Google messing with [external] keyword tool again

paintbrush4u · 05-09-2011, 07:13 PM

Did anyone notice lately...
Big G has been busy at work...
trying to change things again
and shake it up a bit....

Did you notice that when you go to
googles external keyword tool
[the one you use without signing on],
the number of columns you can now
select are just handful.....
Till yesterday it used to have the
Average CPC column
but now...its gone...

Wonder what their thinking is....?

A few years back... Google used to be
the championing the cause of
democratization of information?

Guess they had a change of heart?

Does anyone know why they would have taken that away?

RemingtonSteele · 05-09-2011, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paintbrush4u

Till yesterday it used to have the
Average CPC column
but now...its gone...

I noticed this as well, and a few times when I tried to click on "Local Monthly Searches" to sort the values, I was prompted to login to my AdWords account. There was no pop-up, it just redirected me to the AdWords login page. The sorting feature is back to normal now, but the Avg. CPC option is still missing, at least from where I sit. I have seen other reports of it being missing, but some people can still see it.

Kim Phoenix · 05-09-2011, 07:42 PM

You can still find the CPC. Be sure that you sign in/login to Google Keywords tool. Then go under "Sorted by Relevance" and you will find "Approximate CPC" in the dropdown.

Kim Phoenix · 05-09-2011, 07:45 PM

I also forgot to mention that you then need to go under "Columns" and in the dropdown box, check off "Approximate CPC" and then hit "Apply." Hope that helps! It is not gone. It is there.

simonbuzz · 05-09-2011, 07:46 PM

No google keyword tool is working fine......check the CPC Column

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RemingtonSteele

I noticed this as well, and a few times when I tried to click on "Local Monthly Searches" to sort the values, I was prompted to login to my AdWords account. There was no pop-up, it just redirected me to the AdWords login page. The sorting feature is back to normal now, but the Avg. CPC option is still missing, at least from where I sit. I have seen other reports of it being missing, but some people can still see it.

Its missing for me too here in California...unless ofcourse you log into your adwords account......

I guess regional caching at work or may be google is segmenting their users too.....it only makes sense that BIG G is probably doing split testing.

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonbuzz

No google keyword tool is working fine......check the CPC Column

huhhh... do you see CPC column even when you are not logged into your adwords account?

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kim Veri

I also forgot to mention that you then need to go under "Columns" and in the dropdown box, check off "Approximate CPC" and then hit "Apply." Hope that helps! It is not gone. It is there.

I did just that Kim... and its not there unless i log into my adwords account

Zeb · 05-10-2011, 08:01 AM

It's not there for me as well. Need to log into my adwords account to see it.

Reasoning for this is because of mass keyword tools out there such as market samurai, micro niche finder, niche finder etc...It gets it's results from google's kw tool and google does not like this.

This also explains why some kw tools are either buggy or not working at all.

krish21 · 05-10-2011, 08:18 AM

Its there. Just now I checked it without logging into adwords account and its there. I'm from India.

simonbuzz · 05-10-2011, 08:35 AM

hmm...it seems that the CPC column is not there...we have to login to see it...

DamenRabat · 05-10-2011, 02:08 PM

Also had to log into my Adwords account in order to see all columns and in particular the cpc one.

Bummer for those useful scraping tools, MNF and MS

....

StarN9 · 05-10-2011, 02:18 PM

Be sure that you sign in/login to Google Keywords tool. Then go under "Sorted by Relevance" and you will find "Approximate CPC" in the dropdown.Best of luck.... Hope this helps

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krish21

Its there. Just now I checked it without logging into adwords account and its there. I'm from India.

I think Google is either doing a split test or they might be rolling out the changes geographically...

Its only a matter of time.... before they take it away for good globally.

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarN9

Be sure that you sign in/login to Google Keywords tool. Then go under "Sorted by Relevance" and you will find "Approximate CPC" in the dropdown.Best of luck.... Hope this helps

Hey you are from India tooo right... are you not able to see the CPC column w/o logging in?

There is another user KRISH who is from india too and he is able to see it w/o logging in.

Big G is getting more mysterious... or they must be just losing it.

It bet you its the latter.

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamenRabat

Bummer for those useful scraping tools, MNF and MS

....

Thats right..... bummer for those scrapping tools...
But i bet MS has made their money long time back..

