Did You Miss Out on Google Cash Detective?

The eagerly awaited launch of Google Cash Detective has been and gone. At 12 oclock noon US Central Time on 4 June, affiliate marketers waited in front of screens all around the world on the very edge of their seats. With beating hearts and credit cards in hand they waited for the Google Cash Detective order page to appear.

Google Cash Detective is the new PPC monitoring software that promises to help you get ahead at affiliate marketing. And you just have to watch the demonstration videos to be impressed. The videos show how Google Cash Detective can identify an advertising campaign that could earn a profit of $200 every day. With the ability to earn profits like that, it is not too difficult to justify Google Cash Detectives price of $497 - or $397 for the first 100 Google Cash and AdwordMentor customers.

Since Chris Carpenter announced weeks ago that the software was coming, affiliate marketers have been enthusiastically gearing up for the launch. Checking out niches. Compiling lists of topics and keywords they want to research. And finally the hour of the launch arrived. But Google Cash Detective quickly sold out and within a few hours it was all over. A message at the site read, Thank you to everyone who visited on opening day. Im sorry, but we sold out very quickly.

It certainly appears as if Chris Carpenter has made good on his promise to remove the order page after a certain number of sales, in order to observe the effects that the software is having on the PPC industry.

I have respect for Chris Carpenter. And I like his products. He has built a reputation as a leader in the affiliate marketing industry and he always comes across with a down-to-earth, practical approach. When you see a new product from him, take my advice and try to get in on it. Quickly if the Google Cash Detective launch is anything to go by.

So what if you are one of the marketers who missed out? Perhaps you are worried that Carpenters new customers will now be poaching all your most profitable advertising campaigns and youre completely cut out of the action.

Well, I have some good news. While Google Cash Detective is truly impressive there are several similar competitor and keyword monitoring tools available. They will also enable you to generate profitable keywords lists, investigate cost per click and traffic volumes for any keyword, and effectively spy on your competitors advertising campaigns.

Brad Callens Keyword Elite is impressive, and it analyzes keywords data not only at Google but also on Yahoo, Miva, and Enhance advertising networks. Keyword Elite also comes with the ability to take the selected keywords and create targeted AdSense web pages with the click of a button. At $176 this is very good value.

Chris Lee & Goran Nagys Competition Dominator is another solid tool. It even has a strong endorsement from Chris Carpenter on the sales page. Competition Dominator will uncover your competitors advertisements at AdWords, Yahoo, and MSN, along with the keywords, ad positions, frequency, and landing pages. It is priced very close to Keyword Elite at $167.

Finally, there is Undercover Profits. At $291 a month this is quite a bit more expensive than the other tools. And they boldly claim to enable you to adopt the best practice of your competitors. For everyone else, profitability is only temporary. It's only a matter of time before a UCP member finds you and takes you out! I just visited their web site and theyve sold out too, although it looks like they might open up some more sales spots soon.

In conclusion, dont give up if you missed out on Google Cash Detectives launch. You certainly shouldnt sit idly by while Google Cash Detective customers snap up your best keywords and advertisements.

For more information on each of these tools, visit
http://www.affiliateadventure.com/analysistools.htm

Scott Adams is the author of Affiliate Adventure, a comprehensive guide to building an affiliate marketing business online. Its available now at http://www.AffiliateAdventure.com