What SEO tools do you use?

Started by Seofinder, 04-20-2010, 20:02:31

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SeofinderTopic starter

I personally use Googles webmaster tools to manage my site, and statscounter to keep an eye on traffic and other marketing activities. I also use a couple of firefox extensions, search status and SEO quake. I find that these give me all the information I need.

So what do you guys use? I am willing to try out something new if anyone has some recommendations.
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Nicpoint45

I think that webmaster tools, analytics, the keyword tool all provided by google are a pretty good team of tools to use. If I am going to use any third party tools, I always utilize 2 just to make sure the results I am seeing are not off. I have used a few different browser plugins but they all seem to have similar tools anymore. The seo quake is a good one, the seobook or soomoz plugin is nice too.
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mangoface

My main tool of use in addition to simply exploring google and the rankings is semrush.com.

It's free and it will help you find what sites are ranking for in your niche and how much traffic they can pick up. Top site!
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bigzee

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It's great to hear that you're actively managing your website and using various tools to monitor and improve its performance. If you're open to trying out new tools, here are some recommendations that you might find useful:

1. **Google Analytics**: While you're already using Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics provides even more detailed insights into your website's traffic and user behavior. It can help you understand your audience better, track conversions, and optimize your marketing efforts.

2. **Ahrefs**: If you're looking for a comprehensive SEO tool, Ahrefs is a popular choice. It provides detailed backlink analysis, keyword research, and competitor analysis, which can be invaluable for improving your site's SEO.

3. **Moz Pro**: Moz offers a suite of SEO tools, including Moz Pro, which provides features like keyword research, site auditing, and rank tracking. It's known for its accuracy and is used by many SEO professionals.

4. **SEMrush**: SEMrush is another versatile SEO tool that offers features like keyword research, site audit, competitor analysis, and more. It's widely used in the industry and can help you fine-tune your SEO strategy.

5. **Ubersuggest**: Ubersuggest is a cost-effective SEO tool that offers keyword research, content ideas, and site audit features. It's user-friendly and suitable for those on a budget.

6. **Yoast SEO (WordPress Plugin)**: If you're using WordPress, the Yoast SEO plugin is an excellent choice. It helps you optimize your content for search engines and provides real-time SEO feedback as you create or edit posts.

7. **Buffer or Hootsuite**: If you're looking to manage your social media presence more effectively, consider using Buffer or Hootsuite. These tools allow you to schedule posts, analyze social media performance, and engage with your audience across multiple platforms.

8. **Hotjar**: Hotjar provides heatmaps and user behavior analytics, allowing you to visualize how visitors interact with your website. This can help you identify areas for improvement and optimize your site's user experience.

9. **Mailchimp or SendinBlue**: For email marketing, Mailchimp and SendinBlue are popular choices. They offer email campaign management, automation, and analytics to help you reach and engage your audience effectively.

10. **HubSpot**: If you're looking for an all-in-one marketing automation platform, HubSpot offers a wide range of tools for inbound marketing, including email marketing, CRM, content management, and analytics.

11. **Canva**: Canva is a user-friendly design tool that can help you create visually appealing graphics and images for your website and social media posts. It offers a wide range of templates and design elements.

12. **Google Optimize**: If you want to run A/B tests and experiments on your website to improve conversion rates, Google Optimize is a powerful tool. It integrates seamlessly with Google Analytics.

13. **Crazy Egg**: Crazy Egg provides heatmaps, scroll maps, and other visual tools to help you understand how visitors engage with your web pages. It's particularly useful for optimizing the layout and content placement on your site.

14. **Sprout Social**: For advanced social media management and analytics, Sprout Social is a comprehensive platform. It allows you to schedule posts, monitor social conversations, and measure the impact of your social media efforts.

15. **Google Tag Manager**: If you need to manage various tracking codes and tags on your website without extensive coding, Google Tag Manager simplifies the process. It can help you deploy analytics and marketing tags more efficiently.

16. **BuzzSumo**: BuzzSumo is a content research tool that helps you identify trending topics, track social media engagement, and analyze competitors' content. It's valuable for content ideation and planning.

17. **Trello or Asana**: To streamline project management and collaboration among team members, Trello and Asana are popular choices. They can help you organize tasks, set deadlines, and track progress.

18. **Google Ads**: If you're running paid advertising campaigns, Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is a go-to platform for creating and managing ads that appear in Google search results.

19. **Facebook Ads Manager**: For advertising on Facebook and Instagram, Facebook Ads Manager provides robust targeting options and analytics to help you reach your desired audience effectively.

20. **ConvertKit or MailerLite**: If you're focusing on email marketing for your website, ConvertKit and MailerLite are user-friendly platforms for creating and managing email campaigns, automations, and subscriber lists.

21. **Google PageSpeed Insights**: This tool analyzes your website's loading speed and provides recommendations for improving its performance. A faster website can improve user experience and SEO rankings.

22. **Google Trends**: Stay informed about trending topics and search queries in your niche using Google Trends. It can help you create content that's relevant to your target audience.

23. **AnswerThePublic**: This tool generates content ideas by visualizing search queries related to a specific keyword. It can be useful for content planning and SEO.

24. **Grammarly**: Ensure the quality of your written content with Grammarly. It helps you check for grammar, spelling, and style errors, making your content more polished and professional.

25. **HARO (Help a Reporter Out)**: HARO connects journalists and bloggers with experts in various fields. By providing expertise in your niche, you can earn media coverage and backlinks to your site.

