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Keyword Positioning, Good Job Shawn!

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by ginostylz, Jun 5, 2004.

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    I finally signed up shawn. I have seen way to many tools to really care about the next great invention by some other webmaster. I feared going to Google to get the API account, but within seconds of signing up it came in my email. All that fear for nothing. I thought going through the dance of creating the login ID, typing so many keywords, and the Google API was a waste of time. Boy was I wrong. I wish I would have signed up much earlier. Now I don't have so spend so much time typing my keywords into Google search. I get a ranking report with my gains and minuses.
    Good Job!!!!!! :D
     
    ginostylz, Jun 5, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    You must be the last one on the planet using it. ;)
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 5, 2004 IP
  3. ginostylz

    ginostylz Well-Known Member

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    Theres gotta be more than just me! It's not that outdated is it? I think it is awesome.

    Disclaimer: I am really freakin drunk. I know I am a loser for drinking and surfing webmaster forums, but at least I am not driving right?
     
    ginostylz, Jun 5, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    Almost 11,000 registered users so far... :)
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 5, 2004 IP
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    Lever Deep Thought

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    #5
    Only been using it a week myself but it's a most welcome tool for the toolbox. Thanks Shawn :D
     
    Lever, Jun 5, 2004 IP
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    Foxy Chief Natural Foodie

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    Hehe - quite obvious why you didn't "use the tool"!! :D
     
    Foxy, Jun 6, 2004 IP
  7. ginostylz

    ginostylz Well-Known Member

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    I have been using it for almost a week now. I was just trying to give a compliment where it is due. Thanks anyway.
     
    ginostylz, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    Foxy Chief Natural Foodie

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    Well said

    It is a very good tool and you should look at the graphs as they show you visually heeps of info - like for instance it showed for me that Google did something at or about May 12 that dropped my secondary phrases [without anchor support] over all my sites!

    And I'll say it again - thanks Shawn :)
     
    Foxy, Jun 6, 2004 IP
  9. ginostylz

    ginostylz Well-Known Member

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    I was mainly trying to portray:
    The Google API sounded a bit painful to grab, but they hand it out like candy with a valid email address.
    Despite all the other worthless tools out there, this one is well worth the time investment.
     
    ginostylz, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    Foxy Chief Natural Foodie

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    Yeah I know - once you realise how easy it is - its a doddle.

    I find the 1000 limit a pain though as when you have a whole bundle of secondary phrases you are tracking you run out of the limit real quick. :)
     
    Foxy, Jun 6, 2004 IP
  11. ViciousSummer

    ViciousSummer Ayn Rand for President! Staff

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    haha! Gino, you're freakin' hilarious...
    :p .
     
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    North Carolina SEO Well-Known Member

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    Shawn,

    Is there anything in the works regarding future upgrades to the keyword tracker?

    Like all the others who have posted, I really appreciate the tool. It would be very interesting to see where it would possibly go next. :cool:
     
    North Carolina SEO, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #13
    No, right now there is nothing "in the works". Things are usually added the same day I (or someone) has an idea that works for it.
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    compar Peon

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    Does Google sell an unlimited API? If we have 10,000 people using this tool maybe we could take up a collection and buy an unlimited API????
     
    compar, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    compar Peon

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    Shawn, you probably should remove Yahoo from this sentence on the Keyword Tracker page.
     
    compar, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #16
    No, Google does not sell an unlimited API key. They do GIVE them away on occasion though (http://www.googlealert.com/ for example has one).

    Regarding the Yahoo thing, I know... I've been meaning to, but we actually get traffic from "Yahoo keyword tracker", so I need to reword it somehow when I get a second.
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    hm, is that really traffic you'd definitely want to lose?

    if someone wants a yahoo tracker, they may sign up when they stumble upon a free google one

    just a thought
     
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    NevDull Peon

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    #18
    Are there plans / is there a reasonable way to track keywords on Yahoo without violating an AUP?

    -NevDull
     
    NevDull, Jun 8, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    No... even if it was within their license (which it isn't), the keyword tracker would throw 1,000+ queries at them per minute. Yahoo throttles back query requests if you do too many, so screen scraping it even a possibility in my case. Yahoo does have an API, but they charge a huge amount of money up front, then also charge per query. And I'm not willing to pay for that to use on a free tool. :)
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 8, 2004 IP
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    Help Desk Well-Known Member

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    Couldn't somebody make a client app? That way it spreads out where the requests are coming from?
     
    Help Desk, Jun 8, 2004 IP