Unexpected Error

Yep, just tried to log in. This is fast becoming an absolute FARCE!

ben565

looks like gcd has crashed again when i try to login i get this error message

Scheduled Maintenance... Please Check Back in 2 To 3 Hours

Even though i got an email from chris a few hours ago saying that everything
is fine.

cymonguk

looked like they were getting issues again

i have got out of bed for this

toolleather

I got the same scheduled maintenance message. Bummer. Hopefully they will get these issues fixed really fast, this is not looking good for the home team, if you know what I mean!!

Michele Whitley

I am over this...totally!
Next time I log in, it will be straight for the support ticket, asking for a refund.

Best of luck to all of you who stay in there..hope ya make lots of money for all the aggravation that came with this over priced headache!

mikeperriss

Now I get nothing at all: members.gcdetective.com could not be found. Please check the name and try again.

JunChic

It's only been up 12 hours, and now they are...

Too many glitches!!! And a little disorganize. Funny is that I have the forum to access to while they're doing maintenance.

evertd;
I have to agree with you after watching some of the training videos and forum posts, a lot of newbies know not what they are getting themselves into. Indeed, very scary. I hope they come to their senses before the part their hard earned money.

I, myself, quite green in Adwords but not in AM, nevertheless I don't go in with intention of PPC marketing only. I found a couple of potential niches that are worth building either create a better product or write a better "review" site/blog, PPC potential is there (I can't say for sure until I bid on them).

What I want to say is, at the end of the day we still need to create a landing page (website/blog) after we found potential product to promote and ran successful campaigns if we intend to milk more $$$ out of the comm in the long term. Instead of looking at short term gains (mentality), if any, have foresight.

To be earning comm. through AM is no different than any brick and mortal biz. It needs due diligence and perserverance. What GCD, and other spytools, does is to help you find "profitable" niches faster. And if you have extra dough to thrash, then you might learn faster then the conventional way.

Just keep your mind open to more possiblities!

mikeperriss

Just need to wait and see what the day brings, good night all

JunChic

Just wanna let you guys know, I'm in again.

Collegepro

Yep - it's up and running - but for how long?

JunChic

Maybe it is a good idea to just get refund. The time I spent login and get booted out isn't worth it. During this time, I didn't much work done.

I think it would be better if we let Chris take a breather and ask for refund in a few days time. Just a thought!

steveka

I hope there's a membership cancellation link for a refund. If you have to email him to do this as it was mentioned in his video, well, good luck with that!

Ron Rajan

My friend signed up to GCD and he mentioned that there's utter chaos on the forums...

tons of new people with questions, login problems, frequent maintenance windows etc etc - and not a single moderator to answer these questions. Funny enough, there has been no sign of Chris on the forum for 3 days.

It's weird that someone's spending so much time trying to push JVs to sell, when he should be on the inside helping people who forked out $1K or $2K to get access to the guy....

Not good at all....

sunny56

Wow guys....I really don't understand all the hating? I see it for EVERY launch...(This thread being a good example, but IM forums in general too).

It's like this strong desire to see someone fail is just vibrating through the thread, everyone waiting to jump like hyenas on the slightest mistake, or misstep...

Try turning the tables...

& Think of it this way ... You spend nearly 2 years and over $300k, (assuming all figures are true) building a complex software that manages a huge amount of data.

You decide the price should be somewhat prohibitive because you don't want the market getting flooded for your customers, (and maybe don't want to deal with newbie support too much...Oh ya, and you want to make bank, but who can blame u?).

You've done everything to test and test and test again, and opened up to a beta group all without a hitch....

And then all at once your shiny new system is getting hit with hundreds, or even thousands of new accounts, and people all testing what it can do adn pounding it for data and help and URL's....

There's bound to be some stumbles at the beginning, and some unforseen difficulties.... Give the guy a break...

Any one of us here could VERY easily be in the same boat, I don't think I've ever seen a Big launch go off hitch free...Have you?

Peril of the industry I guess...

Regardless....The whining does not speed anything up, (I know it's hard to believe, when it feels SO productive, but really....I've done tests....)

