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what is the best software to find competitors keywords?
I am using SEO spyglass
SpyGlass will report backlinks, page titles, Anchor text, Anchor URLs, PR and more. But as far as I remember, not the keywords. Why is it you want to know your competitor's keywords? You can very easily find out their keywords without using any software. You obviously know your competitors; Just view the underlying source code. You will find all the info you need. But still not sure why you need their keywords. :???:
liomath
06-02-2011, 09:50 PM
what is the best software to find competitors keywords?
I am using SEO spyglass
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Sorry, I meant backlinks, what is the best software to find competitors backlinks? Spyglass?
Sorry, I meant backlinks, what is the best software to find competitors backlinks? Spyglass?
Backlinks is what SpyGlass is purported to excel at. That is what I have used, but there may be other software on the market that does similar data mining where backlinks are concerned.
shakir
06-05-2011, 12:21 PM
better is backlinkwatcher gives upto dates links and I used many tools for it but found perfect is backlinkwatch
deepsand
06-05-2011, 05:49 PM
better is backlinkwatcher gives upto dates links and I used many tools for it but found perfect is backlinkwatch
No such application is anywhere near to being perfect, as they are wholly dependent on SEs for link data.
And, no SE can know of all links at all times.
As for BackLinkWatch, it has several severe problems which have been widely noted. Chief among such problems are the facts that it:
Hangs as often as not;
Frequently truncates its report;
Truncates displayed URLs of source pages; and,
Misreports PR of source pages, possibly owing to said URL truncation.
i use seoelite and webceo. they are cool tools.
So both of these tools analyze backlinks and do it well?
NickTyler81
06-06-2011, 12:30 PM
I quite like SEO MOZ. There is a tool that they have that tells you all the backlinks your competitors have that you do not and even lets you filter them by what rae deemed to be the best. That relies on you trusting SEO MOZ to decide which are best though and they don't update the link profile often enough for my liking but I think it does what you seem ot be looking for.
Also I think you have to be a paid member for full functionality so that might be a sticking point.
bhartzer
06-06-2011, 01:32 PM
For backlink analysis, SEOmoz's Open Site Explorer is good but only have one complaint about it--the data is not updated as quickly as it could be.
For the best backlink data, right now Majestic SEO is my recommendation. Lots of data, accurate, and up to date. But you'll pay for it. It's not free.
deepsand
06-06-2011, 04:11 PM
I quite like SEO MOZ. There is a tool that they have that tells you all the backlinks your competitors have that you do not ...
To repeat - and, this cannot be too strongly emphasized - it is impossible for any party to know of all links.
hennyjohnson
07-13-2011, 10:08 AM
According to my point of view Yahoo site explorer is the best back link checker.
According to my point of view Yahoo site explorer is the best back link checker.
Then please explain why, in "your point of view", it is the best.
deepsand
07-14-2011, 12:19 AM
According to my point of view Yahoo site explorer is the best back link checker.
And, in the very near future, when Yahoo Site Explorer is transitioned to Bing Webmaster Tools, what then?
cyrusjocosa
07-19-2011, 05:24 PM
As for BackLinkWatch, it has several severe problems which have been widely noted. Chief among such problems are the facts that it:
Hangs as often as not;
Frequently truncates its report;
Truncates displayed URLs of source pages; and,
Misreports PR of source pages, possibly owing to said URL truncation.
But there is problem in BackLinkWatch its shows only thousand backlinks. How check backlinks if we have more than thousand.
But there is problem in BackLinkWatch its shows only thousand backlinks. How check backlinks if we have more than thousand.
There are paid tools that can search for and account for over 1000 links. SpyGlass is one of them. Depending on how much data you wish to include in those searches it can take a looooooooonng time. Also be sure you look configuring the "human emulation" elements in this and prolly many other tools. This is what extends the data mining time.
Milivoje59
10-30-2011, 03:32 PM
So the best idea is to use diferent programs and get the best result???
So the best idea is to use diferent programs and get the best result???
I'd say do some research and try several of them out (trial versions) see which one or two you like that fits what you are looking for in a tool. What I like in a tool may not be what you are looking for.
But as probably mentioned earlier in this thread, there are subtle nuances which differentiate some tools from others. It may be the reports, the vast data one can extract from the internet - or other things that you value over other tools functions.
