Studio 5 Creative
24/04/2012
20 Tools for SEO
Want to get your site to the top of Google? Here is a list of 20 tools that can get you there!
SEO Research
Probably the most well-known keywords tool to online marketers, Google’s keyword tool enables you to find/select related keywords to the ones you enter and see how many searches they get per month, both globally and locally to you.
If you are looking to improve your SEO for an existing website you can learn a lot from your Google Analytics.
One of the best ways to discover keywords is by analyzing your competitors’. KeywordSpy provides a one-stop-shop for all manner of keyword research.
Micro Niche Finder & Market Samurai
Both these tools help you find niche and long-tail keyword opportunities.
SimilarSites allows you to find websites that are similar to the one you are trying to promote.
If you are promoting a brand new website which hasn’t seen much traffic in the past, consider spending some money on Google AdWords so you can test how keywords convert quickly.
SEO Optimization
This amazing free tool crawls your website in a similar way to Google and quickly finds broken links and other problems.
Another free tool, Webmaster Tools gives you important feedback about your website from Google itself.
The speed of your website can have a big influence on your rankings, so Google has provided this free tool to measure it and provide tips on how to improve things.
SEO Powersuite - Website Auditor
A paid tool, Website Auditor is very comprehensive. It offers simple-to-follow reports for improving your website’s on-site SEO.
Probably the best and most well known SEO website/toolset, SEOmoz combines great resources and tools to learn and improve your SEO knowledge. Plus they are from right here in Seattle!
MajesticSEO crawls the internet much like Google’s own spiders and indexes it all into its own database. This provides you with extremely useful data about your site and your competitors’ sites.
Ontolo’s primary function is to help you find relevant and quality link prospects.
SEO and Social Media
Klout gives you insight into your social media presence across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus.
SproutSocial is a tool that provides complete social media management, enabling you to easily run campaigns to promote your offerings and engage with your online communities.
BuzzStream is a custom online solution that keeps track of all your outreach campaigns via email, telephone, social media, etc. categorized by website and campaign.
SEO Tracking & Analysis
By using Google Analytics goals and e-commerce tracking you can see everything you need to know to adjust your SEO campaign over time as you determine which keywords perform the best from a business perspective.
CheckMyPositions tracks your website’s position on various search engines each day, allowing you to see which of your SEO activities are producing positive results.
SEO Management
LinkDex is a platform combining different features, including a SEO task and project manager, a back link analysis system, and keyword rankings checker.
Raven Tools is a one-stop-shop for all your SEO needs. It combines research tools, contact managers, keyword managers, as well as the ability to grab data from your Google AdWords campaigns and your Google Analytics. And it even has a free iOS app!
If you would like more information or if you would like us to help you with your SEO just contact us and we will help you get found online as well!
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