Here are five Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tools you can use to gain better results on the Web.
Google Insights for Search analyzes a portion of worldwide Google web searches from all Google domains to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you've entered, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. You can also request forecasts for specific key word terms and phrases.
Use Google Alerts as an SEO tool to keep track of anyone talking about your keywords in your market. You can also track your competitors to see what they are posting online.
This is one of the best backlink checkers on the Web. Also used by a number of companies like Best Buy, ebay, Sun Microsystems and Siemens - this is a great (and free) way to analyze your website's backlinks.
Free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. Website Grader has graded over 1,000,000 sites and won numerous awards. It's easy to use and best of all it's free.
Both these tools require subscriptions but you can get a partial analysis for free by using their search tools. Want to know what keywords your competitors are using? You can also find out what Google AdWord campaigns they're using to generate leads and traffic to their website. All you have to do is enter your competitor's website in their search bars and you'll receive some good data for free. This sleuth tool is a nifty way to find out what your competitor's are up to.
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