Before it was not the case. We just see a bar estimating the competition and search volume for a particular phrase now we see real numbers. We can estimate traffic for a particular phrase for past month as well as average all time.



I am sure all paid keyword tools will disappear now since google gives their own authoritative data and all other data are just a waste of time now.

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Here in Google we are passionate about Search we are passionate about users and passionate about what they are looking for. obviously Google.com. As a search user you love the Google's powerful search platform but what about putting a custom Google search engine on your site and now our custom search offers more custom options than never before not only have you control over the look and feel of your search result you now have full control of what's being searched. Also with relevant search results Google will deliver relevant search results on what you are looking for where you can earn revenue as well as have a positive search experience on your own site. To tell you about some of our new features, i would like you to introduce to matt one of our search engineers who has been actively working on Adsense for Search.

Matt: With the new custom search engine you can customize Adsense for Search used just for your site. A collection of sites you specify say all travel blogs or the entire web we are also working on improving the color of site search so that you can
display a better format which will be good looking for your site.

That's great matt tell us about getting relevant Ads and results on your site. Ofcourse with the new keyword feature you can continue search engine to your sites topic you have an other website say that is looking for Yoga class. So when you search matt in search box instead of getting results for Yoga maps you will also get results for commercial Mats and forum mats. I am not sure you have the yellow color for the floor mat.

So you define your search engine for keyword such as Yoga, Exercise and Meditation. So next time when you search for results for mat you will get results related to Yoga. That's perfect

Ofcourse users will get quality and relevancy of Google search results. More customization means more control to you and better experience for your users. And its quick and easy to setup just click on the setup tab and under adsense account click Adsense for Search and if you don't have an account today sign-up under www.google.com/adsense or www.Google.com/afs

Vijay

Labels: Google Adwords, Video Transcripts

What a dream I had today. I slept very late to my bed after attending clients. It was a late night job and probably my body got too much heated. I had a very peculiar dream.
" I got a call from Sergey Brin founder of Google, The caller Said" Hey man we are getting too rich and lazy its too tough to run Google.com we want someone responsible to take care of our site. I feel you are the most ideal person for that, if you are Ok with it we will give you ftp and control panel access you can login and make changes as you like"

I got very excited, immediately the login details arrive first thing you know what I did logged in to the website and added our site link to the Homepage. Next day boom our server goes down due to massive traffic from Google.com" . So what next???????//

Its my mother calling for me since I overslept and its 9.00 AM. Heck had it been real, Sorry think I am blabbering too much

SEO Jeff,

Labels: Google Adwords

Recently we have seen a surge in adwords phishing scams, phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. eBay, PayPal and online banks are common targets. Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging,[1] and often directs users to enter details at a website, although phone contact has also been used.[2] Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical measures.

Beware of phishing emails to adwords. We are into adwords for both our sites as well as client sites and we have seen a increase in phishing emails to adwords advertisers. There are some adwords advertisers who spend more than 200,000 a month in Google Adwords. If any of these account holders fall for the scam they will loose their personal information and possibly some money .

Here is how a recently Scam phishing email to adwords advertiser look like

Dear Google AdWords Customer,
Please sign in to your account at https://adwords.google.com/select/login
, and update your billing information. Your account will be reactivated as soon
as you update your payment information.Your ads will show immediately if you
decide to pay for clicks via creditor debit card. If you decide to pay by direct
debit, we may need to receiveyour signed debit authorization before your ads
start running, depending on your location. If you choose bank transfer, your ads
will show as soon as we receive your first payment.
We look forward to
providing you with the most effective advertising
available.
Sincerely,
———————————————————————————-
The Google AdWords
Team

Please be aware that lot of people lost their personal information and money to phishing scams. If you find a email on this scam forward to adwords-support@google.com

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List of Google's banned areas of advertising with adwords and Adsense,

1. Academic Aids:

You are NOT suppose to promote or encourage provide service for
writing thesis, academic paper writing, prewritten Academic
aids advertising for applying for exam on behalf of
someone else.

2. Aids to pass Drug Tests:

Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of products designed to help
someone pass a drug test. This includes products such as drug cleansing shakes
and urine test additives.

3. Alcohol:

Different countries have different laws when it comes to alcohol ads. US don't
allow hard alcohol ads and countries like India bans all alcohol ads. Wine and
champagne are restricted in some areas.

4. Anabolic Steroids:

Advertising steroid related produced for Muscle enhancement is strictly
prohibited.

Automated Ad Clicking:

This is targeting Google itself. This destroys search engine's natural tendency
to send potential leads to sites. Automated ad clicking ads are banned.

Bulk Marketing:

Bulk email marketing, EMail marketing software and non-opt in lists are banned
from advertising.

