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Ask HN: Which tools do you use for tracking your SEO

10 points by todorovS 14y ago

Which tools do you use to track/monitor your page rank on google, visits, etc. I've just setup a blog (first website) and I am wondering how to, for example: 1) Check my page rank on Google according to certain keywords 2) Monitor my daily visits and what drives them to my site - I am currently getting familiar with Google analytics for that What tools are others using?

impostervt 14y ago
I use http://www.positionly.com http://www.positionly.com for SERP tracking.
- todorovS 14y ago
  Thanks for the tip, looks good!
josephby 14y ago
I use http://micrositemasters.com http://micrositemasters.com for SERP tracking; Majestic SEO is great for monitoring backlinks but expensive. You can also use SEOMOZ for free for a month.
- todorovS 14y ago
  Thanks, I will try it out. Even better that it has a free account :)
- chatmasta 14y ago
  MSM is great.
rodw 14y ago
I'm not so naive to think that people aren't already doing this all the time, but how is that the SaaS products mentioned in other comments are able to (and/or confident they will continue to be able to) avoid getting a C&D letter from Google? Isn't this a violation of their ToS? Even using a supported API--which for Google seems to be limited to 100 queries per day--the search engines are officially OK with the submitting queries for the sole purpose of monitoring rankings? (Looking at Google's new-ish terms of service, I see they are much vaguer about this now. E.g., "Don’t misuse our Services. For example, don’t interfere with our Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide." <http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/> http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/>)
- chatmasta 14y ago
  Nobody _actually_ cares.
lmot 14y ago
http://serpfox.com http://serpfox.com for SERP tracking.
ig1 14y ago
There's a whole host of commercial tools out there (SEOMoz, SeoBook, Raven, SEMRush) which professionals use, but unless you're making revenue from your site they're probably not worth investing in. You can however use Google Webmaster Tools that will give you basic SERP data.
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10 points by todorovS 14y ago

impostervt 14y ago

I use http://www.positionly.com http://www.positionly.com for SERP tracking.

todorovS 14y ago
Thanks for the tip, looks good!

josephby 14y ago

I use http://micrositemasters.com http://micrositemasters.com for SERP tracking; Majestic SEO is great for monitoring backlinks but expensive. You can also use SEOMOZ for free for a month.

todorovS 14y ago
Thanks, I will try it out. Even better that it has a free account :)
chatmasta 14y ago
MSM is great.

rodw 14y ago

I'm not so naive to think that people aren't already doing this all the time, but how is that the SaaS products mentioned in other comments are able to (and/or confident they will continue to be able to) avoid getting a C&D letter from Google? Isn't this a violation of their ToS? Even using a supported API--which for Google seems to be limited to 100 queries per day--the search engines are officially OK with the submitting queries for the sole purpose of monitoring rankings? (Looking at Google's new-ish terms of service, I see they are much vaguer about this now. E.g., "Don’t misuse our Services. For example, don’t interfere with our Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide." <http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/> http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/>)

chatmasta 14y ago
Nobody _actually_ cares.

lmot 14y ago

http://serpfox.com http://serpfox.com for SERP tracking.

ig1 14y ago

There's a whole host of commercial tools out there (SEOMoz, SeoBook, Raven, SEMRush) which professionals use, but unless you're making revenue from your site they're probably not worth investing in. You can however use Google Webmaster Tools that will give you basic SERP data.

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