Milivoje59
10-31-2011, 04:13 PM
Ok tnx. I'l test few of them and see what suits me best...
SEOforGoogle
11-10-2011, 04:00 PM
http://blekko.com has a very nice tool that shows you the inbound links pointed to any site you are looking at. Like all tools, it can't possibly know of all links a site has, but it has always provide great insight in how a site is earning their links.
deepsand
11-10-2011, 11:22 PM
http://blekko.com has a very nice tool that shows you the inbound links pointed to any site you are looking at. Like all tools, it can't possibly know of all links a site has, but it has always provide great insight in how a site is earning their links.
Of what use the URL of blekko's home page.
Precisely where is said tool?
SEOforGoogle
11-11-2011, 09:25 AM
Try this:
http://blekko.com/ws/http:%2F%2Fwebproworld.com%2F+/domainlinks
Then replace WebProWorld with your own domain
deepsand
11-11-2011, 10:20 PM
Have you noticed how very, very sparse Blekko's data are?
diyday
11-17-2011, 12:21 PM
webtoolhub.com/tn561345-backlink-checker.aspx (free, limit 100 results).
I believe that the tool culls its results from Google and Yahoo...
deepsand
11-17-2011, 08:59 PM
backlinkwatch.com is fine, but fully not satisfied
Not only is this needlessly repetitive, having been mentioned as early as post #4, it's shortcomings have likewise been discussed; to whit:
As for BackLinkWatch, it has several severe problems which have been widely noted. Chief among such problems are the facts that it:
Hangs as often as not;
Frequently truncates its report;
Truncates displayed URLs of source pages; and,
Misreports PR of source pages, possibly owing to said URL truncation.
deepsand
11-17-2011, 09:44 PM
webtoolhub.com/tn561345-backlink-checker.aspx (free, limit 100 results).
I believe that the tool culls its results from Google and Yahoo...
Can't recommend the free version of this one.
Raw links counts are woefully deficient; and,
Doesn't report the full 100 promised link details.
deepsand
12-22-2011, 01:02 AM
Location: Australia
What takes you from Australia to India?
And, coincidentally, to be plugging the same site in your Signature, and using the same IP Address, as Hansi? :lol:
And, coincidentally, to be plugging the same site in your Signature, and using the same IP Address, as Hansi? :lol:
Sock puppet with multiple PD?
williamc
12-22-2011, 09:26 AM
In regards to the OP: I am finding that I absolutely love http://ahrefs.com especially their API, of which several of my suggestions are currently being added to same. Cleaner data, fresher than OSE or majestic as far as I am seeing, and far easier API to integrate FTW.
gvannorman
12-24-2011, 01:17 PM
I just downloaded Market Samurai and learned that yahoo site explorer has been discontinued. Is this true because that in my opinion was the best way to check backlinks, not that it was completely current.
deepsand
12-24-2011, 08:03 PM
I just downloaded Market Samurai and learned that yahoo site explorer has been discontinued. Is this true ...
Yahoo announced several months ago that YSE was being merged into Bing Webmaster Tools (BWT;) YSE ceased to be on 21 NOV.
Unfortunately, like Google, BYT will provide linkage data only about a site that has been claimed by a BYT account within their system, and only when logged in to such account.
This means that no major SE now provides for good link data about the sites of others. Of the smaller SEs, Blekko does so; but, as its database is not so large as those of the majors, such data should not be expected to be so complete as was that of Yahoo.
williamc
12-24-2011, 10:28 PM
As an update to my above post, ahrefs.com released their new API, with a number of suggestions I made on their facebook page. They are at least doing a hell of a job trying to keep their users happy. BTW: we also just integrated their feeds into several of our tools, and are finding the time spent doing so more than worthwhile.
deepsand
12-24-2011, 10:55 PM
Any feel yet for how substantial their database in comparison to the major SEs or others?
hackerboy
01-25-2012, 12:28 AM
Hello,
If you are searching for competitor backlink checker software,then browse backlinkwatch.com. It's free to check.
But from my personal experience, I use SEO Panel.A complete free control panel for managing search engine optimization of your websites & also know all the factor regarding Competitor regading Backlink, from where there are getting authority sites or any any Edu. links
hackerboy
01-25-2012, 01:36 AM
Hey again,
I also came to know about Cognitive Seo. It is a link management tool. You can find complete details & research carried out by an SEO Specialist Sean Si.
