Comments on: Farewell to Yahoo!’s Overture keyword suggestion tool (the burial and a rant)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:12:02 +0000

You can try and think up keywords yourself, but it’s absolutely essential to use software tools such as SiteBuildIt’s “Brainstorm” tool in order to design a blueprint for your niche affiliate marketing site. Other options include downloadable programs such as the Nichebot keyword tool, or sign up with Wordtracker which is used by many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) professionals.

Please read my article “Niche Affiliate Marketing Starts with Keyword Research”

By: Pamela Egan

Pamela Egan — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:08:57 +0000

Have there been any recent updates regarding the Yahoo keyword-research tool? I stopped fooling around with it about a year ago when I concluded the numbers were inflated to the point of losing any value they may have once had.

However, I continue to come across occasional rumblings that the Y keyword tool is either back, or will return in a new-and-improved grand reappearance.

I’ve been using the free wordtracker tool lately, and have been keeping an eye out for a second potential source of keyword data.

Will this tool make a return, and do you have any ideas or suggestions about an alternative to WT that might provide a second-opinion, so to speak?

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Best diet pill that works — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:43:07 +0000

Hey Jim,

Thanks for been the officiating priest at the official ceremony

Truly for those of us just starting out some not too long ago, the Overture tool really provided the platform upon which we launched our online business.

But I made lots, and lots of mistakes. I over relied on everything it says.

Hmmm …. but stopped using it since 2006 when it shows sign slow death. And it has finally been killed. Bye the good old boy – OVERTURE

By: The NicheBOT Guy

The NicheBOT Guy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:51:15 +0000

Rrkbhat,

The reason Yahoo let the tool die out is because
they transferred everything over to their Yahoo
Search Marketing division while the Pay-Per-Click
engine they purchased (Overture) was phased
out.

Yahoo Search Marketing didn’t make the mistake of
allowing their keyword tool out to the public and
now requires a Yahoo Search Marketing account in
order to use that tool.

So it’s not really a matter of a poor strategy move
on their part — it was really a poor strategy on
the part of Overture back in the days when they
released the tool to the public. It should have
stayed protected behind a login requiring an account.

Yahoo Search Marketing has now rectified that and
ultimately, this shows that Keyword Research is now
at a premium.

Hope that explains it for ya…

Best,

Jim

By: Affiliate Marketing Introduction

Affiliate Marketing Introduction — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:50:07 +0000

Sad about yhe overture keyword suggestion tool.
To give it the credit it is due, for a long time this was a very useful tool. A lot of other software partially based their search results on this tool

The news is that Yahoo seeks to replace this with another tool.

Don’t know how true this is because it has been a year now and nadha

By: rrkbhat

rrkbhat — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:55:26 +0000

Hi Jim,

I’m curious to know why Yahoo allowed first of its kind and a popular tool like Overture to die?

Is it a poor strategy on the part of Yahoo?

By: Chris Garvey

Chris Garvey — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:46:46 +0000

Well It’s About Time,

One of the many things that p*ss me off about so called gurus is that for the past 3 or 4 months I’ve been getting certain ‘advice’ or ebooks (supposedly ‘new’) that STILL recommend using this tool. As you said, it’s not been updated for 14 months now. If you do a search on it (when it’s working) you’ll see the results blatantly state ‘from Jan 07′. Boy they were serious when they said they wouldn’t be updating or maintaining it. These results are pretty much useless it seems to me.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:51:15 +0000

Hey Jim,

I gotta say, that actually brought tears to my eyes

You have to admit, like you said, Ovy was great for
a quick idea or two!

Thanks!

By: Robert Vavra

Robert Vavra — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:23:55 +0000

Thanks for giving us this straight-forward information and historical perspective, Jim. I’m new to internet marketing and have encountered several on-line tutorials and eBooks that recommended the use of Overture tool. I wasn’t sure if I was doing something wrong when I tried to access the tool.

By: Ryan Wegman

Ryan Wegman — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:04:06 +0000

Words of wisdom and a dignifying eulogy. I am new to this keyword research and I have no use for a tool that is not giving me proper data.

The fact that people are charging for out dated info really chaps my @$%#%.

Jim you are awesome keep up the great work and hopefully with a bit of practice I will be half as good as you.