Rank Tracker, WebCEO, or IBP?

13 years ago

I've been using WebCEO for 3 months now and it is my goto tool for tracking, ranking, site auditing, and much more. You may have to pay a small fee each month for tracking stats if you exceed the free level, but you can give out a small program to your client to allow them to access the stats in real time which is a really cool benefit. You can also automate your reports and send them to clients (ranking, etc.) Very useful and gives your service a real professional edge. All custom branded with the Pro level license.

I also use Market Samurai for ranking and keyword work but it does not have the broad search engine reach of WebCEO. May not affect you, but in Hong Kong here there are several versions of Google and Yahoo - international pages, pages from Hong Kong, pages in English, pages in Chinese... WebCEO has them all covered, so a local keyword check really is local. MS only has a single search engine view, which is not 'pages from Hong Kong' - even when selecting Hong Kong for location. WebCEO also has Chinese search engines... I could go on, and on... It is really a great tool. And I have still not started my included SEO Pro training course... must get onto it soon.

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RaptorGabe

13 years ago

Really? Cool I'm gona check it out

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GiorgosK

13 years ago

All the tools have free trial if I am not mistaken
just go check them out
I personally use Rank Tracker, its a bit costly but I don't regret it

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MichaelHiles

13 years ago

WebCEO user here. Fanatic user.

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LiquidSeo 13 years ago

Originally Posted by MichaelHiles

WebCEO user here. Fanatic user.

Me too Michael - I use both WebCEO and SEO Powersuite, but for now, WebCEO is still my go to product.
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- Michael Curran Smith 13 years ago
  
  SEO PowerSuite is sweet
  
  If you're getting into SEO at a services/business level then it's a great choice. I've heard IBP is a bit lacking. Haven't checkout out WebCEO, but I will now...thanks.
  
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jr1228

13 years ago

Thanks, everyone! WebCEO sounds like a solid choice. I'll check out the free trial to start.

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Rocketguy

13 years ago

Is there any difference between the webceo Online $49 a month vs. Download $499 total

Is there a difference between these two options in the actual tool and abilities?

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Dexx

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Rocketguy

Is there any difference between the webceo Online $49 a month vs. Download $499 total

Is there a difference between these two options in the actual tool and abilities?

The SEOPowersuite and other tools DO have a monthly fee (its in the terms of service for Live!) so don't think it's a "one time" payment

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Ryan Shaw

13 years ago

Yeah; I thought rank tracker was a one time payment. I recently got their yearly subscription plan; but its worth it; huge time saver when you have lots of sites to check for rankings and send out reports

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GeorgeO7

13 years ago

I"m using SEO Power Suite... Rank Tracker is awesome.

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SEOtraveler 13 years ago

Originally Posted by GeorgeO7

I"m using SEO Power Suite... Rank Tracker is awesome.

I concur. Rank Tracker from SEO PowerSuite is my choice as well.
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Dexx

13 years ago

Can someone comment on what is it about RankTracker that would make it more appealing than the one-time payment for Market Samurai that also has tracking of keyword rankings built in?

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DanielCW

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dexx

Can someone comment on what is it about RankTracker that would make it more appealing than the one-time payment for Market Samurai that also has tracking of keyword rankings built in?

Originally Posted by Dexx

Can someone comment on what is it about RankTracker that would make it more appealing than the one-time payment for Market Samurai that also has tracking of keyword rankings built in?

Hey Dexx

Here is a link to a comparison done by Link Assistant

Market Samurai Vs SEOPowersuite

I use Rank Tracker and NO it is not cheap but I would never use anything else.

WEB CEO is great, just not for me.

IBP I didn't like the interface but again a good product

Market Samurai is not in their league. If you are an SEO consultant using MS as your rank tracker etc then you must be an awesome salesman! I use MS for Keyword Research and it does a great job.

Ultimately it comes down to the tool you are comfortable using. That is what makes it effective.

I would recommend Rank Tracker if you are a pro SEO, otherwise you are going to be forking out a lot of money.

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Michael Curran Smith 13 years ago

Agreed. MS, awesome for research, but not in the same league for tracking keywords.

Also, Dexx, Rank Tracker automatically helps you find more keywords to go after. It's lightening fast. MS hangs A LOT and takes a long time to run, the reporting features are just average. There are big differences.

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Mike Grant

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dexx

Can someone comment on what is it about RankTracker that would make it more appealing than the one-time payment for Market Samurai that also has tracking of keyword rankings built in?

MS isn't a one-time payment, it's annual.