26. **Google Data Studio**: Create customizable, interactive reports and dashboards to track and visualize your website and marketing data from various sources, including Google Analytics.

27. **Screaming Frog SEO Spider**: This tool crawls your website to identify technical SEO issues such as broken links, duplicate content, and missing meta tags, helping you improve your site's SEO health.

28. **MailChimp Marketing Calendar**: Plan your email marketing campaigns, social media posts, and other marketing activities using MailChimp's marketing calendar. It helps you stay organized and consistent.

29. **TrendWatching**: Stay ahead of consumer trends and insights in your industry with TrendWatching. It can help you identify opportunities for innovation and marketing campaigns.

30. **Google My Business**: If you have a local business, optimizing your Google My Business listing is crucial. It helps your business appear in local search results and on Google Maps.

31. **LinkedIn Analytics**: If you're active on LinkedIn, use its built-in analytics to track the performance of your posts, engagement with your content, and the growth of your network.

32. **SE Ranking**: SE Ranking offers a suite of SEO and marketing tools, including rank tracking, website audit, and competitor analysis. It's suitable for businesses of all sizes.

33. **Sprinklr**: For larger enterprises and social media management at scale, Sprinklr provides a comprehensive platform for managing social media, customer engagement, and marketing campaigns.

34. **WooCommerce (WordPress Plugin)**: If you run an e-commerce website using WordPress, WooCommerce is a popular plugin for managing online stores and selling products.

35. **Hotjar Polls and Surveys**: In addition to heatmaps and behavior analytics, Hotjar also offers tools for creating polls and surveys to gather direct feedback from website visitors.

36. **Buffer Analyze**: If you're using Buffer for social media management, Buffer Analyze provides in-depth analytics and insights into your social media performance, helping you refine your content strategy.

37. **Mention**: Monitor mentions of your brand or keywords across the web, including social media, news, and websites, to stay informed about what people are saying about your business or industry.

38. **Squarespace Analytics**: If your website is hosted on Squarespace, their built-in analytics provide valuable insights into your site's traffic, audience demographics, and page performance.

39. **OptinMonster**: Increase email signups and conversions on your website with OptinMonster, a powerful lead generation tool that offers various opt-in forms and targeting options.

40. **Leadpages**: Create high-converting landing pages quickly and easily with Leadpages. It's especially useful for running marketing campaigns and capturing leads.

41. **CanIRank**: CanIRank is an SEO tool that provides keyword research, competitive analysis, and recommendations to help you improve your website's search engine rankings.

42. **SEOptimer**: SEOptimer offers a website audit tool that scans your site for SEO issues and provides a detailed report with recommendations for optimization.

43. **Cision**: If you're looking for PR and media outreach, Cision is a media database and outreach platform that can help you connect with journalists and influencers.

44. **CrazyCall**: CrazyCall is a cloud-based call center software that can be useful for businesses focused on sales and customer support, enabling you to make and manage calls effectively.

45. **Sumo**: Sumo provides a suite of marketing tools, including email capture forms, share buttons, and heatmaps, to help you grow your website's traffic and engagement.

46. **Meetup**: If you want to connect with a local audience or organize events related to your website's niche, Meetup is a platform for creating and promoting in-person or virtual gatherings.

47. **Zapier**: Automate workflows and connect various apps and services together using Zapier. It can save you time by automating repetitive tasks.

48. **Wistia**: For video marketing, Wistia is a video hosting platform that offers detailed analytics and customization options for your videos.

49. **UserTesting**: Get insights into how users interact with your website through usability testing. UserTesting helps you gather feedback by having real users test your site.

50. **Followerwonk**: If you're active on Twitter, Followerwonk is a Twitter analytics tool that provides insights into your followers and helps you find influencers in your niche.
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truffleshuffle

Thanks for the SEMRUSH tip, never even knew that existed and it's just much easier to use than the google adwords keyword tool.

Other than Semrush I also use the google webmaster tools but wouldn't really classify it as an out and out SEO tool, the main thing I actually use it for is to montior dead pages, and broken links. or tracking pages that are struggling to index.
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tradedemon

I use

- google webmaster tools
- google adwords keyword tool
- Semrush

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06ec077

Well has anyone used SEO Spy Glass software??
Its a great tool when you want to compare the methods and tricks utilized by your comprtitiors .
It gives various parameters like back links , content ,page optimization etc
I like it because it shows exactly where your site is doing not good so that you can improve that feature. ;D ;D
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ykzir

Crawl Test Tool – will investigate your site and recognize the quick and simple tasks you have to manage in order to boost your rank.

The Keyword Difficulty Tool - will pinpoint the accurate keywords that are not exploited and will be the goldmine of traffic.
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joeemslie

I use WEBCEO.

You do need to download it, but it if FREE ;D, so you cannot complain at the price!

It is a comprehensive program which at the click of a button, picks out the keywords you are targeting on your website, it then "rank Checks" then on the search engines you have selected (pretty sure the list is over 1000 sites long) so its very in-depth, you can also use the "compare" feature to see how your competitors are performing, this is a brilliant feature as you can aim to beat them, and see the results instantly!

Anyone else used WEBCEO?
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ryosuzuki

I don't use any tools, i just browse google and look for where good sites rank and what keywords they rank. Is this the wrong way to do it ? Most of the tools out there all look like a waste of time.