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    • Luke_Proctor
      Luke_Proctor Subscriber last edited by

      I understand that no search tool is entirely accurate, but I'm seriously beginning to doubt the accuracy of the Moz keyword tool search volumes for keywords.

      For example: I entered "largest police departments" and it says 0-10 per month in the US, despite the fact that that term is directly responsible for 200 hits per day. Many alterations of that keyword come up with 0-10 or not determined.

      This is not a small error -- and it repeats over and over for other search terms that I have already ranked for in the US. It's gigantically inaccurate in a massive scale.

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        Hey there!

        Thanks for reaching out to us!

        Would you be able to write into help@moz.com with the same issue please - we can then closely investigate and escalate further if necessary. Thanks.

        Looking forward to hearing from you,

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