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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

Boolean Search must be there

I just bought 1 code because that seems the most logical one.
In fact, I could have had 10 codes or more. But the math here is very unreasonable.
If there is a number, this should be folded for each stacked code.
Even higher quantities should have extra advantages.
Here is the opposite situation.

For 1 code, there are 50 Exports
For 10 codes, there are 100 Exports
It was 10 Exports for 1 code, adding 10 for each stacked code was even more logical.

Strangely enough, URL numbers are also much less than the smallest plan.

I have been using the tool for 1 week.
The user interface looks old fashioned, it needs to be improved.
I had some problems while using it but I think it can be corrected because it is under development.
When you leave the page and come back again, the credits are spent without you noticing because of auto refresh.
The lack of a boolean search is the biggest shortcoming. A boolean search can be written for each alert, but you can only use 1 word.
It would be nice if there was an API in this deal, but it does.

A useful tool for those who will use it as a result.
I think it will be in a much better place in 1 year at the latest.

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Posted: Jul 21, 2020

I use this everyday!

Of all the AppSumo deals I've purchased, this is the only one I rely on every day. Other deals have been great too but SocialAnimal is critical to my success. For example, I get to see content that has the potential to go viral and decide if I should write something about it too. It also allows me to be up-to-date with what's going on with my competitors by seeing what they're writing about and the industry as a whole by tracking keywords.

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Posted: May 17, 2020

Much more limited than expected

If I would have played with the free demo thoroughly, I wouldn't have bought this. I primarily was planning on using this for setting up alerts related to 10 different niches, but I can only do a few because of how narrow the search function works.

The keyword search only brings you content with exact match content... and not only that, but only exact match IN THE TITLE.

As a for instance... if you wanted to keep track of popular content related to Star Trek, you'd have to use up several of your alerts, because just having 'Star Trek' as one of your alerts wouldn't give you content if the headline merely mentions Picard, Discovery, Below Decks, Section 31 show or the just-announced 'Strange New Worlds' show with Pike, Spock and Number One.

If they used Boolean search and also searched the body of the content, that would fix this, but no dice.

I'll find a use for it and probably get my money's worth over a few years, but just beware of the limitations.

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Posted: Apr 25, 2020

Simple to use

I rarely buy such kind of software but after trying this one I like its simplicity it simply does its job of showing me suggested articles that I can write.

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Posted: Apr 24, 2020

Great product. Very useful.

Very useful product if you want to identify posts and articles you want to share on your social profiles.
I hired someone to whom I was paying a decent chunk of money. But now, I can just let my assistant use this tool to identify good articles for the topics of my FB page and post them.
Amazing support. Very knowledgeable, and prompt. I look forward to seeing them improve the product further.

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