Please, people, lay off it while they can figure out some scaling!
To fix that issue (remove the duplicates), click twice on the keyword/checkbox at the top of the page beside "add search term." That will reload the list freshly from the server.
The issue comes from a lag in updating your selection of relevance on the server, most likely caused by the demand being placed on the server right now.
Thanks again. :)
Searching for "HipChat" will find companies that have a relationship with HipChat. If you're looking for HipChat competitors, I suggest searching for something like "private group chat" instead.
Sorry this wasn't very clear, I'm going to try changing the search form a little to make it more intuitive.
Thanks again for the feedback. :)
Edit: Would this placeholder text in the search box be more clear? "search by keywords..." Thanks.
Can anyone tell me what the site does?
Thanks.
You can see a 30-second video of the app here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-TEgUb33sU
1) enter search term 2) identify competitors 3) view information on competitors
I've had to take the site down temporarily again to resize the disk space (it actually ran out of space!). The prior times I only increased RAM/CPU so it'd be quick. I'll post again once it's back up! :)
https://rivalseek.com/search/index.php?searchterm=find+compe...
It seems there is a pretty major bug (see the results and their domains), but nonetheless RivalSeek is apparently supposed to be at the top, which if natural (not hard-coded), is pretty cool.
> google.com.my, google.com.tj, google.com.sl, google.ac ...
Edit: Overall, seems really great so far. And I forget what tags I search, but I was typing in obscure combinations where I didn't think I'd get any hits
One of the great things about RivalSeek is that it only shows you a competitor suggestion once. After you've decided relevant/not relevant, you won't see it again. If you subscribe, it will keep this memory and only alert you of new potential competitors it's not shown you before.
The issue you describe is because of a lag between your browser and the server. To fix it: click on the search term with the checkbox twice (by the "add search term" link). That will manually pull a fresh suggestion list from the server.
Sorry for this bug, should have it fixed soon. And thanks for your comment! :)
So far so good. How about terms and conditions and a privacy policy?
People would love to know what you do with their data before one signs up. You could be selling search terms to rivals... ;)
Just made these changes a couple minutes ago. So try your search again. If it's still not showing anything, your search phrase may be too specific. :)
Thanks for trying it!
I put together a landscape for a friend the other day and within an hour had identified the top 100 electronic health record/electronic medical record vendors. :)
I just re-wrote some of the code that's made it 2x more efficient, so it shouldn't freeze now. Try it again.
You have to consider them for many reasons -- e.g. if you have any success, your more established competitors are well positioned to add that functionality.
Doing a keyword search for 'recruiting platform' and 'professional network' turns up plenty of potential competitors. [/positive helpful]
I did 6 months of research, and came up with 120+ companies in the space and 20+ serious competitors, and in typing in a single, pretty poor, keyword approximation to the project, I discovered a new competitor using RivalSeek ( and all the others they listed I was aware of ( and they were in my 20 ) ). Dead set.
How do you do this?
Someone needs to back you. This works.
I had suggested a different solution to the same problem @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9778766
I really like the solution that RivalSeek created, and it removes the lag of a Q&A format.
For example, if I search with a variety Real Estate keywords I can't seem to make Zillow, Trulia, RightMove, Realtor, Zoopla, auction.com, realestate.com.au, casa.it all come up together (and these are just a handful of the "portals" I know exist and are definitely competitors).
