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Filed under: General GoogleCash News — chris at 11:15 am on Saturday, June 2, 2007

Thanks again for submitting your questions and comments! In this blog post, I am going to answer several of them.

As most of you know, I live down in southern Mexico on the beach, twenty minutes from the nearest town.

Hurricane Barbara, touched down yesterday and knocked out our power.

The power is still out, but I’m back online! I went to town (driving through torrential downpour, frightening winds, and near zero visibility) and borrowed a generator from a friend to power my satellite internet connection and my laptop.

As if the launch wasn’t enough excitement, Mother Nature decided to pitch in a little too.

Thankfully, I’m back online now - full systems go! Wooohooo!

So, here I answer some great questions that I recently received:

1. Is the Google Cash Detective easy to install? Can a beginner install it?

The Google Cash Detective is simple to install, and a beginner can install it. It can literally be installed in 5 minutes. You follow a short video that shows you step by step how to do it. You can pause the video while you execute the steps and then continue.

We also offer a free install for those who would rather have someone else do it for them.

2. With the Google Cash Detective monitoring so many Google ads, could this eventually trigger some type of a ban from Google?

The Google Cash Detective uses a proprietary method of querying Google which to this date has never resulted in a single ban on any of our servers or beta tester’s servers.

For the last several months, I have been monitoring thousands of keywords several times per day from all kinds of different servers – dedicated servers and shared servers like iPowerWeb, and GoDaddy. Also, we’ve had many beta testers monitoring thousands of keywords per day on hosts like hostmonster.com that cost $4.95 per month.

In the entire time that Google Cash Detective has been monitoring these keywords, Google has never banned any of our IP addresses or URLs.

Also, to use the Detective, you do not have to go through captchas - those little annoying pop-ups that come up in some programs and ask you to type a series of letters or numbers in a box to continue. There are no captchas with the Google Cash Detective!

3. Are there any extra costs associated with getting click data or cost per click data from Google?

Google Cash Detective comes with an optional feature for collecting click data. Specifically, click data is the number of clicks per day that a keyword receives and the cost per click for the number 1 and 3 positions.

The Detective works with or without the click data. The cost is around 5 cents per keyword. At any time, you can enable or disable that feature. I only use that feature about once per month, and I find it to be a valuable add on.

Also, you don’t need a Google API for the Google Cash Detective.

4. Will this software keep working as things change with the Internet?

The Google Cash Detective will be updated for a long time to come and will adjust to the latest Internet developments. We already have several new features in the works for version 2.0, and The Google Cash Detective will be the flagship of our Google Cash Software Suite.

5. Is the Google Cash Detective software hosted by you, or do we host it?

We do not host the Google Cash Detective Software. The Google Cash Detective installs on any hosted web server. You can install it in just a few minutes, or we offer free installation if you prefer.
It can be installed on any hosted web server like godaddy, ipowerweb, hostmonster, etc.
Some similar products to Google Cash Detective host their software on their servers, and you login to their server. All of your keywords and data lives on their servers and they have access to it. They could take a peek at your data if they wanted to.

With the Google Cash Detective, only you have access to your data. You install the software on any webhost of your choice and you own the data.
6. Will training cost extra?

No. Everything is included. There are training videos that you access from inside the software. And all of the training is included. Also, we’ll be adding more training videos going forward.

The software is a one time fee. That includes free installation, free updates and free support from a full-time staff in a dedicated web conference room. It also includes all of the training videos.

So that’s it for now. Keep posting your comments and questions on my blog and have your keyword lists ready. The revolution begins Monday.

To your success!

Chris Carpenter

P.S. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised!

41 Comments »

Comment by Gary

June 2, 2007 @ 1:31 pm

You have said the software can be used on all kinds of different servers – dedicated servers and shared servers.

Do we install it on our computer like anyother software and use it through our ISP, or does it reside on our web-site server and somehow we access it?

Cant wait for Monday…………..

Comment by Bobby

June 2, 2007 @ 4:35 pm

Hi Chris,

Glad you guys got through the storm OK :)

Regarding hosting for Google Cash Detective. You mention that we should avoid handing data to a hosted service. By ‘hosted service’ do you mean a shared webhost such as iPowerWeb or GoDaddy? Instead, do you suggest we run our own in-house web server or would a dedicated server from a web host suffice?

