do people search for the region at the back or beginning of the keyword more often? i have seen different results / stats on this question and don't know what to believe. i try to cover my bases as much as i can for both situations...but i would like to know with some certainty which has more search density. i suppose it might differ from product to product and industry...but in general?...is there an answer? thx

generally the location is added at the end... but I would run ppc for both as phrase

your always there with an answer Aussie...much appreciated. your out of control.

There's another thread in this forum where we're discussing keyword order for SEO. Keep in mind that sometimes more weight is placed on the keyword that a searcher types first. For example, I get drastically different Google results when I type "st. louis pizza" instead of "pizza st. louis." Try creating landing / content pages with the different combinations and conjunctions to make sure your bases are covered.