Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai

wwood · 10-06-2010, 09:35 AM

I use TT but I'm interested in MS for keyword research.

Does anyone knows both of them? Wich one is better for keywords?

jacobjoseph · 10-06-2010, 09:43 AM

I downloaded Traffic Travis last night and its nothing on Market Samurai, MS is probably the best tool I own.

KhirRahman · 10-06-2010, 09:48 AM

Yes no doubt. Market Samurai is the best. Don't take my word, just search and read the testimonials (e.g. search at WF), most of them are positives.

dmadnani · 10-06-2010, 09:49 AM

I've found Traffic Travis to be highly inaccurate at times when it comes to determining search volume. Although, the SEO competition checker can be a really handy tool.

A really effective and free solution is to use both. Market Samurai for keyword research and Traffic Travis to check SEO competition.

visimedia · 10-06-2010, 10:41 AM

I got both of them, market samurai and TT, yes I used them both at the same time but for different specific goal. TT is to check the competition (as I have checked the competition level in MS)

and MS for keyword researching, to make sure we don't target the wrong keywords.

Get MS, it's free right (only for 30 days or something). if you don't like it, they'll absolutely give your money back.

Dont worry, no catch.

Evan-M · 10-06-2010, 10:43 AM

TT doesn't hold a candle to MS

Francisbik · 10-06-2010, 11:10 AM

I use SEO Studio, it's pretty cool

TelZilla · 10-06-2010, 11:23 AM

I gave both a shot and ended up choosing Market Samurai. I disliked using TT. It just didn't seem as intuitive as MS...ie: MS was much easier to use, although I did (and still do) find it slow at times.

But, MS is an awesome tool to do research. It has drastically reduced the amount of time I spend doing research, well worth the bucks.

j&j · 10-06-2010, 11:56 AM

I made a comparison and better TT, better data delivery MM . only thing to compare

TheWealthSquad · 10-06-2010, 11:54 PM

I have both (Pro version TT and MS).

I use MS nearly every day. I load TT rarely. It is a nice tool but not in the same category as MS.

If you only need keyword research MS keyword function remains active even after the thirty day trial.

Sign up for the free trial, test it out and then buy it if you like it.

michaelmac · 10-07-2010, 06:46 AM

MS is simply the best. It tends to be inerringly accurate with regards competition and whether or not the kw you are researching is actually a good 'buying' kw - no good if you have a high traffic kw with zero buying potential.

Kanga · 10-07-2010, 08:14 AM

Hi Guys;

I have been going through the feedback here because i decided not to buy a software, unless i had checked for the review on this forum.Enough is enough.So i am going for MS.
Cheers;

jacksonlin · 10-07-2010, 08:35 AM

Market Samurai is great, Traffic Travis isn't too bad. I like the SEO competition checking tool with TT.

GlenH · 10-07-2010, 08:54 AM

I use MS, Traffic Travis, and also, Keyword Country, but since I write a lot of content ( articles etc) for my sites, those tools don't tell me which of those keywords I should use to have the best chance to rank highest for.

So I import all my keywords from those tools into the Money Keyword Finder software, and it prioritizes all those keywords and then ranks them giving me a keyword rating list.

Straight away I know exactly what keywords I must target first to write my articles around. This saves me heaps of time and effort. And I don't have to figure out all those stats. that are put out by all those other keyword tools

CanuckWarrior · 10-07-2010, 11:16 AM

I have TT Pro, MS and a few other keyword tools.

The ONLY thing I use Traffic Travis Pro for is for grouping large keyword lists into smaller ones for further analysis. It helps me quickly sort out the nested keyword hierarchy for my Adsense sites.

But for everything else ... volume, competition, etc. ... I export to MS for further analysis.

va_mom · 10-07-2010, 11:49 PM

I love MS but i also use TT. But it is taking time to load the competition tool from MS so i use TT.

thebarksmeow · 10-08-2010, 04:36 AM

Yeah, MS is a little slow but I love it. I have TT pro as well as other keyword research tools, but I hardly use them. I'm just waiting for "any" of them to update to pull data from the new google keyword tool.

