Google AdWords Keyword Tool

SEM by the numbers

So now, at long last, Google had fulfilled one of it’s greatest promises. Actual, real search volume numbers. No more will we be forced to guess if a green bar 3 is good or, if a green bar 4 is almost 5 or almost 3. Thats right folks real live actual number for search volume. Rumor has it though, that the numbers, much like what Yahoo displays, are inflated.

A highly reputable SEO demonstrates this with excellent results. In a nutshell, comparing the external keywords tool volume data to the AdSense volume data will show the discrepancy. That aside, being able to use this development to get an actual number is so incredibly helpful in so many ways. No more guessing at what that green bar actually means. Hard and fast numbers can make all the difference. One can only wonder how well that bodes for Google’s Page Rank green bar. My guess it that won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Certainly not until several years after Yahoo is consumed by Google.