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Fernando Veloso

13 years ago

Originally Posted by mgtarheels

MS isn't a one-time payment, it's annual.

NO, it's not: Keyword Analysis Research - Market Samurai

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Mike Grant

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Fernando Veloso

NO, it's not: Keyword Analysis Research - Market Samurai

So they charge $149 there for a one-time fee and I'm charged $97/year.

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Michael Curran Smith

13 years ago

I paid a one time fee from MS...or am I just losing my mind!?

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Catalyst eMarketing

13 years ago

Do any of them accurately track the new MERGED Places listings PLUS the 7 pack listings and indicate in the report if it's an organic listing, a merged Places listing or a 'pack' listing?
That's what I need.

Since all 3 types of listings have a different algo - I need it to indicate what type of listing it is.

I'm beta testing 2 Places Ranking programs that kinda sorta do it, but have found nothing that meets my needs so far.

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Dexx

13 years ago

Originally Posted by 5starAffiliatePrograms

Do any of them accurately track the new MERGED Places listings PLUS the 7 pack listings and indicate in the report if it's an organic listing, a merged Places listing or a 'pack' listing?
That's what I need.

Since all 3 types of listings have a different algo - I need it to indicate what type of listing it is.

I'm beta testing 2 Places Ranking programs that kinda sorta do it, but have found nothing that meets my needs so far.

Market Samurai shows Google Places in the Top 10 ranking info

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srtyker

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Catalyst eMarketing

Do any of them accurately track the new MERGED Places listings PLUS the 7 pack listings and indicate in the report if it's an organic listing, a merged Places listing or a 'pack' listing?
That's what I need.

Since all 3 types of listings have a different algo - I need it to indicate what type of listing it is.

I'm beta testing 2 Places Ranking programs that kinda sorta do it, but have found nothing that meets my needs so far.

Originally Posted by Dexx

Market Samurai shows Google Places in the Top 10 ranking info

Market Samurai only shows the merged google places listings, I suppose coz it is designed primarily to deal with Organic SEO. It doesnt deal with the google places non-merged packs and simply ignores google places map packs.

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Catalyst eMarketing

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Catalyst eMarketing

Do any of them accurately track the new MERGED Places listings PLUS the 7 pack listings and indicate in the report if it's an organic listing, a merged Places listing or a 'pack' listing?
That's what I need.

Since all 3 types of listings have a different algo - I need it to indicate what type of listing it is.

I'm beta testing 2 Places Ranking programs that kinda sorta do it, but have found nothing that meets my needs so far.

Since someone bumped this thread it showed me that I forgot to come back here and post an update.

If you just need regular national organic SEO rank tracking, not sure what's best.

BUT if you need a LOCAL rank checker, that accurately tracks all the different types of local results, one of the programs I was BETA testing is out now. Has been for awhile. See Scout at the top of my Tools page or the review on my blog.

Lesley, since you are in the offline forum, I assume at least part of your business is local. Many of the big traditional SEO programs don't deal with G local well. G is constantly changing and blocking local results so if you mainly do local you need a program that does local well.

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johndougs 12 years ago

I think if you can afford it buy the lot and have a thorough check and report of whatever you do with SEO.

At the moment I am using SEO PowerSuite, IBP and Market Samurai and they all have advantages and disadvantages.

If you want an onpage optimization then IBP helps you out there in this category. It also analyzes a lot of data and presents it in one page of great info.

SEO POwersuite is also a fantastic SEO Software that does a great job too. I did find the tips in IBP a little better.

Market Samurai is another great tool to own. Price wise this is the best but it lacks on search engine submission area. But for the price it is healthy tool to have in your list.

Webceo - I can't comment because I haven't installed it to use it. However, I have read good reviews about it as well.

I've purchased pro versions of IBP (3months) and SEO Powersuite (6 months). Took advantage of the specials they had last week and saved some there. THese 2 tools cost you atleast $120/year for Search Engine data updates.
Market samurai is a one time payment.
My initial investment so far is ($199 +$99+$99) = $397

One other product I use that I would like other people to take note is the MicroNicheFidner. It is another tool for those targeting keywords to rank for.

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Mike Grant 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Garage Media

I paid a one time fee from MS...or am I just losing my mind!?

Could've sworn I was on an annual subscription in Paypal...checking now.
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Fernando Veloso

13 years ago

We use both SEO Power Suite and Market Samurai BUT the RankTracker option from SEOPS is a must - really easy and supa fast (even my wife can grab reports and send them to customers in 2 minutes).

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Michael Curran Smith 13 years ago

Market Samurai, while really good, is for part-timers. Rank Tracker is for pros, it is a beast.

