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Has anyone used an "Inbound Marketing Tool" such as HubSpot http://www.hubspot.com for advertising?

I am not affiliated. I am interested in knowing if there are any other services that offer a comparable service to this in a similar Search Engine Optimization. I believe Google Analytics, Clicky, and Rhinoseo provide nearly all of the same data that Hubspot collects at a cost of $0, but then HubSpot charges $6,000 a year for its services. Is there something I'm missing with this company and why do you think they are charging this much a year for its service, while other companies can provide free technologies? How can any new business see that these costs are well worth it? Has anyone used or know any companies that use their "inbound marketing" services? Can this be affective way of getting traction on a website or would hiring a SEO all-star full time be better recommended for a startup?

Public Comments

1. i would definetly hire a seo all-star thats way too expensive.
2. These guys ask for this huge amount, because someone [like you] will pay it, thinking they MUST know some "secret sauce". They don't. Your assumption that they duplicate all the [free] tools that you've ID-ed [and others] is correct. The web site is slick, but doesn't say anything that is new / different / better than what's available elsewhere. They do consolidate it all in one spot, but ...... $6000.oo ??? Looks like they are pulling Google data and repackaging it. I'd skip this wonderful opportunity and spend some time finding someone to "hire", or take the time to learn it yourself. You can make a lot of mistakes and waste a lot of time learning for the same $6000.oo just thinking out loud