TheWealthSquad · 10-11-2010, 09:35 AM

MS has updated to pull from the new tool.

I am having some issues with the update but for the most part appears to be working ok.

Now to check and see how the numbers compare.

kbs · 10-11-2010, 10:11 PM

MS neuks TT out of the water. Just get MS.

chrisbiz · 10-12-2010, 08:05 PM

yeah. MS is the best kw tool out there. I am enjoying its adwords feature right now- AWCPC and AWV.

activosenred · 06-01-2011, 01:40 PM

Hi guys, as you know, TT, has a new version. Anywhere in the forum that check it an has MS also, for know your opinion?

SocialBooster · 06-01-2011, 11:20 PM

I have tested both side by side, and then tested their results with Adwords. MS has always been more accurate.

You also get much more data and versatility with MS and all it's new modules and functions.

I'm not sure about the bugs since I have never had a problem. It always runs fast on my machine.

TT is good for beginners, but if you are serious and have the money, MS is much better in my opinion.

Budas286 · 06-02-2011, 06:00 AM

I prefer marketsamurai and seo suite.

nuwav · 06-02-2011, 06:19 AM

I use Traffic Travis to check for seo analysis of top ten websites in Google and Keyword Blueprint or Market Samerai for keyword research.

cypherslock · 06-02-2011, 07:18 AM

*SIGH* Well, I was hoping to TRY TT4 not buy it and return it if I didn't like it. Market Samurai has always been the choice for me. And yes, while the other modules are time limited to 30 day trial, the keyword module is always free.

alphateam · 06-02-2011, 09:03 AM

I have had MS for years but in the past few months it has become so incredibly inaccurate that I don't really know if it's the best anymore. Haven't tried TT but would gladly buy it if it gave me the correct data.

cypherslock · 06-02-2011, 10:35 AM

Update it, its been fixed and seotc/uc have been added.

ajulius · 06-02-2011, 10:43 AM

I have tried them but Im using IMeye now. More expensive but a lot faster and accurate for me.

koppster · 06-02-2011, 10:44 AM

Market Samurai is probably the best too you cannot go wrong.

JamesTWL · 06-02-2011, 12:32 PM

The PR analysis function in the SEO module of Market Samurai is not really accurate as Yahoo Site Explorer is phasing out soon. But still, I still prefer Market Samurai to Traffic Travis. And for some reason, I prefer Traffic Travis v3 to v4. Both are solid keyword research tools though.

James Tan

seosoldier · 08-17-2011, 07:08 PM

I've been looking around the net and it seems there is no place to just download Market Samurai without joining up on some IM'er's list.

Can someone tell me the best place to download a free trial and where is the cheapest place to buy it if I decide to keep it?

So if you try the free trial and it expires you still get to use the keyword tool ?

cypherslock · 08-17-2011, 07:56 PM

Yes. And I've used both TT (goes through wordtracker) and MS. I stuck with MS and bought it in 2009 for $87. Best. Money. Spent. EVER. This is the one tool that you NEED to have in your arsenal.

10-06-2010, 09:35 AM	#1
wwood HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Italia Posts: 149 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I use TT but I'm interested in MS for keyword research. Does anyone knows both of them? Wich one is better for keywords?

10-06-2010, 09:43 AM	#2
jacobjoseph The Work Horse War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK, Mostly... Posts: 147 Thanks: 2 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I downloaded Traffic Travis last night and its nothing on Market Samurai, MS is probably the best tool I own.

10-06-2010, 09:48 AM	#3
KhirRahman Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 74 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Yes no doubt. Market Samurai is the best. Don't take my word, just search and read the testimonials (e.g. search at WF), most of them are positives.

10-06-2010, 09:49 AM	#4
dmadnani I'm a lover not a warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 155 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I've found Traffic Travis to be highly inaccurate at times when it comes to determining search volume. Although, the SEO competition checker can be a really handy tool. A really effective and free solution is to use both. Market Samurai for keyword research and Traffic Travis to check SEO competition.