I’m just a little confused about your definition of a ‘hosted service’ as you mention that you guys have been beta testing the app on such shared web host environments but you also recommend not using a hosted service.

Cheers!

Comment by chris

June 2, 2007 @ 5:07 pm

Hi Gary,

Yes the software lives on your website server. If you don’t have one, you can get one for around $4 a month. We give you some links to some different reliable webhosts.
Hi Bobby,

Sorry for the confusion. You can run Google Cash Detective on any webserver, hosted or dedicated.

What I meant by that is that there is similar software to Google Cash Detective where with their service you do not own the software. They host the software on their webserver. So you login at their site and you access your keyword data. But they have access to all of your data too. If they wanted to, they could have a look at all of your valuable research data.
With Google Cash Detective, you own the software and it runs on your hosted server (like hostmonster.com). So you are the only one with access to it.

Does that make sense?

Thanks,
Chris

Comment by Bobby

June 2, 2007 @ 5:47 pm

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the clarification. Makes perfect sense.

Cheers!

Comment by Ron

June 2, 2007 @ 6:59 pm

Hi Chris,
Does hosting GCD on your own server mean it will work both on a PC and a Mac?
I’m thinking the answer is “yes” but just want to be sure.
Thanks!
Ron

Comment by John

June 2, 2007 @ 7:37 pm

Hi Chris,

I’m astounded with your open line of communication, you have totally laid everything out in the open with no questions unanswered.

I am VERY confident GC Detective will make everyone some serious income once mastered. The skepticism that has been ingrained in many internet marketers who have gone through business pitfalls will remain non-existent in this house!

Your confidence is infectious, I’m sure many other followers will agree. Your mentorship and software is going to be invaluable to all of us no matter what kind of timeframe or learning curve.

Warm Regards,

John Whelan.

Comment by Yuri

June 2, 2007 @ 8:49 pm

Hi Chris,

Great stuff! I have a few questions.

Can you compare GC Detective with Keyword Elite, please, and basically tell us why it is better that the latter?

Do you expect support (and when) in GC Detective for data from the other 2 of the big three, i.e. Yahoo Search Marketing and MSN AdCenter?

I assume we can pick geographical location for the Adwords ads being analyzed, i.e. the ones that appear to searchers in Canada, UK, Australia, India and other English savvy locations. Am I correct?

Thanks a bunch!

Yuri

Comment by Poonam

June 2, 2007 @ 9:01 pm

Hi Chris,
Is there a possibility of buying the GC Detective and parking outside your house to be mentored, and make this work at super warp speed.
It would be wonderful if you could inbuild this kind of an option also, and I am not referring to the sweepstake you already have running.
Cheers
Poonam
New Delhi, India

Comment by chris

June 2, 2007 @ 9:03 pm

Hi Ron,

Yes, exactly.

You access the Google Cash Detective through a web browser. So wherever you can run a webbrowser you can access it. Since you can access the web from both a mac and a pc, it works for both. It is a web application.

Here’s the wikepedia entry on web application, in case anybody doesn’t know what that means:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application

Thanks,
Chris

Comment by Cynthia

June 2, 2007 @ 9:52 pm

Aloha Chris!

Hope the weather has calmed down on your beach. It was a beautiful sunset at Rocky Point here on Oahu, just a few minutes ago.

I have to thank you for the education. I have learned so much this week going through the materials you have provided. It is so facinating!, and is making so much sense to me.

I wanted to Thank You for your words at the end of Google Cash Strikes Back. The part about your PURPOSE and how your Lifestyle can fit into this. I’m very excited to finetune this system you’re sharing.

Much Love,
Cynthia

Comment by Srijit

June 2, 2007 @ 10:07 pm

Hey Chris,
Suppose i want to run multiple checks a day. Does GCD have a cron interface? Does GCD require a constantly running daemon to be run on the server? Or does it run each time we query it?

Warm Regards,
Srijit
ps: Glad to hear that you are OK after the storm :)

Comment by Rob Schmidt

June 2, 2007 @ 11:48 pm

Hey, Chris.
So…did you put up any kites to try out in the wind :)
sik! heehee! Hopefully everyone is same well & esp. Warm!

You said in a previous email:
Quote:
“P.S. Be on the lookout for an email tomorrow where I’ll tell you
about the special I have in store for only Google Cash Customers”

Will we see this email before tomorrow launch??
Very excited…will be on eof the first buyers, for sure.
Rob

Comment by pAuL tAyLoR

June 3, 2007 @ 12:27 am

Hi Chris,

Does Detective work only in a Microsoft Windows environment, or is it available on other platforms such as Apple Mac or Linux?

