Help with HitTail

[Hughescov]

Does anyone else use HitTail?

I am using it for a free trial at the moment. The idea was to get some keyword suggestions and write blog posts on these topics.

My problem is that I am ranking on the top page sometimes spot 2 or 3 for the keyword terms that are being suggested, so what's the point? I don't see the point in writing for google searches in other countries so I delete them as it isn't an international business?

Am I getting the most out of this or just missing the point?

[wickedsunny1]

Well yes its not as good as i thought at first.

what it is good for is :

• Long tail keywords ideas!
• shows realtime search keywords
• sends a report of total keywords in email with which users reached the site

That's all what i gathered so far :}

[Hughescov]

Yeah I feel the same.

The long tail keywords was where I wasn't getting anything significant. Unless you mean literally 'long' and wait for some that are maybe 5/6 words long.

[wickedsunny1]

Long tail ones arn't really helpful for me as well. like you said.

the thing is we can get all this data from google analytics and webmasters if checked thoroughly.. so yeah this tool isn't really helpful

[Hughescov]

Has anyone else got any experience using HitTail?

I like the tool but I'm struggling to justify paying for it.

[rwalling]

Hi Shaun,

I'm Rob, the owner of HitTail. Let me address your questions:

My problem is that I am ranking on the top page sometimes spot 2 or 3 for the keyword terms that are being suggested, so what's the point? I don't see the point in writing for google searches in other countries so I delete them as it isn't an international business? Am I getting the most out of this or just missing the point

You should not be receiving suggestions for keywords that you already rank that high for. Are you using an incognito window to check your rankings? If not, Google's personalization is likely to boost your website much higher than other people see it. Try again with an incognito window and if this is still happening please email us at service@hittail.com and we will take an in-depth look at your keywords.

Because you are correct - if we suggested terms that you already ranked that high for there wouldn't be much of a point to it

[rwalling]

Don't forget: has an algorithm that cuts through the noise, filters through your keywords, and suggests only those that you have a high likelihood of ranking for.

So instead of having a keyword list of 500, you might receive 20 or 30 suggestions from HitTail, and those suggestions are your low-hanging fruit. The keywords where you'll get the most bang for your buck right away.

[rwalling]

You can get keyword data from Analytics, but not the suggestions. That's the core benefit of HitTail.

[Hughescov]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your reply. I did think it was odd for terms to be suggested that I was ranking so high for. I will send an email if I come across it again.

Cheers!