10-06-2010, 10:41 AM	#5
visimedia Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,139 Blog Entries: 27 Thanks: 68 Thanked 62 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I got both of them, market samurai and TT, yes I used them both at the same time but for different specific goal. TT is to check the competition (as I have checked the competition level in MS) and MS for keyword researching, to make sure we don't target the wrong keywords. Get MS, it's free right (only for 30 days or something). if you don't like it, they'll absolutely give your money back. Dont worry, no catch.

10-06-2010, 10:43 AM	#6
Evan-M Evan Mugford War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: N.S. Canada Posts: 400 Thanks: 23 Thanked 51 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai TT doesn't hold a candle to MS

10-06-2010, 11:10 AM	#7
Francisbik Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Thailand Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I use SEO Studio, it's pretty cool

10-06-2010, 11:23 AM	#8
TelZilla Caffeinated Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisiana, USA Posts: 294 Thanks: 141 Thanked 66 Times in 33 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I gave both a shot and ended up choosing Market Samurai. I disliked using TT. It just didn't seem as intuitive as MS...ie: MS was much easier to use, although I did (and still do) find it slow at times. But, MS is an awesome tool to do research. It has drastically reduced the amount of time I spend doing research, well worth the bucks.

10-06-2010, 11:56 AM	#9
j&j Spanglish Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I made a comparison and better TT, better data delivery MM . only thing to compare

10-06-2010, 11:54 PM	#10
TheWealthSquad Scott Lovingood War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 327 Blog Entries: 16 Thanks: 76 Thanked 109 Times in 69 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I have both (Pro version TT and MS). I use MS nearly every day. I load TT rarely. It is a nice tool but not in the same category as MS. If you only need keyword research MS keyword function remains active even after the thirty day trial. Sign up for the free trial, test it out and then buy it if you like it.

10-07-2010, 06:46 AM	#11
michaelmac Amazon Content Authority! War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 2,611 Thanks: 558 Thanked 604 Times in 435 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai MS is simply the best. It tends to be inerringly accurate with regards competition and whether or not the kw you are researching is actually a good 'buying' kw - no good if you have a high traffic kw with zero buying potential.

10-07-2010, 08:14 AM	#12
Kanga Infopreneur War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Madrid-Spain Posts: 96 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Hi Guys; I have been going through the feedback here because i decided not to buy a software, unless i had checked for the review on this forum.Enough is enough.So i am going for MS. Cheers;

10-07-2010, 08:35 AM	#13
jacksonlin Up & Coming Internet Guru War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 578 Thanks: 29 Thanked 72 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Market Samurai is great, Traffic Travis isn't too bad. I like the SEO competition checking tool with TT.

10-07-2010, 08:54 AM	#14
GlenH HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney - AUSTRALIA. Posts: 454 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 24 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I use MS, Traffic Travis, and also, Keyword Country, but since I write a lot of content ( articles etc) for my sites, those tools don't tell me which of those keywords I should use to have the best chance to rank highest for. So I import all my keywords from those tools into the Money Keyword Finder software, and it prioritizes all those keywords and then ranks them giving me a keyword rating list. Straight away I know exactly what keywords I must target first to write my articles around. This saves me heaps of time and effort. And I don't have to figure out all those stats. that are put out by all those other keyword tools

10-07-2010, 11:16 AM	#15
CanuckWarrior with anti BS super powers Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 182 Thanks: 16 Thanked 105 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I have TT Pro, MS and a few other keyword tools. The ONLY thing I use Traffic Travis Pro for is for grouping large keyword lists into smaller ones for further analysis. It helps me quickly sort out the nested keyword hierarchy for my Adsense sites. But for everything else ... volume, competition, etc. ... I export to MS for further analysis.

10-07-2010, 11:49 PM	#16
va_mom HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 245 Thanks: 106 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I love MS but i also use TT. But it is taking time to load the competition tool from MS so i use TT.

