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    BuzzStream

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABuzzstream is the eponymous SEO and influencer marketing platform from the Austin-based company of the same name.N/A

    Topic

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATopic, from Topic or Chia Labs, Inc, aims to make it easier for writers to create comprehensive content. Its AI analyzes the top results in Google, extracts key topics to cover, and provides an interactive editor to allow writers to grade their work. The system gives actionable suggestions to enable writers to create content in order to drive results.

    $99

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    Pricing
    BuzzStreamTopic
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $99
    per month ($10 per brief)
    Plus
    $199
    per month ($8 per brief)
    Premium
    $299
    per month ($6 per brief)
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuzzStreamTopic
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual payment.
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    Features
    BuzzStreamTopic
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of BuzzStream and Topic
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Topic
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Keyword analysis9.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Backlink management9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Page grader9.08 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of BuzzStream and Topic
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Topic
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Local SEO7.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social SEO9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO9.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Global SEO9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of BuzzStream and Topic
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Topic
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Multi-domain support8.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BuzzStreamTopic
    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuzzStreamTopic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuzzStreamTopic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BuzzStream
    BuzzStream works for anyone that is working in the SEO field! It has literally saved me hours of time and is my go-to tool for all link building needs. The speed that I'm able to research a site, save the key information and launch a pre-crafted email is head spinning (In a good way)! This is one of the SEO tools that I can't live without--it makes link building and link tracking a whole lot easier. BuzzStream likely wouldn't be a good fit for anyone that isn't particularly working in the SEO field. I can't imagine this would replace a dedicated email tracking system or be used to send email drips.
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    Great at providing content briefs as well as for seeing the types of topics that rank well competitively. It's also good with finding content that needs to be refreshed which is a super easy way to drive near term SEO results.
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    Pros
    BuzzStream
    • Communication Organization: It provides a simple communication format for even the most novice of users to understand. All messages are kept in nice order, even placed in folders if needed, to alleviate the pain of losing messages in normal email.
    • Locating Contact Information: I love that BuzzStream aids in finding additional contact information for people. From social accounts to other emails, we can make sure we reach out to people via the correct channels.
    • Building a Consistent Voice: BuzzStream allows you to save templates that have worked or failed when conducting outreach. These templates can have autofill parameters added to them and are accessible to all users.
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    • Content Brief
    • Competitive SERP ranking analysis
    • Grouping content topics together to see related keywords/ content clusters easily
    • Analyzing Google Search Console data for content refresh opportunities
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    Cons
    BuzzStream
    • The search function needs to be more accurate in returning results when searching for existing prospects the platform only display exact match results - www.websitename.com vs websitename.com. In reality, the two websites are the same prospects.
    • Customer service assistance needs to be more instantaneous when seeking out help a response can take up to 24 hours.
    • Importing large CSV files of websites takes time as well.
    Incentivized
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    • Using the GSC data to find new, adjacent content opportunities.
    • They are using GPT-3 for title generation and would love to see it used to provide more content suggestions beyond the titles/descriptions
    • Sometimes it doesn't surface 'questions' that people are asking related to lower volume terms but not sure of a way to solve that
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    Usability
    BuzzStream
    Buzzstream is great to help identify sites to get links from, and it makes this process so efficient, easy and personal to all, the ones who are using it and the ones that are receiving. Flawless navigation, good outlook, 10/10!
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BuzzStream
    Support is one of the best aspects of BuzzStream. I know their support team is small and somehow they are able to get back to us right away in a super helpful, friendly fashion. I've had many questions - sometimes they release a new feature, sometimes a feature isn't working correctly and they are quick to answer but also help explain it in a way that makes sense.
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BuzzStream
    BuzzStream stacks up quite well compared to its competitors. In particular, Hootsuite and HubSpot. BuzzStream has many of the same capabilities that its competitors do, at a fraction of the cost. We selected BuzzStream because it had a fairly flexible contract, and it was sufficient for our needs. It was a good intermediate-level tool.
    Incentivized
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    Topic was way less costly than MarketMuse with similar functionality. It was agnostic to CMS (WordLift is designed for Wordpress only). So it was priced well with all the functionality we needed.
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    Return on Investment
    BuzzStream
    • It's had a positive impact in keeping our entire agency organized. Especially when employees leave, all of their communication is in one place, so it's pretty easy to have someone take over the process.
    • You can test different messaging for prospects and then determine the most successful.
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    Topic (Chia Labs, Inc)
    • It has greatly reduced the number of hours our SEO team has to review content
    • Has sped up our content briefs by hours per brief
    • Great for helping us to see what content is performing well / needs help via the Google Search Console integration
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