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Re: Show HN: Chrome extension – Keyword search volume for Google analytics and GWT

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Post by spocked » Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

endymi0n wrote: post #9

Pure genius... provide some value to marketers and then steal all their best performing keywords and campaign data to the toolbar :)

You could simply generate a large amount of noise and send it to the API to foil any such evil plan.

The API url used is right there in the chrome JavaScript code, as mentioned by someone else on this thread. Very easy to write a simple script to send random words to the API.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension – Keyword search volume for Google analytics and GWT

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Post by danprime » Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 5:34 PM UTC

spocked wrote: post #3

danvoell wrote: post #2

I bit and added it, please don't slow down my chrome to a crawl, thanks!

You shouldn't see any slowdown. The code uses minimal resources - reads the table data, calls a webservice and injects the keyword volume and cpc numbers.

I can see the usefullness of this tool but it's not clear how to use it. I installed it but nothing changed (i.e. there's no button in the toolbar). I tried restarting Chrome hoping to see some changes, nothing. I went to the extensions settings page but all I see are checkboxes for different see screenshot: http://imgur.com/rOBCMmj

It would be extremely helpful to have even a basic tutorial page/link pop up after installation (you can add this hook in the manifest.json).

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension – Keyword search volume for Google analytics and GWT

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Post by spocked » Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 5:35 PM UTC

zeeshanm wrote: post #10

Every time you search on Google a request is made to https://keywordkeg.com/service/1/getKeywordData.php to grab pricing/volume data. This means keywordkeg is aware of all your google searches. A privacy-aware solution could have been to make direct requests to Google API without proxying via keywordkeg middleware.

You can go to the options page and simply disable any of the supported websites.

Additionally, if you see the source code, you can see that there is no tracking information sent to the API - only the keyword.

There is also no way to send requests to the Google API to get keyword data.

Re: Show HN: Chrome extension – Keyword search volume for Google analytics and GWT

#14

Post by spocked » Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 5:39 PM UTC

danprime wrote: post #12

spocked wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You shouldn't see any slowdown. The code uses minimal resources - reads the table data, calls a webservice and injects the keyword volume and cpc numbers.

I can see the usefullness of this tool but it's not clear how to use it. I installed it but nothing changed (i.e. there's no button in the toolbar). I tried restarting Chrome hoping to see some changes, nothing. I went to the extensions settings page but all I see are checkboxes for different see screenshot: http://imgur.com/rOBCMmj It would be extremely helpful to have even a basic tutorial page/link pop up after in…

That's a good point. Will add a tutorial in the next version.

There is no setup to be done. Once the extension is enabled, you simply visit any supported website and the keyword metrics will show up automatically. Just google for a keyword and the keyword data should be seen under the search box. Visit Google Search Console or Analytics, and keyword columns automatically appear inside the table.

If you are having any issues with this, please do email me at support@keywordkeg.com and I'll be happy to figure out why its not working for you.