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Diy Seo Software
Here are three awesome stats to turn your head.
As of 2021, there are now 7 billion searches per day on Google. (Up from 3.5 billion per day in 2019!)
53% of web traffic comes from organic SEO, compared to only 27% from paid search.
The first page of results on Google gets 71.33% of all clicks, compared to only 5.59% on pages two and three.
If you’re a marketer, this means one thing:
It’s time to get cracking on those SEO strategies!
The problem is SEO won’t work if you approach it in a hit-and-miss manner. Guesswork and “publish and pray” will do nothing to get you a top position on Google.
What you DO need for great SEO is hard data and a strategic roadmap to success, which you can get with solid, well-optimized content and solid SEO tools.
Problem #2?
These tools are expensive, and maybe beyond your startup’s monthly budget.
Not to worry, though! I’ve put together this guide just for you. In it we’ll look at:
A list of the best free DIY SEO tools out there
Step-by-step guidance on how to use each tool
Free SEO tools you should never use
Plus, I’ll show you my favorite paid tools (for when you’re growing and ready to make a bigger investment)
Ready to rock Google’s SERPs?
Let’s dive in!
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Free DIY SEO Tools: 5 Keyword Research and SEO Agency Tools
Need to find profitable keywords for your content?
Try these five tools for free.
(Disclaimer: This blog contains affiliate links. However, don’t worry! I never promote tools I don’t personally use – and love. ♥)
- Free Trial: DIY SEO Tool SEMrush
SEMrush is one of my personal favorite tools for keyword research. (I use the paid version, but you can totally use it for free if you’re just starting out!) It’s incredibly comprehensive, and packed with everything you need to discover profitable keywords for targeted traffic and leads.
To begin, head over to SEMrush’s signup page. All you need are your email and a password to create your own account.
SEMrush create your account
Once you create your account, you have two options:
Sign up for a free trial (where you can test the complete arsenal of SEMrush’s tools for 7 days)
Use SEMrush’s free version (you’ll have limited searches and access to data, but that’s OK for starters)
To start your free trial, click Get Free Trial. If you’d rather go for the free version, click Skip Trial.
SEMrush choose trial plan
Now, let’s get into how to use SEMrush for free!
If you chose to skip the trial, you’ll go straight to your SEMrush dashboard. It looks like this.
SEMrush dashboard
Source: www.semrush.com/dashboard2
To begin, choose one of your seed keywords. (Keyword research always begins with brainstorming seed keywords. Get the details on this in my in-depth guide.)
Type your chosen keyword into the search box at the top of the dashboard. For example, let’s say you go with writing tips as your seed keyword.
SEMrush writing tips seed keyword
Once you click Search, you’ll be able to view specific data on your chosen keyword such as:
Search volume
Keyword difficulty score
Keyword variations
Questions
Related keywords
SEMrush keyword overview
Source: www.semrush.com/analytics
Here are four great tips for using these analytics:
Go for a search volume of above 1,000
Go for a keyword difficulty score of below 40 if your site is new. For older sites, you can go for below 60.
Use the Keyword Variations section to find other keywords to target.
Use the Related Keywords section to find amazing secondary keywords to sprinkle in your content.
If you scroll down, you’ll find the top sites ranking for your chosen keyword.
SEMrush SERP analysis
Are the results accurate?
You bet! Head over to Google and you’ll find that Copyblogger does indeed rank #1 for writing tips.
writing tips SERP
Of course, using SEMrush’s free version comes with a downside and that’s limitations.
You’re limited to 10 searches per day. If you click a link to view a report, that counts as one search.
You’re limited to 10 results per search. For example, the Keyword Variations section (which leads to the Keyword Magic Tool) lists 13.6K keyword variations. However, you’ll only be able to see 10 of them.
You won’t be able to view your keyword research history.
For a list of all the limitations in your free SEMrush account, check out SEMrush’s blog.
Don’t worry. If you chose the free trial, you can always downgrade to the free account by emailing mail@semrush.com.
- 10-Day Free Trial: DIY SEO Tool Mangools KWFinder
If you’re just beginning the content marketing journey and you need a few keywords to jumpstart your website, you can use the 10-day free trial of Mangools KWFinder.
To start, sign up for a new account. (What’s great is you don’t need to add your credit card information for the trial. When your 10 days are up, your account will simply expire and you can decide whether or not to go for the paid version.)