I mean, you have a month to check it out, try it, and then get a refund if you still want to....I understand it's frustrating when your new miracle software doesn't work perfectly, immediately out of the gates, but like...

~~ *Chillax* ya'll ~~

What is it they say about "Patience"...and "Virtues" ...again?

Besides, if you jump the gun and refund now you might be missing out on something really cool...?...?...Just a thought...

All 'da best,

Sunny

Guru

after u login in gcd its on the right hand side at the top


well said sunny56

Regards,
Guru
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- ^^ -

cymonguk

I agree with comments in here the number of people who don't even know how to set up ad campaigns and want a step by step guide on building a profitable campaign scares the bejeezus out of me.

I can see dozens of people who have thrown up ads recently presumably after getting GCD. What they don't understand and haven't picked up on is some stuff in the videos from prelaunch, where chris talks about not following the tide, etc

Some people are going to lose a shed load of money

cymonguk

On the tool itself it's very good but you need to have more knowledge, it certainly has mad my decision making quicker on campaigns to do. I can see campaigns where a great new landing page with squeeze will sell , and some direct linking campaigns

bbyau

Hi Cymonguk,
So you are able to log in now ? Is everything "normal" now for GCD 2 ?
I was waiting to get in when things are back to "normal".
Thanks !

cymonguk

yes today at the moment things seem to be working fine and pretty quick

cymonguk

and just as I say that it falls over

Guru

its working fine for me..

Regards,
Guru
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bbyau

So, for those of you who can log in, are you "happy" with the features of the system ? Is it as what you expect it to be ?

Guru

i think i am happy user but yes i am bit advance user of ppc.

if there are people who are very new to PPC/IM and they are thinking they can just log in and start making money in few days, is not possible. tool will help you to do things quicker but you need to know the basics of ppc.

Regards,
Guru
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- ^^ -

cymonguk

honestly when I say newbies on there they really are, even down to not knowing about hosting, ftp, landing pages, etc

Lots of people asking for step by step instruction

Michele Whitley

Has anyone asked for a refund and been able to get a response?

WhosMaverick

Do the ppc classroom bonuses even exist? I havent heard from them and I *still* cant get in to GCD...not even ONCE yet.

“It’s only after you’ve lost everything, that you’re free to do anything.”

imoutthere

Ther are 2 winners in this, obviously cc will be and google will make a killin too.

All on bidding wars because of the noobs who will redirect without there own domain.

Looks like a good time to invest in google stock.

Aaron Elliott

GCD is not a PPC bonus - click on bonus within the PPC Classroom site and partner bonus.

GCD is simply to make money, I dont think for a secound he put a high price on it so it 'wouldnt get flooded'

Not to mention Chris was telling us over and over again that they have MUTLIPLE SERVERS so there will be no down time as they can update it and still run it on another server.

Just because he sent 300k doesnt mean its any good. At my work the 'experts' got paid Millions on software that took over 6 years to get right!!

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bbyau

I was wondering that Chris has offered Google Cash 4 for PPC Classroom members (under partner bonus). But somehow this has not been fulfilled. Not sure if anyone from PPC Classroom was able to get the Google Cash 4 from Chris ?

Yusuf

He's saying the GC4 Home Study Course videos are under training... yeah, the one with 4 videos and the message: "More videos coming soon (honestly!)" lol

On the other page with all of the bonuses after purchasing it says: "Please note - we have many more videos to upload, and you can access our collection from your GCD/GCA membership portal."

And then there's the 12 Landing Page Templates... wait, make that only 2 for now.. still being worked on!

And then there is Google Cash Revolution! Check out the message: "The Google Cash Revolution package is almost ready (honestly!) It contains over 500 pages of quality ebook material, MP3s, videos, software, scrips and more. (Further information will be announced by the end of March)"

Notice: "Further information will be announced by the end of March" not "GCR will be released by the end of March" And what is the end of March? Well, it's like the week before the 30 day trial ends..

One thing I've gotten from GCD so far is some additional laughter on a daily basis.

Shift

It consists of some videos.

