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Thanks for the suggestion.  I love the Moz bar and that may be my best option.  I like it for checking small numbers of keywords but I'm just hoping to find a better solution for culling through and weeding out larger numbers of keywords.   Appreciate the suggestion though!   Maybe I just have to suck it up and upgrade my subscription.  

Patrick  -  Thanks for taking the time for such a thorough response.   I got hung up with the request to verify ownership of the page before I'd made edits.   Once I realized I should make the NAP changes first, then let Google verify to the address I had entered, it made sense.   Wish we didn't have to wait 1-2 weeks for a postcard but once it's verified we'll be in good shape.

Thanks again for the help and good answer.  Very reassuring to know this community is so supportive when you hit a (perceived) dead end.

Thanks!
Mike

Thanks Monica!  I like the category/grouping idea, I'll definitely start using that in Moz.

Bryan,

Thanks for your response.  I've known of SEMRush for a long time but don't think I've ever used them so that's a good suggestion.  I agree with your point that we're just talking about this just being a start.  That's kind of the point of my question, i.e. how to I get from a list of 1,000 or more keyword ideas down to a manageable number that I can evaluate more closely.   That's where I like the composite score, it makes it easy to eliminate the really tough ones without having to spend time on them unless/until I want to..

I wasn't familiar with the "Bing data mixed with Google data" topic, sounds like I should read more about how Moz aggregates their data, where different metrics are sourced, etc.  Good point!

I appreciate your response and suggestions, definitely have a lot to learn yet.  Thanks!!

Mike