First…

First, go to Google Insight, and select the Geographical location you want to target. This depends if your target are general internet users, or specific users that will buy your product locally.

Why does the Date Range matter?

You have the option of selecting date options such as last 7 days or last 12 months. For our purpose however, 12 months is too wide a range for internet trends. The hotness of the topic might have faded long ago. 7 days is timely, but it might give you results that won’t last beyond a week. No staying power. If you’re targeting short-term hot trends, I would suggest going to the Current Google Hot Trends here. You can see all the topics that people are massively searching for right now, and if there’s a topic that you are familiar with, write about it.

For the hot daily topics, even though your post hasn’t  been around a while to get linked to, it works because of the Google Freshness Factor. Google rewards you for being a fresh post on the topic, so that their search results can stay relevant and up-to-date. For our testing purposes right now, select “Last 30 days”, and Category “Entertainment”.

Here you can see the search term “twilight” and “twilight movie” having a search spike in the last 30 days. And if you click on “twilight” or enter it in the search terms above, you’ll see more details on the term.

Hey look, there’s a +2400% spike for the search term “twilight reviews movie”. The 2nd placed search term spike “movie reviews” is probably too generic to do you any good. Generic terms like that probably has way too many existing pages staking it out already, and you don’t want to start off with an uphill battle.

Got a topic, Got a search term, Now what?

Now that you found a topic that you are interested in writing about, it’s time to find relevant keywords. The way it used to work is, if you spammed your keyword over and over on a page, you’ll automatically get a high ranking. That just had to change, otherwise too many articles on the internet would have repetitive words. It worked to trick the search engine, but it was extremely boring to everyone else.

Here’s how you’re supposed to do it today. Go to Google Adwords Keyword Suggestion here. Type in the search term “twilight reviews movie”.

Scroll down to where it says “Additional keywords to consider”. It is sorted by relevance, so the first few keywords, you should sprinkle into your post. That lets Google know that you are really talking about “twilights reviews movie” and not someone who is just using keyword tools to gain Insane Traffic. Right? Google uses a ton of secret algorithms for determining how relevant your post is, and they change it regularly. Here’s a post I wrote on some more of those secrets, straight from Google’s mouth.

So there you have it, the secret to getting Insane Traffic with Google Insight. It’s also great when you have no idea what to write about, you can just ride the latest trends and be the life of the blogosphere party. Got another trick for getting more hits with your post? Please share it here.

For those who were wondering, Google Flu Trends is a search data tool that generates location-based search-trends statistics based on “Flu” related words. It can help to predict outbreaks of Flu (Influenza), giving everyone an early warning system that even precedes health agencies. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from the Flu, so stay informed and be one step ahead.

Of course you shouldn’t rely on data alone, keeping good personal health and hygiene habits are helpful in avoiding infection too. And of course a vaccine flu shot certainly helps. However, these preventive measures are far from 100% reliable. If you get Influenza, you will be the most infective between the 2nd and 3rd days after infection, and your infectivity will last for around ten days. So try to cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing, and carefully dispose of tissues etc.

NOTE:

The charts below are grouped by Canadian provinces. If an upper chart line is not visible, that means the search volume is lower than the minimum requirement for chart display. If you see a sudden spike in the chart for your area though, you should be extra careful around your classmates or coworkers.

Across Canada - Last 30 days *Auto Updated*


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There are many types of medicine, herbs, home-remedies and everything inbetween. But I believe the best way to avoid getting sick, is simply living life as happy as possible. *Bless you!*