When you go to the partner bonuses section and clicked on that bonus you should've signed up to his `newsletter'.
That's what I did and how I got the link to the videos weeks ago (but haven't watched them yet).

Let me know if that helps.

Michele Whitley

I have tried to request a refund
1. I emailed with all the information...no response!
2. I sent in a "high" priority support ticket...no response!
3. I called the number that shows on the charge...you can only leave a message...no return phone call!
WTH? Has anyone requested a refund and got any response at all?? Please answer.

bbyau

Hi Shift,
Thanks ! I tried that. Looks like Chris has fulfilled his offer on Google Cash 4 for PPC Classroom members.

Michele Whitley

Again you judge! I am not requesting a refund because I am some "lazy" "poor" "newbie" that wants to clone and become rich overnight! I am not any of those things as you presume! I like many others here, purchased this product in hope that it would be an excellent resource tool for helping in researching so we could worker smarter, not harder. At this time, it has to many glitches that I personally don't have the patience to wait out until they are resolved.

You obviously are interested as well, or I don't think you would be in here posting and reading..correct? Or maybe you prey on people that make a bad decision, so you can be rude and unprofessional by calling them names, whatever the case.

Get your "product out that won't be crap" and let us know..maybe I'll take a look at it.

Scott Ames

The idea was a good one, but it looks like from this thread that things didn't go so well.

You don't have to be original, just successful - Drayton Bird

4morereferrals

Does it even work yet? Anyone?

Side note:

If you dont own the software - then I suggest you STFU already unless you've actually used and have something to add... if not - youre full of crap for one thing and violating the spirit of the forums guidelines.

Dont bag on other warriors stuff you havent used or own or tried.

Tired of reading the inane drivel of people who havent used it or tried saying how it CANNOT work.

Clearly there was problems. Surely they will get sorted? Its still too early to tell.

I look forward to REAL Users feedback soon.

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Yusuf

As far as I can see once you get in, it does seem to do everything Chris demonstrated in the pre-launch videos. The main complaints are:

1. the lack of being able to get logged in or stay logged
2. the lack of any serious organized training for the automator or detective
3. certain aspects are incomplete as I mentioned above with the GC4 videos, LPs and GCR course

With all that said I could imagine how those who are PPC veterans and know the ins-and-outs of setting up, tracking and maintaining campaigns, etc. have already made a few thousand... but I guess lets wait for those testimonials.

Michele Whitley

Thank you! I gladly will tell you that, it does have some issues. A lot of glitches and bugs that need to be worked out. I personally tried to use it yesterday, when I was able to login. I spent far too much time getting booted out, and things not loading properly. Time is money, and I wasted far too much of it thus far.

In my opinion, it should have not launched until these issues were tested over and over. It's price tag was far to high for the disaster kick off.
I personally am just not happy with it, and have no patience to wait it out when I have so much money invested.

I'm sure for those who hang in there, you may get some positive feedback.

Aaron Elliott

There is already heaps products that do the same thing, but with less of a price tag and some have even free functions such as keyword spy. Keyword spy time generator is for and gives me enough info to copy someones ads if i want.

Oh and Chris free training videos for PPC Clssroom members are only promo videos for GGD. All videos hes showing how great it is. At the end of the day GGD tell you that someone has run a campaign 95/100 days and that means its making money? Not quite.

DigitalCashCrop.com

rhj12345

Just got GCD last night, this is all I get. Got Email back from support, but nothing works.

Still down at 12:45 MST

A database error occured.
Error details:
Page: /members/login.php
Query:
Error:Can't connect to MySQL server on '208.43.208.136' (111)

Bummer!!!

Yusuf

Email gcdlogin@gmail.com and tell them if you haven't already... it might help.

rhj12345

Thanks for the help, but nobodys home. Here is a phone number from there Policy Page.

Phone number not in service. I am not mad, I would just like to use this product today. This is a lot of money for me and it was a giant leap of faith to go for it.

With all of our products you receive a 30 day no questions asked, 100% money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with any of our products and want to receive your refund , you can call our customer service department at 866-654-0760, or E-mail us at support-team @ gcdetective.com.