The signup process is super easy. Simply fill in the blanks with your information, head over to your email, and click the confirm link they send you.
KWFinder create an account
What I love about KWFinder is its user-friendliness. You can view important keyword data on your dashboard, complete with:
Search volume
Keyword difficulty score
SERP overview
KWFinder dashboard
Source: app.kwfinder.com
You can also refine your search by clicking Filter above the list of keywords.
KWFinder filter
Let’s say you want to filter for a search volume of 1,000 and a keyword difficulty score below 50.
KWFinder filter
Click Set Filter to view your results.
KWFinder result with filter
- Free Version: DIY SEO Tool Moz Keyword Explorer
Another great tool to add to your toolkit is the Moz Keyword Explorer. Moz Keyword Explorer has a paid version, but let’s dive into what you can do with the free version.
To start, you’ll need to create an account on the platform.
Moz sign up
On your dashboard, you’ll be able to see which tools you can use for free (and which are locked until you get the paid version). You can also see how many queries you have left (Moz Keyword Explorer’s free version allows you to get 10 queries per month).
Moz dashboard
Source: analytics.moz.com
To start using the keyword explorer, type your keyword into the search field.
Moz keyword research
Click Analyze to view your results.
moz keyword research results
The Moz Keyword Explorer is great because it shows you everything you want to know about a keyword in one glance. Plus, it has extra features that most other SEO tools don’t have. These are:
Organic CTR: Learn how many clicks come from organic instead of paid search.
Priority: According to the MOZ Q&A Forum, Priority “was conceived to aggregate all the other metrics – Difficulty, Opportunity, Volume, and (if you choose it) Importance.” The higher the priority score, the better your keyword.
Moz Keyword Explorer is also unique because you can view unlimited search results with a free account.
For example, say you want to view the complete list of keyword suggestions. All you need to do is click See all suggestions at the bottom of the keyword suggestions preview.
Moz keyword suggestions
This will allow you access to the complete list of suggestions for your keyword.
Moz unlimited keyword suggestions
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- Free DIY SEO Tool: Answer the Public
If you’re looking for a simple tool that gives you information on exactly what people are searching online, Answer the Public is a great place to start. This tool churns out a list of Google and Bing’s autosuggest features to show you keywords actual people are using.
To start using Answer the Public, type your keyword idea into the search field and click Search.
What you’ll get is a bunch of keywords and keyword ideas for your content.
Here are the results you’ll get (complete with cool visualization).
Questions: The top questions people are asking about your keyword. For example, “tips when writing a book” and “tips when writing an essay.”
Answer the Public questions
Source: answerthepublic.com
Prepositions: These are keyword variations people use when they search for your keyword using certain prepositions. For example, “writing tips for beginners” and “writing tips in English.”
Answer the Public prepositions
Comparisons. Keyword variations based on words such as “or,” “versus,” and “like.”
Alphabeticals. These are keyword variations listed from A to Z. As you can see, the list is comprehensive!
Answer the Public alphabeticals
Related. These are keywords similar to your seed keyword.
- Free DIY SEO Tool: Ubersuggest
Ubersuggest is another free SEO tool you can add to your toolkit. What’s great about it is it’s super easy to use, clean, and simple.
To begin using Ubersuggest, head over to its homepage and type your seed keyword into the search bar.
Ubersuggest search
When you do, you’ll get information on:
Search volume
Keyword difficulty
Paid difficulty
Cost per click
Ubersuggest keyword overview
Source: app.neilpatel.com
Two tips to keep in mind if you’re doing paid search:
Go for keywords with lower paid difficulty…
…but higher cost per click.
(These apply to paid search, but why not use this information to weigh the value of organic keywords as well?)
When you scroll down, you’ll be able to look at data like mobile or desktop usage, clicks on SEO results, and the age range of searchers.
Remember:
Desktop searches convert better than mobile searches, so go for keywords with higher desktop volume.
The higher the clicks on SEO results, the better your keyword. As you can see, “writing tips” has 2,314 clicks, making it a profitable keyword.
Going for a higher searchers’ age range is a good idea if you want to target people with buying power.
Ubersuggest volume, SEO results, age
On the same page, you’ll also be able to see other keyword ideas to inspire you…
Ubersuggest keyword ideas
…plus, great content ideas from your competitors.
