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On the Keyword Difficulty tool what do the green boxes and ticks mean?

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MattNW last edited by

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out what the significance of the colors are in the Keyword Difficulty tool. When I do a search some of the boxes are light green, some dark green and some of them have ticks - any ideas?

Thanks,

Matt
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MattNW @crackingmedia last edited by

Peter,

Thank you, it all makes sense now

Thanks again,

Matt
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crackingmedia last edited by

Hi Matthew

The darker the green the higher the value of that metric. Lighter green are mid-range, white are low-range.

The ticked metrics show you the top-rated metric for the column.

A screenshot is attached as an example.

I hope that helps,
Peter

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