There are a number of free SEO tools that can help you
evaluate the various aspects that can affect how well your
web site performs on search engines. These free SEO tools also
are useful for companies considering a site redesign; figure
out what's broken on your existing site so that you don't
repeat the error with the site redesign.
We've culled a list of free SEO tools that we think are the most helpful in providing information to improve SEO positioning:
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Keyword Activity
-- Provides an estimate of the
number of times that a term is searched daily on Google, Yahoo and MSN. |
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-- Shows you what text is visible on
your web page for a search engine to index. This is particularly
important for search engine optimization in determining
whether your site provides search engines keywords in
a format that they can read. |
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Keyword Density Analyzer
-- Provides a report on the density
of keywords on your web pages; useful in determining whether
your site has been legitimately search engine optimized
or whether someone has attempted to optimize your site
through an unsavory practice called "keyword stuffing."
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Keyword Difficulty Check
-- Provides the degree of difficulty in trying to have your site positioned for a particular keyword. |
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-- Reviews your site's download speed
and provides recommendations to correct specific problems;
this is more pertinent to the site visitor's experience.
If it takes too long to download, they won't bother staying
on your site. |
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Competition Research
-- Reports your Top 6 competitors on Google, Yahoo and MSN for positioning on specific keywords based on how many first page rankings the sites have. |
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Keyword Verification
-- Reports on your site's position
for a particular keyword within the top 30 results on
6 different search engines. Useful prior to a search engine
optimization project to document your current position.
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Link Popularity Check
-- Enables you to compare your
site's inbound link performance against direct competitors.
For search engine optimization purposes, this report can
help you identify how much effort you need to put into
building incoming links to overtake a competitor's position. |
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Alexa Traffic Rankings
-- Use this to determine the popularity
of your site against competitor sites. |