Ubersuggest content ideas
What’s great about Ubersuggest is you have a clean way to export your data. All you have to do is copy the keywords to your clipboard.
Ubersuggest copy keywords to clipboard
Create a new doc in your word processor and paste from the clipboard to get a copy of your list of keywords.
keyword list exported from Ubersuggest
Free DIY SEO Tools: 10 SEO Checker Tools and SEO Web Page Analysis Tools
Want to know how your site is doing in the SERPs?
Want to strategically plan your way to the top, plus beat your competition?
Check out these 10 free tools.
Free DIY SEO Tool #1: SEMrush’s Off-Page SEO Analysis Tool
To check out your site’s SEO in SEMrush, simply head over to your dashboard and type your URL into the search field.
You can select whether you want to do a domain overview or keyword overview.
SEMrush domain overview
Select Domain Overview and you’ll see your domain authority, organic search traffic, and backlinks. You can also check out your organic and paid search traffic trends.
SEMrush domain overview details
Authority Score. This number refers to your domain authority. New sites are ranked one, while more established ones can go up to 100. The higher your domain authority, the stronger your site.
Organic Search Traffic. This tells you how many organic visitors you’re getting, plus how many organic keywords you’re ranking for.
SEMrush organic research
Scroll down to see the top keywords your site is ranking for.
SEMrush top organic keywords
Backlinks. Backlinks are inbound links from other websites. Click the backlinks tab to view more detailed information…
SEMrush backlinks report
…and scroll down to see who’s linking to you and which pieces of content they’ve linked to.
SEMrush backlinks for Express Writers
Want to see how you’re doing against competitors?
Go back to your dashboard and type your domain into the Domain Analytics search bar. Then, add your competitors’ domains and click Add Domain for each.
SEMrush domain analytics competitors
This allows you to compare your site with theirs.
SEMrush domain analytics competition data
Free DIY SEO Tool #2: Moz’s Free Tools
Moz’s tools aren’t only for keyword research. They have great SEO analytics tools, too (you can use the limited versions for free).
To start, click Free SEO Tools at the top right of your dashboard.
Moz Free SEO Tools
Source: moz.com
Let’s look at the tools one by one.
- MozBar
MozBar is amazing because it lets you see page authority and domain authority without leaving the page or SERP.
To start using it, you’ll need to download the extension. (Don’t worry, it’s totally free and takes only a few minutes to download.)
Click MozBar from the Free SEO Tools dropdown menu, then click the download button.
MozBar download page
After you’ve downloaded it, go to your extensions options and select MozBar.
MozBar chrome extension install
Click on the blue M to activate MozBar.
MozBar extension in Chrome
When you do, the extension will appear on your browser. Visit any site to instantly see its page authority, links, domain authority, and spam score. (All this data is included in the free version. To unlock more data for MozBar, you’ll need to go for Moz Pro.)
MozBar in action
- Link Explorer
Moz’s Link Explorer allows you to view your site’s domain authority, linking domains, inbound links, and ranking keywords.
To use it, simply click Link Explorer from the dropdown menu and type your keyword into the search field.
Moz free SEO tools – Link Explorer
Moz Link Explorer
Source: moz.com
Click Analyze to view your results.
Moz Link Explorer results
Just like other free Moz tools, you only get 10 free queries per month.
- Check My Online Presence
This tool is great if you run a local business. It helps you discover if your website is listed accurately and consistently across all web directories.
Using it is super easy. Simply type in your company’s name and address to get started.
Moz Check Your Online Presence
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Free DIY SEO Tool #3: Check My Links
Worried your site has broken links but don’t have enough time to check them one by one?
Try Check My Links, a Chrome extension you can use as you browse. It highlights broken links so you can see what needs fixing at a glance.
To start, you’ll need to install the extension on your browser. Click the Add to Chrome button and select Add extension in the pop-up box that appears.
Check My Links Chrome extenstion
Once you see the extension on your toolbar, click it and select Options.
Check My Links options
Check the boxes depending on your preferences and save when you’re done.
Check My Links options menu
The next step is to visit a page you want to check. When you land on the page, Check My Links will ask your permission to access it.
Click the extension and reload the page.
Check My Links wants access
Here you go!
