Market Samurai

As you may have noticed over the past few months, since the recent merger of Microsoft and Yahoo, it has been increasingly difficult to find relevant backlink data from some of your favorite tools.

The reason for this is because many of those tools (Micro Niche Finder, Online Utility, even Market Samurai) have depended on the Yahoo Backlink Checker to get all of their backlink data to show you what kind of SEO competition is out there.

But since Bing and Yahoo have now become one entity, Bing has decided to shut down the Yahoo Backlink Checker because at the end of the day, the big bad search engines DON’T want you to have access to that kind of data. That want to keep it a mystery from you because it is more profitable to THEM that way.

I dunno about you, but I’m not one to just sit down and stand on the sidelines, warming the bench and wait for a new play to happen. I’m gonna get my ass in the game and DO something about it. Or in this case, figure out a solution to the problem.

As you may know, Market Samurai is by far one of my favorite backlink analysis and overall market research tools known to man at this time in history. I dont know what else I can say about them expect that I friggin’ LOVE them.

They are ALWAYS on the cutting edge of their game, making sure that their software (Market Samurai) is one of THE best out there. And in order to cope with the latest updates and changes in the industry, here’s what they have done.

The New Kid In Town Privately Owns Their Backlinks Data

As soon as people realize that the Yahoo Backlink Tool was going the way of the dinosaur and the dodo, it created pandemonium in the online marketing industry because savvy marketers all knew that their backlinks tools relied solely on the Yahoo tool to deliver that data accurately. And with it gone, it was proving EXTREMELY difficult to get accurate readings of how many backlinks a particular domain has.

A BIG PROBLEM…

But luckily, the folks over at Majestic SEO have been privately data-basing all kinds of backlink data for YEARS now, just waiting for the right time to use it.

Well my friend, that time has come.

Majestic SEO has officially launched their online backlink checker 100% for free (which used to be a paid feature) that anyone can now use to find relevant backlink data for their niche sites or whatever else you might use it for.

Go check out the new tool right now, click here.

How Market Samurai Has Adapted To The Situation

Like I said earlier in this post, Market Samurai is always on the top of their game with staying up to date on all the latest in the industry. A while back they had a blog post on their official blog talking about the issue, which I believe I sent out to my list as some must read material. But whether you read it or not, what you need to take away from this post is that Market Samurai is now well equipped with what you need to succeed in SEO.

It’s critical to has accurate backlink data so you can properly analyze the competition. And without it, you could get lost in a sea of confusion and information overload.

What Market Samurai has done to really help you out is now give YOU the option to choose from either Yahoo or Majestic for your backlink data, giving you the opportunity to compare and contrast the different data out there to see whats best for you.

I highly recommend you use Majestic, but don’t count Yahoo out yet, they always seem to have some new trick up their sleeve. I’ve included some pics of what the new feature will look like and where they can be found within the Market Samurai s0ftware.

So there ya have it, they have incorporated Majestic into both the keyword research area of the application and the SEO competition aspect of the application for you enjoyment. Go get started playing with this new feature, its really cool to see the different ways these two tools compare backlinks and the similarities they have.

If you don’t have a copy of Market Samurai yet, you need to get one. It’s totally awesome and you will NEVER regret buying it. Its one of those tools you will have in your arsenal for many years to come. I highly recommend you check out the link below to learn more.