Proxy Servers to avoid Search Engine Over heating
The way any useful SEO research tool works is that they must collect a large amount of data so that they can can provide with a very detailed analysis. Anything else is incomplete data – which means you will not be making intelligent decisions as you wont have the full picture.
However – collecting large amounts of data can cause Search Engines to become a little grumpy, all that data going to 1 IP address – and they become suspicious. Not a problem for PowerSuite, it has proxy support builtin as standard – as you would expect. So you can now avoid any Search Engine blocks by using a proxy server – and inparticular – multiple proxy server IP addresses.
Depending on what area you are targetting – Buy Proxies for UK – Europe – US etc and Squid tend to be mainly for the US.
Once you have got your Proxy Server list to use – adding them to any of the Powersuite Tools is simple. Proxy Settings – Import – Paste, dont for to highlight them all and then check to ensure they are all alive and working.
All powersuite tools have the options to either not use a proxy, just use your IP address (not reccommended). Powersuite tools will also search the internet to look for ‘free’ proxies for you. The problem here is that Google and other search detect these ‘Free’ proxy servers instantly and block them. So the only viable alternative solution is buy semi dedicated proxies. How many you decide to buy each month depends on your work load. If you a freelance individual – then a list of 10 should suffice. If you are an SEO agency, PR company or someone who uses the tools on a variety of projects – then we would suggest you look into increase this in increments of 20 at a time.
Some of the main players in SEO will use up to 100 proxy addresses per month. It is all scableable so just see how you get on is the best advice.