Using Check My Links on a Content Hacker blog
As you scroll through the page, you’ll see each link highlighted in green, yellow, or red.
Content Hacker blog with Check My Links
Cool, huh?
Free DIY SEO Tool #4: Screaming Frog’s SEO Spider
If you want a quick way to make sure your website’s SEO is running on all cylinders, check out Screaming Frog’s SEO Spider. It checks for:
Broken links
Page titles and meta descriptions that are missing, too short/long, or duplicated
Duplicate content
Redirect chains and loops
To begin, download SEO spider to your computer.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Here’s what you can get from the tool’s free version.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider paid vs free features
Free DIY SEO Tool #5: SEO Plagiarism Tools
Worried about unintentionally toeing the line between taking inspiration and copying? Use a free SEO plagiarism checker to make sure your content is totally unique. The two below are solid and easy to use:
The SEO Tools Plagiarism Checker – Copy and paste the text you want to check, or upload a file up to 2,000 words in length.
Plagiarism Checker
Small SEO Tools Plagiarism Checker – This tool has the copy-and-paste and upload features as well as the option to import content from Google Drive or Dropbox.
Small SEO Tools Plagiarism Checker
Free DIY SEO Tool #6: SEO Title Tools and Snippet Tools
A compelling title and meta description can mean the difference between people clicking and people ignoring you.
So, before you push that publish button, it’s a great idea to test drive your meta title and description first.
Here are three free tools that allow you to do that.
Portent’s SERP Preview Tool. This tool makes it easy for you to stay within the recommended meta title and description length.
Portent SERP Preview Tool
Ezlocal’s Title Tag Length and Meta Description Length Check Tool. This tool offers the same guidance, with the added option of pasting any string of characters from another source.
EZlocal pro
Google SERP Simulator. This tool allows you to actually preview what your meta title and description will look like on the SERPs.
Google SERP simulator
Free DIY SEO Tool #7: SEO Site Checker Tools
If you want a quick overview of your site SEO, these tools are gold.
Free SEO Analysis Tool. Neil Patel’s tool allows you to scour your site for speed, broken links, warnings, and critical errors. It’s easy to use and you can see all the data at a glance.
Free SEO Analysis Tool
Sitechecker. This free checker gives you an in-depth look at your site’s technical SEO. You can view your site’s critical errors, warnings, and more.
Sitechecker
What I love about this tool is how simple yet detailed it is. Click any of the cards to dig into your site’s main issues. For instance, let’s look at the Critical Errors card.
Sitechecker critical errors
Source: sitechecker.com
Free DIY SEO Tool #8: SEO Submission Tools
If your site is new, you won’t have any links that’ll help Google’s spiders crawl your pages.
To submit your site to search engines, use these two free tools.
Entireweb. Simply fill in the blanks with your URL and email address and click Proceed. Go to your email and confirm by clicking the link you receive. Your site will then be submitted to the top search engines like Google, Bing, AOL, and more.
Entireweb
AddMe.com. This free tool allows you to submit your site to the top 20 search engines in one shot.
AddMe
Free DIY SEO Tool #9: WordPress SEO Plugins and Tools
If you use WordPress as your content publishing platform, you need these free SEO WordPress plugins.
Yoast SEO – This is the #1 WordPress SEO plugin for a reason. It gives you all the tools you need to optimize your posts right inside the WordPress platform. Yoast SEO even includes analysis and suggestions to improve your SEO.
Yoast SEO analysis
SEO Press – This is an easy-to-use tool that will help you optimize your content, improve your SEO, and boost traffic and social sharing – all from within WordPress.
SEO Press
Source: ps.w.org
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Free DIY SEO Tool #10: Google Trends (YouTube SEO Tool)
Did you know you can search for topic trends on YouTube with Google Trends? Simply enter your search term and select “YouTube Search” from the last filter category.
Google Trends for YouTube
Source: trends.google.com
The data shows you how popular your keyword is with YouTube searchers.
The Next Step Up from Free DIY SEO Tools: 4 Paid SEO Tools Worth Investing In
Of course, you shouldn’t stick to free SEO tools for a lifetime.
Why’s that?
Two reasons.
