“The pattern that annoyed me most: owners paying monthly for 'rank trackers' and 'GBP optimizers' that just resell public Google Places data behind a subscription.”
vaitko, on reddit.com ↗
Seven local SEO checks that rank trackers charge $39 a month to run against public Google data. No account, no card, no "upgrade to see the rest".
Instantly wants $97 a month to send cold email from inboxes you already own. Hedwig sends the same sequences for $0, and the code is yours to host.
“I created an open source alternative to tools like Instantly or Smartlead, which charge huge amounts of money per lead for basic cold email campaign management.”
Digital business card apps bill per seat, per month, for a QR code with your name on it. Byzcard is $0/month, lives on your device, and doesn't know what a seat is.
“I was tired of paying so many subscriptions and when I realized I have to pay one for this for my entire team, felt absolutely worthless.”
Ahrefs charges $129 a month to tell you what people type into Google. TheSEOLabs tells you for free, no account, no credit meter.
“I've always found SEO tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush to be incredibly useful but prohibitively expensive for many users.”
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