SEO Tools

The saying goes, "A craftsman is only as good as his tools." The concept is very relevant in the world of Search Engine Optimization. You get that important knowledge by using SEO tools.

Top SEO Tools

Bing Webmaster Tools

They have a very useful keyword tool that allows you to show you how many clicks you received from that particular keyword along with how often it appeared in a search and the click-through rate.

Google Keyword Planner

The new planner (earlier Google Adwords Keyword tool) has pretty much what the old tool did along with more options.

Ubersuggest

Not sure what to use for keywords? This is a great tool for you. This is a simple way to get various suggestions to expand your word choices.

Getstat

This is a great program for collecting ranking data at the regional level and tracking keywords in a way that can be more important for businesses that might want to target more specific areas.

Social Crawlytics

This is a power tool you need to have. With social sharing becoming more important, this tool crawls your site and provides page by page metrics which can help you understand how your site fits into the social picture.

Topsy

This is a search engine that gives results based on mentions from social platforms. This is a great way to see if something is trending in real time. You can type in your website name and see what pops up.

Ahrefs

Need to monitor your links and get accurate data about what they are actually doing for you? This toolset is very powerful and can give you some serious data for those who utilize a lot of backlinks.

Bing SEO Analyzer

Another option in the Bing Webmaster Tools, this tool can quickly identify issues on pages, highlighting them. This could be something simple like a header error.

SEO Spider

This site crawler can help you find things like missing Google Analytics tracking code or SEO accessibility issues. By using something like this monthly to check for issues, you can stay on top of large sites easily looking for small errors that can add up.