leads one to believe that traffic is in the six figures when it’s actually a very small amount needs to be avoided.

]]> By: Yuri http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4660 Yuri Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:57:36 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/the-peril-of-free-keyword-research-tools/#comment-4660 As a matter of fact, even WordTracker or KeywordDiscovery shouldn't be used to forecast exact traffic from the search engines. First of all, you can't predict the position your pages will rank at, and, secondly, their data can't be 100% precise, too. Better than nothing or Overture, of course. Thus, any, not just Overture, data should be used for keyword research and comparison purposes only, not traffic predictions. As a matter of fact, even WordTracker or KeywordDiscovery shouldn’t be used to forecast exact traffic from the search engines.

First of all, you can’t predict the position your pages will rank at, and, secondly, their data can’t be 100% precise, too. Better than nothing or Overture, of course.

Thus, any, not just Overture, data should be used for keyword research and comparison purposes only, not traffic predictions.

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