SEO Tools to Never Leave Off Your Tool Belt

Whilst marketing your site online there are several SEO Tools to Never Leave Off Your Tool Belt – this article will explain what these tools are.

Backlink checkers – verify backlinks to your site, check what anchor text they are using and just generally ensure that your backlink campaign is on track.

Link Analyzer – anlayze your inbound and outbound links to make sure all is well, also to be used to that often over looked task – verification of internal links within the site itself.

Keyword density checker – make sur ethat your pages have the correct keyword density and that you do not look like your are “keyword stuffing” your pages just to get high rankings.

Position checker – make sure that your SEO campaigns are effective and you are climbing up those positions !

URL Submitter – a vital tool to take the leg work out of submitting your site to potentially hundreds of search engines.

Social Web tools – check that links to your site are appearing on the social network sites (Twitter, FaceBook etc)

Website Speed Test – there is no point in marketing your site if it does not respond in a timely fashion – visitors will simply not wait !

Source Code tools – CSS validator, HTML validator etc – these may seem like technical tools but poor HTML and CSS can harm your rankings (as well as delivering a poor visitor experience)

Meta Tag Generator – meta tags are important in your ranking efforts and such tools are useful to help make sure you get then right

Spider Emulator / checker – you should always make sure that your site looks OK when viewed from the perspective of a search engine spider. These tools give you a useful insight in how spiders see your site and help you correct any potential errors.