How do you choose a country when uploading a keyword list into Keyword Explorer?

[cmscss]

Hi There,

I'v been exploring keywords in the Keyword Explorer search bar and changing the Google country via the dropdown (very useful).

But now that I'm uploading lists via CSV, I can't figure out how to change the country - see screenshot attached.

I think I've just wasted a bunch of monthly queries because the lists created via .csv are all for the wrong country!

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Ben

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[samantha.chapman]

Hey there - Sam from Moz's Help team here!

Sorry to hear you're running into trouble! Creating a list in Keyword Explorer with international search engine data involves just one extra step.

1. Go to Keyword Explorer, and enter one of your keywords. Choose your desired search engine, and click on the magnifying glass.
2. Now, you'll create a list with this keyword/search engine. On the right side of your screen, you'll see " + Create New List." Click on this button.
3. Name your list, and click Save.
4. You can now access this list by going back to the Keyword Explorer main page (https://moz.com/explorer/).
5. Click on this list, and add keywords by clicking on "Enter Keywords." Copy/paste your list of keywords, and click Save.

This will now gather metrics in the search engine you originally selected! If you wish to bulk upload a keyword list via CSV, you can find the formatting guidelines on this page: https://moz.com/help/guides/keyword-explorer#frequently-asked-questions - you would want to adjust the 'locale' column to fit with your desired search engine, eg. en-CA, en-US, and so on prior to uploading.

When you upload a keyword list, we are actually running a full keyword report on that keyword - so this would have removed some of your available keyword queries. I'm really sorry about that.

I hope this helps - if you have any other questions, feel free to ask here or pop a message over to help@moz.com:).

[cmscss]

Thanks for the great answer - I understand now.

Cheers

Ben