@DOrdal: thank you for your vote ;-)
On 27 apr, 20:23, DOrdal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jeff-
>
> I just wanted to add my voice to those calling for you to add Phrase
> &Exactmatch results. I rarely use broad match anymore in Adwords,
> because your 'Expanded Broad Match' technology returns way too many
> results, and drives down CTRs. I only useExactand Phrase match, and
> really need the ability to look up data on search volumes for those
> via the API.
>
> Thanks!
>
> D
>
> On Apr 23, 11:55 am, AdWords API Advisor
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > The folks responsible for evaluating AdWords API feature requests are
> > aware of the demand for this.
>
> > Cheers,
> > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team
>
> > On Apr 22, 12:01 pm, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Sorry this message is of coursenotfor Joe but for
> > > AdWords API Advisor, can you please answer?
>
> > > On 21 apr, 14:20, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > HI Joe,
> > > > although you can't comment on whether
> > > > specific functionality will or willnotbe added to a future release
> > > > of the AdWords API,
> > > > a lot of developers are asking for thisexactmatch feature for the
> > > > Adwords API, including myself.
>
> > > > Please can you discuss internally to add this to your roadmap, request
> > > > list? An api should handle all features and thisexactmatch data are
> > > > vital for any serious Adwords bidding tool.
>
> > > > On Mar 5, 12:23 am, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > Hello Joe,
>
> > > > > As a matter of policy, I'm afraid that I can't comment on whether
> > > > > specific functionality will or willnotbe added to a future release
> > > > > of the AdWords API.
>
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > -Jeff Posnick, Adwords API Team
>
> > > > > On Mar 4, 5:19 pm, Joeyw <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Thanks for that - and I should have read the whole post properly!
>
> > > > > > Do you have any plans to retrieve the phrase andexactsearch volumes
> > > > > > for the future?
>
> > > > > > Cheers
>
> > > > > > Joe
>
> > > > > > On Mar 4, 8:50 pm, AdWords API Advisor
> > > > > > <[email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Hello Joe,
>
> > > > > > > The scenario you describe is exactly what I was describing in my
> > > > > > > blog
> > > > > > > post, and to quote from the last paragraph:
>
> > > > > > > "The search volumes in the results returned from the API should
> > > > > > > roughly correspond to what you'd see with the Broad setting
> > > > > > > formatch
> > > > > > > type in the web tool, but retrieving search volumes for Phrase or
> > > > > > >Exactmatchtypes isnotpossible."
>
> > > > > > > So to reiterate, you cannot retrieve search volumes that
> > > > > > > correspond to
> > > > > > > theExactmatchtype via the AdWords API.
>
> > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 4, 3:19 pm, Joeyw <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Hi Jeff,
>
> > > > > > > > I am very much after what the orginal poster asked for and I
> > > > > > > > got quite
> > > > > > > > excited when I read your post:
> > > > > > > > 'KeywordMatchType and the
> > > > > > > > KeywordToolService'http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/2009/01/keyword-match-type-and.html
>
> > > > > > > > It appeared to solve my problem, but so far it hasn't.
>
> > > > > > > > I would like the returned search volumes from the API to be
> > > > > > > > forexact
> > > > > > > >matchtype andnotbroad. I have used the following code for a UK
> > > > > > > > query:
>
> > > > > > > > # Create seed keyword structure.
> > > > > > > > $seed_keyword =
> > > > > > > > '<negative>false</negative>' .
> > > > > > > > '<text>google api</text>' .
> > > > > > > > '<type>Exact</type>';
> > > > > > > > $use_synonyms = '<useSynonyms>true</useSynonyms>';
>
> > > > > > > > # Get keyword variations.
> > > > > > > > $request_xml =
> > > > > > > > '<getKeywordVariations>' .
> > > > > > > > '<seedKeywords>' . $seed_keyword . '</seedKeywords>' .
> > > > > > > > $use_synonyms .
> > > > > > > > '<languages>en</languages>' .
> > > > > > > > '<countries>GB</countries>' .
> > > > > > > > '</getKeywordVariations>';
>
> > > > > > > > You can see I have specified the type to beexactand query the
> > > > > > > > UK.
