Secret Behind AdWords KW Suggestion Tool That Google Does NOT Want You to Know

A few months back Google released search volume as part of their Keyword Suggestion Tool. SEOs and Online Marketers were very excited about this development. Not since Yahoo’s Overture tool have we been able to see the search volume for the major search engines. Sure there are services like Wordtracker, but lets face it their data has nothing in comparison to what the big G can give.

The problem is what most people do not realize is that Google is flat out misleading you about the search volume.  Any SEO who has finally attained that first position and does not get even 1/10 of the traffic promised by this tool knows exactly what I am talking about.

Here is the secret behind the Keyword Suggestion Tool

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I decided to take GoogleSearchSucks in another direction. I realized I can not compete on being first to break online marketing news. I also can’t take away the attention people seem to focus on the Gurus. From now on every post will be either a graph, a cartoon, or a funny image having to do with Online Marketing.

This first graph was my attempt of trying to explain to a buddy how online marketing works.

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According to the NYTimes Google reported quarterly profits once again. How is it that the economy is taking a pummeling while this giant continues to make mad money? The housing sector is going to shit, people are getting laid off, and those who stay in the game work less at a lower pay.  The fact that Google was able to make a killing can only mean one of the following three things.

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Today I noticed something searching for “web conferencing.” The Google has decided to move suggestions of other searches before the organic listings even start. I don’t know if this feature will be rolled out permanently, but it will have dire effects for affiliates and SEOs alike.

Screen Shot Below:

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Recently my AdSense earnings have been dropping significantly (yes I hate Google, but I gotta pay the bills). For a while I was wondering what the hell was going on. Well my theories are correct and advertisers are pulling their ad money out of AdSense due to the recession. he clicks remained high but the payout dropped significantly indicating there are less people bidding on many of the terms I am going after. You can check out a good summary about it at Google AdSense Down.

I decided to try my hand on using AdWords PPC and affiliate marketing to make up for the loss of revenue. I realized that now is the perfect time to use PPC to make money from affiliates. My findings below:

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