Can't comment on WebCEO or IBP...however I heard IBP is a bit defunct...

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Rocketguy

13 years ago

I have downloaded webceo, but now I need to figure out how to use it to create reports.

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Anna Howard

13 years ago

Well according to me the best tools for checking the SERP'S are the tools of SEO SERP and Rank Checker tool...... Have tried them a lot and would be recommending them to be used for SEO of a website.......

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Mike Grant

13 years ago

Alright, apparently I misspoke. I guess I confused it with TBS.

I apologize to everyone. It is a one-time fee.

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13 years ago

Anyone using SEOmoz PRO Features | SEOmoz - not an aff link

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JDiNozzo

13 years ago

WebCEO is no doubt great, but I also like to use Market Samurai and CuteRank, and the latter is useful for creating profiles where the tracking of multiple keywords is possible.

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michael scott

13 years ago

I used IBP when I first started, tried WebCEO, then Rank Tracker. But ultimately, stuck to Market Samurai. The others didn't seem to have a good user friendly setting.

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Michael Curran Smith 13 years ago

Market Samurai is a great product, but for the last two weeks it's been hanging on me like mad. Rank Tracker is blazingly fast and no hanging...ever, in my experience.
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Ashley Wright

13 years ago

I am just used to IBP now, I like the fact that you can also customize the reports which you send out to clients. Once you figure out one platform and are happy with it, there usually isn't any reason to change!

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stephenss

13 years ago

I personally use Rank Tracker and very satisfy with it.

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MaxReferrals

13 years ago

Rank Tracker. Also Advanced Web Ranking, which is large, powerful and more expensive

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StatCentric

13 years ago

Rank tracker blows everything else out of the water. It's super fast and has great usability. The interface was really well thought out. Although I will say when it comes to checking rankings for multiple countries (i.e; 100 different Googles) the layout of WebCeo seems to shine.

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Lesley Huntley

12 years ago

I'm looking for information on WebCEO due to the discount they have running of $200. I'm not an SEO professional, but do need to be able to provide reports to clients.

I have been using Traffic Travis free version. I was wondering if I could add TT to the mix and see if anyone could tell me how this compares to the others?

Thanks for any opinions!

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seosoldier

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Lesley Huntley

I'm looking for information on WebCEO due to the discount they have running of $200. I'm not an SEO professional, but do need to be able to provide reports to clients.

I have been using Traffic Travis free version. I was wondering if I could add TT to the mix and see if anyone could tell me how this compares to the others?

Thanks for any opinions!

I hated Traffic Travis. It didn't work half the time; very unreliable; and horrible support. They promise 24 hours, yes and mostly they deliver that; but the support itself is awful.

They kept telling me, "just load the newest version" which loads automatically and so i'd have to write them back each time and say, "ummmm .. it loads automatically so I am of course using the newest version. Now what about my problem?" and the bottom line is it kept not working for me and they never had an answer so I refunded.

Also their tracking of sites ranking only updates once per day and you're limited to that, which is okay for most people but it's a limitation you should be aware of.

As for SEO Suite, is there a way to get it less than $250?

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SpiderZq

12 years ago

WebCEO looks great. lemme check it...

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12 years ago

Seoautomatic does a good basic job, you get a white label reports, for only $19.95 month. You also get a powerful Wordpress plugin.

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Nicky Papers

12 years ago

Is anyone else using Microsite Masters? (Microsite Masters Rank Tracker - Accurate Keyword Tracking for SEO Campaigns) It tracks rankings daily and it's web-based. If you're looking for reliability at an affordable price (compared to the competition!) check it out. The $19.95 plan is more than enough to track a bunch of sites and the dynamic export features (in the form of private URL's) can be used to send to clients or show results and SERP gains to friends. I've tried them all (Raven Tools, SEOMoz, WebCEO, Rank Tracker, Serpfox, etc.) and Microsite Masters is now my weapon of choice.

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vndnbrgj

12 years ago

I have been using Bright Local for my clients. Http://brightlocal.com <- not an aff link
However I may look at WebCEO and Rank Tracker just to keep my options open.

Bright Local just offers a good value for the low price.
White-label reports that are good for clients, would recommend for anyone on a budget or just an easy to use program. It comes with a 30 day trial.

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seo3659

12 years ago

But as per my opinion IBP is one of the best tools,

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Mekanism

12 years ago

IBP: Best report generator
RankTracker: best white label ranking software

however not to confuse you more, but you can check out raventools.com

its a white label system that actually lets clients log into a custom dashboard to track rankings and stuff.

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