>
> > > > > > > > The search volume returned for 'google api' is 33100 - checking
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > web keyword tool reveals this is the number for the
> > > > > > > > broadmatchtype,
> > > > > > > > theexactis actually 1,600.
>
> > > > > > > > Could you explain why this is the case and if I am doing
> > > > > > > > anything
> > > > > > > > wrong?
>
> > > > > > > > Thanks
>
> > > > > > > > Joe
>
> > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 3:59 pm, AdWords API Advisor
> > > > > > > > <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hello,
>
> > > > > > > > > When I use the web tool to perform the actions you describe,
> > > > > > > > > I get
> > > > > > > > > the following result:
>
> > > > > > > > > Keywords related to term(s) entered - sorted by relevance
> > > > > > > > > google api 1 - 3 $1.79 550,000 450,000
>
> > > > > > > > > I'mnotsure where you're getting the 27,100 number from, but
> > > > > > > > > 450,000
> > > > > > > > > is the average search volume I'm getting.
>
> > > > > > > > > When I make the following call to getKeywordVariations(),
> > > > > > > > > leaving out
> > > > > > > > > the countries and languages options so that all are selected:
>
> > > > > > > > > <getKeywordVariations>
> > > > > > > > > <seedKeywords>
> > > > > > > > > <negative>false</negative>
> > > > > > > > > <text>Google Api</text>
> > > > > > > > > <type>Broad</type>
> > > > > > > > > </seedKeywords>
> > > > > > > > > <useSynonyms>false</useSynonyms>
> > > > > > > > > </getKeywordVariations>
>
> > > > > > > > > I get a response that contains this result, along with many
> > > > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > results:
>
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:moreSpecific>
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:text>google api</ns1:text>
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:language></ns1:language>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:advertiserCompetitionScale>4</ns1:advertiserCompetitionScale>
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:avgSearchVolume>450000</ns1:avgSearchVolume>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > <ns1:lastMonthSearchVolume>550000</ns1:lastMonthSearchVolume>
> > > > > > > > > </ns1:moreSpecific>
>
> > > > > > > > > That's the same data as I'm seeing in the web tool. While
> > > > > > > > > there can
> > > > > > > > > sometimes be differences in the estimates returned from the
> > > > > > > > > web tool
> > > > > > > > > and the getKeywordVariations() call, there doesn't seem to be
> > > > > > > > > in this
> > > > > > > > > case.
>
> > > > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team
>
> > > > > > > > > On Dec 31 2008, 2:50 am, SEO <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > While we've been using AdWords tools manually, we are
> > > > > > > > > > trying to get
> > > > > > > > > > the AdWords API code to work, we havenotbeen able to get a
> > > > > > > > > > API code
> > > > > > > > > > that will return back what we need and currently do
> > > > > > > > > > manually.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Currently the manual process is:
>
> > > > > > > > > > Goto:https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
>
> > > > > > > > > > Select:
> > > > > > > > > > All Countries and Territories
>
> > > > > > > > > > Select: (all countries in the list)
> > > > > > > > > > English
> > > > > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > > > > Vietnamese
>
> > > > > > > > > > Enter Keyword:
> > > > > > > > > > Google Api
>
> > > > > > > > > > Uncheck:
> > > > > > > > > > [] Use synonyms
>
> > > > > > > > > > Click:
> > > > > > > > > > Filter my results
>
> > > > > > > > > > Check:
> > > > > > > > > > [] Don't show ideas for new keywords. I only want to see
> > > > > > > > > > data about
> > > > > > > > > > the keywords I entered.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Click:
> > > > > > > > > > Get keyword ideas
>
> > > > > > > > > > Drop Down Select:
> > > > > > > > > >MatchType:Exact
>
> > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Output ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > > > > > > > > > Keyword: google api
> > > > > > > > > > Approx Avg Search Volume: 27,100
>
> > > > > > > > > > Now how can we get the Google AdWords API tool to do the
> > > > > > > > > > above? I
> > > > > > > > > > hate having to pay $30/hour for people to sit in front of a
> > > > > > > > > > computer
> > > > > > > > > > and cut and paste when we have great API tools from Google,
> > > > > > > > > > just can't
> > > > > > > > > > get the those great API tools too work...
>
> > > > > > > > > > Can anyone help?
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