Best Free SEO Tools for Every Online Challenge – Capitalize Them

Link Research Tools Free Tools

1) Seer Toolbox

Intent : Analytics, Link Research

SEER is an open source toolbox to use. Everything that you need to know about your site like visits, domain authority, backlinks and keyword analysis is available in this toolbox.

2) SEOgadget Links API

Intent : Link Research

The SEOgadget Links API lets you easily collect not only backlink data but contact information as well. A huge time saver.

3) Anchor Text Over Optimization Tool

Intent : Link Research, Technical SEO

Find anchor text over optimization and review your anchor text diversity to determine if you are at risk of a penalty from Google Penguin.

Link Research Tools Free and Paid

1) Ahrefs

Intent : Link Research, Link Building

One of the well-known link research toolbox, Ahrefs offers a large index and nice anchor text distribution charts. Mostly a paid tool, but they also offer some free data analysis.

2) Majestic SEO

Intent : Link Research, Competitive Intelligence, Link Building

Another popular link research SEO toolbox, Majestic SEO provides you inbound link and site summary data. Great crawling technology combined with several free options made for great link research.

3) Open Site Explorer

Intent : Link Research, Competitive Intelligence, Link Building

Open Site Explorer is Moz's Search Engine for Links analysis. It performs competitive link research, explore backlinks, anchor text, and more for free.

SERP Tracking Free Tools

1) MozCast

Intent : SERP Tracking

If you want to know if Google is testing its algorithm this week, then MozCast gives you a daily weather report to track changes in the SERPs.

SERP Tracking Free and Paid

1) Searchmetrics

Intent : SERP Tracking, Competitive Intelligence

Using this toolbox you can track the search visibility of any website, in addition to tracking winners and losers in Google's search results.

2) SERPmetrics

Intent : SERP Tracking, Competitive Intelligence

SERPmetrics flux reports show search engine like Google, Yahoo and Bing volatility over the last day and month. High flux means a high level of change in the SERPs

Speed Free Tools

1) Google PageSpeed Insights

Intent : Speed testing

Tools, data, and insights to improve your page speed. Page speed is correlated with rankings and user engagement, so this matters.

2) Pingdom

Intent : Speed

Pingdom offers full page test analysis that includes page speed test, DNS issues, and connectivity.

3) WebPagetest

Intent : Speed

This tools allow you run free website speed test and offer suggestion for improving performance.

Speed Free and Paid

1) CloudFlare

Intent : Speed

CloudFlare works both as a CDN and a security service to provide your website with speed and safety.

Toolbar Free

1) SEO Toolbar

Intent : Toolbar, Technical SEO

SEO Toolbar is one of the most popular tools available, that puts a ton of information at your fingertips including backlinks and competitive research.

2) SEOQuake

Intent : Toolbar, Tools Suite, Technical SEO

SEOquake is seo toolbar, plugin, seo extension that provides more raw data than any other SEO toolbar out there.

Toolbar Free and Paid

1) MozBar

Intent : Tools Suite, Toolbar

One of the standard SEO toolbar for legions of marketers, the MozBar that gives you quick access to many on-page SEO factors, Domain & Page Authority plus a quick nofollow toggle.

Keyword Research Free

1) Google Keyword Planner

Intent : Keyword Research

One of the popular keywords research tools from Google, provide you data that are not offers by any other tool.

2) Google Trends

Intent : Keyword Research

Explore trending search topics with Google Hot Searches and view keyword search popularity over time.

3) Ubersuggest

Intent : Keyword Research

Get thousands keywords ideas in a minute with this striking keyword suggestion tool, Ubersuggest. Utilizing the power of Google Suggest, it returns hundreds of potential results.

4) Wordstream

Intent : Keyword Research

WordStream offers a suite of free keyword tools offering access to thousands of keyword suggestion, keyword grouping and negative keyword research for PPC and SEO.

Keyword Research Free and Paid

1) Keyword Eye

Intent : Keyword Research

Keyword Eye is affordable, quick, rich visual keyword and competitor research tools to help with your PPC and SEO campaigns.

2) SEMrush

Intent : Keyword Research, Tools Suite, Competitive Intelligence

SEMrush provides paid and organic keyword data reports. You can easily research your competitors.

Keyword Research Free Trials

1) Wordtracker

Intent : Keyword Research

Using Wordtracker keyword research tool you can reveal high performing keywords in minutes.

Rank Tracking Free Tools

1) Rank Checker for Firefox

Intent : Rank Tracking

One of the light, free and easy to use desktop rank checking tool checks rankings with the click of a button.

Rank Tracking Free Trials

1) Moz Rank Tracker

Intent : Rank Tracking

The Moz Rank Tracker tool checks your search engine rankings for targetted keywords and tracks ranking improvements over time.

Analytics Free Tools

1) Google Analytics

Intent : Analytics

One of the standard and most popular of all the analytics tools available, Google Analytics continually innovates and sets the standard.

2) Bitly

Intent : Analytics, Social

Most people use Bitly for URL shortening, but the real power of this platform comes from its analytics. Give it try.

3) CircleCount

Intent : Analytics, Social

Free resource to track your followers and analyze your shares. See how many followers you have gained over time.

4) Panguin Tool

Intent : Analytics

This awesome tool connects with your Google Analytics account to help you see if and when you've been hit by Google Algorithm updates.

5) Piwik

Intent : Analytics

Piwik is a lightweight analytics tool, and a great alternative to Google Analytics.

6) YouTube Analytics

Intent : Analytics, Video

Offers video-specific analytics for YouTube videos. A must have tool for YouTube video publishers.

What's your favorite SEO tool, I would love to hear them in comment.

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