No need to pay for keyword research anymore!

Submitted by KE on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 03:24.
Has anyone noticed that google adwords is now providing numerical values for their search volumes??
Can anyone here say goodbye to wordtracker, wordze and all the other companies that charge for this kind of information?
This is going to make affiliate marketing very, very, competitive. Anyone will now be able to find popular search terms and launch a campaign.

Is it only the keyword
Is it only the keyword volume that these services provide. I use some of the paid tools to expand my keyword list, both deep and wide. Google providing search volume numbers, though a great added metric, doesn't really change the need for these tools.
I agree with Sam, I've never
I agree with Sam, I've never really looked at the numbers in Wordtracker, I'm just there to find new keyword ideas. When I do the same search in Wordtracker and Google, Wordtracker usually gives me hundreds more keywords than Google.
I like the fact that Google is now giving that information, but I'll still use Wordtracker and the other paid tools I use.
James