How Many Monthly Searches A Keyword Is Getting

Question:

Where can I find out how many monthly searches a keyword gets without using google keyword tool? I can’t seem to get the right answer when I type my keyword into the google keyword tool, say for example I type in “real estate listings Tampa” it gives me suggestions that are close to that, but I want to know how many searches that exact phrase is getting and I can’t seem to find it. Any help would be great!

Answer:

Google’s been rolling out a lot of new changes recently. Personally, I don’t like any of them, but it is what it is.

You should be able to do an exact match in the tool.

1. Enter your keyword phrase
2. Try entering the category. That’s something new. I don’t remember seeing that before.
3. Check the box to only show ideas closely related to your search. They changed that, too. Used to be exact match.
4. Make sure you’re in the United States.

Then over on the left side of the screen you can further refine the search by selecting Exact Match. That’s something new, too.

Hopefully that will get you the results you want to see.