BuzzSumo

BuzzSumo is a content marketing software that helps you discover top and trending content to use for content curation and creation and for finding marketing opportunities.

Searching a keyword on BuzzSumo will display all the trending topics and content in real time. You can view data for historical and recently published content using the filters. You can also filter content by language, location, and content type. See which social networks the content received the most shares and the people who shared them on Twitter.

BuzzSumo also runs an SEO analysis of the keyword and shares the search volume, cost per click, and search trends. You’ll also be able to view your competitors’ backlinks.

You can also conduct a search on Reddit and other forums to see which questions your target audience is asking. BuzzSumo lets you set alerts for keywords, brands, topics, and competitors so that you can actively find new ideas. You can even set alerts for outlets and authors.

If you enter a competitor’s URL into BuzzSumo, it will show their most popular content. There’s also a Facebook page analyzer feature with which you can compare Facebook pages of up to 10 competitors.

View post metrics such as the number of likes, comments, and shares the posts are getting. You will also be able to see the publishing time, post length, and the reactions the page’s followers are using.

BuzzSumo offers a Chrome extension that helps speed up content research and creation. You can also integrate your dashboards with the BuzzFeed API and get it to feed you vital information.

Key features

• Find trending and historically successful content
• See who shared the content on Twitter
• Do an SEO and CPC analysis of the keywords
• Search for questions from your audience on forums
• Find your competitors' top content
• Analyze the Facebook posts of your competitors