How to get local search volumes?
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Hi Guys,
I want to get search volumes for "carpet cleaning" for certain areas in Sydney, Australia.
I'm using this process:
- Choose to ‘Search for new keyword and ad group ideas’.
- Enter the main keywords regarding your product / service
- Remove any default country targeting
- Specify your chosen location (s) by targeting specific cities / regions
- Click to ‘Get ideas’
The problem is none of the areas, even popular ones (like north sydney, surry hills, newtown, manly) are appearing and Google keyword tool, no matches.
Is there any other tools or sources of data i can use to get accurate search volumes for these areas?
Any recommendations would be very much appreciated.
Cheers
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Of course every single area is not going to be listed so the best way would be to search for the closest nearby city - in this case Sydney and adjust by population,
So if Sydney had 10,000 searches for carpet cleaning and 20x higher population than Manly then one would assume a search volume around 500. The assumption being that the search will not differ so greatly for towns and cities in close proximity.
I hope that helps
Regards
Nigel
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