Is SEM rush accurate enough to validate it's price?
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I have been doing manual keyword research for some time now, but I am looking for something that can dig deep. I used to use the SEMrush API when i was a raven tools subscriber and it was great for identifying organic rankings for domains. Has anyone had a good experience with this software strictly for keyword research?
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Oh and is there a tool you DO use that you would recommend?
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Thanks Daniel. This is the kind of thing I need to know. What about in terms of organic keyword research for non-ppc?
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I used to use SEMrush for PPC proposals. I would use their data to estimate the cost of a decent PPC campaign for clients. Boy was it worthless. I just checked right now on one of my highest searched keywords. It shows a volume that is 75% of what my search volume was in April. It shows an average CPC of $4.63. My average position is 2.4, quality score is a 5 an my average cpc was $0.99 with a CTR of 2.64%. So my data is totally normal, and my cpc was $0.99. I don't know how they get $4.63. Holiday pricing isn't even above $1.00 per click. So I noticed this trend for literally everything. So if you're doing keyword research for PPC purposes, you can pass on SEMrush.
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