Where did Google’s Wonderwheel go?
Yesterday I was trying to find some relevant keywords (LSI Keywords) to support the main keyword for one of my new sites so that I could rank high in the search engines only to discover that I was no longer able to see Google’s Wonderwheel.
Google’s Wonderwheel is an excellent tool because through Google’s Wonderwheel , Google is telling you which keywords are relevant to your main keyword so instead of spamming your main keyword and suffering ranking penalties by repeating your main keyword too many times, you do the smart thing and stuff your content with related searches given you by Google’s Wonderwheel instead.
So, how can you find Google’s Wonderwheel?
In an attempt to save time when you do a search in Google, it has just been introduced a new search enhancement named “Google Instant.” Google instant allows Google’s users to see the most relevant search results as the user types in the search term. This will allow the users to see the most relevant search results even if they have not finish typing the search term. This is a pretty cool new feature introduced by Google but for some reason if you have “Google Instant” on, you will not be able to see the “Google’s Wonderwheel” link when you click on the “More Search tools” link at the left column of Google’s result page.
How to turn Google’s Wondewheel back on
If you want to be able to see Google’s Wonderwheel, you will have to disable Google’s new feature “Google Instant.” To do this, click on “Search Settings” link located at the top right hand corner of Google’s homepage:

Then, disable “Google Instant” by checking the radio button that says “Do not use Google Instant”

Finally, Click on the “Save Preferences” button and you should be ready to go.
To check if Google’s Wonderwheel is enabled already, do another search in Google and press enter.
Go head and click on the “More Search Tools” link located in the left column of Google’s organic results.
You should be able to see “Wonder Wheel” link.
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September 10, 2010 at 6:04 pm | Mike
Hey Jerry!
Thanks so much! I was going nuts trying to figure out why it was no longer showing up in my Google searches. Excellent info my friend! Thanks Much!!!
Mike
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September 11, 2010 at 4:16 pm | George Feelgood
Funny I should find a post on the Google Wonder wheel, considering I was doing similar keyword research, only to find the amazing tool gone.
A number of changes have been made by Google, including results appearing on the page without hitting the search button or return key.
How these results will impact users, still remains to be seen…
Good or bad change? Time will tell.
Thanks for showing me the way to restore the wonderwheel.
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September 11, 2010 at 7:26 pm | Melinda McCrossen
Thanks so much for this post. I’ve already put in over an hour of time looking for the Wonder Wheel. I’m a teacher-librarian and it’s such an effective tool for dealing with visual learners. I was hoping to demonstrate it in a few weeks. You saved me. Again, thanks for taking the time to post.
September 12, 2010 at 1:03 am | John Woodman
Jerry,
Thanks for sharing this information, I didn’t know what I was going to do without the power of Wonder Wheel. I was actually doing my live Q&A show bringing this up and the changes over at Google search. One of my listeners provided the link here for me.
I can’t believe Google would shut off such an important tool, one in which they said would never go away.
Do you think Google’s new search feature is going to change any aspects of what we’ve come to understand about SEO ?
john
September 13, 2010 at 11:22 am | TheWarrior
Amazing post Jerry, thank you so much for bring this up. C u at the top!
September 13, 2010 at 7:41 pm | Hector Avellaneda
Jerry – You are the man! I was wonder going crazy trying to figure out where my wonderful wonder wheel had gone and I could not figure it out. Thanks for sharing! I was completely unaware of google instant. Nice to know, however! See you at the top!
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September 14, 2010 at 12:56 am | Chris Virtue
Jerry, I’m sure the change is scaring a lot of people who rely on the wheel. There’s a link on the search results page as well that says “Instant is on/off”…..it’s right above the SafeSearch option next to the search button. Great informative post!
September 14, 2010 at 6:46 am | Jerry
You are right…. It’s to the right “Search” button… I think it will be easier to find it there. Thanks for the info
Jerry
September 16, 2010 at 1:03 pm | Michael
Kudos Jerry you saved the day! I almost dumped the idea of looking any further when I stumbled upon your “help-line”. Thanks buddy!
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September 28, 2010 at 4:47 pm | Juliet Johnson
THANK YOU so much for this post. I was starting to think I had imagined the whole thing! and I could not, for the life, of me imagine why Google would suddenly make it all disappear. Wonder Wheel is a terrific tool for anyone who’s a visual processor. Thanks, once again!
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December 2, 2010 at 12:49 am | Blair Costella
I like this thought. I visited your blog for the first time and simply been your fan. Continue to keep writing as I am gonna come to read it every day!!
January 28, 2011 at 11:15 am | Don Ritter
You just saved me about a hours time and a lot of aggravation. Thanks Jerry!
Best
Don
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