Comments on: SEO SpyGlass: an Advanced Backlink Research Tool

By: Aman Talwar

Aman Talwar — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:42:20 +0000

Just came accross this post and a lot has changed in a couple of years. The price of the software has quadripled and yes they are providing more value in it but I guess that’s just how it rolls.

Would love to see an updated post on this software if you would.

By: James

James — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:28 +0000

Fred I’ve tried using SEO Spyglass but I can’t find within the interface how to make sure the backlinks it’s showing do not have nofollow.

Is there a way to do this within seo spyglass?

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:39 +0000

G M,

Well, the Google captcha might take a little time to reset. You could try /release /renew ‘ing your IP to see if you get a new one. If not, just give it some time. I often trigger a Google captcha by using the SEOQuake plugin – it’s annoying, but does go away.

Happy link building!
Fred

By: G M

G M — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:47:05 +0000

Thanks for the help Fred. I pinged Yahoo only and I still got the captcha from Google!

Is this normal or what???

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:57:53 +0000

G M,

No, it won’t hurt your rankings, BUT don’t use SEO Spyglass to query Google data either. You should only be pinging Yahoo (better data, and better set up for what you’re doing).

Google is seeing your as a bot, and they’re right, but the linking data in Google isn’t great anyways. However, they’re only seeing this as related to your computer’s IP, they have no idea what websites you are related to and even if they did, what you’re doing is not an offense that would result in a negative search result penalty.

Best,
Fred

By: G M

G M — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:17:57 +0000

When I ran SEO Spyglass Google didn’t seem to like it at all – they made me fill out a captcha every time I tried to search from the same IP address on which I was using Spyglass.

Is this going to hurt my rankings and is there something I can do to keep Google from thinking I’m an automated malware program when I run Spyglass?

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:46:57 +0000

Just tested it and SpyGlass did get a hell lot of backlinks for me. I added some regional search engines and the tool got even more. I have around 26,000 backlinks in my project and I still haven’t used even a third of the search engines it supports! Looks like there’s gonna be a lot of link building for me this week.

Thanks for the review Ann

By: Lance

Lance — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:35:47 +0000

I’ve used the demo for a while and find it quick and easy to use. I recommend this to to anyone who asks what they should use for link collection and evaluation.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:16:41 +0000

Nice review, Ann. I use SEO Spyglass and find it one of the easiest tools for collecting tons of backlink information. Basically a beefed up version of Yahoo Site Explorer, but being able to sort by domain PR, page PR, nofollow, etc. as well as export those results is very valuable.

I would like to amend that the so-called up-front price doesn’t acknowledge that the program requires an ongoing cost to maintain. Something like $19.95/mo. I was very disappointed to buy the software and then find out that I still needed to pay for it every month to keep it running.

That said, I still find it the best value of SEO backlink checking tools.

By: Pandiyan G

Pandiyan G — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:03:21 +0000

Hey An,
Now u have become an search Engine , u gave me the info exactly which I want that too at the right time. Thanks a lot. Doing a great job:)
-Pandiyan