Since the overture bidtool is gone ...

Well,

Since the overture bidtool (wich I thought was a fantastic tool...) is gone, I am looking for ways to research the same info. wich this tool used to give me ... It seems there is now way ... Or is there ?

Also, does anyone know why the tool has been put to sleep ? I mean it is a great tool...

Grs - FOP -

 

You mean this?: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/

 

Try http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/

 

The overture bid tool isn't gone, their servers have been running very erratic lately. I think Yahoo released some sort of statement on the matter a while back, not 100% sure though.

Edit: Actually my bad, I'm talking about the keyword tool.

 

Hi there,

Thanks for your recent post. To answer your question, Yahoo! Search Marketing’s public keyword research tool (formerly known as the Overture’s Keyword Selector Tool- KST) continues to exist today and will continue to exist until we replace it with an improved product.

You can access it at the following url: http:// inventory.overture.com

The responsiveness to this free tool is diminished due to the sheer volume of hits it receives each day, so browsers may time out and error pages may appear but it doesn’t mean that this tool has been removed.

Hope this helps.

Best,

YahooSarah

 

He's talking about the bidtool:
http://uv.bidtool.overture.com/d/search/tools/bidtool/

 

Yes. It looks like the famous, excellent Overture Bid Tool is gone forever.

To find some typical keyword bids at Google (plus associated keywords),
one can use the External Adwords bid tool at -
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

Enter your keyword(s).
Under "Choose Data to Display", select "Cost and Position Estimates".
Type in 5 for $5.00.
Click on "Get More Keywords".

Seems to work great. Opinions?

 

Ahh, yea. Sorry. Jumped the gun there.

 

I think you should use quotes, unless you are from yahoo staff.

 

I think she is

 

I had heard recently that Yahoo is indeed going to get rid of the Keyword tool. Sara is there any truth to this?

 

Please Yahoo sarah can you answer us why is the bid tool displaying the page "GONE" ????

 

Hi there,

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, the Overture Bid Tool has been removed from the URL provided above. However, we offer enhanced bidding and forecasting tools in our new search marketing system, here is a link with more information:

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/ysm/cn/tu/tutorial_bidding4.swf?s wp=1&ref=DTCalert

-To open forecasting tools at the keyword level, click one of your Sponsored Search or Content Match bids, or click a specific keyword on the Ad Group Details page.

-To estimate how many clicks you may receive for a particular bid, use the Estimated Clicks per Bid feature, including the slider bar graph.
For guidance on how much you might need to bid to place your ad in the top positions, refer to the Bid Range for Top Positions.

And just to confirm- I do work for Yahoo! and I am a rep for Yahoo! on this message board.

Thanks,
YahooSarah

 

Thanks for the clarification and additional information Sarah.