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Question for Micro Niche Finder users

by BillyPilgrim
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I typed in a phrase in MNF and got a zero for Strength of Competition (SOC) and yet when I do an SEO competition in Market Samurai I see there is no way to compete with the top sites. PR 5s with thousands of back links for domain AND pages. What's the deal with MNF?
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  • Profile picture of the author BillyPilgrim
    No MNF users here?
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    • Profile picture of the author diverdown
      Billy - just found your post .... and I need to say I have had the exact same question for the past few months. I wish you had some more feedback to help uncover the answer. :confused:
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      • Profile picture of the author JainJain
        I have come to trust the MOB function from MNF -- more than SOC
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
    I use MNF almost daily. SOC is giving you the big picture, not the Top 10 competition. So yeah, sometimes you'll get a low SOC score but find that the Top 10 is still tough to crack. I use MNF to do preliminary keyword research, then use my own instincts after a Google search, looking at certain aspects of the Top 10. I've passed on many SOC low scores for this very reason. MOB is good, too, but likewise not the end-all be-all, because it's only giving you the median (middle) score, not a really true picture of backlinks and competition. Still, I like it for the speed and the ability to get an initial idea of a keyword's viability. You just don't want to use it exclusively or you might be disappointed more often than not.
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  • Profile picture of the author JainJain
    Yes, the traffic light is tied to SOC

    I tend to consider sites with green lights, then narrow my search based upon low MOB ratings
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I use it similar to the way Zeus66 does. I'll take the good keywords it finds and do a little extra research on them. I do like the "brainstorm" feature. It comes up with stuff I'd never think of.
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  • Profile picture of the author greff
    I, too, use MNF frequently. Yours is a good question. I agree with Zeus.

    This reminds me of the age old question about which service should we believe about the number of searches. After all is said and done, I tend to trust Google Search Tool more than the others for sheer numbers. I like Zeus's comment about going with your instincts too.

    What I'd love to hear is how you guys do your backlink work after you set up your sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author BillyPilgrim
      The problem is MOB shows a small number of BLs needed when there is a low SOC. Both are wrong! I'm thinking MNF is a piece of crap.
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