Reply To: I own a Mexican restaurant in Taiwan, lol. Dove into SEO about 3 months ago, its going well. Question about Ubersuggest and other Keyword softwares.

[skygetsit]

Hey I went to your restaurant last month in Tianmu and definitely coming back sometime soon!

To answer your questions:

Disclaimer: I’m a software engineer who also does a lot of SEO work. Every service I run leans heavily on search to drive traffic, so I’m deep in this stuff every day.

1) The dislike for Neil Patel is mostly about his marketing style. He pushes hard, recycles generic advice and positions himself as an SEO authority when many people feel he oversimplifies things. Ubersuggest does suck and it’s light years behind tools like Ahrefs. Probably fine for beginners or small sites, but the data quality just isn’t on the same level.

2) Kyle Roof is smart and has done solid work, but PageOptimizer Pro isn’t magic. It’s basically an on page scoring tool built around his methodology. Useful for structured on page improvements, but not something that replaces deep audits.

3) If you can afford one premium tool, choose Ahrefs. The data, link index, and competitor insights are far more reliable than cheaper tools.

4) Adobe buying Semrush is a mixed bag, I was confused about the announcement tbh. Big companies tend to bloat products, raise prices, and slow real innovation. Also, what has Adobe to do with SEO?

5) If you can show solid results, go for it?

6) For Taiwan specifically, you’ll want tools that support regional SERPs. Ahrefs has decent Traditional Chinese and Japanese data.

Hope that helps.