I do not want this guy getting a bad rap, so when it comes up, I will post.

Yusuf

Hmm... yeah, the number is not working.. err.. here's his number from the whois for gcdetective.com - 435-658-5057. If you want try that and let us know what happens.

Michele Whitley

Your support request was sent successfully, we will answer as soon as possible.

This is what you will see when you send in a support ticket. But you will not get a response asap, I promise that!
I got 50 dang emails a day trying to sell it to me, now it's like a ghost town.

If anyone has been able to get any support, I would appreciate hearing it, I'm getting a bit concerned.

Michele Whitley

Well..I finally got a response to my email...just an fyi

Yusuf

How was the response? Just curious no problem if you don't want to share.

Michele Whitley

I asked for a refund and this is what I got...

Many support departments for many companies take 48-72 hours more to answer support requests particularly with a new lauunch. No one is ignoring you. Why is it you feel so unsatisfied. These are some very very successful marketers with a top notch research and development team, lots of resources, and a desire (via evidence of the coaching & videos & blogs & more) to honestly help their members. That is hard to In fact, where else could that be found. We would hate to see you go as we are proud of our product and have the team to make it very very special and a history of doing exactly that and more. We are focused on the prize and it will be a great ride for all of us.

Hmmmm...no mention of my refund though

rhj12345

A database error occured.
Error details:
Page: /members/login.php
Query:
Error:Can't connect to MySQL server on '208.43.208.136' (111)

Still down 2:35 MST - No response from tech support.

Well, thats, OK. When my wife finds out I was taken for $2000, I am dead anyway.

.................Hello, Capital One, I would like to report some activity on my credit card?..................crap.

danhughes

As a general rule I am not one to jump on the latest Guru offer. Based on the videos it's capabilities looked really good. Haha.. my other test is to watch the video with the sound down.... if a product still looks good without pitch then maybe it is...

3 days in and *** GC Detective Rocks The Free World *** . I *will* be canceling KeywordSpy and will probably cancel KeyCompete.

If you mainly sell Clickbank products, this probably is NOT the product for you.
If you do regular CPA then you better buy this FAST.

Clickbank:
So there are about 38k results for Clickbank. I haven't dug through them all yet (obviously, lol) but I have made a good dent. There are not that many results that make want to suddenly start pushing an offer. But, IMO that's because direct-linking to typical Clickbank products is a tough sell at best. Obviously it can be done, but in my case the ROI / ROEffort has never made it worth it.

The examples in the videos for cellphone detective / government records etc are not typical clickbank products.
1) They're cheap.
2) Their #1 USP is immediately and easily communicable.
So there is little chance of someone shopping around and it's easy for the prospect to believe that the product can deliver what they want.
It's really hard to convince someone you have no relationship with that they will be a millionaire by Thursday or that Tiger Woods will be calling them for Golf tips by the end of the summer.

Regular CPA:
Oh where to start.....
I am amazed how many people direct link! There are plenty to choose from... I found a direct link that has a PI of 59k!!! I realize that number is subjective at best, but certainly ad / keyword tenure is a good indicator for success especially if it comes from an affiliate.

But for me that is not the real power behind GC Detective...
When you find well performing Keywords / Ads it's pretty simple of find other offers that are being run by that Affiliate.

If your smart you'll be able to come up with a bunch of clues in an Ad URL that will help you find some really actionable data. For example... I'll tell you that Brad Callen is cleaning up with the phrase "Michigan SEO Services" ... well, he would be if anyone actually searched on it... but when they do, he cleans up .

Final Thoughts:
The data is *crazy* fresh... As in a few hours old.
It's easy to use and understand.
It's not soo easy to use that total newbs will suck up the power of this tool anytime soon (I hope).

Competitive Intelligence products are getting really good. It's almost to the point that someone / network / agency is gonna have to do something about this.
Oh... and if you're selling "Totally Hide My Affiliate A$$" ... I'm buying!

4morereferrals

Is this referring to an affiliate link cloaking or similar product?

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