Top SEO Tools you must try in 2017
As online marketers, bloggers, and small business owners, SEO is important. Some may even call it critical. A make or break type of thing.
Which brings us to this post.
In this post, we’ll be looking at 5 SEO tools that are either for keyword research, competitor research, rank tracking, and link building. These tools helps you to improve your website's SEO.
SEO Tools for 2017
There are many SEO tools out there. We have 10 that are worth trying first.
#1: Ahrefs
Used for: Research and Analysis
Pricing: Freemium
Out of all the SEO tools out there, thousands of online marketers, small business owners, and SEO’s prefer to use Ahrefs to help them improve their search rankings.
Their Site Explorer is the best among backlink analysis tools.
They also have the Content Explorer, which searches the web for the most popular content for any topic or keyword.
The pricing starts at $99 per month with annual options. But you’re allowed to have a free account with limitations.
#2: Seobility
Used for: SEO Audit
Pricing: Free/Paid
Seobility is all about showing you how good or bad your website’s overall SEO optimization is.
They have 4 major tools/features:
SEO Check – which will test your website and give you tips for better search engine optimization.
Keyword Check – which will show how well your page is optimized for your target keyword(s).
SEO Compare – which compares 2 pages for a keyword term.
Ranking Check – which checks your page’s rankings for any keyword.
They offer a free plan. But it only allows usage for one domain. Premium plans start at $40 per month with a 30-day free trial.
#3: Long Tail Pro
Used for: Keyword Research
Pricing: Paid
Long Tail Pro recently went through an ownership change.
And you know what that means? The new ownership team is hungry for success. They saw potential in Long Tail Pro and are determined to make the product even bigger.
Since their change, LTP has moved from being a downloaded application to being cloud-based (meaning you can now use it in your browser.)
Before going cloud, LTP was already one of the most popular keyword research tools in the SEO field. This will only make it 10x faster and 10x easier.
Watch how it works here:
#4: SEM Rush
Used for: Keyword + Competitor Research
Pricing: Freemium
SEM Rush really made a name for themselves over the past couple years. They basically took competitor research to a whole other level.
The best part about SEM Rush is there are more than 20 ways to research your competition. Robbie Richards calls them stealth tactics.
You can find their best backlinks, their best keywords, their best content, and more. It’s even great for paid traffic and PPC.
#5: Pitchbox
Used for: Outreach
Pricing: Paid
Pitchbox isn’t exactly an SEO tool. But when you are link building, there’s usually a lot of outreach involved. A lot.
Pitchbox makes your overall outreach efforts 10x easier than it would manually. Their email sequence feature lets you set up follow-up emails automatically.
Here’s a little example of what they can do:
First, I entered a few keywords related to my blog (ex: blogging tips).
Pitchbox, then rounded up some of the best sites for me to reach out to and connect with. Prospects.
After just 2 minutes, Pitchbox gave me 316 potential connections.
They even have a couple SEO features, such as link monitoring.
Their plans allow multiple users. So if you’re working with a team, this will come in handy.
Plans start at $195 per month, with a 15-day free trial so you can get your feet wet.
