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waalaxy.com — SemRush Traffic Analysis

Source: SemRush via pridesem | Date: January 2026 | Region: US (primary)


🔴 PAID ADS ACTIVE — 31 Keywords Running

Waalaxy is actively buying branded + competitor keywords. Full paid analysis in Section 8.


0. Head-to-Head Benchmark — Compare Domains

Core Metrics vs Top Competitors

DomainAuth ScoreOrg TrafficOrg KWsBacklinksRef DomainsPaid KWsTraffic Cost
waalaxy.com474.5K17.4K24.6K5K31 🔴$10.6K
taplio.com53~31K~45K~18K~3.5K
trykondo.com327.8K3.1K2.2K44322 🔴~$4K
magicpost.in372.5K5.1K8.6K8130~$3K

US Traffic Share (Jan 2026)

DomainShare
waalaxy.com~55% of organic via homepage
Top competitor clusterheyreach.io, octopuscrm.io, dripify.com

Non-Branded vs Branded Split

DomainNon-BrandedBrandedInsight
waalaxy.com~35%~65%Homepage brand traffic dominates — SEO reach is weak relative to AS 47

Keyword Universe (Unique KWs per domain)

DomainUnique KWs
waalaxy.com17.4K (US)
FR14.1K
NL6.7K

Top SEO Opportunities (Common KWs with GrowReach gap)

KeywordVolume
linkedin automation tools for lead generation70
automated linkedin prospecting70
linkedin prospecting tool90
autopilot for linkedin30
linkedin headline generator1.6K
linkedin boolean search~60

1. Core SEO Health

MetricValueMoM Change
Authority Score47 (Excellent)
Organic Traffic (Worldwide)~4.5K-15%
Organic Traffic (US)4.5K-15%
Traffic Cost (US)$10.6K
Organic Keywords (US)17.4K+2.6%
Organic Keywords (Worldwide)~46K (US+FR+NL)
Paid Traffic151-54%
Paid Keywords31
Referring Domains5K
Backlinks24.6K

Verdict: Waalaxy has strong authority (AS 47) and the largest backlink profile of any analyzed competitor (24.6K BLs, 5K ref domains), but organic traffic is declining (-15% MoM) and heavily branded. The gap between AS 47 and only 4.5K organic traffic signals that most SEO equity is tied to brand terms and French-language content, not product-intent English keywords.


2. Traffic Distribution by Geography

CountryKeywordsNotes
US17.4KPrimary English market
FR14.1KFrench-origin company — strong local content
NL6.7KNetherlands — Dutch-language content

Note: Waalaxy is a French company (formerly Prospectin). They have extensive FR+ES content that drives a large non-English KW footprint. This makes raw KW counts misleading — much of the 17.4K US KWs still captures off-topic content (revenue vs profit, gptchat, linkedin logo, video downloader).


3. Free Tools / Engineering-as-Marketing

PageTrafficTraffic %KeywordsNotes
/free-tools/linkedin-headline-generator42~1%~20Pos 9 for "linkedin headline generator" (1.6K vol)
/free-tools/linkedin-summary-generator22~0.5%~10Pos 5 for "linkedin summary generator"
/free-tools/linkedin-boolean-search-generator11~0.3%~5Pos 3 for "linkedin boolean search"
/es/herramientas-gratuitas/linkedin-video-downloader701.54%~10Spanish-language video downloader — accidental traffic

Free Tools Inventory:

  1. LinkedIn Headline Generator
  2. LinkedIn Summary Generator / LinkedIn Summary Builder
  3. LinkedIn Boolean Search Generator
  4. LinkedIn Video Downloader (ES — incidental)

Strategic insight: Waalaxy's free tools are severely underperforming. The linkedin-headline-generator sits at pos 9 for a 1.6K volume keyword but gets only 42 visits — this should be a 200+ visit page. Their free tools section exists but isn't being optimized or promoted. This is an opportunity for GrowReach to compete with better-executed LinkedIn tools at higher positions.


4. Keyword Intent Breakdown

Intent% ShareNotes
Informational~60%Revenue vs profit, gptchat, linkedin logo, video downloaders — off-topic
Navigational~25%Brand terms: waalaxy, waalaxy login, waalaxy pricing, prospectin
Commercial~10%LinkedIn automation tool, prospecting tools, lead generation
Transactional~5%Waalaxy pricing, buy linkedin accounts

Key insight: Only ~15% of Waalaxy's organic traffic is commercially relevant. The majority of their "17.4K keywords" is informational and navigational brand traffic — making their product-intent keyword footprint much smaller than it appears.