Copyright: Copyrighted information is not allowed in Adwords.

Counterfied designer Goods, Data entry affiliates and programmes are banned from Adwords advertising.

Dailers:

Dailers are mostly malwares or spywares which try to connect to a premium number
and you will be charged huge if you are not aware of what's happening.

Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia

Don't promote drugs and drug paraphernalia.

e-Gold

In the past one year e-currencies especially egold have become very popular in
Nigeria. E-gold is an electronic currency backed by real gold stored up in a
bullion somewhere in the United States and accounted for by weight. E-gold was
established by Douglas Jackson in 1996.
E-gold is used as a medium of
exchange on the net. Many businesses now accept e-gold as a form of payment for
their services or products all over the world. Our very own Nigeria caught the
bug about a year ago with people using it especially to fund their forex trading
accounts, hyip programs and muli-level marketing programs.
The main
attraction perhaps for Nigerians is the fact that the process of opening and
operating an e-gold account takes just a few minutes and verification is never
required unlike payment systems like paypal.
Another controversial feature of
the egold system is their non-repudiation policy which regards all spends as
being final. There are no charge-backs with egold. To fund an egold account, all
a user has to do is find an Independent exchanger whom he pays cash in exchange
for his egold account to be funded.
The two features of e-gold stated above
has made it a preferred medium of operation by fraudsters. The fact that no
verification is needed and that once the egold gets into their account, it can't
be retrieved makes the system a perfect one for fraudsters. These limitations
notwithstanding, millions of people all over the world have continued to use the
system.
With its growing popularity in Nigeria, the egold system gradually
became a target of fraudulent activities by criminally minded Nigerians. Today,
egold fraud in Nigeria has become an issue. Perhaps it is the next level of
internet fraud in Nigeria.

Fake Documents

Don't promote fake documents.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion
of false documents such as fake IDs, passports, social security cards,
immigration papers, diplomas, and noble titles.

Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Devices

Don't promote fireworks or pyrotechnic devices.
Advertising is not permitted
for the promotion of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices.

Gambling

Don't promote online gambling or related sites.
Advertising is not
permitted
for the promotion of online casinos and gambling activities.
This includes,
but is not limited to, the following:
sports books
lotteries
bingo
poker
sites that provide tips, odds, and
handicapping
software
facilitating online casinos and gambling
gambling tutoring online
gambling related eBooks
'play for fun'
gambling or casino games of skill
including sites where the primary
purpose
is 'play for fun' gambling
affiliate sites with the primary
purpose of
driving traffic to online
gambling sites

Hacking and Cracking sites;

Google has always been against hacking and cracking sites. its illegal to promote a hacking website in Google Adwords. Sites if found will immediately be banned. You can actually find Hacking and Cracking sites in Organic results though since its very difficult to filter sites in Organic results.

Miracle Cures
Don't promote miracle cures.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of miracle cures, such as 'Cure cancer overnight!'

Mobile Subscription Services
Mobile subscription sites must display the required service details.

Prescription Drugs and Related Content
The promotion of prescription drugs and related content is restricted.
Google AdWords only accepts pharmaceutical advertising from pharmacies that are based in the U.S. or Canada. Pharmacy-related ad campaigns can only target the U.S., U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands), and/or Canada. Ads for prescription drugs will not be displayed in other countries. Additionally, Google AdWords requires all online pharmacy advertisers and affiliates to be a member of the PharmacyChecker Licensed Pharmacy Program. Ads ill not run until a valid PharmacyChecker identification number is provided.
Note that pet pharmacies and affiliates advertising pet prescription drugs when targeting the U.S. or Canada must also be PharmacyChecker approved.

Prostitution
Don't promote prostitution.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of prostitution.
Scams/Phishing for Personal Information
Don't use phishing or other scamming tactics.
Advertising is not permitted for sites collecting sensitive personal information or money with fake forms, false claims, or unauthorized use of Google Trademarks. Examples of personal information include email addresses, user names, passwords, and/or payment information.

Template Sites for Ad Networks
Don't promote template sites for ad networks such as AdSense.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of template sites for ad networks. This includes products and services that create template or pre-generated websites solely intended to profit from ads.
Tobacco and Cigarettes
Don't promote tobacco and cigarettes.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of tobacco or tobacco-related products, including cigarettes, cigars, tobacco pipes, and rolling papers.
Traffic Devices
Don't promote illegal traffic devices.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of radar jammers, license plate covers, traffic signal changers, and related products.
Weapons
The promotion of weapons is restricted.
Advertising is not permitted for the promotion of certain weapons, such as firearms, firearm components, ammunition, balisongs (switchblades), butterfly knives, and brass knuckles.

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