Metrics11

Web and SaaS

keyword research

SHOW HN2013

38points
17comments
#654of 1,739 in 2013
Top 38%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.

Design: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Looks interesting and useful

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really interesting. Anyone using this or similar tools they can vouch for?
      superamit on HN

Objections

  • Trial limit too short to evaluate

    From 2 comments
    • The trial limit was pretty annoying. I tried putting in several obvious and already recommended keywords and it said that they weren't found. Then I reached the trial limit.…
      anarchy8 on HN
    • I agree the "trial" was way to short to actually test it out and see if it was useful enough to pay for.
      winslow on HN
  • Results are too general, not specific terms

    From 1 comment
    • I agree. I think a tool like this could be useful if it allowed you to go from general area of interest like "backcountry skiing" to specific items/terms/products that are…
      micro_cam on HN
  • Text on the site is hard to read

    From 3 comments
    • The text on this page is almost unreadable: http://metrics11.com/analytics/keyword_trial/
      resu on HN
    • Yep, the combination of 'Lato' and font-weight: 300; makes most of the text illegible for me too. It's also not clear if the UK price is actually in dollars or is a GBP price…
      robotfelix on HN
    • Yes, your text is too small.
      elwell on HN

Requests

  • API access

    From 1 comment
    • Interesting. Where/how are you getting your data, especially CPC estimates? I also like the report and parallel terms you make available. I'm interested in giving this a go, but…
      kposehn on HN
  • French language support

    From 1 comment
    • Would it be possible to have french language?
      xinkr on HN
  • Bookmarklet that highlights profitable keywords on a page

    From 1 comment
    • A bookmarklet would be cool. Visit the page, click the bookmarklet. Most profitable terms on the page highlight in green. Darker green means more profitable. If some keywords are…
      bobbygoodlatte on HN

Questions

  • Where does the data and CPC estimates come from

    From 2 comments
    • where do you get your data from?
      taigeair on HN
    • Interesting. Where/how are you getting your data, especially CPC estimates? I also like the report and parallel terms you make available. I'm interested in giving this a go, but…
      kposehn on HN
  • Has anyone used this or similar tools

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really interesting. Anyone using this or similar tools they can vouch for?
      superamit on HN

Alternatives named

  • Moz keyword difficulty tool

    From 1 comment
    • Moz has something similar: https://moz.com/researchtools/keyword-difficulty
      lukethomas on HN

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