Seo softwares, well some of them have some pretty cool tools that can help your website get better ranks.

Some softwares offer a way for you to see who is linking to your site, how to find link partners, how to find authority sites and much more. If you are serious about seo then invest in a seo software, just google it and read the reviews.

When you have designed and developed a website. The common question which comes in your mind is why SEO is required. Well, the simple answer to this is to promote your website. As more and more websites are being introduced every day in the World Wide Web, the competition is also increasing. It is not that simple to see your website in the topmost position in the search engines. Lot of efforts, ideas and innovations are required to see the distinct identity of your website from the rest. SEO is not that easy the way it seems, you need the services of web promotion experts to ensure optimization and high quality traffic in your websites

So if I'm understanding this thread, and being a newbie that's an challenge lol, software vs. hiring an expert, the latter is the better course. I've been reading about various SEO and keyword research tools out there, many free, so I'm wondering what the best place to start is regarding a plan of action. I'm looking to get started learning about SEO to help marketing my sites. Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated as I too have been wondering about SEO software. Thanks.

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Best SEO Software is the Brain which you can easily train.

There is no such thing as AUTOMATION in the SEO world. Everything has to be natural without any automated softwares.

However you can still use some softwares to check ranking status of your site on Google/Yahoo. Using automated software for SEO purpose would be similar to performing hara-kiri on your own website.

SEO - Search Engine Optimization.

SEO Software - Software to help you do Search Engine Optimization.

Some web design tools has build in simple onpage SEO software, such as XSitePro 2.

SEO Eliete and IBP is pure and Powerful SEO software...!

Hey marc2008

Well, it's good idea to use a combination of both the seo software aswell as have a good understanding of SEO. That's what i do. I usually let the software handle the percentages for me and then i just adjust the page
accordingly.

So do try to learn some basic SEO as it will help you understand how the Search engines work. Run a search on SEO.

Hope that helps

SEO-IM7

Please consider only using SEO software for tracking purposes. Software that automates url submissions to engines and directories is not recommended. Properly executed SEO initiatives requires careful strategy and planning, and is something that can't really be automated.

Google's webmaster tools is a great start for surface-level SEO diagnostics. SEO begins quite simply, at the website level. Good, sound, clean site development is half the battle.

Remember the mantra: "Content is King" and you'll be furhter ahead than most web developers! :-) Couple that with nice Search Engine Friendly URLs and you'll have a nice start.

For more advanced SEO, consider hiring a reputable SEO consultant, or SEO agency.