Check the below link for details.
seo-hacker.com/link-management-tool-cognitive-seo
raj kumar
01-26-2012, 05:13 AM
how can a tool have real active data base of all such links. probably it has to be bigger than Google???????
williamc
01-26-2012, 05:18 AM
how can a tool have real active data base of all such links. probably it has to be bigger than Google???????
Many of us have spiders actively crawling the web for one purpose or another. There are several tools that do the same thing and record the data that is needed for their purposes.
raj kumar
01-26-2012, 05:33 AM
Many of us have spiders actively crawling the web for one purpose or another. There are several tools that do the same thing and record the data that is needed for their purposes.
yes, but when it comes to tool, not all back links can be tracked.
williamc
01-26-2012, 05:37 AM
yes, but when it comes to tool, not all back links can be tracked.
oh, really, so say seomoz or majesticseo or ahrefs spiders can not find every page on the web and parse them like yahoo, google, dogpile, bing, altavista, hotbot, and every other spider have for well over a decade?
Of course they can.
raj kumar
01-26-2012, 06:04 AM
oh, really, so say seomoz or majesticseo or ahrefs spiders can not find every page on the web and parse them like yahoo, google, dogpile, bing, altavista, hotbot, and every other spider have for well over a decade?
i found some pages from http://www.scribd.com not indexed even after submitting in social media, since 14 months. this is just one of many such pages from many websites which aren't indexed.
deepsand
01-26-2012, 06:17 AM
What makes you certain that they're not indexed?
There is no guarantee that any SE will reveal all that it's indexed.
deepsand
01-26-2012, 11:06 PM
There is an important distinction between being indexed and being publicly displayed.
By necessity, the only way to know how to treat a given entity is to first have knowledge of it; i.e., it needs to first be present in a database's indices.
Once there, various flags can be used to inform applications that draw from the database under what circumstances, for what purposes, a given element may and may not be used. Absence this information, there would be nothing to prevent a given entity from being repeatedly re-crawled, re-indexed, and re-discarded.
williamc
01-26-2012, 11:11 PM
you mean they won't reveal index pages, but is this your assumption?
Umm, no he does not mean 'index pages' he means what a search engine has indexed. Why are you debating things you do not even know the basic meanings for?
raj kumar
01-28-2012, 12:16 AM
Umm, no he does not mean 'index pages' he means what a search engine has indexed. Why are you debating things you do not even know the basic meanings for?
ok, i can understand. but the issue of tool still where it was, that is, how will any tool give correct results, with no idea about indexed pages?
williamc
01-28-2012, 12:54 AM
that is, how will any tool give correct results, with no idea about indexed pages?
That question has been answered several times in this thread already. You have obviously missed them all.
williamc
01-28-2012, 11:01 AM
i do not think that yahoo site explorer is best back link checker... there are more back link and web design link
I agree!! Well, it helps that yahoo site explorer was shut down months ago, a fact you obviously missed.....
deepsand
01-28-2012, 11:42 PM
I also came to know about Cognitive Seo.
Not an independent source of data, but a mash-up of Majestic and Open Site Explorer.
webpro9
01-30-2012, 03:14 AM
I agree!! Well, it helps that yahoo site explorer was shut down months ago, a fact you obviously missed.....
I would reply to this but Williamc would tell everyone that I don't know what I'm talking about :)
williamc
01-30-2012, 03:37 AM
I would reply to this but Williamc would tell everyone that I don't know what I'm talking about :)
Do you actually have anything to contribute besides really lame insults?
webpro9
01-30-2012, 03:47 AM
Do you actually have anything to contribute besides really lame insults?
Please make your best judgement on that.
I do believe I have plenty to contribute on the board and on the thread - not sure which one you are referring to here. Contributing on this board as a new member has proven difficult for some reason. I'm doing my best to respect the forum rules while not violating any policies.
This has been an area of study of mine, but for some reason I'm not allowed to talk about it as I would have expected.
I have a silver membership to Majestic, and I'm in the process of revising my stance on them. They do appear to have one of the stronger indexes in town, with a few quirks and drawbacks.
williamc
01-30-2012, 03:55 AM
This has been an area of study of mine, but for some reason I'm not allowed to talk about it as I would have expected.
