Dumb SEO Questions

(Entry was posted by Angela Woods on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 09/03/2020).

What are the best free SEO tools to have?

What are the best free SEO tools that every SEO specialist should have in his "pocket"?
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YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Tim Capper: Tons of free chrome extentions - in local i am always using Company Information on Google, GS location changer, things like that
  • Mark Heller: Tim Capper didn`t know about that one, ty
  • Michael Martinez: To add to Tim`s recommendation, I use an extension called User-agent Switcher that allows me to test whether search robots are being served different content from normal users. Doesn`t always work but it helps.

    I also install privacy extensions like Privacy Badger and Video Blocker because when you`re looking at other people`s sites all day long you have no idea of what you`re going to run into. You do need to keep an open mind as the privacy extensions sometimes warn you not to visit a site because of its advertising code. Once you are familiar with the big networks (and there are many) you`ll have a pretty good idea of when it`s safe to visit the sites.
  • Mile Živković: I love using the Mozbar and NoFollow Chrome extensions
  • Tayb Bhatti: I often use SEO Minion. Its a chrome extension and easy to use.
  • Angela Woods: Thank you, I will try it
  • Travis Bailey: Screaming Frog is a really good one, especially if you`re not that solid with Python. It`s pretty much a Swiss army knife of a crawler. You`re only limited by your knowledge of RegEx, and only if you`re looking for something specific. The free version is limited to 500 URIs.

    You can also use Chrome to change your location, for locally related queries. Though I`ve seen little variance from a standard search.
  • Angela Woods: It`s a desktop or online service?
  • Christopher Shin: Angela Woods Only available for desktop version.
  • Maria Ogorodnikova: SEMrush free version is a great thing to have!
  • Zac Masih: Maria Ogorodnikova hi, whats included in the free version?
  • Brenda Malone: Zac Masih Go and do some research. Go to semrush.com
  • Zac Masih: Brenda Malone thanks very helpful.
  • Yves Dropp: all of the above, for sure, two I like:
    - (as much as I dislike a lot of this guy`s past work), UberSuggest
    - Answer the Public

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 09/03/2020).