Thanks,

pAuL

Comment by Silvia

June 3, 2007 @ 1:32 am

Hi Chris,

Thank you for being alive now with all of us!

I would like to confirm if you can access international market with
GCD.

Cheers!

Comment by Matthew Carr

June 3, 2007 @ 3:05 am

Hi Chris,

Very excited about the launch tomorrow. I’ve got my own webserver, so luckily that’s not a problem for me. I currently beavering away with my keyword list with excitement!

I do have a question about the clickdata. Is this a feature you can switch on and off at anytime or do you decide when you add the keyword(s) to be crawled? Also is it a one-off charge per keyword?

Best of luck with the launch and i’ll be in the queue for the software..

Cheers,

Matthew

Comment by alan

June 3, 2007 @ 3:20 am

Hi Chris,
I am laughting all the way with your answers to someone who made a “honest analysis of GCD” :-) )
I was a customer of theirs and I quit for several reasons which some are the price way too costly, especially as they can spy at OUR datas.
I had several profitable campaigns that was pulled out in 2 weeks, because everybodies knew my datas.
It could happen with your soft, but only in a “regular” battle.
Thanks to clarify the “Big Google” ban possibility. It was a point which annoyed me.
After the nasty Barbara, I whish you that the GCD Hurricane will brings you many better things :-) )
Thanks
alan

Comment by Numan

June 3, 2007 @ 3:36 am

Hi Chris,

Hi I was wondering as I have a few website which are free can I install it on to there or do I have to have a web hosting site which requires login like GoDaddy.com

Thanks Chris

Comment by Dror

June 3, 2007 @ 4:50 am

Hi Chris,

I have hosting at GoDaddy, but I didn’t see that I can login in Terminal or some other Remote Desktop Connection, All the communication is through FTP And Browsing.

If I understand correctly, the GCD installation require the Terminal or the RD connection, isn’t it?

Liked your previous (or maybe it was the one before that), remind me a great movie, called The Secret.

Thanks For Being here,

You are really inspire person.

Comment by Scott

June 3, 2007 @ 5:49 am

Hi Chris — Hope the hurricane has finally put out any traces of the fire ;-) — sorry, poor joke, but you do seem to have been in the wars of late! Great to see you’re still smiling.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to tomorrow, but still just a little confused — we have an Apache web server running, with multiple virutal web hosts for a number of different customers.

Now, each of those has its own Domain name — to run GCD will I thus need to register another Domain to keep the GCD stuff totally separate from anything we do for other customers? Or do you really mean just running a browser type environment on a machine that is “always on”? In this case, the always on browser will be interrogating Google [somehow], but won’t need its own Domain or URL.

Maybe it’s all made clear in the video.

Kind regards, Scott

Comment by paul

June 3, 2007 @ 7:07 am

I hope I am not stepping on Chris’s toes, but I think I can answer some questions.

Paul Taylor - It is run on a web server/host so the windows platform is irrelevant.

Matthew Carr - You can set it up to either ask for the click data or not. The click cost is a cost per keyword so if you set it to look at the click data for 100 keywords at $0.10 per keyword the cost is $10.

Dror - Doesn’t Godaddy have cPanel? I believe that FTP would be fine as I believe that you will be just uploading files as normal. You will then access GCD by browsing your domain URL. If your domain is mydomain.com, you would access GCD by going to http://www.mydomain.com/gcd.xxx or somesuch.

I hope I am right and Chris hopefully will confirm.

Paul

Comment by John

June 3, 2007 @ 8:20 am

Hi Chris,

With Power Link Generator what kind of domain name would you use with Microsoft Adcenter?

i.e. myname/recommends/keyword

or more generic like: bestpicks/recommends/keyword

Hope “Barbara” isn’t causing too much havoc in your life!
Working through a hurricane is an indication of your determination, I will remember that when faced with my next challenge.

Regards,

John

Comment by chris

June 3, 2007 @ 11:21 am

Hi Silvia,

Yes you can access international markets with Google Cash Detective. The Detective works for all foreign countries that Google has available: google.uk, google.de, google.fr, google.es, and many more.

