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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

    Surfer SEO

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASurferSEO, from Polish company Surfer, is presented as a modern tool for SEOs and marketers for efficient and comprehensive on-page SEO optimization.

    $119

    per month

    Pricing
    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $119
    per month
    Pro
    $219
    per month
    Peace of Mind
    $359
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
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    Features
    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Surfer SEO
    -
    Ratings
    Ideation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    65% below category average
    Surfer SEO
    -
    Ratings
    Content hub3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Surfer SEO
    -
    Ratings
    Audience profiling and targeting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Scribblelive (discontinued) and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
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    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Scribblelive (discontinued)Surfer SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Surfer
    Surfer is well suited for:
    • Creating (and resisting) articles and web pages to increase their SEO relevancy for a keyword.
    • To identify NLP terms and the frequency of terms to be added to the page
    • To find internal linking opportunities
    • To plan pillar pages/topic clusters
    Surfer is not a tool for
    • Technical SEO
    • Crawl Audits
    • Serp / Keyword Tracking
    • Project Management
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Surfer
    • Analysis for on-page ranking factors
    • Competition analytics
    • NLP Analysis for webpage content
    • Content SEO scoring
    • Content editor with details about what to rank for
    • Plugin that helps with search data on Google
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Surfer
    • Can improve their algorithm to serve better for technical articles
    Read full review
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Surfer
    Because, I've been using this tool since many years and I haven't looked for any other tool when it comes to content optimization
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Surfer
    Semrush's content and page optimisation tool is quite poor; it's not in the same bracket as Surfer. Frase is a good alternative from a cost perspective (if not paying the AI writing functions), it's cheaper, and Frase's keyword/topic heatmaps are quite unique. Sufer has a better UI and a shorter learning curve. It has an advantage in that it offers internal linking recommendations, which Frase lacks. Surfer also has limited competitor analysis (backlinks and page speed), which Frase does not. Both tools allow you to choose the number of competitors on the SERPS
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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
    Incentivized
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    Surfer
    • SuferSEO has helped us rank in the top 10 for results that are over 1M in search volume
    • SurferSEO gives our team the ability to rank quicker than without the tool
    • SurferSEO helps us close prospects by showing them the depth of our analysis and knowledge.
    • SurferSEO makes our agency look and feel like a professional that knows what they are doing
    Incentivized
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