Reason #1: Paid tools are brilliant because money is put into hiring talented professionals to research, develop, and maintain them. (The same way quality ingredients make your latte with Ruta Maya organic premium roast coffee beans more expensive than the free instant coffee you get on your cafeteria lunch break.) ☕
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I’ll show you an example.
Imagine you want to find the keyword difficulty score for “writing tips.”
Here’s what you get on the free tool Ubbersuggest.
ubersuggest keyword difficulty data
Source: app.neilpatel.com
Looking at that low score (24) you’d think, “WOW! I can rank for this keyword in no time!”
But head over to KWFinder and look up the same keyword.
Here’s what you’ll get.
KWFinder kw difficulty score
Source: kwfinder.com
Oops! Looks like “writing tips” is more difficult to rank for than you thought. Plus, you’re going up against big names like Copyblogger and Grammarly.
Without the paid tool, you would have gone ahead and tried to rank for this keyword even though your site is new and your odds are low.
Reason #2: You don’t want limits. Free versions of paid tools are extremely limited, and which big dreamer wants to work with limits? (Hint: none of them.)
So yes, free SEO tools are great to start with.
But the moment you have the budget for premium paid tools, I say go right ahead and buy them.
Here are four I recommend.
Paid SEO tools are totally worth it once you can spring for them. @content_hackers faves: @semrush @ahrefs @buzzsumo @mangools_com
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SEO Tool #1: SEMrush (Paid Version)
If you’re starting out and want just one paid SEO tool, definitely make it SEMrush.
I personally use it for my keyword research and SEO analysis, and it’s pure gold.
I’ve already given you a hint of SEMrush’s awesomeness with the free version, but here’s what you’ll get when you go for the paid version.
Up to 10,000 rows of data on your searches (compared to just 10 in the free version)
Up to 3,000 keyword reports (compared to just one in the free version)
Track up to 500 keywords at once
Pricing:
Pro: $83.28/month billed annually or $99.9/billed monthly
Guru: $166.62/month billed annually or $199.94/billed monthly
Business: $332.28/month billed annually or $399.95/billed monthly
SEO Tool #2: Ahrefs’ Suite of Tools
If you’re going to buy SEO tools, make sure Ahrefs is on your consideration list. Purchasing a plan from Ahrefs gives you access to their entire toolkit, including:
Keywords Explorer – A comprehensive keyword research tool
Site Explorer – Check your organic search traffic and backlink profile
Content Explorer – Research popular content and see what’s getting engagement
Rank tracker – Track your SERP rankings and compare to your competitors’
Site Audit – Crawl your entire site and get a thorough look at how it’s performing, SEO-wise
Alerts – Get alerts whenever you’re mentioned online, whenever you earn or lose backlinks, or when your keyword rankings change
Ahrefs dashboard
Pricing:
Lite: $82/month billed annually or $99/billed monthly
Standard: $149/month billed annually or $199/billed monthly
Advanced: $332/month billed annually or $399/billed monthly
Agency: $832/month billed annually or $999/billed monthly
SEO Tool #3: BuzzSumo
Sure, you can write splendidly around a keyword and see your content shoot to the #1 position in Google…
…but how do know your audience will love what you write about it?
Enter BuzzSumo.
This amazing tool shows you EXACTLY what your audience loves by giving you a list of top-shared articles and blogs around your keyword.
Is BuzzSumo technically an SEO tool?
No.
However, I’ll argue that topic research and keyword research go hand-in-hand. When you find the golden combination of profitable keywords + on-point topics, your content will fly.
To use BuzzSumo, enter your keyword/topic into the search box to see top-shared blogs and articles surrounding those terms. Analyze what’s doing well, the angle they used, and how you could do better.
BuzzSumo
Source: app.buzzsumo.com
With BuzzSumo, you can also check what’s working for your competition. Simply type your competitor’s domain in the search box to see their top-shared content.
BuzzSumo top shared content
Pricing:
Pro: $79/month billed annually or $97/billed monthly
Medium: $139/month billed annually or $179/billed monthly
Large: $239/month billed annually or $299/billed monthly
SEO Tool #4: Mangools KWFinder (Paid Version)
Mangools KWFinder is a must-have if you’re going into paid tools. It’s the easiest keyword research tool out there, plus it’s more affordable than other tools.
Already using the free trial of KWFinder? Simply upgrade to the paid version after your 10-day trial.
