checking links and position

what tools are accurate for finding backlinks (we use site explorer) as well as position in search engines?? As position using hidemyass and google.com vary so much

 

Yahoo site explorer is good enough for backlink checking but unfortunately it will be closed today. Anyway, backlinkwatch.com is another great tools for backlink checking
For the SERP Checker, personally I prefer http://www.seoserp.com/web_tools/google_top_1000_serps_checker.asp

 

I really like Open Site Explorer.

 

Backlinkwatch.com is not accurate. In fact, I have yet to find a tool that is. Please share anyone. Thanks.

 

Backlinkwatch sometimes give limited backlinks results, unlike in YahooSiteExplorer. tsk! I wish Yahoo didn't shut down this service

 

I use the free monitor from Clever Stat

 

To check the number of backlinks I use Yahoo site explorer and Google Webmaster Tools.To check the position I only use Google as that is the main Search Engine I want to rank for.

 

yes i think google tool is accurate
i too use it

 

I won't say don't use Open Site Explorer or Backlinkwatch etc but for a thorough and in-depth analysis of the website I would definitely recommend you to use Google Analytics, Google and Bing Webmaster tools. However, if you are willing to pay for a good and more feature-rich analytics then i would recommend Omniture and Webtrends, i know it's not scalable for many, but both are big players in analytics.

 

Just tried SEOSERP.COM, seems to work really well. Gave a pretty in depth report, plus you can check backlinks through a link assigned on the reports page.