This version resolves some issues due to changes made by Google and other data providers that caused some of the data retrieval to fail.

We have also enhanced the Domain Search functionality to allow for more domains to be searched, which has been requested by many users.

Best wishes,

Jon

This version is a maintenance release that resolves some issues with the stats not being retrieved due to recent Google changes.

All stats should be working now.

Best wishes,

Jon

Google made changes to their Keyword Tool recently that broke some of the Keyword Research functionality and this release resolves that issue.

We also had a few bug fixes for the Legacy Campaign builder, so that should be working 100% again for everyone.

We added a few optimizations to improve performance during the campaign building process, specifically the expansion of keywords.

This version should make Keyword Rockstar much more rock solid as we work out the final kinks in all the new functionality introduced in version 2.5

Best wishes,

Jon

This version resolved an issue that some people were experiencing with Flash Ad generation speed.

Best wishes,

Jon

This version marks a significant improvement in the software’s Campaign Building functionality and introduces an easy to use Wizard for building campaigns.

All previous campaign building functionality was left in the application as Legacy Functionality.

Here is a breakdown of all the functionality now found in Keyword Rockstar:

Keyword Research

• Search Volume Stats, Estimated Clicks Per Day
• Advertising Competition – Actual Number of Ads
• Competing Page Count
• AllInTitle Page Count
• Commercial Intent Value
• Actual First Page Ads For Keyword
• Placement Targeted Campaign Locations

Domain Availability Research

• Research Thousands of Keywords at once to determine if they are available as domains (with or without hyphens between the keywords)
• Quickly Sort By Search Volume
• Extensions include .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO, .BIZ, .US, .MOBI

PPC Search Network Campaign Builder

• Works On Google, MSN, & Yahoo
• Advanced Keyword Expansion and Modification
• Domain Variations – All TLD’s
• Misspellings
• 50 Pre-Built Expansion Lists Including Action and Buy Keywords
• Built In Tracking or Use Tracking 202 Pro
• Dynamic Token Insertion in Text Ads
• Dynamic Token Insertion in Destination Urls
• Auto-generation of Adgroups
• Advanced Adgroup Builder Based on Word Frequency
• Dynamic Sizing of Adgroups
• Dynamic Sizing of Campaigns
• Drag & Drop Adgroup Building
• Long Tail Keyword Suggestion
• Text Ad Suggestion
• Separate Bid Pricing for Google, Yahoo and MSN
• Multi Edit of Text Ads
• 1 File Upload to Google, Yahoo and MSN for Campaigns Generated

Google Adwords Placement Targeted Campaign Generator

• Quickly Build Massive Placement Targeted Campaigns
• Auto-generated Adgroups
• Text Ads
• Text Ad Suggestion
• Multi Edit Text Ads at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for Text Ads
• .GIF Image Ad Support
• .GIF Image Templates
• WYSIWIG .GIF Editor
• Multi Edit .GIF Image Ads at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for .GIF Image Ads
• Flash Banner Ad Support
• Flash Banner Templates
• WYSIWIG Flash Banner Editor
• Multi Edit Flash Banners at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for Flash Ads
• Include Other Pre-Made Banner Ads
• Built in Tracking or Tracking 202 Pro Ready Campaigns
• 1 File Upload to Google for Campaign Generated

PPC Content Network Campaign Builder

• Works On Google, MSN, & Yahoo
• Text Ads
• Text Ad Suggestion
• Multi Edit Text Ads at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for Text Ads
• .GIF Image Ad Support
• .GIF Image Templates
• WYSIWIG .GIF Editor
• Multi Edit .GIF Image Ads at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for .GIF Image Ads
• Flash Banner Ad Support
• Flash Banner Templates
• WYSIWIG Flash Banner Editor
• Multi Edit Flash Banners at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for Flash Ads
• Include Other Pre-Made Banner Ads
• Tracking 202 Pro Ready Campaigns
• 1 File Upload to Google, Yahoo and MSN for Campaigns Generated

Media Buy Banner Builder

• Keyword Support Used for Dynamic Tokens (Optional)
• .GIF Image Ad Support
• .GIF Image Templates
• WYSIWIG .GIF Editor
• Multi Edit .GIF Image Ads at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for .GIF Image Ads
• Flash Banner Ad Support
• Flash Banner Templates
• WYSIWIG Flash Banner Editor
• Multi Edit Flash Banners at Once
• Dynamic Token Insertion for Flash Ads

PPV

• URL Generation Capability for PPV Campaigns

We are excited to release this new version and can’t wait for our users to see how much easier it is to create winning campaigns with the new Campaign Wizard!

Best wishes,

Jon

This version was more of a maintenance release to resolve some new issues presented by Google and also solve a few of the errors people were encountering when using the new Token feature in the content network ads.

Google recently stopped their Sponsored Link Search functionality.  This was a great source of competing ad data and was used by Keyword Rockstar to determine the Total Ad count. However, since they no longer allow access to this data, we had to change our software to account for this.

This version now combines the 1st page ads and the total ad count into one checkbox stat option under PPC Stats to collect.  Also, the total ad count now maxes out at 50 due to the way we had to adapt the way we collect that statistic.  The PPC Rockstar Rank also was updated to account for this change.

We will be having a new release out after the new year with new features, but this release should restore all functionality and eliminate errors experienced during the campaign building process with tokens.

Best wishes,

Jon

Now, you can use tokens in your Content & Placement campaigns just like you can in your Search Campaigns.

This is great for dynamic landing pages or getting the keyword in your text ads.

NOTE: The tokens only work in the Text Ads not the Image Ads. We are working on a solution for possibly implementing that, but we wanted to go ahead and give you the Text Ad Token capability.

Best wishes,

Jon

We went ahead and released a maintenance version of Keyword Rockstar to fix a few issues some of you were reporting.

There were some instances that people were having their flash customizations lost, so that should be fixed now.

The issue with the 1st page ads has been fixed.

There should be an improvement for most folks on the web connection/proxy management and you should see an improvement there. We are also working on some more improvements to speed the data retrieval even more.

Again, this was mainly a maintenance release to resolve some issues people reported, but please let us know if you discover any issues so we can get them resolved asap!

Best wishes,

Jon

We released version 2.0.2.4 of Keyword Rockstar and it adds a lot more fine tuning control for the new Flash Ad functionality.

We also found and resolved the issue with some of the flash ad combination not uploading to Google.  You should have no problems with these ads in all the sizes and combinations.

Be sure to watch the training video I posted to get an idea of how much fun you can have with them and how creative you can get.

We have a lot more planned between now and the end of the year to help you guys work smarter and not harder.

Our entire Keyword Rocsktar team thanks you for being valued members and for your feedback and help in making Keyword Rockstar better.

Best Wishes,

Jon

This version includes brand new powerful Flash Image Ad functionality and allows people to fully customize their ads.

The campaign builders also allow for separate text for the image ads and the text ads, so you no longer have to have them be the same.

The upgrade should be a smooth process for all users except those on a 64 bit OS.

If you are using a 64 bit OS, you will need to uninstall Keyword Rockstar and re-install from our website. You will not lose any data during this process.

We have a lot of improvements planned for Keyword Rockstar and this is the foundational release that starts it off.

Best wishes,

Jon