Time has come folks, depsite Yahoo! being highly scrutinized in the past for releasing hard data and Google being the convert engine dangling carrots, Google has finally provided a tool to give us actual search data!.  I mean, this means no longer we need to use expensive services like Trellian Keyword Discovery or Word Tracker that has data compiled from Dogpile and other not so reliable sources.  Granted, Google’s data may be skewed from rank checkers and they provide ‘approximate’ data, but with roughly 67% market share, we not have even better data for keyword research.

Did you know ‘Chicago Courier Service” is searched over 5980 times a month?  That’s 200 times a day!  There’s business folks out there on the Internet.

Here’s is the information right from the Horse’s Mouth.

Based on advertiser feedback, and our commitment to provide useful tools and information for our advertisers, we’ve now added search volume data to the Keyword Tool. Now, when you use the Keyword Tool to search for relevant keywords to include in your keyword list, you’ll be able to see the approximate number of search queries matching your keywords that were performed on Google and the search network. These approximate numbers are intended to provide better insight into keywords’ monthly and average search volumes than previously provided by the tool.

You can view the new statistics by looking at the Keyword Tool’s Approx Search Volume columns. Search volume data can be useful to you in several ways, including:
• Account structure: You may want to create a new ad group around high-traffic keywords that you find particularly relevant. Closely target ad text and a specific landing page to the small, narrowly-focused set of similar keywords you’ve found through the Keyword Tool.
• Budget planning: See how much traffic is available to your keywords so you can better plan your budget.
• Keyword choice: Search for and select the relevant keywords most likely to return quality leads within your budget.
Remember, the Keyword Tool also provides several other keyword-related metrics that can help you select highly relevant keywords to improve the overall performance of your campaigns. You can easily view data on advertiser competition, search volume trends, estimated average CPCs, and estimated ad positions for keywords.”

To use this tool, visit Google AdWords Keyword Tool.