BTW how do you like MNF? I thought that it was much
more watered down than KE2 when it first came out.

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonbuzz

hmm...it seems that the CPC column is not there...we have to login to see it...

Simon... where you are from...
I am from the US (Calif) and I don't see it.

There are two others from India and one sees it and one doesn't

paintbrush4u · 05-10-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeb

It's not there for me as well. Need to log into my adwords account to see it.

Reasoning for this is because of mass keyword tools out there such as market samurai, micro niche finder, niche finder etc...It gets it's results from google's kw tool and google does not like this.

This also explains why some kw tools are either buggy or not working at all.

This mystery just explains a few things as to why these 3rd party tools are not working as promised...

But there is a lot more to that.

Kim Phoenix · 05-10-2011, 08:51 PM

I checked again today, and it still works for me (Canada). I just have to login to my Google Adwords account first, and then follow my directions, as I described above.

paintbrush4u · 05-11-2011, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kim Veri

I checked again today, and it still works for me (Canada). I just have to login to my Google Adwords account first, and then follow my directions, as I described above.

Kim, so now we know that Big G has changed it for North America...

I would lve to hear anyone form Europe has seen the same behaviour?

goldhome · 05-17-2011, 04:02 AM

Now you have to login to get that working fine.

omegaeapen · 05-17-2011, 04:46 AM

i think they are doing some good though as cpc is only for advertisers while publisher getting info of kw traffic is enough

joinmyclub · 05-17-2011, 05:35 AM

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05-09-2011, 07:13 PM	#1
paintbrush4u Fierce Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: optins411 [at] gmail Posts: 400 Thanks: 13 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts	Google messing with [external] keyword tool again Did anyone notice lately... Big G has been busy at work... trying to change things again and shake it up a bit.... Did you notice that when you go to googles external keyword tool [the one you use without signing on], the number of columns you can now select are just handful..... Till yesterday it used to have the Average CPC column but now...its gone... Wonder what their thinking is....? A few years back... Google used to be the championing the cause of democratization of information? Guess they had a change of heart? Does anyone know why they would have taken that away?
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05-09-2011, 07:42 PM	#3
Kim Phoenix HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North America Posts: 100 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again You can still find the CPC. Be sure that you sign in/login to Google Keywords tool. Then go under "Sorted by Relevance" and you will find "Approximate CPC" in the dropdown.

05-09-2011, 07:45 PM	#4
Kim Phoenix HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North America Posts: 100 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again I also forgot to mention that you then need to go under "Columns" and in the dropdown box, check off "Approximate CPC" and then hit "Apply." Hope that helps! It is not gone. It is there.

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simonbuzz Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 17 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again No google keyword tool is working fine......check the CPC Column

05-10-2011, 08:01 AM	#9
Zeb Ultimate Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Where The Heart Desires... Posts: 517 Thanks: 21 Thanked 60 Times in 56 Posts Contact Info	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again It's not there for me as well. Need to log into my adwords account to see it. Reasoning for this is because of mass keyword tools out there such as market samurai, micro niche finder, niche finder etc...It gets it's results from google's kw tool and google does not like this. This also explains why some kw tools are either buggy or not working at all.

05-10-2011, 08:18 AM	#10
krish21 Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 74 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again Its there. Just now I checked it without logging into adwords account and its there. I'm from India.

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simonbuzz Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 17 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again hmm...it seems that the CPC column is not there...we have to login to see it...

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DamenRabat Aspiring Professional Join Date: May 2011 Location: London Posts: 176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again Also had to log into my Adwords account in order to see all columns and in particular the cpc one. Bummer for those useful scraping tools, MNF and MS ....
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StarN9 Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 29 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again Be sure that you sign in/login to Google Keywords tool. Then go under "Sorted by Relevance" and you will find "Approximate CPC" in the dropdown.Best of luck.... Hope this helps

05-10-2011, 08:51 PM	#19
Kim Phoenix HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North America Posts: 100 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again I checked again today, and it still works for me (Canada). I just have to login to my Google Adwords account first, and then follow my directions, as I described above.

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goldhome Verified Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 100 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again Now you have to login to get that working fine.

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omegaeapen Mr. Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: Google messing with [external] keyword tool again i think they are doing some good though as cpc is only for advertisers while publisher getting info of kw traffic is enough
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