How Do I Find Out If My Site Has Been Properly Optimized?

[johnben1444]

My site doesn't rank well in the search engine despite all my effort, is there a tool to help me detect if my site are properly optimized.

[dvduval]

If I were you, I would focus on how you can get real people to your site, and how you can make sure a percentage of those people have a reason to stay as well as come back and visit again. Get that part right and it beat any seo plan any day.

[tresfavian]

seositecheckup.com does a real good job checking all the points of your site. I'm working on getting the list of recommendations to better optimize on my site now.

[Alex Rich]

Originally Posted by tresfavian

seositecheckup.com does a real good job checking all the points of your site. I'm working on getting the list of recommendations to better optimize on my site now.

Where ..... and How do you guys find these fantastic tools?

Absolutely excellent information and an extremely robust and helpful tool.

Thanks very much for being so generous and helpful.

I Love This Place...
Alex

[sajan1kota]

This is a very nice tool, it is specifically pointing out the areas where changes need to be made. who ever made this tool is great work. i just love it.

[Lauryn]

I will use this tool and see what happens. :-)
Gracias

[Tom Brimeyer]

There is another tool that Mark Ling created called "Traffic Travis" (www.traffictravis.com). I use it all the time because it is quite versatile and can give you a lot of information if you know how to use it right. SEO analysis is just one of the many tools you can use. And it tells you what you're doing wrong with SEO which can be a big help if you've forgotten something or mispelled something.

And it is free so you can't beat it.

Cheers,

-Tom

[zcx]

Big vote for Traffic Travis. I run all my pages through the SEO checker, especially when I'm using a new theme. It seems to do a really thorough job, and it's easy to use. And like the previous poster said, Free! Can't beat that.

[Tonio Smith]

Originally Posted by Tom Brimeyer

There is another tool that Mark Ling created called "Traffic Travis" (www.traffictravis.com). I use it all the time because it is quite versatile and can give you a lot of information if you know how to use it right. SEO analysis is just one of the many tools you can use. And it tells you what you're doing wrong with SEO which can be a big help if you've forgotten something or mispelled something.

And it is free so you can't beat it.

Cheers,

-Tom

I would also recommend Mark lings trafficT. I've used it for years and not only because he self promotes it in all of its products

Clintonio

[ElMundodelExito]

Originally Posted by tresfavian

seositecheckup.com does a real good job checking all the points of your site. I'm working on getting the list of recommendations to better optimize on my site now.

Thanks, great tool I really like it.

[Marketing Ignite]

You need a real human being with experience to take a deep look into your optimizations..no tool can ever replace that...sounds quick and efficient but SEO is still a lot of manual work..

[jacksonlin]

Download Traffic Travis for free and use their program to check for you!

[joetheseo]

Website SEO Tool | Website Grader

[Groovystar]

You hire a programmer to have a good, objective look. And make sure you hire one who knows what they are doing. My forum is on SMF, if anyone's site is an SMF forum I could refer you to the man for the job. But he's booked till July.

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by johnben1444

My site doesn't rank well in the search engine despite all my effort, is there a tool to help me detect if my site are properly optimized.

The steps you should take are as follows...

Step #1. Read Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide found at: http://static.googleusercontent.com/...rter-guide.pdf

Step #2. Take the Free SEO Book: Read SEO Fast Start by Dan Thies It's also free and will help you learn SEO on a fast pace.

Step #3. Decide on which SEO Tools you will use in your endeavors. Everyone's temperament, educational acumen and patience level is different, so a tool that IMer #a may love, you might not like. For example, I bought SEO Elite but didn't like it. You, however may love it.

NOTE: never allow a person's like or dislike to influence your decision. Unless of course, the software in question receives a myriad of negative reviews from sources you trust. That being said, a number of applications have already been mentioned. I'll add to that list...

* SeoQuake - seo toolbar, plugin, seo extension for Mozilla Firefox
* SEO for Firefox Extension: Free SEO Toolbar Firefox Browser Plugin
* SearchStatus | Firefox SEO Toolbar Extension
** Traffic Getting SEO Plugin free wp plugins
** WordPress › All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugins
Keyword Analysis Tool - Market Samurai
Free SEO Software | The Best PPC & SEO Management Tool -Traffic Travis (already mentioned)

*These are crucial Firefox SEO Addons
**These are crucial WordPress SEO Plugins

Step #5. Treat all of your SEO Tools the same way a pilot treats his instrument panel and you will master SEO. Also, don't tinker with any of these tools; learn to master them and you will... master SEO.

Step #6. Don't listen to individuals who imply and/or assert that you are so unintelligent that you or anyone else cannot learn and master SEO. If you want to succeed in this business, you better learn SEO on page and SEO off page

Originally Posted by dvduval

If I were you, I would focus on how you can get real people to your site, and how you can make sure a percentage of those people have a reason to stay as well as come back and visit again. Get that part right and it beat any seo plan any day.

Actually, SEO is part of the plan you described, not separate from it.

Originally Posted by Marketing Ignite

You need a real human being with experience to take a deep look into your optimizations..no tool can ever replace that...sounds quick and efficient but SEO is still a lot of manual work..

Since when is working with a keyboard, mouse and a monitor/LCD Screen become manual labor? Enlighten please... and do we need to brace ourselves because you're going to deliver some stuff so DEEP we mere mortals will never know, learn or figure out?

Originally Posted by Groovystar

You hire a programmer to have a good, objective look. And make sure you hire one who knows what they are doing. My forum is on SMF, if anyone's site is an SMF forum I could refer you to the man for the job. But he's booked till July.

WOW! We've now come to the point were only programmers can perform SEO? Can you please specify what type of programmer?

CSS
HTML
PHP
ASP
Assembly
Basic
C
C#
C++
Delphi
Flash
Java
JavaScript
Pascal
Perl
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic

Or, is there now a SEO Programmer? And if so were do they get their college degrees?

[paulgl]

Here is a little gem from google that is a couple of year's
old, but still is spot on about web page optimization.

Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide
The best tool is your own eyes and mind, at least for me.

Paul