10-08-2010, 04:36 AM	#17
thebarksmeow HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 370 Thanks: 41 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Yeah, MS is a little slow but I love it. I have TT pro as well as other keyword research tools, but I hardly use them. I'm just waiting for "any" of them to update to pull data from the new google keyword tool.

10-11-2010, 09:35 AM	#18
TheWealthSquad Scott Lovingood War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 327 Blog Entries: 16 Thanks: 76 Thanked 109 Times in 69 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai MS has updated to pull from the new tool. I am having some issues with the update but for the most part appears to be working ok. Now to check and see how the numbers compare.

10-11-2010, 10:11 PM	#19
kbs HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 143 Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai MS neuks TT out of the water. Just get MS.

10-12-2010, 08:05 PM	#20
chrisbiz Noble Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 54 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai yeah. MS is the best kw tool out there. I am enjoying its adwords feature right now- AWCPC and AWV.

06-01-2011, 01:40 PM	#21
activosenred Valentin Yonte War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tenerife, España Posts: 36 Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Hi guys, as you know, TT, has a new version. Anywhere in the forum that check it an has MS also, for know your opinion?

06-01-2011, 11:20 PM	#22
SocialBooster Warrior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 23 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I have tested both side by side, and then tested their results with Adwords. MS has always been more accurate. You also get much more data and versatility with MS and all it's new modules and functions. I'm not sure about the bugs since I have never had a problem. It always runs fast on my machine. TT is good for beginners, but if you are serious and have the money, MS is much better in my opinion.

06-02-2011, 06:00 AM	#23
Budas286 Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I prefer marketsamurai and seo suite.

06-02-2011, 06:19 AM	#24
nuwav HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 226 Thanks: 95 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I use Traffic Travis to check for seo analysis of top ten websites in Google and Keyword Blueprint or Market Samerai for keyword research.

06-02-2011, 07:18 AM	#25
cypherslock Always be learning War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,993 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 373 Thanked 449 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai SIGH Well, I was hoping to TRY TT4 not buy it and return it if I didn't like it. Market Samurai has always been the choice for me. And yes, while the other modules are time limited to 30 day trial, the keyword module is always free.

06-02-2011, 09:03 AM	#26
alphateam Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 74 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I have had MS for years but in the past few months it has become so incredibly inaccurate that I don't really know if it's the best anymore. Haven't tried TT but would gladly buy it if it gave me the correct data.

06-02-2011, 10:35 AM	#27
cypherslock Always be learning War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,993 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 373 Thanked 449 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Update it, its been fixed and seotc/uc have been added.

06-02-2011, 10:43 AM	#28
ajulius Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 78 Thanks: 30 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I have tried them but Im using IMeye now. More expensive but a lot faster and accurate for me.

06-02-2011, 10:44 AM	#29
koppster Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 71 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Market Samurai is probably the best too you cannot go wrong.

06-02-2011, 12:32 PM	#30
JamesTWL HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 203 Thanks: 24 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai The PR analysis function in the SEO module of Market Samurai is not really accurate as Yahoo Site Explorer is phasing out soon. But still, I still prefer Market Samurai to Traffic Travis. And for some reason, I prefer Traffic Travis v3 to v4. Both are solid keyword research tools though. James Tan

08-17-2011, 07:08 PM	#31
seosoldier HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sunny Southern California Posts: 181 Thanks: 72 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai I've been looking around the net and it seems there is no place to just download Market Samurai without joining up on some IM'er's list. Can someone tell me the best place to download a free trial and where is the cheapest place to buy it if I decide to keep it? So if you try the free trial and it expires you still get to use the keyword tool ?

08-17-2011, 07:56 PM	#32
cypherslock Always be learning War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,993 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 373 Thanked 449 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Travis vs Market Samurai Yes. And I've used both TT (goes through wordtracker) and MS. I stuck with MS and bought it in 2009 for $87. Best. Money. Spent. EVER. This is the one tool that you NEED to have in your arsenal.