I feel SEO software's are necessary in today's busy world. I would recommend IBP9 and SEO Elite. Both are equally good.
just remember that software is built by humans, humans that may not know that extra trick that you've just learnt, relying on software is kinda limiting your seo skills to whatever the software has to offer you. begin with software untill you are aware of the basics (because TBH thats all software can teach you anyway) then go find ur own way in the world of SEO.
webCEO for basic reporting and competitive ranking analysis. Actual optimization done with just human brain power and knowledge.
But buddy softwares can ban your site via spamming and all those stuffs. just like automated directory submission will kill your site from google.com it's better to have basic knowledge then start playing with the softwares.
for me my favorite seo software is the one that i can easily use and give accurate answer to my needs. cheers
That is why you should not forget to use your brains. SEO software is not the thing to rely absolutely on, but it is a good help in creating reports and doing some work that takes tooooooo long and boring when done by hands. Using software you get some additional hours to think about your linking strategy, keywords, content or your family
yeh, wasnt on about them types of software tho, in my previous post i was reffering to webceo. altho all i ever used on it was the page optimisation test thibg thats basicly what i meant in my previous post.
If i want to keep track of the ranking of many different websites in many different regional search engines, is there a free tool? or should i buy Webceo?
Download the pdf below and follow closely. Use the free edition of webceo, and frontpage. I did, and that's how I now make $15k per month. (true story) http://www.jeeptransmissions.net/seo_madeeasy.pdf
first you can try the free edition of webceo to understand how to work with it and what paid edition of it do you need.
I vote for Web CEO as well (especially since the free version has some very very useful tools). If you are a beginner, the optimization stuff in the tool can help you understand things, but like everyone else says, your brain is the best.