5. Top Ranking Keywords

KeywordPositionVolumeTraffic
waalaxy11.6K~1,300
linkedin login36246K34 (accidental)
gptchat660.5K73
linkedin logo527.1K178
revenue vs profit414.8K4
best video downloader for chrome748K9
prospectin121052
descargar video de linkedin4388057 (Spanish)
linkedin headline generator91.6K4
linkedin summary generator5597
automated linkedin prospecting57040
linkedin prospecting tool59040
autopilot for linkedin13020
waalaxy extension29011

Key observation: Most high-volume keywords (linkedin login, gptchat, linkedin logo) are either off-topic or brand-adjacent. True product-intent keywords (automated linkedin prospecting, linkedin prospecting tool) rank at pos 5 but for very low volumes (70–90). This is the core SEO gap.


6. Content & Blog Strategy

High-Traffic Blog Posts

PageTrafficNotes
homepage (waalaxy.com)2.5K (-774 MoM)Brand traffic, declining
/en/revenue-vs-profit/426 (+284)Off-topic viral content — growing
/en/gptchat/363Off-topic AI news
/en/linkedin-logo-history-and-free-download/288 (+94)Off-topic asset download
/formation-linkedin-emmanuelle-petiau/120 (-92)LinkedIn course partnership (French influencer)
/en/best-chrome-extensions/128Off-topic aggregator list
/es/.../linkedin-video-downloader70Spanish utility content
/pricing56Product intent

Competitor Attack Content

PageTypeNotes
Not detected in top pagesNo obvious "waalaxy vs X" or "X alternative" pages in top traffic

Content Strategy Verdict

Waalaxy's blog is a mixed bag of random viral content (revenue vs profit, gptchat) that captures incidental traffic but has no conversion path. Their on-topic LinkedIn automation content (/linkedin-automation-tool) gets only 72 visits. The blog is not strategically focused — it appears to be a content experiment from an earlier growth phase that has not been pruned or optimized.

One standout: The french influencer page /formation-linkedin-emmanuelle-petiau/ is a co-marketing play with a LinkedIn educator — clever for French market distribution.


7. Programmatic SEO Pages

PatternExample URLEst. PagesPurpose
/en/[topic]//en/revenue-vs-profit/~60 EN pagesEnglish blog content
/es/[topic]//es/herramientas-gratuitas/...~30 ES pagesSpanish blog content
/free-tools/[tool-name]/free-tools/linkedin-headline-generator3 toolsLead capture
/[fr-slug]//formation-linkedin-...~10 FR pagesFrench partnership content
blog.waalaxy.com/en/blog.waalaxy.com/en/revenue-vs-profit/~100+Main blog subdomain

Note: 1,266 total organic pages indexed. The blog runs on a subdomain (blog.waalaxy.com). No clear programmatic SEO pattern detected — pages appear handwritten rather than templated.


8. Paid Advertising

⚠️ PAID ADS FLAG: Waalaxy is running 31 paid keywords. Treat this section as HIGH PRIORITY. Their paid ads reveal ICP targeting signals and messaging that converts. The "Prospecting: LinkedIn + Email" ad angle directly signals their positioning against pure-LinkedIn tools.

Running paid ads: YES — 🔴 PAID ADS ACTIVE (31 KWs)

Top Paid Keywords (from Domain Overview)

KeywordPosVolumeCPCTraffic %ICP Signal
waalaxy11.6K$3.1049.66%Brand defense — protecting own name
waalaxy (variant)213.24%Brand defense — alternate spelling
rocket search31.9K$10.7911.25%LinkedIn prospecting tool category — competitor term
walaxy1260$7.727.94%Brand misspelling capture
waaxly12105.96%Brand misspelling capture

Key ICP signal from paid KWs: Waalaxy is spending most of their paid budget on brand defense (~71% of paid traffic). The "rocket search" keyword at $10.79 CPC (highest CPC visible) suggests they're targeting users researching LinkedIn prospecting tools — likely switching from or comparing competitors.

DomainCommon Paid KWsNotes
dripify.com8Main paid competitor — suggests targeting each other's brand terms
lemlist.com8Broad outreach tool overlap
fullenrich.com3Data enrichment — signals email+LinkedIn combo ICP
capsulecrm.com2CRM overlap — targeting sales professionals
vayne.io1Minor overlap

Ad Copy Themes (3 distinct ad angles detected)

Ad 1 — Simplicity/Safety Angle (most frequent):

"Outreach shouldn't be complicated. Waalaxy makes it effortless. All Safe. Try for Free. Build Lkn lead lists fast and send messages that get replies. Clean UX, no tech hassles."

Ad 2 — Social Proof + Conversion Angle:

"Trusted by 150,000 users — Build lead lists fast. Message qualified prospects with ease. Cold outbound, simplified. No setup..."

