Popular search

[Robert]

Someone can tell me how to check how populare a search is?
(Ex: how can you see how many search for "home business")


Robert

[Brian Turner]

I'm afraid there's no easy way, but there are a couple of methods for getting an approximate idea:

1. Wordtracker

Uses only a select stream of data from meta engines, such as Dogpile (I believe):
http://www.wordtracker.com


2. Overture Keyword Selector Tool

This is a tool showing results for the Overture network:
http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...ry/suggestion/


The trouble with the Wordtracker figures is that they are only a small data set, and if you read too much into it, you can end up with a completely wrong idea of real-life word frequencies.

A problem with the Overture figures is that results can be inflated - I'm under the impression that they represent not simply searches, but impressions, so again, ensure you limit how much faith you put into that.


The only accurate figures you'll get regarding Google are from the Google Zeitgeist:
http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

Hope that helps.