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    BrightEdge

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ABrightEdge is an enterprise-level SEO (Search Engine Optimization) platform from the company of the same name in San Mateo, California. It includes customizable dashboards, reporting, forecasting, SEO recommendations, backlink management and competitive analysis. It covers local, global, mobile, social and content centric SEO. Presently BrightEdge's platform supports the marketing efforts of many well-brands, like Nike, Microsoft, and Netflix.

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    Scribblelive (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AScribblelive, or later Rock Content Live was a content marketing solution, that has been discontinued and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    BrightEdge
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightEdgeScribblelive (discontinued)
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    7.3
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Keyword analysis7.248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management7.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader5.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.545 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations6.548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management8.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    9.0
    46 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Local SEO9.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    8.6
    46 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Multi-domain support9.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Ideation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content calendar00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Content hub00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of BrightEdge and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
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    Score10 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.3 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightEdgeScribblelive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    BrightEdgeScribblelive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BrightEdge
    BrightEdge is great for large companies and large SEO teams since it's pricey but worth it if you have a large team or organization using it. For small businesses, I would use a different tool like Semrush because of the price and the variety of tools it offers.
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    I would be less inclined to recommend Visually to a colleague now than I would have in the past. In the past, highly skilled freelance programmers and designers were more able to get matched with potential clients. Now, things have to go through Visually and creators cannot post their independent work and get matched up independently.
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    Pros
    BrightEdge
    • Instant - Keyword research tool is by far our team's favorite item on the platform
    • DataCube - We are able to uncover competitive gaps and hone in on specific sets of pages using filters containing our business product assortment attribute.
    • Professional services have been attentive when asking for changes
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    • Staff picks were a great way of sifting through many pieces of content
    • It was easy to share things uploaded to visual.ly to other social media channels
    • There is an awesome amount of content on Visually
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    Cons
    BrightEdge
    • The storybuilder feature isn't anything outstanding. I feel like I can get the same type of data and format from Google Data Studio.
    • I feel like the Hyperlocal feature is still very junior compared to other features. It provides you good insights, but you have to set all the data fields before you can get a picture as well as it doesn't really give you an idea of how you can improve.
    • The mobile SEO solution is a good concept, but it needs some tweaks to be better, especially when building out a mobile story builder. Some of the data isn't simple to read and the mobile keywords functions don't also account for voice searches.
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    • There is a bias towards infographics (as opposed to 'real' data visualization)
    • It is not very clear the path between how people who need content get matched up or find creators
    • Interface was redone too often
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BrightEdge
    I would renew, as I don't feel there is a product out there that would have the impact on our SEO efforts as effectively as BrightEdge. It provides the information I need and integrates with other tools like Google Webmaster Tools, to truly have the depth of information that makes their suggestions for SEO changes so valued.
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    Usability
    BrightEdge
    Because it depends on the feature, it's either easier or not to use. Some of them, not being particularly friendly, I no longer use, and I focus on the ones where insights are easy to understand and data seems well-elaborated.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BrightEdge
    This is a area where the BrightEdge team really shines. Their commitment to training and product support is unmatched not only for SEO platforms, but life in general. I often find myself wishing my internet provide and similar would go to BrightEdge for training on support and attitude. I would rank them an 11 if I could.
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    Implementation Rating
    BrightEdge
    For the most part it was seamless. The load time of clients was a little long, but otherwise was quite easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BrightEdge
    While relatively expensive, Brightedge really does offer the best quality product but just as importantly (if not more so) the level of client/agency support. We have biweekly training with the entire team to continually stay up to date on Brightedge's offerings and strategies. They also offer the ability to do ad hoc reporting using some of their tools that can help us win new business and recommend Brightedge to additional clients, expanding our business as well.
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    Discontinued Products
    I would recommend other design studios that specialize in data visualization and infographics before visually for a few reasons: - small design studios have an emphasis on the creators (who is part of the studio), whereas Visually is more of a black box because you don't know who is creating your project - Portfolio is okay, but not great, there are many other studios with better looking portfolios One way that Visually is better is that it has an impressive client list and quicker turnaround and maybe more streamlined feedback loops.
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    Return on Investment
    BrightEdge
    • We have only started with BE a few months ago and so I don't have any hard numbers from an ROI perspective, but i can say that what we spent on BE is a fraction of what we were spending with agencies and we are actually getting results by doing this ourselves. From that perspective we have seen a cost savings.
    • With focused SEO campaigns and projects we have been able to move the needle on our SEO rankings for specific products and services. This is going to have a great impact for us in 2019 as we have some specific product goals and campaigns for 2019 that we have been working to build up over the last couple months of 2018.
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    • Was helpful in attracting clients when I started doing data visualization work
    • Cost was minimal - it was free to upload and took little time
    • I have been unable to attract clients lately from visually, so ROI has gone to 0
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