Google Adwords Tool (previous Interface) gone?

[Claudiu]

Originally Posted by Nuno

I did sent an email to the Google Adwords team through my own account asking why I still prefer to use the old tool, and I urge all of you to do the same.
If they created the new tool because some advertisers asked for that, then we should have many advertisers ask for the legacy tool back.

i doubt they will re-activate the old interface. they make decisions only when they are sure of them and this decision to remove the old interface will definetly not be revised

[WyattTenG]

You guys seriously need to read this post :

Updated Keyword Tool: Out of Beta - Inside AdWords

Through my research and testing, the new updated keyword tool really beats most of the keyword tools out there currently. I hope keyword tools like Market Samurai and Micro Niche Finder adapt to this update faster, hence all of us can do keyword research more effective.

[sunseven]

Wow!!! The game has changed, the old interface was far better than the new. We all knew and suspected the numbers to be off and I always suspected Goog to be padding their search numbers to entice people to raise bids on the PPC side of things. Now I guess they've decided to take the veil off for some odd reason and only the strong will survive now. Better start thinking sideways about which terms to target, marketing is not suppose to be based off of assumptions and hunches but I think much of that will have to come back into play without solid tools to tell us what's what. Moooooohaaaahaaaa

[Nuno]

Claudiu, yes I think that the non-return is a possibility but if enough people ask for it we never know. I've accomplished some things by asking and "re-asking", always explaining why.

WyattTenG, even loosing part of their data of course other tools that don't use Google's data still lack a lot of information, especially for non-english markets. Not one is an alternative for me, and I've tested many.

[Nuno]

Amazing, a few days ago I bought a domain in an auction, because it had more than 200k exact match searches and now it's saying 590!!!
How is that difference because of search partners?

[miranon]

Originally Posted by Nuno

Amazing, a few days ago I bought a domain in an auction, because it had more than 200k exact match searches and now it's saying 590!!!
How is that difference because of search partners?

This means that 199410 people use Google partners for search and only 590 use Google. But! Google says they are the market leaders in search and that they own like 70%+ of all searches. This means that either the new data is wrong, or Google is lying.

[cswjohnni]

I like the old one, too, is there any suggestion on a keyword tool that will have similar function or results for old google keyword tool, i'm not saying one to replace it, but seeking a suggestion for a replacement. Thanks.

[32paul52]

I dont know of any replacements....anything else (eg: wordtracker) has been grossly inacurate............

[simpleonline1234]

Oh well....the game has changed yet again...I think it's a great thing though for me. I was starting to get lazy off using the numbers anyways.

I guess I will have to get off my lazy butt and actually research the markets now.

[Zeb]

Just adapt to the changes. Do that or be left out

[Vlad Shelest]

Originally Posted by miranon

This means that 199410 people use Google partners for search and only 590 use Google. But! Google says they are the market leaders in search and that they own like 70%+ of all searches. This means that either the new data is wrong, or Google is lying.

Exactly the point I made on another thread! I'd love to hear somone explain that.

Vlad

[vinug]

Originally Posted by skoh

Before I went to bed last night I did some research and saw that they had removed the "previous interface"

I thought well that must be due to some abuse or maintenance.

Well this morning I woke up and it's still missing.

I liked this interface more because I felt it helped in my keyword research more.

Bummed.

Yes, me too tried reloading the page to see the link to previous interface.Its not there.
Old interface was far better than current one.

[bryansmith1]

I also like the previous interface. it is difficult for me to use the new version

[dagaul101]

I think they always wanted to remove the previous interface, you can always tell Google are about to change something permanently when they give you a link to the previous version

[Nuno]

It seems they may own 70% of all searches but TOGETHER with their partners.
When a google search box is used at any giant portal, or small adsense publisher, it's a google search, but not coming from Google. And now we no longer have access to that data.

Apart from that, the new tool is terrible. The way it presents data, the number of results, but especially the quality...

And there is no other database in the world with the same quality. Nowhere, even if you pay hundreds of dollars per year.

I think not enough people are complaining through their Adwords account. I did that, but got no reply. If you have one, ask for the old tool back.

[timpears]

Like most, I liked the old interface best. I thought I would use the Search Based tool today and there is a notice there that says that they are discontinuing it soon and will only have the AdSense Keyword Tool. I don't remember why, but there you have it. Get used to this one, and like it.

Both the old and new Google keyword tools aren't accurate. I have one site getting 72,000 visitors/month from one keyword, Google shows just 40,000 search volume using exact match for the same keyword.
They either give out numbers far less or numbers that are far more than the actual search volume.

[timpears]

Originally Posted by j2011

They either give out numbers far less or numbers that are far more than the actual search volume.

I wonder why they do that. They obviously know the exact figures. If they don't want to give the numbers, why make the tool available?

[Nuno]

I did receive a reply from Adwords support team but it went to the spam folder in Gmail!

They said they would forward to the dev team but that for now we couldn't revert back to the old interface.

If you want it, contact the Adwords team from your Adwords account, if enough people ask perhaps (we never know) they will give it back.

[jhonsean]

The old one that redirects to the new one. I think its an update version that's why the previous interface was gone there's gonna be a maintenance i think or an reconstruction from the older one.

[Nuno]

jhonsean, for now there are no big expectations of the old interface or data going back, directly from the source.
Unless many people ask for it the old tool is over for good.

[John Hocking]

This is kind of like saying Mr Pibb is as good as Dr Pepper.

Why can't they just enhance the tool with new features instead of fundimentally changing the way it works.

We have seen a lot of big profile roll outs that did not seem to bother with user testing and focus groups.

I really miss the old digg.com as well.

[Corvinus]

The old interface is way better than the new one. It gives more result, I wish that Goolge will back the previous one.

[Sowemimo Oladele]

Well. For me, though the look and feel of the new keyword tool is not user friendly but after so much testing....the new tool is more accurate than the old one.

I just have to adapt to the look and feel. we have to learn to embrace changes......

[Nuno]

Yes, by now we all have adapted... but I still miss many things from the old tool... I see many people in other forums saying that they would like to use the previous GAKT version, keeping it at it's separate url if necessary, but I don't know how many did email Google about this, and those are the suggestions they will read. At least I got a reply, my email was indeed read...