Yet one great app alone isn\u2019t enough to get the job done. Modern day SEO has evolved into a complex set of tasks that require a diverse skill set and corresponding tools. Hence this vast and varied list of SEO software<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, I can hear many of you saying “What does (insert tool name) have to do with SEO?” Which is why it bears repeating. This is a list of the stuff we use daily to get the job done.<\/p>\n But it’s not your typical list of the best SEO software. For every person that nominated an app, I responded with the following question \u201cWhat do you like about this tool?\u201d<\/span> That way, you can get some insight based on our extensive use of the software, before deciding for yourself.<\/p>\n Each entry also has a couple of other free alternatives for you to check out, just in case you don’t agree with our assessment. Our best free online SEO tools list comes in at 69 apps in all!<\/span><\/p>\n An SEO stack this large could quickly get expensive. Fortunately, all the tools on this list are either free or have a full-featured free version that you can use.<\/p>\n Many of these apps have extensions available for Chrome, our favorite, and other browsers. They\u2019re listed in alphabetical order because that\u2019s how we roll.<\/p>\n There\u2019s more to managing a project and its team than making a simple list what needs to be done. Asana allows you to track projects from start to finish so that you can see what the next steps are, who is responsible and when it needs to get done.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>Asana has a lot of great features, but my favorite is that it acts as a digital ‘to-do list,’ keeping me organized in a way that complements Trello’s big picture project management. Several of the bigger picture project management\/team comm. Features do overlap with Trello but it allows you to break down tasks into specific bite-sized steps is why I find Asana to be helpful.<\/p>\n Another fun bonus… the platform is programmed to send a magical narwhal across your screen once you’ve completed a ‘to-do’! \u00a0Who doesn’t love a celebration every time they cross something off their list?!<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Asana:<\/span><\/p>\n You know the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words? Often it\u2019s quicker to grab a screenshot and provide a short annotation when communicating with a team or client, than writing out an explanation. This Chrome extension can capture screens, annotate, blur sensitive info and even record the screen as video.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/span>\u00a0I often use it for grabbing screenshots for blog posts, like this one, as it makes my workflow more efficient. Usually, I\u2019ll snap a few shots and save them to a folder for uploading into WordPress at a later time. The annotation features make it easy to quickly add an explanation to the screenshot, emphasize something, or blur restricted information.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Awesome Screenshot:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Client\u2019s typically don\u2019t know the color values used on their pages and usually need to refer to their graphic designer, causing unnecessary delays. \u00a0So if you ever need to add a button or other element to a page, and you want it to match the client\u2019s current color scheme, use this Chrome extension to quickly figure out the right color by selecting color values from web pages.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>Apps like this work by grabbing the information contained in the onscreen pixel. But if you don\u2019t select the right pixel you won\u2019t get the correct color value. This app\u2019s uniquely fish-eyed zoom preview lupe provides pixel perfect precision.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to ColorPick Eyedropper:<\/span><\/p>\n ContentGems discovers timely content by monitoring a diverse range of leading news sites and blogs. You can filter content based on keywords, social signals, and other criteria. Plus you can monitor and website with an RSS feed or any Twitter account. Relevant content can be shared among numerous platforms including Buffer, Feedly, MailChimp, Slack and more.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>It makes it really easy to curate content for social media because you can just pick a topic and it will populate a feed for you.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to ContentGems:<\/span><\/p>\n Writing headlines that drive traffic, garner social shares, and generate search results is easier said than done. You could spend a lot of time and money honing your craft, or you could just go by gut feel. But this web app shows you how to write better headlines, backed by some serious data.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s a very structured and objective way of writing headlines that work, based on analysis of a million blog headlines. The integration with CoSchedule and WordPress is an added bonus.<\/p>\n Another free alternatives to CoSchedule Headline Analyzer:<\/span><\/p>\n Every social media platform is unique, and a message that goes viral on one can easily fall flat on another. So how do you craft a message that will work for every social network? Start by analyzing a couple of million social messages to figure out what makes things click. Then put together a reliable process of creating those messages. Or you can just use CoSchedule\u2019s Social Message Optimizer.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/span> I use it almost on a daily basis! I love that you can rate how effective your social media message is for all channels. It gives you a rating for everything from Facebook to Pinterest to Instagram. Plus, it gives you helpful information to improve your score such as rating your message type, number of characters, use of hashtags, sentiment and even emojis. It even tells you the best days\/times to publish your post!<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to CoSchedule Social Message Optimizer:<\/span><\/p>\n Computer screens look beautiful during the day because they\u2019re designed to look like the sun. But it\u2019s a whole other story when it\u2019s 1:00 am. F.lux automatically makes your computer screen look like the room you\u2019re in.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool<\/strong>:<\/span> <\/span>F. Lux does three things for me: it helps reduce eye strain (important for anyone who works in front of a computer), it makes it easier to work at night by muting the colors, and the reduction in blue light is important to circadian rhythms for sleeping. I use that and “night mode” on websites that allow it.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to F.lux:<\/span><\/p>\n A fast computer and internet connection can only get you so far. If you\u2019re tired of waiting for web pages to load, then try Ghostery. It provides faster, safer and cleaner browsing by detecting and blocking tracking technologies to speed up page loads, protect your data and eliminate clutter.