Pricing:
Basic: $29.90/month billed annually or $49.00/billed monthly
Premium: $39.90/month billed annually or $69/billed monthly
Agency: $79.90/month billed annually or $129/billed monthly
By the way, investing in paid SEO tools is just one piece of a solid business strategy that leads to GROWTH. Learn all of the other working parts with 1:1 guidance, lessons, templates, and more in my Content Transformation System.
4 Free DIY SEO Tools to Stay Away From
Before we end, I’ll list four SEO tools you should avoid. (Warning: Don’t touch #3 and #4 with a ten-foot pole!)
AtoZ SEO Tools. You don’t need AtoZ SEO tools. Why? You can get all of them free from other, more reputable sources like Moz Keyword Explorer, the free version of SEMrush, and more.
Small SEO Tools Article Rewriter. Don’t use this tool, or any rewriter tool in general. Unless you’re into black hat SEO — which you’re not.
Shared SEO Tools. These are tools bought by a merchant and shared by a bunch of people using VPNs. Nope, nope, nope.
Nulled SEO Tools. Nulled SEO tools are the equivalent of pirated software. In other words, they’re stolen tools. Need I say more?
best seo analyzer
Are you looking for the best SEO checker and website analyzer tool?
An SEO checker tool can help you get a clear picture of your SEO, give you ideas to improve, and help you increase website traffic from SEO.
In this article, we’ll share our expert picks of the best SEO checker and website analyzer tools.
Best SEO checker and website analyzer tools compared
Why Use a SEO Checker and Website Analyzer Tool?
An SEO checker and website analyzer tool can help you see if your search engine optimization (SEO) strategy is working.
There are many moving pieces when it comes to SEO, and it can be hard to keep track of everything.
By using an SEO checker, you can see if your website is optimized for SEO and what changes you can make to help you get more traffic.
SEO checker and website analyzer tools can help your website in a lot of ways.
Help you fix any SEO errors holding your site back
Simply get more traffic by making improvements
Keep track of offsite SEO strategies like backlink building
Uncover areas where you can outrank your competition
That being said, let’s take a look at the best website SEO checker and rank tracking tools you can use to grow your business.
- AIOSEO
AIOSEO
All in One SEO (AIOSEO) is the best SEO plugin for WordPress used by over 3 million websites. It is the most comprehensive SEO toolkit that will analyze your website and let you know how you can improve your SEO.
It’s very beginner-friendly and has a setup wizard that will walk you through the process of choosing the best SEO settings for your website.
It will analyze your entire WordPress website and give you an SEO score, along with a detailed report of what you can change.
AIOSEO site score
For example, it might tell you to add internal links, external links, fix broken links, change your headers, add a meta description and meta tags, and much more.
Even if you’ve never done any SEO before, this plugin will educate you and show you what to fix.
AIOSEO checklist
You can also fully optimize every post and page on your WordPress blog by customizing the meta title, meta description, and more. Each page will be given a TruSEO score, as you make improvements the score will get higher.
By making all the changes this plugin suggests, you’ll have nearly perfect on-page SEO and will easily get more traffic to your website.
There’s also a competitor research feature that will show you how well your competitor’s are optimized for SEO.
AIOSEO competitor research
AIOSEO also comes with smart XML sitemaps, Rich snippet schema markup, robots.txt editor, built-in social media integration, and a ton of other useful features to grow your search engine visibility.
- SEMRush
SEMRush
SEMRush is one of the best SEO tools in the market. It’s used by WordPress blogs, SEO experts, and business owners of all sizes.
We use SEMRush here at WPBeginner for a lot of SEO tasks like tracking keyword rankings and keyword research.
You can use this tool to analyze your website and conduct an SEO audit.
SEMRush SEO audit
There’s an in-depth backlink checker that will show you all the sites linking to yours, along with their authority and the anchor text.
This will show you if your link building efforts are working and even find potential partnerships. It can also help you spot spam links before they negatively impact your SEO.
SEMRush backlink analysis
As you work on your SEO strategy, you can use the keyword tracker to see if your rankings improve.
You can even track specific keywords that are the most valuable to your business.
SEMRush keyword tracking
You can take advantage of the 7-day free trial or the limited free plan that gives you access to basic SEO and website data.
If you want detailed SEO reports and SEO analysis features, then premium plans start at $119.95 per month and gives you full access to website, SEO, and traffic data.
