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    enter1234 is offline IM & SEO Whisperer enter1234 is on a distinguished road
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    Samurai vs Big G

    Isn't that catchy title?

    Anybody here using Market Samurai? What do you think of it? is it better than Google Adword tool?

    I am using Market samurai, well I can say its not doing research on its own, MS do use adwords to find keywords, but it needs fast internet speed.
    Also you can check rank of your website, you can also check for content, publish your content, etc..

    I haven't use Adwords, so can't say anything about it..

    Share your opinion about these two tools and which one you are using?

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    I tried market samurai once, but I have not really had great results with them, and moved to the keyword tool at google. I think mainly my problem was system related? The application, installed with air, constantly became unresponsive which meant that I was spending more time in my task manager ending processes than actually getting any keyword research done.
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    Cool Neither...

    Market Samurai wasn't a good fit for me. Found it buggy and basically with a few webtools and adwords tools IN google I can achieve what friends have done in Samurai. Maybe somebody feels different?

    Micro Niche Finder works pretty well for the job...
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    I think Market Samurai is a paid tool to analyze keywords. I always prefer and use google adwords keywords tool. Its free and best to get more ideas about your keywords..

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    I just bought it and am thinking about requesting a refund. It is so much slower than what I remember. I used up the 12 free days back in February and found the KW tool excellent albeit slow. After not using it for months, it is way too slow for me now and it is very buggy. The other features are not great enough to make up the difference if their tech people can't figure out why it isn't working for me at the moment.

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    They refunded my money very quickly. I still have it but can not for the life of me get it to work in any way. It won't pull up a single keyword run. They worked on it for a month and could not get it to go. I have no idea how they stay in business and after Google's recent announcement this week. I see that it will be harder for these software companies using Google's API to stay in business without a substantial monthly fee from their subscribers.
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    The keyword tool in MS uses the Google adwords tool so I'm confused about the question!

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    The keyword tool in MS uses the Google adwords tool
    As do the keyword tools in most(?) other paid keyword research tools. Google has declared war on automated keyword requests. They keep changing the API to reduce automated requests. Heavy users of Google search are even affected by these changes in that captchas are frequently required to complete a search. The developers of keyword tools have to find ways to trick Google into thinking that search requests originate from real human visitors.

    I have used MNF for a couple of years and the last few months it has been a pain. There have been several updates attempting to keep up in the battle with Google. Google necessarily uses a lot of bandwidth. They don't care about bandwidth used by real people doing real searches, but don't like to pay for the greater bandwidth requirements of automated inquires. This is understandable from their perspective, but at this point it is beginning to affect the user experience for some users.

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    I guess google adwords is already enough for a keyword research indeed ^_~ than paid useless software LOL and most of all Google AdWords Keyword tool is free and it's MORE RELIABLE as of course they owned the best search engine LOL .

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    I use Market Samurai and I LOVE IT! I'm not sure why people are not happy with it. It is way more then just a keyword research tool. You can do ALL your research on it not just KW. You can analyze the competition of the top 10, analyze their link network, search for domains, track your own rankings, etc.

    For me its a time saver from having to use multiple websites or programs to really analyze a potential niche.

    I also don't think I would have liked it as much had I not watched the tutorials videos which are a COMPLETE SEO product in itself completely free. But they do a great job of explaining how to use the software to the best of its ability.

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    Market Samurai is more for advance users. If you can fully utilize it it is better than the adwords tool alone. Its much more convenient.

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    i love market samurai, i think it is powerful tools

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    Market Samurai is THE most important tool in IM for me. Choosing the right keywords is the foundation of any site before you do SEO.

    Sure, you can use the Google Keyword / Adwords tool, but how are you going to check the strength of the Top 10 for that keyword? Its too much to check each site one by one for their PR, Backlinks, EDU/GOV, On Page SEO ... Market Samurai shows me in 10-15 seconds.

    My only complaint, as others have said, is that it is at times agonizingly slow ... and it takes a brief second or two to flip screens and do its searches. But if you think about how much it is doing at the same time, its a heck of a lot faster than doing it any other way.

    Also, Rank Tracker is so useful when your site is up as I can check where I rank for each keyword on my sites with one click. When you have multiple sites, you can load up each as a project and all info is saved there for you to continue with.

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    I love market samurai and it is also the most important IM tool for me.. Google Adwords does not really provide me with that in depth research that MS provides and i always start any campaign with MS first...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jzonline123 View Post
    I use Market Samurai and I LOVE IT! I'm not sure why people are not happy with it. It is way more then just a keyword research tool. You can do ALL your research on it not just KW. You can analyze the competition of the top 10, analyze their link network, search for domains, track your own rankings, etc.

    For me its a time saver from having to use multiple websites or programs to really analyze a potential niche.

    I also don't think I would have liked it as much had I not watched the tutorials videos which are a COMPLETE SEO product in itself completely free. But they do a great job of explaining how to use the software to the best of its ability.
    I use Market samurai and love it too.

    People dont like it, because is not FREE.

    But it save time to get categorized results and i like samurai strategy. It works very well
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    Market Samurai is ever best investment that any marketer must do. I have bought it few days and I am really impress with its performance and analysis.

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    If you haven't tried MArket Samurai it's worth a go, theres a trial version for 4 days which is more than enough time to decide if it's worthwhile.

    For me I like using both. Adwords for the inital finding then MS to check the competition (PR, Backlinks etc)

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    well, they are basically using the same engine (adword keywords tool), but MS automate some of the task and counting for you

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    I have 3 words for you...

    MICRO NICHE FINDER

    There's nothing better (imo) for your keyword research and finding the best keywords to rank high for.



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    Market Samurai is super easy, just doesn't work for me and many, and when it did work it was super slow but very powerful for such an inexpensive program.
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    somehow I feel that MS is good but problem is speed, I work with relatively slow connection and for me it becomes unresponsive at times, but this is because my internet speed is not that great compared to better part of world


 

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