QUESTION
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Hello, the definition given for count is "number of times the keyword has shown up in the database you do the search in." If I am doing a regular keyword search using WordTracker, Keyword Discovery or Google?

The definition "number of times it shows up" is quite vague. Shows up over what period?

When I use Keyword Elite it gives me the number of searches per month for each particular keyword. Is count the same thing as the number of searches? How many search engines are actually being analysed when you do a regular search using WordTracker, Keyword Discovery or Google?

The R/S ratio is given over what period?

Thank you

John *******

ANSWER
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John,

Thanks for your questions.

First off, my apology if the definition for
count is vague. It should not be as vague
as you say. Allow me to clear that up.

The search count figure for the databases
are as follows:

WordTracker - over the past 100 days
Keyword Discovery - over the past year
Google - over the past year

When you use Keyword Elite, it gives you
the number of searches per month based on
whatever data you are grabbing from. That
sounds about right -- and here's what that
ultimately means.

If you use the WordTracker database by
having Keyword Elite grab that data, you
must pay that service directly extra to
get that data and that data is going to
be 100 days old.

Then there is the standard database
(non-paid database) that Keyword
Elite gets its data from.

That database is Overture. And while
Overture's Keyword Suggestion Tool is
also utilized at NicheBOT, it is not
necessarily relied upon for accuracy
on the count.

The big problem with that tool is that
automated bid checkers tend to skew
the "Count" total and therefore, you
may be concluding bigger predictions
than what the tool's count may tell
you.

This whole problem is what caused the
Mindel Brothers to get frustrated
about relying upon Overture data
and went ahead to create WordTracker.

That is why WordTracker's database is
the MOST relied upon in the industry as
far as count.

WordTracker's search engine data logs
are comprised of MetaCrawler and Dogpile.

Depending upon which keyword database
you use, the R/S ratio is given over
the period of that displayed.

Plus -- it also depends on the WAY you end
up showing your competition in your profile
here:

http://www.nichebot.com/members/profile.php

So if it's the. . .

1. WordTracker -- this data and the
calculations reflect a count total of
approximately 100 days.

2. Keyword Discovery database -- this data
and the calculations are reflected for a
count total over the past 365 days.

3. Google database -- this data shows
a volume of search over the past 365
days or the last year as well.

4. Overture -- this data and the
calculations for competition and ratio
represent the previous 30 days.

So as you can see with the above
databases, you have various degrees of
coverage.

And you can get all the data from the
major keyword databases right here at
NicheBOT.

You must therefore interpret the data
different based on which of the three
different data sources you use.

John, I would also recommend that you read
this short piece I did on the differences
of all the keyword databases and what they
mean in your website promotion.

http://www.nichebot.com/keywords/how-to-use-the-data-in-website-promotion.php

The reason that R and S are not shown is
because they do not have the competition
figure to calculate it. You must
checkmark the boxes over to the left and
then click the "Get competition data"
button down at the very bottom of the
Keyword Reporting page in your NicheBOT X
account.

Just let us know if you have any further
questions we can assist you with.

We are here to help you every step of the
way.

Best,

Jim Morris, Founder
NicheBOT - "Finds exactly what people search for."