$200 a month for a shitty SEO tool and some AI visibility.

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The video leverages a strong contrarian hook that challenges the necessity of expensive industry-standard tools, providing a tangible, cost-saving solution that appeals to budget-conscious founders.

Summary

The creator argues that expensive SEO tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush are unnecessary and suggests a cheaper alternative using DataForSEO combined with AI coding assistants. He explains that DataForSEO's pay-as-you-go model makes it highly affordable for individual business owners.

Structure

1Critique of expensive SEO tool subscriptions
2Introduction of DataForSEO as a cheaper alternative
3Explanation of the pay-as-you-go model
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$200 a month for a shitty SEO tool and some AI visibility. And Ahrefs isn't really that much better, right? Their AI stuff is really about $250 a month. And you don't need this. You really don't. The only thing you need is two things, one of which you probably already have, and it turns it into the best SEO tool that you're ever going to have and it's a lot cheaper. One is you either need Codex or you need Claude. The desktop application in both instances is fine. The other thing that you need, it's a pay as you go platform, which is called DataForSEO. Now, this used to be a problem because DataForSEO would ensure that you need a subscription also to access backlinks and the AI search stuff. Really good data, but they were kind of locked behind subscriptions, but now they have lifted that block and everything is pay as you go. The beautiful thing about this is the DataForSEO is extremely affordable. I'm talking like fractions of a cent if you want to do some keyword research or things. So if it's just you that you're running your business from an SEO perspective, this is all you need. DataForSEO, you connected to Claude code or to Codex, one of which I'm sure you probably already have because you're watching this, and it becomes the most powerful SEO tool you will need. A lot better than ahrefs and SEMrush. I've done a whole video about it. You can check out my YouTube channel. But yeah, go save yourself a couple hundred dollars, or $1,000 every month, every year, depending on how much you use it and use these DataForSEO and Codex or Claude. It is the best thing in the world. Cheers.