Tweet Tweet Amazing that you get so many hits on (not provided) huh? Back in 2011 Google stopped providing the search phrases from users that were logged into Google and in a secure https session. Last week they announced that they are extending that “security” to pretty much everyone… unless you’re an advertiser. The reason for this they say is “user protection”, however if you are using adwords you will still get the keyword search data, for some reason those users don’t need protection. There are many theories circulating about why Google is doing this but as a search marketer, what does it mean for you? For ecommerce sites it really sucks. No longer will you be able to see what keywords coming from organic search are delivering sales. You will now only see that in adwords data. Nor will you be able to see any sort of sensible volume around specific keywords. If you are not an advertiser, get to know your search queries in Webmaster Tools. Google is still providing ke
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