Ad 3 — LinkedIn + Email Positioning:

"Prospecting: LinkedIn + Email" (headline variant — positions as multi-channel, not just LinkedIn)

Messaging patterns: Three clear ICP pain points being addressed:

  1. Complexity fear — "shouldn't be complicated," "no tech hassles," "no setup" → ICP is non-technical sales/marketing professionals scared of getting banned or confused by automation tools
  2. Safety anxiety — "All Safe" is called out explicitly → LinkedIn ban fear is a real objection they're overcoming
  3. Multi-channel aspiration — "LinkedIn + Email" headline suggests their ICP wants both channels in one tool, not just LinkedIn automation

🔍 TODO for paid ads deep-dive:


MetricValue
Total Backlinks24.6K
Follow Links16.05K (65%)
Referring Domains5K
Text Backlinks~75% (est.)
Image Backlinks~10% (est.)

Top Referring Domains

DomainBacklinksNotes
vectortemplates.com1,508Low AS (28) — nofollow — design template site, low value
prospectin.fr647AS 5 — their predecessor product, high BL count but low authority
substack.com602AS 84 — high authority, from their own Supernova newsletter
esad.edu.br856AS 9 — Brazilian edu domain, likely spam
concejomunicipaldechinu.gov.co581AS 5 — Colombian gov domain, likely spam
beehiiv.com394AS 51 — from newsletter ecosystem
yahoo.com369AS 100 — high authority news/syndication
waal.ink339AS 5 — their own URL shortener
podawaa.com~200Sister product — sitewide footer links
evaboot.com~50LinkedIn scraping tool — natural editorial mentions
expandi.io~40Competitor mention in "Top 40 LinkedIn tools" list
neilpatel.com~10Domain authority: Distribution channels article
hubspot.fr~10French HubSpot — LinkedIn tools roundup
Wikipedia (FR)~5Prospection multi-canal article — strong trust signal
github.com~10awesome-digital-marketing repo

Top Anchor Texts

AnchorNotes
waalaxyBrand anchor — dominant
prospectinPredecessor brand
linkedin automation toolProduct-intent anchor from editorial mentions
waalaxy.comBare URL
[French brand anchors]FR-market editorial links

Most Linked Pages

PageNotes
waalaxy.com (homepage)Primary target — tool roundups
blog.waalaxy.com/en/linkedin-logo-history-and-free-download/Logo download page — editorial links
www.waalaxy.com/linkedin-automation-toolProduct page
blog.waalaxy.com/es/por-donde-empezar-con-prospectin/Spanish prospectin guide

Backlink quality note: Despite 24.6K total backlinks, profile contains a significant spam component — multiple blogspot domains with ~18K backlinks each at PA 27-28 suggest negative SEO or past link farm activity. Real editorial link count is much lower.


10. AI Search Presence

PlatformMentionsCited Pages
Total185361
ChatGPT69185
AI Overview (Google)9741
AI Mode (Google)10161
Gemini9429

11. Organic Competitors (Top 20)

#DomainComp. LevelCommon KWs %Notes
1heyreach.ioHigh10%LinkedIn outreach automation — direct competitor
2octopuscrm.ioHigh9%LinkedIn automation CRM
3salesrobot.coHigh9%LinkedIn sales automation
4dripify.comHigh8%LinkedIn drip campaigns
5evaboot.comHigh8%LinkedIn scraping + outreach
6linkedhelper.comHigh8%LinkedIn automation legacy tool
7meetalfred.comHigh7%Multi-channel LinkedIn automation
8hyperclapper.comMedium6%LinkedIn engagement tool
9trykondo.comMedium5%LinkedIn profile + outreach tool
10magicpost.inLow3%73 common KWs — post scheduling overlap
11socialsonic.comLow2%15 common KWs — LinkedIn AI posting

GrowReach positioning note: socialsonic.com (direct GrowReach competitor in AI LinkedIn content) has only 2% keyword overlap with Waalaxy — confirming that the AI LinkedIn content/commenting space is a different keyword universe from the automation/prospecting space.


12. Topics Analysis

5 topics | 101 pages total

Topic Overview Map

TopicTrafficVolumeKey Subtopics
General Business Info946889Krevenue vs profit (426), gptchat (363), best video downloader (128)
LinkedIn Automation7301.25Mlinkedin logo (288), prospectin (181), waalaxy news (72), descargar video (70)
Social Media Metrics~15~600Kdimensions instagram (15), who owns instagram, fb founder
Marketing Strategies~135~50Kformation social selling (120), linkedin headline generator, indirect competition
Professional Communications~20~30Klinkedin summary builder, frases de agradecimiento (ES)

Subtopic: "LinkedIn Automation" (most relevant to GrowReach)

Traffic: 730 | Keywords: ~2.4K | Volume: 1.25M | Page: www.waalaxy.com/linkedin-automation-tool

Key product keywords within this subtopic:

KeywordIntentPositionTrafficVolumeKD%
prospectinI/T15221019
linkedin loginN/T3634246K70
leadgeneratie (NL)I61448050
waalaxy newsI/T313170n/a
automated linkedin prospectingI/T5407053
linkedin prospecting toolI/T5409078
autopilot for linkedinC/I1203068
linkedin automation tools for lead generationC587027
cloud based linkedin automationC5404049
waalaxy extensionI/T2119017

Subtopic insight: Even within "LinkedIn Automation," Waalaxy's top traffic driver is the predecessor brand (prospectin) and the accidental "linkedin login" (pos 36, 246K volume). Their actual product-intent keywords get 8-40 visits each at positions 1-5 — indicating these keywords simply have very low search volume. The market for "linkedin automation" SaaS is not primarily SEO-driven.

