I’m trying to put together a list of SEO tools I can use when building a new website or optimizing an old one. So far I’ve come up with these:
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
Moz looks really good, but they’re too expensive for my needs. What other tools do you use on a regular basis that have been helpful to you?
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Don’t use moz local, worst 50 bucks i ever spent
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Not so much an online “tool”, but a great thing to do is disable scripts, images, and stylesheets in your browser and see how understandable the page is.
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Recently I discovered Robotize and Integrity that are both from http://peacockmedia.co.uk
There is a free version of integrity that checks for missing links etc and Robotize that looks at the site like a robot. I think I paid $5 for that one but there is a free demo available.
Neither taught me any magic tricks or offered any SEO advice but I found them useful for looking at the site and immediately spotting problems that I probably wouldn’t have noticed otherwise such as alt tags with spelling mistakes or repeated page titles etc. Much easier than manually going through page after page looking for errors you might have missed.
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Great suggestions. Thanks.
In terms of SEO, that’s something you really need to study. I’ve found that good SEO requires a lot of work and a firm understanding of how search engines work. I just spent three days educating myself on this topic and I can now see why reputable SEO companies charge so much—especially for bigger sites.
Having said that, I think it’s possible for any of us to optimize our client’s websites, you just need to invest the time in learning what it is and how to target specific areas of your site. Like anything, I fully expect to become more proficient over time.
The only FREE tools I found that are the most helpful are from Google. I really like the Moz suite of products, but alas most of those require some type of subscription, which is more than my clients or I can afford.
I am curious to try Caleb’s suggestion. Thanks again.
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I think a lot of people confuse SEO with SEM i.e search engine marketing. Actual SEO probably counts for relatively little and it’s mainly a case of using best practices. A few sensible points spring to mind though:
SEM is where it gets more tricky because lots of backlinks are good but only if they are deemed to be the right kind.
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I put in a number 8 and it appeared as a weird smily…
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The best SEO is actually to not do anything. Just make sure of an accurate title that is adequately representing the content… and share everything to social.
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