Hi Scott,

You can install it on any of your domain names, or just register another domain name.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for answering some of the questions. Yes you are correct in your answers. Just to make sure there is no confusion though, in your click data example you used 10 cents per keyword, but it only costs 5 cents per keyword. And yes, that is an optional feature that one can either use, or not use. You can get the same data by going to the Google Estimator tool and pasting in your keywords.

Hi John,

Really it doesn’t matter what you name your domain name or folder. It just depends on your preference and for what you plan to be using it for. Either of your examples would work fine, I don’t think one has an advantage over the other.

Thanks,
Chris

Comment by Eckhard

June 3, 2007 @ 11:37 am

Hi Chris,
as I’m german, my question is: 12 noon Central Time means 7 p.m. Central European Summer Time, right?

And could you please give some examples where to get hosted best the software?

Thanks
Eckhard

Comment by Matthew Carr

June 3, 2007 @ 11:50 am

Hi Chris,

Thanks for answering my questions, I am getting very excited now and my keyword lists are growing!

Do you have any tips you could share on building quality keyword lists or any software you would highly recommend?

Thanks,

Matthew

Comment by Larry

June 3, 2007 @ 11:51 am

Man Chris I am super excited! I wish I could buy it right now!!!!!

Your GCash started it all for me. I can never repay you for what it has done for me and my family.

Glad you made it through the storm!

I’ll be ready Monday!

Best,
Larry

Comment by Barbara

June 3, 2007 @ 12:11 pm

June 3, 07

Hi Chris,

I was inspired by your enthusiasm, and know that your offer is a big challenge for someone like me who is quite a newbi to all this web-based business world and has been an employee till Dec 2006 and is now struggling to earn a living with energy therapies (Tuina, Shiatsu, EFT…)
My name is Barbara, and I usually bring healing not destruction to the people I meet (not like the other Barbara mentioned in the title…!)…

I live in Italy and haven’t started using Adwords, yet.
I haven’t had the courage (and money) to start bidding but I am determined to try… (plus you are so genuinely convincing and in tune with my new mindset, that I would so much come to Mexico for a special one-to-one course!!! I could give some energy treatment in exchange (Tuina, Shiatsu, for example!)
So I expect GC Detective to help me overcome the heaviest part of the job and let me the time to analyze market niches and keywords.

I think you already answered one of my question:
… that I should be able to analyze different campaigns in different languages from Google.it (mostly Italian and English).

other questions are:

1. Can I use a web hosting service from any hosting company in Italy (or hostmonster could be an alternative as well)?

2. Do I do that without having a domain?
(NB: the site I quoted above, “prosperitaonline.blogspot.com”, is a mere draft, an exercise to learn how it works… but I put my GC affiliate link there!)

3. If so what do I have to ask to the company to make sure I am given the services I really need?

Excuse if my questions are elementary but I am TOTALLY NEW to all this, and am afraid to make mistakes in this challenging and a bit frightening event.
I do hope, on the contrary, to be able to profit, I have dreams… for myself and my beloved ones that would take us out of the mud, finally…

Grazie tantissimo per il tuo aiuto!
Thank you
Barbara

Comment by Stacey

June 3, 2007 @ 1:44 pm

Hi Chris,

I’ve got a few of my girlfriends together and we are going to rock this Detective like a Hurricane!

We’ve divided up responsibilities, and we each have a couple of pretty good campaigns already. Now we are going to scale this baby!

Thanks for your commitment to getting this out into everyone’s hands as quickly as possible! My whole office has been following this, and we may all jump ship together!

Also, thanks for the original Google Cash. I’ve had small but steady cash flow from it since 2005. It was the best investment I’ve ever made! I’ve made like 10,000% on it. Yeah!!!!

Stacey P ;)

Comment by paul

June 3, 2007 @ 2:00 pm

Matthew Carr - IMHO the best keyword tool is Keyword Elite. Goes a few steps further than the next best - Keyords Analyzer.

Paul

Comment by darren

June 3, 2007 @ 7:08 pm

Hi Chris,
Too excited at the moment. The suspense is killing me!
I too read ‘an honest review of Google Cash Detective’… but i know ur software is already better!
Im just wondering tho if i should use GhostSurf whilst using GCD, to protect my IP?
Sigh.. gotta wait til 3 am till i get ur program. :(

Darren :D

Comment by Rineo

June 4, 2007 @ 1:08 am

Hi Chris,

I saw in your optin videos that GCD tells you which URLs are profitable (ie which affiliate products are profitable) - my question is, how does the software know this? Is it profitable just because the ad’s been there for a long time, or actually tracking of sales?

