Unsure on Keyword Difficulty Tool
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Hi all. I am just using the Keyword Difficulty tool for the first time really, in the Research Tools section.
Just finding my way around and was wondering why when i enter my keywords for analysis and select Google, UK as my search engine parameters i get BING local and global search volume rather than Google?
Many thanks in advance, any help is appreciated
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Hi there Matt,
Thanks so much for the response, that makes perfect sense and was really helpful
I was a little unsure if i was clicking something wrong lol
Thanks again
Kieran
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Hi Kieran!
That's a great question! The issue is that Google's API no longer provides us that sort of traffic data, so we simply don't have it to show. We substitute Bing's data in order to give you something to work with.
When you have Google selected as your search engine, though, you will see accurate Google rankings. It's just the search volume that's missing.
There's a bit more information in this thread.
I hope that helps!
Matt
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