Spyfu

AndreiMihai · 10-09-2011, 03:35 PM

I've been doing some keyword research, and I found some striking differences between what google tells me and what spyfu tells me. Where does spyfu even get their data, and how accurate is it?

futuremills · 10-09-2011, 04:49 PM

spyfu is on a delay. I have sites that are ranking on the first page but when i check my site it will still show its on the 3rd 4th page...its still a good tool to have in your arsenal tho

Technology · 10-09-2011, 05:04 PM

It is very inaccurate--I can only speak to the lawyer/doctor niche.

dburk · 10-09-2011, 08:37 PM

Hi AndreiMihai,

Spyfu uses a small data sample size and extrapolates from that. You definitely shouldn't consider it accurate, I have compared many of my own campaigns to their data and it was never close to being accurate.

You should consider their data to be clues or hints, anything but accurate.

NYC SEO · 10-09-2011, 08:38 PM

Yes the data sample is too small to consider it accurate.

buzznebo · 10-09-2011, 09:18 PM

Very inaccurate, not just delayed. If it's just delays you'll still get close (but not exact) data, but SpyFu is just waaaaayyyyy off. It's weird that you can see all their ads all over the internet but they don't use resources fixing their system.

razorico · 10-10-2011, 03:30 PM

More inaccurate than it's competitors, semrush and keywordspy. Semrush gets data from google, no idea about keywordspy data but there's accuracy level is higher.

10-09-2011, 03:35 PM	#1
AndreiMihai Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Romania Posts: 26 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Spyfu - how accurate is it? I've been doing some keyword research, and I found some striking differences between what google tells me and what spyfu tells me. Where does spyfu even get their data, and how accurate is it?

10-09-2011, 04:49 PM	#2
futuremills HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SoCal/NY/MD Posts: 430 Thanks: 118 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? spyfu is on a delay. I have sites that are ranking on the first page but when i check my site it will still show its on the 3rd 4th page...its still a good tool to have in your arsenal tho

10-09-2011, 05:04 PM	#3
Technology Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 29 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? It is very inaccurate--I can only speak to the lawyer/doctor niche.

10-09-2011, 08:37 PM	#4
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,645 Thanks: 163 Thanked 673 Times in 583 Posts Contact Info	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? Hi AndreiMihai, Spyfu uses a small data sample size and extrapolates from that. You definitely shouldn't consider it accurate, I have compared many of my own campaigns to their data and it was never close to being accurate. You should consider their data to be clues or hints, anything but accurate.
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10-09-2011, 08:38 PM	#5
NYC SEO NewYorkCitySEO.net Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 60 Thanks: 25 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? Yes the data sample is too small to consider it accurate.

10-09-2011, 09:18 PM	#6
buzznebo Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? Very inaccurate, not just delayed. If it's just delays you'll still get close (but not exact) data, but SpyFu is just waaaaayyyyy off. It's weird that you can see all their ads all over the internet but they don't use resources fixing their system.
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10-10-2011, 03:30 PM	#7
razorico HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 314 Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Spyfu - how accurate is it? More inaccurate than it's competitors, semrush and keywordspy. Semrush gets data from google, no idea about keywordspy data but there's accuracy level is higher.