What is every one using from a ranking tracker that will automatically check your keywords in Google/Yahoo/MSN and record the positions. Then be able to view the positions in a graph weekly, monthly 3 months and perhaps even 6 months. Where it has a differnet tab for each search engine, perhaps with a differnet color line for each keyword. I have yet to find something along this like that I like yet and I am wonder what you have all found along this line?
Crazy Rob:I am thinking about hiring some one to program one that will have a RSS feed with an XML to XHTML convertor so that the stats can be displayed on ones site. There must be something better than DP Tracker and exporting to Excel is to view the graph?
Shawn: Can they show 10 keywords on a 30 day graphic with ranking movement, or on a 3 month graphic? I spend some time messing with it and I couldn't seem to figure out how to do that.
Er, custom charts: Is this what you are talking about? Er, this seems to not be able to be resized, the ranking positions seem to be a bit strange (13.7 place, etc?), the ledger of keywords overwrites some of the grafted data, and the dates are side ways (why not just have the day number and below the graph put the month and year). Just to name some of the more glaring lacks with this graph. Perhaps I am missing some thing here. Also can your system be set to check the ranking every day? Any way to get a RSS feed out of this with a XML to XHTML convertion file that will place the graph on the Website of your choice? I have a list of great ideas for an app like this. Surely some one must of done this already some where.
Crazy_Rob: "Dude, it's FREE tool! " Hi Rob, I am well aware the tools is free. That doesn't mean that the strengths or lacks of a tools should not be pointed out. Personally I couldn't care less if the tool was free or cost. I just need a quality tool one way or the other and I don't want to get side tracked creating one. "Yes. You can set up a cron job to check at whatever time you wish." Do you have a link to info on how this is done?
I will be offering seostats pretty soon. Its going to have to many features to list here but I will announce it soon. Its basically like urchin (off loading stats) but geared for seo. It will be free and invite only through the beta.
Crazy_Rob: "http://www.google.com/search?&q=cron+jobs..." LOL your funny. I think I was referring to what needs to be cron'ed to get the daily check not how to do a cron job : )
Shoemoney: Well I am looking more for a Web based program that you add your keywords to and it checks their ranking on Google, Yahoo and MSN daily and records that information for you. Then a nice graphic window that will let you check weekly, monthly, quarterly and half-yearly on all of your keywords. Tabs for Google, Yahoo, MSN and All would be nice and then a RSS feed and a XML to XHTML converter so the graphic window can be placed on a clients site.
thats what im working on.... a statisitic engine that will look up automatically the top x keywords that your being found for. also will do some other seotastic stuff.
Shoemoney: Well post it up when you have a working model. I am looking for some thing that is already released. Shawn: You have an URL on the FAQ?