I have a silver membership to Majestic, and I'm in the process of revising my stance on them. They do appear to have one of the stronger indexes in town, with a few quirks and drawbacks.
I do not seem to see any posts in this thread by you trying to express your thoughts, other than an insult aimed at me, so I find it odd that you seem to think that you are somehow not allowed to talk about the topic?
webpro9
01-30-2012, 07:36 PM
It is best to use search engine tools than others.
Which ones?
Blekko has slowish indexing, but is free and generally good.
G+B only offer limited inbound backlink summaries for webmasters.
G's link: feature is being phased out (my opinion based on reduction in results over time).
Or perhaps you are referring to tools which crawl search engines? Given G's new stance on limiting API usage, this is severely affecting tools like Market Samurai who are having to completely re-engineer their setup and not rely on Google as much. As I understand it, a few modules of MS are broken presently.
A good backlink tool must have a good spider tool, or browser, browser toolbar, as backend to collect user data. So far only major SE fulfill this requirement. The alternative of SE would be pay tool like SEOMOZ and Majestic SEO as they have own spider to crawl site.
Others free tool to spy competitor backlink would be (have limitation), domain-pop, backlinkwatch, ahrefs, linkdiagnosis, opensiteexplorer
williamc
01-30-2012, 10:09 PM
A good backlink tool must have a good spider tool ... So far only major SE fulfill this requirement.
SEOMOZ and Majestic SEO as they have own spider to crawl site.
Which is it? :)
FTR: Ahrefs.com does their own crawling as well, and the data is far far cleaner IMO.
Which is it? :)
FTR: Ahrefs.com does their own crawling as well, and the data is far far cleaner IMO.
Which is it? (Google and Bing almost know all the backlink, but they not provide data to spy competitor backlink)
Doesn't realize that Ahrefs have their on crawling, thanks for update.
StevenPayales
03-02-2012, 03:45 AM
SpyGlass is the best for me. You can dig out more info on every backlink thru its settings. If you want a free one, try BackLinkWatch
williamc
03-02-2012, 08:45 AM
SpyGlass is the best for me. You can dig out more info on every backlink thru its settings. If you want a free one, try BackLinkWatch
Actually spyglass just uses Ahrefs.com API, and just got in trouble for not attributing ahrefs as the source.
deepsand
03-02-2012, 05:49 PM
If you want a free one, try BackLinkWatch
As has been noted many times, BackLinkWatch is greatly flawed; it:
Frequently hangs;
Frequently fails to show far less than its stated limit of 1000 IBLs;
Truncates the sourcing URLs; and,
Misreports the PR of the sourcing page.
Actually spyglass just uses Ahrefs.com API, and just got in trouble for not attributing ahrefs as the source.
I'd be interested in checking it out if you have a link to share?
deepsand
03-02-2012, 11:23 PM
Ahrefs | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ahrefs/192521030784828)
It will be interesting to see how the people at Link Assistant deal with this.
konetkar500
03-22-2012, 07:24 AM
I basically use seo quake to find our competitor back links it is the best software to use as it is very simple and easy to use.
Anton Zaleski
03-22-2012, 01:13 PM
I think Linkassistant-dot-com's Powersuite is one of the best products for SEO specialists. No ads - they're really great, thus a bit pricy.
I think Linkassistant-dot-com's Powersuite is one of the best products for SEO specialists. No ads - they're really great, thus a bit pricy.
LinkAssistant, as far as I recall, is a manager/facilitator of finding links, automating the reciprocal linking emails that we all get hundreds of each and every week as well as manage to see recip links stay reciprocal, but will not find yours or your competitors backlinks. SpyGlass, which is another part of their software suite, does mine backlink data.
spyglass helps a lot
it will find you accurate keywords
SpyGlass finds backlinks, not keywords.
konetkar500
03-23-2012, 02:47 AM
I want to know is there any software who give competitor of my site. If i would like to know the top 10 competitor of my site how i will find it out .
deepsand
03-23-2012, 03:17 AM
I want to know is there any software who give competitor of my site. If i would like to know the top 10 competitor of my site how i will find it out .
The best application for that is the firmware in your own brain.
Do some searches using keywords/phrases that might be used to find your site, and see what other sites are present in the SERPS.
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