Thanks,

R

Comment by carl

June 4, 2007 @ 1:30 am

Hi Chris,

How are you ,hope all is well now .Can’t wait for Gcd in the mean time as you have sugested I have a campaign set up for McAfee on google ,msn, and yahoo and all is going well appart from having had no comission payouts from linkshare yet.All 3 campaigns are performing really well but I have no idea how many sales have convirted (at 3% conversion rate which is what you said it could be I should have been paid out on 60 sales minimum at 15% each sale).Do you have any idea or can you offer any help.
I am looking forward to learning all that I can from you in Mexico, but just in case I don’t win Wot arrangement can we come to for mentoring ,,.To be clear I would like you to mentor me as I want to learn from the best, and only the best.

AS always ,
Your student in learning ,

Carl

Comment by Dave

June 4, 2007 @ 5:18 am

Hey Chris,

I hope the hurricane is not a forewarning of things to come! Well, unless that hurricane is all of us using the GCD to take over the market space.

How’s the house and family? Living so close to the water, did the house and local area survive? Do we need to form a GCD relief effort and all come down to help rebuild your world headquarters?

Looking forward to the release today,
:) dave
venzandsons.com

Comment by Laura

June 4, 2007 @ 8:05 am

Hello Chris,

I’m setting up my own romantic gifts e-commerce website.

I want to contribute to the world just like you do but my goal is to increase people’s “romantic wealth”.

I’m very excited because I can see the use of your product for a person like me. I can develop income through selling my products. I will add many more soon and I can decide which new products to include just by looking at your GCD data.

I can also raise capital as an affiliate using your and Perry Marshal’s strategies, another expert who speaks highly of you.

I tend to lack confidence but this software gives me all the reassurance I need. I really felt deep inside that your latest emails would have an important impact in my life and I’m now absolutely certain.

I’m very excited that this product can work for Google France.

I have one question for you :

5 cents per keywork is a daily rate, weekly rate or all time rate ?

Thanks for your answer,

Cheers,

Laura

PS: Thanks for promoting yoga. I believe this world would be a different place if we all practiced it.

Comment by Barbara

June 4, 2007 @ 8:24 am

Oh Chris,
It’s not fair!

I arrived late for just a couple of minutes…

I want to have the chance to buy the product, you can’t just let 500 people in the world have this advantage…

Is there anything you can do?

Barbara
from Italy

Comment by Hadley

June 4, 2007 @ 9:08 am

Chris,

It is now 12:16 p.m. CST and I have visited www.gcdetective.com but the software is not available yet. I want to make sure I can get a copy of it before it is sold out. Please keep me on your list so I can buy a copy from you?

Thanks Chris and I hope the Hurricane season is calm down by you and your family.

Thank care.

Comment by jim

June 4, 2007 @ 9:11 am

I just heard a news report, chris’s generator ran out of gas…i guess the software release is delayed..lol

Comment by Bobby

June 4, 2007 @ 9:14 am

Hi Chris,

I’m at http://www.gcdetective.com/ but your sales letter isn’t loading. All that loads is the countdown page.

Are there any issues with the sales page?

Cheers

Comment by john

June 4, 2007 @ 10:09 am

Jumped the gun. Sorry to be impatient but thought something went wrong and didn’t want to miss out! All downloaded perfectly. Thanks Chris!

Comment by George

June 4, 2007 @ 10:53 am

Hey Chris,

Please disregard my previous message! :-)

My apologies! The web page did change to where I could order GCD it just took 10 minutes or so. I was so excited and thought I had missed it, but was just being impatient!

I’m now working on installing GCD so I can get it to work crawling my keywords.

Thanks again!
George

Comment by Dustin Goggans

June 13, 2007 @ 9:04 am

I read your specail report and watched your videos. I tried to buy the software and was told you sold out! When will it become available again? How can I get on the list?

Thanks,
Dusty Goggans

Comment by Greg

June 16, 2007 @ 12:18 pm

Hi Chris,

just to hear from a happy customer who stays positive even after the stormy launch. It is not 100% functional yet but I’m optimistic it will be soon. As an IT Pro I know how challenging a SW launch can be but finally everything will be fine after a few hotfixes.

Cheers,

Greg

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