- MonsterInsights
MonsterInsights
MonsterInsights is the best Google Analytics plugin for WordPress used by over 3 million websites. It allows you to easily set up Google Analytics in WordPress and view your traffic metrics directly in your WordPress dashboard.
You can also monitor your keyword rankings directly in your WordPress dashboard. You can view your Google Search Console report and see the top 50 search terms your website ranks for.
To access this report you need to connect Google Search Console with Google Analytics first.
MonsterInsights search console data
It also shows you the number of impressions, clicks, click through rate, and the average position for each keyword.
You can use this data along with the optimization tips provided by AIOSEO to boost your rankings. For example, if you find an article that ranks in the 11 or 12th position, then you can optimize it to bring it to the first page.
There is a free version of MonsterInsights available, but the pro version gives you advanced tracking, additional data, eCommerce integrations, and much more.
- Serpstat
Serpstat
Serpstat was a wide range of different SEO tools that can provide in-depth website analysis. It’s very feature rich but still has a great user experience.
There are features that let you check your website traffic and SEO performance, conduct an SEO audit on your site, analyze your backlinks, and check the rank of specific keywords.
The site audit tool will show you any technical SEO issues affecting your website’s visibility and performance. The analysis report displays the most important issues first and gives you recommendations for fixing the problem.
There’s also a page audit tool that lets you compare a page on your website to a similar web page of a competitor’s website.
This lets you see if your optimizations can help you outrank your competitors in the search engine result pages (SERPS).
You’ll also find a backlink analysis tool for checking and monitoring your website backlinks.
Plus, there’s a keyword rank tracker, so you can watch your rankings improve over time.
The free seo tool gives you access to a portion of the website data available for your domain name. The premium version starts at $69 per month and gives you access to all the data provided by the tool.
- Google Search Console
Google Search Console
Google Search Console is a free SEO site checkup tool from Google that helps you monitor and maintain your website’s presence in the search engines.
Since Google is the world’s largest search engine, you’ll want to make sure your site displays correctly in Google search and has no search errors.
It will show you how your website appears in organic search, if it has any crawler, mobile usability, or indexing issues, and even problems with duplicate content.
Google Search Console errors
This tool will also displays the keywords that your website currently ranks for, along with the impressions, position, click through rate, and more. You can use this information to improve your click through rate and get more traffic.
You can also use this data to come up with new blog post ideas and get even more traffic.
For more details, see our beginner’s guide on how to use Google Search Console effectively.
Pro tip: you can use MonsterInsights to track your keyword rankings directly inside your WordPress admin area using data from Google Search Console.
Google Search Console also has a page speed report that shows you if any pages on your site are having speed and performance issues.
- Ubersuggest
Ubersuggest
Ubersuggest is a free and premium SEO ranking tool from Neil Patel that can give you a ton of useful SEO and organic traffic data.
When you create an account, you can add a website to the tool and run an SEO check. This will check your website against common ranking factors to see if your site has any issues.
Ubersuggest SEO audit
It’s not as in-depth as other tools like AIOSEO and SEMRush, but it still gives you valuable data.
This tool also includes a traffic analyzer that provides you with a detailed breakdown of your competitor’s traffic levels, keywords, and backlinks.
You can use this information to improve your offsite SEO strategy and content marketing efforts.
The free version of the tool gives you full access to the SEO audit tool, along with three free searches per day. Premium plans start at $29 per month and gives you access to unlimited searches and traffic data.
Which is the Best SEO Checker and Website Analyzer Tool? (Expert Pick)
After using the most popular SEO checker and website analyzer tools we believe that AIOSEO and SEMRush are the two best tools in the market.
AIOSEO is the best WordPress SEO plugin and toolkit. It makes optimizing your website for SEO super simple.
SEMRush is a more advanced tool that can help you with more technical SEO errors and help you build your entire SEO strategy.
Our team uses both AIOSEO and SEMRush to improve our SEO rankings.
We also tried other SEO analyzer and website audit tools like Ahrefs, WooRank, and Moz, but we decided to keep the list short to make your decision easier.
We hope this article helped you find the best SEO checker and website analyzer tools for you. You may also want to see our list of the best email marketing services, and our expert picks of the must have WordPress plugins for business sites.
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