Traffic Travis, Do you trust it?

JMac · 11-02-2010, 07:09 PM

I'm doing some keyword research and decided to try Traffic Travis. I have found some keywords that I think would be tough but it says easy. One that I am looking at has every site in the top 10 with over 20,000 backlinks and every site is 8 years old or more. To me, thats some tough competition.

What do you think of Traffic Travis and its thought process?

petelta · 11-02-2010, 07:12 PM

Instead of looking at their rating, look at what information they give you. They offer you enough info to determine if the keyword is tough or not.

Look at the average PR, if the keywords are in the domain name, the backlink numbers, where the backlinks are coming from, if the page is optimized for teh keyword, etc...

Traffic travis gives you all this.

patey88 · 11-02-2010, 07:29 PM

I have a small site that I don't pay much attention to. It uses wordpress and has about 10 pages. Traffic Travis shows it has no age and no site or page backlinks. (In reality it has 2 backlinks from EZA articles, and is almost a year old.)

Traffic Travis ranks it at #5 on page 1. At scroogle.org, I see it at #7 on page 1.

The competition, according to TT, is mostly 10 and 11 year old sites with thousands of SITE backlinks. Only 3 of the competing PAGES have more than 10 backlinks.

TT calls this keyword "relatively easy". I think my site is ranking on page 1 because it has a domain name that exactly matches the keyword, and it is the only one of the top 10 sites that has the keyword in the Title, Description, and H1 tag.

One site isn't enough to make a judgement call about Traffic Travis, but I thought it might help to throw some data out there. I feel l could profit from this site & keyword, even with this competition. With almost no effort I'm on page 1. Unfortunately I knew a lot less when I bought the domain, and there just isn't much traffic for the keyword I picked.

jesus72knight · 11-02-2010, 08:07 PM

Well, TT works fine for me. It may not be that powerful as compared to other softwares in the market but Traffic Travis is very competent enough to do important tasks for me. It's been my partner ever since I started out in SEO and I think the results are fair enough.

ewenmack · 11-02-2010, 08:34 PM

Does Traffic Travis give broad match or exact match in the free version?

Ewen

orvn · 11-02-2010, 08:53 PM

TRAFFIC TRAVIS IS FAULTY!!

Which Is More Accurate - Market Samurai or Traffic Travis

Tina Golden · 11-02-2010, 09:26 PM

I completely ignore the difficulty level that Traffic Travis says because it's way off-base. But the tool is still awesome...you just have to analyze it yourself based on the information it gives. I find their interface one of the easiest to use and interpret.

Tina

orvn · 11-02-2010, 09:50 PM

I'm really not speaking from experience here too be honest. I've only tried Market Samurai.

I've heard people compare the two in the past and some people do tend to say negative things about TT, by comparison.

chooch · 11-02-2010, 10:17 PM

If you are using the free version of Traffic Travis...it does a pretty good job of getting the information right.

As said before....just don't look at the PR and backlinks. You can get better ranking if you have your keywords in the title, description, and H1 tags.

Add to that a lot of content....you can rank well with a new website.

I have one site in a highly competitive niche, that is less than a year old PR1...ranked #5 on Google. It took about six months to get there. So it can be done.

I also have a new website that is about 6 weeks old....PR0 in a different niche that is ranked #2 on Google. The niche is not as competitive as the first niche, but there is competition with older sites.

11-02-2010, 07:09 PM	#1
JMac HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 168 Thanks: 18 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking	Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? I'm doing some keyword research and decided to try Traffic Travis. I have found some keywords that I think would be tough but it says easy. One that I am looking at has every site in the top 10 with over 20,000 backlinks and every site is 8 years old or more. To me, thats some tough competition. What do you think of Traffic Travis and its thought process?
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11-02-2010, 07:12 PM	#2
petelta Travis Petelle War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,405 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 484 Thanked 1,065 Times in 276 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? Instead of looking at their rating, look at what information they give you. They offer you enough info to determine if the keyword is tough or not. Look at the average PR, if the keywords are in the domain name, the backlink numbers, where the backlinks are coming from, if the page is optimized for teh keyword, etc... Traffic travis gives you all this.
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11-02-2010, 07:29 PM	#3
patey88 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 240 Thanks: 83 Thanked 62 Times in 53 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? I have a small site that I don't pay much attention to. It uses wordpress and has about 10 pages. Traffic Travis shows it has no age and no site or page backlinks. (In reality it has 2 backlinks from EZA articles, and is almost a year old.) Traffic Travis ranks it at #5 on page 1. At scroogle.org, I see it at #7 on page 1. The competition, according to TT, is mostly 10 and 11 year old sites with thousands of SITE backlinks. Only 3 of the competing PAGES have more than 10 backlinks. TT calls this keyword "relatively easy". I think my site is ranking on page 1 because it has a domain name that exactly matches the keyword, and it is the only one of the top 10 sites that has the keyword in the Title, Description, and H1 tag. One site isn't enough to make a judgement call about Traffic Travis, but I thought it might help to throw some data out there. I feel l could profit from this site & keyword, even with this competition. With almost no effort I'm on page 1. Unfortunately I knew a lot less when I bought the domain, and there just isn't much traffic for the keyword I picked.

11-02-2010, 08:07 PM	#4
jesus72knight SEO Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York City Posts: 395 Thanks: 54 Thanked 28 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? Well, TT works fine for me. It may not be that powerful as compared to other softwares in the market but Traffic Travis is very competent enough to do important tasks for me. It's been my partner ever since I started out in SEO and I think the results are fair enough.
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11-02-2010, 08:53 PM	#6
orvn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 756 Thanks: 86 Thanked 178 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? TRAFFIC TRAVIS IS FAULTY!! Which Is More Accurate - Market Samurai or Traffic Travis
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11-02-2010, 08:34 PM	#5
ewenmack Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2,090 Thanks: 790 Thanked 1,024 Times in 558 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? Does Traffic Travis give broad match or exact match in the free version? Ewen

11-02-2010, 09:26 PM	#7
Tina Golden Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 3,255 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 4,718 Thanked 3,479 Times in 1,687 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? I completely ignore the difficulty level that Traffic Travis says because it's way off-base. But the tool is still awesome...you just have to analyze it yourself based on the information it gives. I find their interface one of the easiest to use and interpret. Tina
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11-02-2010, 09:50 PM	#8
orvn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 756 Thanks: 86 Thanked 178 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? I'm really not speaking from experience here too be honest. I've only tried Market Samurai. I've heard people compare the two in the past and some people do tend to say negative things about TT, by comparison.
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11-02-2010, 10:17 PM	#9
chooch HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 347 Thanks: 37 Thanked 49 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis, Do you trust it? If you are using the free version of Traffic Travis...it does a pretty good job of getting the information right. As said before....just don't look at the PR and backlinks. You can get better ranking if you have your keywords in the title, description, and H1 tags. Add to that a lot of content....you can rank well with a new website. I have one site in a highly competitive niche, that is less than a year old PR1...ranked #5 on Google. It took about six months to get there. So it can be done. I also have a new website that is about 6 weeks old....PR0 in a different niche that is ranked #2 on Google. The niche is not as competitive as the first niche, but there is competition with older sites.
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