Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 18:56:35 GMT -6
So just FYI, I know Google trends was mentioned.. but thought I'd throw in a little extra about it, as I've been using it pretty regularly to decide words to use.
It's a very simple but very effective at getting a quick, concise perspective on common word usage, and can even be queried per category (like "shopping")
For example, in trying to find which word was MOST used, between "Fancy" "Cool" "Funny" and "Simple" it creates a query like:
trends.google.com.au/trends/explore?q=Fancy,Cool,Funny,simple
and gives a chart which shows how the words rank in order of frequency, and can be limited to certain times (2004-present, last 5 years, last year, etc)
Pretty cool! Though I know now that search engines do utilize synonyms, I'm not sure exactly how effective or to what depths they go. Phrases, however, still rank highest.. ("cool bracelet" is better than "cool" and "bracelet")
It's a very simple but very effective at getting a quick, concise perspective on common word usage, and can even be queried per category (like "shopping")
For example, in trying to find which word was MOST used, between "Fancy" "Cool" "Funny" and "Simple" it creates a query like:
trends.google.com.au/trends/explore?q=Fancy,Cool,Funny,simple
and gives a chart which shows how the words rank in order of frequency, and can be limited to certain times (2004-present, last 5 years, last year, etc)
Pretty cool! Though I know now that search engines do utilize synonyms, I'm not sure exactly how effective or to what depths they go. Phrases, however, still rank highest.. ("cool bracelet" is better than "cool" and "bracelet")
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