I just wasted $40 on a 'premium' keyword tool that gave me the same info as free ones

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Read an article last week about how some of these tools just repackage free data. They add a shiny dashboard and call it "pro". The writer said he compared a paid SEO tool's keyword list with Google's own planner. It was almost the same, just sorted differently. Makes you wonder what you're really paying for.

the_thomas1mo ago

Ouch, that stings. I've totally been there, buying some fancy tool hoping for magic results. Feels like paying for a fancy steak and getting a microwave dinner, doesn't it? What was the tool supposed to do that the free ones couldn't?

kai_park1mo ago

That "fancy steak" line from @the_thomas... I used to fall for that too.