| Can you imagine seeing how many searches have | | | | glean basic relationships between keywords.Here are |
| been performed on Google for important | | | | a few tips for getting the most of Google Trends:1) |
| keywords?Google Trends is a new tool developed by | | | | This is Google data. While it is still beta and they have |
| Google Labs to help webmasters see keyword | | | | disclosed that it may not be 100% accurate, it is still |
| search volume. Users can enter up to five keyword | | | | based on Google data. The point? Its Google data!! |
| phrases and Google will return a line chart showing | | | | Get the most out of Google Trends even given the |
| the comparative volume trend over the last two | | | | potential flaws.2) Always search for multiple keyword |
| years.For example, when "dog food" and "cat food" | | | | phrases. The tool is based on showing comparisons. |
| are entered, the results show that "dog food" is | | | | Searching for only one term will yield a trend line, but |
| searched for nearly twice as much as "cat food". This | | | | there will be nothing to compare it too.3) Develop |
| is definitely handy information when comparing | | | | other keyword analysis skills such as finding |
| keywords.Google Trends provides other information | | | | synonyms and other similar terms. Maybe people |
| such as City, Regional and Language comparisons. It | | | | actually search for "hound food".4) Create |
| is easy to see that people in the United States | | | | benchmarks. Do some keyword analysis on a few |
| search for "dog food" about twice as much as | | | | keywords with tools that do provide concrete |
| people in Australia. Information like this can help | | | | numbers. Then use those keywords as a standard |
| webmasters focus marketing efforts | | | | against which to compare other keywords within |
| regionally.Google Trends does not show users the | | | | Google Trends.Paul Flyer writes and maintains |
| actual quantifiable numbers on any of the charts. I | | | | Recommended Web Tools, an online resource for |
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| searched. It could be 10 or 10,000. A user can only | | | | on Benchmarking with Google Trends. |