Noob Question: Using the Google Adword Keyword Tool

[vietguy3o3]

Hey guys,

I've been using the Google Adword Keyword Tool to hand register my domain names. What do you guys think is a good number of search volume per month? 10,000? 100,000? 1 mil? I always had this question but was too afraid to ask. Thanks in advance!

 

[snicksnack]

interesting question. Maybe you look at the domains you have registered and see which one off these have traffic and then lookup how many searches they have and you might be able to find some relation which works for you. It is not an exact sience.

 

[nielsencl]

The more searches, the better, but that's only one factor and it's only the "potential" searches. Also, if your are using "broad search" then you need to know the number is inflated. Look at "phrase search" and most importantly, "exact search". If your exact search numbers are high, then that may be a good one.

But if you are only using the google keyword tool, you are missing out on other information you should be looking at, depending on what you are doing with the domains. For parking, you want that number to be as high as possible, but you also need to know what the keyword bids are running. https://adwords.google.com/select/TrafficEstimatorSandbox can help with that and it will also give you a more general idea of traffic. There too you can use broad, phrase, and exact match to see what each one offers.

If you are buying to resell, then search numbers are interesting, but may not mean much to your buyer.

 

[vietguy3o3]

The more searches, the better, but that's only one factor and it's only the "potential" searches. Also, if your are using "broad search" then you need to know the number is inflated. Look at "phrase search" and most importantly, "exact search". If your exact search numbers are high, then that may be a good one.

But if you are only using the google keyword tool, you are missing out on other information you should be looking at, depending on what you are doing with the domains. For parking, you want that number to be as high as possible, but you also need to know what the keyword bids are running. https://adwords.google.com/select/TrafficEstimatorSandbox can help with that and it will also give you a more general idea of traffic. There too you can use broad, phrase, and exact match to see what each one offers.

If you are buying to resell, then search numbers are interesting, but may not mean much to your buyer.

Thanks for the great info.