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/strong>It helps tremendously with clearing up advertising clutter on web pages and in turn, helps your browser use less memory.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Ghostery:<\/span><\/p>\n This Google Chrome extension makes it easy to build URL\u2019s that can be tracked in Google Analytics campaign reports. It reads the current web address automatically and allows you to create preset tags for creating URLs fast. Plus it supports bit.ly and goo.gl shortening.\u00a0If your firm is focused heavily on analytics or date, this will become a key player among your free online SEO tools.<\/span><\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>Being able to share preset tags with a team helps standardize how campaigns are labeled. This reduces the likelihood of the same campaign appearing in two different groups due to misspelling. Consequently, that makes it much easier to analyze the data in Google Analytics because everything gets arranged correctly.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Google Analytics URL Builder:<\/span><\/p>\n Google Keep allows you to quickly capture an idea and easily find it later. Color code and add labels to organize your notes. Either type in your thoughts or speak your voice memo on-the-go where it\u2019s automatically transcribed. Share notes with your team and have everything synced across all your devices.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>It’s like combining the old school post it notes method with tech! I use it for everything I can color code add in links etc. I can also share notes and add collaborators.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Google Keep:<\/span><\/p>\n A set of apps\u00a0including Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Calendar. Create documents and spreadsheets, share them with coworkers and work on the same file together, at the same time. Store your files in one place where they can be quickly found, and control who has access to what.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>Without any of the G-suite tools like Gmail, Google Docs, Hangouts, and Calendar, most of what we do wouldn’t be possible. \u00a0While most people wouldn\u2019t consider the GSuite to be an SEO tool, I think it is the one of the most important free SEO tools in the arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n Other free alternatives to G-Suite:<\/span><\/p>\n Grammarly helps you write clearly and without mistakes. It works in Facebook, Gmail, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter and practically everywhere else you write on the web. Grammarly checks for both simple and complex errors, including subject-verb agreement, article use, and modifier placement.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/strong>It’s pretty accurate, even the free version, and works in Chrome browser (though NOT with Google Docs) and there’s a desktop app also. It provides multiple options – you can accept the change, ignore it or add to the dictionary. I also love the emails they send each week – sharing stats like the number of words written, or how accurate you are, most common mistakes, etc. I really care about grammar, so for me, it’s pretty indispensable.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Grammarly:<\/span><\/p>\n Hemingway brings greater power and clarity to your writing by highlighting adverbs, passive voice and complicated words. It helps to simplify your prose by marking wordy sentences in either yellow red.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool\u00a0(Maddie): <\/span>When I write, I have a tendency to get kind of wordy. Hemingway helps me to pare down and be more concise so that my writing is more clear. I don’t always take all of its suggestions, but sometimes it helps me catch stuff that seems okay as I write, but upon reflection needs some editing.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Hemingway Editor:<\/span><\/p>\n A popular email-finding tool that\u2019s also available as a Chrome extension. Hunter finds email addresses instantly from any website you visit in just one click. It also finds email addresses of profiles you visit on LinkedIn and allows you to build a list of leads in LinkedIn search pages.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool: <\/span>I like how Hunter shows you the email format for most companies (matt@canirank.com, mattb@canirank.com, matt.bentley@canirank.com). Rapportive doesn’t do that so a lot of times you have to guess.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Hunter:<\/span><\/p>\n This productivity app offers three types of timers to suit your needs. The traditional Pomodoro method comes with standard time periods. The custom timer is a Pomodoro-style timer that lets you adjust the time periods. The kitchen timer is just your regular old timer.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/strong> I’m really liking Marinara Timer because it lets me customize my Pomodoro intervals depending on the project or my available time.\u00a0While it is one of the most basic SEO tools that I use, it has helped me stay productive. <\/span><\/p>\n Other free alternatives to Marinara Timer:<\/span><\/p>\n MozBar is a comprehensive SEO toolbar for researching as you visit sites on the web. \u00a0It provides a number of metrics including Page Authority and Domain Authority. You can quickly find the different type of links on a page such as Followed, No-Followed, External and Internal. Also, you can examine page elements, general attributes, markup, and HTTP status.\u00a0Of our list of free SEO tools, this one is the most focused on search engine optimization.<\/span><\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:\u00a0<\/span>I really like the functionality of MozBar – works directly in Chrome browser, and helps me know with a glance how much authority a site has. I also like that if I need more info (spam score, keyword info, etc.) I can click the icon to view the drop-down. One caveat though is that I don\u2019t think it\u2019s wise to use just Moz alone because sometimes I think their metrics are a bit screwy, works better in tandem with other tools to get a full picture.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to MozBar:<\/span><\/p>\n Got too many browser tabs open? Are you running out of memory? This Chrome extension, also available for FireFox, saves up to 95% memory and reduces tab clutter. Clicking the OneTab icon converts all your tabs into a list, which can be restored later on, either simultaneously or individually as needed.<\/p>\n What we love about this SEO tool:<\/span>\u00a0It’s a must to free up memory when I’m on my laptop because I always have a ton of tabs open.<\/p>\n Other free alternatives to OneTab:<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.canirank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/headshots-v1.jpg\")
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