Bossman34

I used GCD for 30 days (actually, probably closer to 40 because of the timing of my trial and his extended trial), but I found the tool pretty useful. I didn't use it to create direct linking campaigns, but to help me figure out which landing pages were most successful in different niches.

I used GCD to thoroughly research 3 different niches and I was able to make 2 of them profitable within a couple weeks. I'm now in the process of scaling those campaigns with both PPC and SEO. Plus, I'm confident that I can make the third campaign profitable as well...just holding off on that one until I get the other 2 scaled up.

I agree with most that the claims made by Chris were a little outrageous (like so many launches), but this is a tool that can save you time and help you find profitable campaigns. It definitely takes some guess work out of it. Of course, you don't NEED a product like GCD, but it's a very nice time saver.

Just my opinion...

kbs

I got to use the software for about 7 days and thought it was really good. I was able to find some keywords that I would have never thought of by myself. I think part of the problem was that GCD was pushed so hard by Guru's that it got saturated especially if you were involved in direct linking. I"m sure this type of software had something to do w/ the latest Google Slap.

BertTassoni

Whoaaa, what a long thread. I use GCD and yes it is good if you know how to use it but its not worth the monthly fee when so much of the same research is readily available from other sources. I also don't like the many varied shady offerings which have left so many paying so much more then the latest price offering.

sahanull

i am a GCD user. It is a good tool. But dont get fooled into copy and paste a campaign via direct linking and start to make tones of money. NO CHANCE!!!

For a start with the campaign you try to clone have history and QS that you dont have.

Best way to used it is by creating your own Landing page

maxitman

Well guys, there is something I am going to do, I will not buy anything, I mean anything over the internet that requires a monthly fee. I think, really, it is bad business. Mostly because you end up paying a lot of money for crappy products and crappy marketers.

RobJones

Wow, I just found this thread here.
Well, here is what I can say to the n00bs who don't know how to use a tool and complain:
I use this tool for 2 or 3 months now (maybe 2.5 months or something)
and in my opinion this is really a GREAT tool!

However, I don't use the copy and paste style with direct linking.
Don't know how well that would work. Actually, I wouldn't recommend using copy & paste with direct linking at all.

This is an amazing tool for finding the right stuff.
But finding the right stuff alone won't make you money IMO.
You need to know how to use tools.
If you don't know then you are a n00b and need to learn first.
Just because you are a n00b and don't know how to use a tool doesn't mean the tool is poor.
This tool is great for what it does. And is well worth the monthly membership fee.
If you don't know how to make multiples of the monthly membership fee PER WEEK, then learn the ropes but don't blame the tool, N00B!

RobJones

I agree, you just need to put in a minimum amount of thought and work in order to get great results.

Metronicity

Hey Mister 10 Posts...perhaps if you bothered to read ALL the posts you wouldn't be so quick to start slagging people off as "Noobs". There are plenty of veterans here who have used the thing and found it to be not what it's cracked up to be.

RobJones

Yes, I actually have read a lot in this thread and THAT was what prompted me to post here (was originally searching for something else but stumbled upon this thread).
And I wanted to point out that while those "veterans" of yours might know a thing or two in other areas of marketing they clearly don't have a clue about PPC marketing.
That is clear as crystal to me because I've been using this tool for about 3 months now and knowing how to use and exploit such tools I find this particular tool to be pretty useful and well worth the monthly membership fee.

RobJones

P.S.
The fact that I don't have a high post count here,
only says that I don't use this forum much.
(In general, I use forums very rarely because it's very easy to waste a lot of time in a forum)
And because I have 10+ years experience in marketing I don't need the forum to learn stuff.

checkmuldoon

The thing is mate, when it was launched it was aimed at newbies, also the big marketing hype behind it was the find profitable campaigns and clone them. Thats what pissed most people off !!!!!!

James Pateman

Hi LB,

Good to read some independent perspective.

regards,
James Pateman

Internet Marketing Blog

l23bc

Google cash detective

I wanted to get in on that so bad but something that actual day that i could not explain that stopped me form the brink of joing up(I think in the universal world of marketing it was all the guru emails on the list who emailed me about 200 times a day trying to get me to sign up via their link with bonuses) After it closed it doors i felt i may of missed out from some great softwere.

So to recover i joined the warrior forum and read this post all about it so in honestly i have not missed much it was all hype as i have read the negititve and positives on the program and staying in a professional mind and non bashing intended, im glad i was further away form the high apples on the trees when this was released,

kbs

I'm debating on whether or not to use the 7 day free trial and get some keywords for article marketing. I just thiink that GCD 2.0 would be a great source for niche keywords since it tracks what people are already searching for. I messed around w/ it for Adwords and found some great keywords that I would have never found anyother way.

WhatTheFrenchToast

I've used GCD 2.0 for niche keyword research...it's great for that. It's also very useful to identify good landing pages for ideas on what's converting in a niche. I'm surprised sometimes how crappy some of the landing pages are that have been up for so long...they must convert...at least I assume they do...maybe that's another drawback.

GCD 2.0 is a useful tool but there are other free tools out there that will show you almost the same stuff without the $97 coming out of your pocket every month. It's definitely not the noob tool it was promoted to be as it doesn't take into account any of the other reasons a PPC ad comes up in first position.

Often times, the person in #1 position paid far less to be there than the person in the #5 position. It's not just about how much you bid for the keyword. Copy-catting an assumed successful PPC campaign or using it for a direct linking strategy is a recipe for shrinking your bank account.

That's my $.02.

thezone

Just curious, but your profile says you're 24 (10+ years) would make you 7, I'm just curious what you were "marketing" (and how) 10+ years ago.

Metronicity

No. Ten years ago he would have been 14. So if he has 10+ years of experience in I.M. he started when he was 13 - let's say. Hence his So we won't see him again - he doesn't need the forum to learn stuff. He knows it all. And we're all just "noobs".

RobJones

It always annoys me a lot when I see some forms that believe they can force me to put in my date of birth or even just the year.
Thus I ALWAYS select some random date on such occasions. And it amazes me how carelessly people handle their private data these days.

RobJones

I didn't say that. I'm a student of marketing for more than 10 years now and I don't think I'll ever stop learning.
What I said was: "I don't need the forum to learn stuff." No more, no less.
By that I especially meant: I don't need to generate hundreds or thousands of posts in the forum in order to learn.

Instructor

Now If I could just find that link for Microsoft Math
j/k

stgga

Wow, there is a lot here. From my experience bert tassoni, metrocinty and checkmuldoon hit the nail on the head. Learning how to research and do direct linking will get you most of the way there. I passsed on it because there was so much negative press on it. You will always find articles & posts from advocates but when you look at the various sources it boiled down to convenience at a steep price....and way too much hyperbole. IMO

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