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Google Tests Search Volume

For quite some time Google has provided a keyword tool for advertisers with search volume represented by a green bar. While this green bar did help to indicate the popularity of a specific term, there was no way to know the actual number of searches. Over the past few weeks I have seen accounts where some have reported seeing the introduction of actual search figures appearing along side the search volume green bar.

A Nifty Keyword Cleaning Tool

Managing keywords is a daunting task, and while there are a number of places from which you can pull keyword lists, whittling that list down to specific targets of value is often nonplussing and discouraging. Luckily, there are some philanthropic souls out there willing to help out. Recently, Aaron Wall, author of SEObook.com, created and made available a "Keyword List Cleaner Tool" that helps organize those vision-blurring lists.

Keyword Tools - The Changing Landscape

Recently the the seo community has been abuzz with news that the Yahoo/Overture keyword tool has not been functioning and that it may be gone permanently.