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    • JohnW-UK
      JohnW-UK last edited by

      Sorry in advance.... I've used search on the SEOMoz site and Google but not found an exact answer to my question.

      I am looking at starting PPC campaign - do I need all variations of these keywords or is google clever enough to work on dashes etc... I want the keyword phrase to come up with loads of different locations. Do I need to input them all separately like I have below?

      1. Keyword Sample Phrase

      2. Keyword-Sample Phrase

      3. KeywordSample Phrase

      4. Keyword Sample Phrases

      5. Keyword Sample Phrase Location

      6. Keyword-Sample Phrase Location

      7. KeywordSample Phrase Location

      8. Keyword Sample Phrases Location

      Thanks in advance....

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      • David_ODonnell
        David_ODonnell last edited by

        "If you'd like to add keywords that contain multiple words (phrases), you don't need to use hyphens or any other punctuation."

        From http://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2453981?hl=en

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        • JasmineA
          JasmineA last edited by

          I would do it like this:

          AdGroup - Keyword

          • Keywords

          AdGroup Location

          • Keyword Location
          • Keywords Location

          You really just need to make sure that if you do it this way, you turn off the "Keyword Variance" in the Campaign Settings or it will F up your data.

          Don't forget to NOT use broad match and only use modified broad match.

          And always always use Phrase & Exact matches for every keyword type!

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