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  • endlessrange
    endlessrange last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 12:51 PM

    What exactly does this mean? That the service is down? Or the score will never be available?

    It seems like I get that and then the tool gets stuck and I get no other data.

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    • KeriMorgret
      KeriMorgret last edited by Sep 7, 2012, 6:03 PM Sep 7, 2012, 6:03 PM

      Hi everyone,

      Just a quick note to let you know the keyword difficulty tool is working again. Thanks for your patience!

      Keri

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      • KeriMorgret
        KeriMorgret @melontrades last edited by Sep 3, 2012, 5:08 PM Sep 3, 2012, 5:08 PM

        Hi Johnathan,

        We know that it is down, and we're working on it. I thought that the messaging was changed to let people know it would be longer than 20 minutes. I'm not sure of the current ETA for a fix now, but we are working on it, and have been all weekend. We're keeping the Twitter feed updated when we have information, and you're also welcome to create a help ticket -- we'll let you know when it's fixed if you do that.

        Thanks!

        Keri

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        • melontrades
          melontrades last edited by Sep 3, 2012, 3:41 PM Sep 3, 2012, 3:41 PM

          today is day 4 I just tried again.  Will try again in 20 minutes which is what the response is when I tried. try again in 20 minutes.

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          • melontrades
            melontrades last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 9:50 PM Sep 2, 2012, 9:50 PM

            3 days I have been trying with no luck.

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            • nyanainc
              nyanainc last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 4:42 PM Sep 2, 2012, 4:42 PM

              Hi , dont worry, Everything will be ok 🙂

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              • RebekahMay
                RebekahMay last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 10:44 PM Sep 2, 2012, 2:30 PM

                They are aware of the issue.  Their twitter stream https://twitter.com/SEOmoz has a tweet from 8/31 about the issue:

                "Uh oh. It looks like our Keyword Difficulty Tool is having some.... difficulty. We're working on it now. Stay tuned, friends."

                So they are working on it!  It is labor day weekend so it may take em a little extra time to get it up and going.

                In the meantime, if you are in dire need of KW difficulty, you can get some basic insight the following ways:

                Use Google Keyword Tool and look at the "Competition" level.  While this area refers to competition within Adwords - this can also give you a basic idea of how competitive the keyword is overall.  If it's a highly competitive Adwords term, chances are likely that SEOs are after it organically as well.

                Do a quick check of the organic SERPs and check out the domains in the top placements or even on the entire first page.  Are these really high authority domains, how well optimized are they, etc.

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                • NakulGoyal
                  NakulGoyal last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 2:16 PM Sep 2, 2012, 2:16 PM

                  Same problem still. I am sure SEOMoz team is already aware of the issue and working on it.

                  Uh oh... there was a temporary problem gathering Analysis data for your request. Sorry about that! We're actively looking into resolving these intermittent issues, but in the meantime, try submitting your request again in 20 minutes. Thank you!

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                  • SEOByGoogle54
                    SEOByGoogle54 last edited by Sep 2, 2012, 1:15 PM Sep 2, 2012, 1:15 PM

                    Im having the same issue its really annoying as im trying to do my keyword research as i cant get the difficulty..... grrrrrr

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