Subtopic: "LinkedIn Logo" (off-topic SEO play)

Traffic: 288 | Keywords: 160 | Volume: 83.4K | KD: 43% | Page: blog.waalaxy.com/en/linkedin-logo-history-and-free-download/

KeywordIntentPositionTrafficVolumeKD%
linkedin logoI517827.1K66
linked in logoI/N1266.6K61
linkedin svg logo whiteI1682.9K41
logo png linkedinI761K53

Insight: Pure SEO play — captures brand designers looking for LinkedIn logo assets. No conversion path to a LinkedIn automation tool. Traffic is incidental and transient.


13. Strategic Takeaways for GrowReach

1. Primary Traffic Acquisition Channel

Brand + Paid — Waalaxy's organic traffic is 65%+ branded. Their primary acquisition channel appears to be direct/paid, community, and product-led growth (150K users). SEO is a secondary channel, primarily used for brand protection and off-topic content experiments.

2. Free Tools Strategy

Weak execution of a good idea. They have 3 LinkedIn free tools (headline generator, summary generator, boolean search) but all underperform — headline generator at pos 9 should get 5-10x more traffic. GrowReach opportunity: Launch better LinkedIn free tools and execute properly (pos 1-3 target, strong CTA to product).

3. Content & Keyword Strategy

Scattered and off-topic. Revenue vs profit, gptchat, linkedin logo, and video downloaders account for ~44% of organic traffic (from blog). None of these convert to LinkedIn automation users. The blog appears to be an old experiment in viral content that has been left running. GrowReach opportunity: Focus on conversion-adjacent content (LinkedIn engagement, comment strategy, CFBR, LinkedIn algorithm) where Waalaxy has no real content.

Diversified but partially spammy. Real backlinks come from: (1) their own Supernova newsletter ecosystem (Substack + Beehiiv), (2) editorial mentions in LinkedIn tools roundups (evaboot, expandi, socialpilot), (3) Wikipedia French, (4) sister product Podawaa. Key tactic: Waalaxy runs their own content newsletter (Supernova in FR/EN/ES) which generates hundreds of Substack backlinks. GrowReach should consider a newsletter for backlink + audience building.

5. Brand vs SEO Traffic Split

~65% branded, ~35% non-branded. The non-branded traffic is mostly off-topic (revenue vs profit, gptchat). True non-branded, product-relevant traffic is under 10% of total. This is a product-led company that outgrew SEO.

6. Keyword Opportunities for GrowReach

Keywords where Waalaxy ranks low or doesn't rank that GrowReach can target:

7. Paid Ad Positioning & ICP Signals

ICP from ads: Non-technical sales reps and SDRs who want to do LinkedIn outreach without getting banned. Fear of complexity + fear of account safety are the two main objections. They position as "effortless" and "all safe" — directly targeting people who've heard horror stories about LinkedIn bans from automation.

Multi-channel signal: Their "Prospecting: LinkedIn + Email" ad variant reveals they're positioning as a multi-channel tool — not just LinkedIn. This matches their product expansion from pure LinkedIn chrome extension to full outreach platform.

Budget focus: 70%+ of paid budget appears to be brand defense. They're protecting their brand from competitors (dripify, lemlist bidding on "waalaxy" terms) — a sign of a mature, well-known brand in its category.

8. AI Search Presence Assessment

Strongest AI presence of any competitor analyzed (score: 31, 361 cited pages, 97 AI Overview mentions). Waalaxy benefits from domain age and brand awareness in the LinkedIn automation space. They appear in "best linkedin automation tools" type queries across all AI platforms. GrowReach is 0 here — building AI citations should be a priority through getting mentioned in tool roundup articles, comparison pages, and LinkedIn-adjacent content that AI systems regularly cite.

9. Overall Threat Level to GrowReach

Medium — Waalaxy is a large, well-known player in LinkedIn automation (prospecting), but they're not in the LinkedIn engagement/commenting space. They're a prospecting tool; GrowReach is an engagement/commenting tool. Keyword overlap is minimal (socialsonic.com has only 2% overlap). Main threat is brand confusion ("I already use Waalaxy for LinkedIn") rather than direct competition. Opportunity: position GrowReach as the commenting layer that works alongside Waalaxy, not against it.