Mac OS X has never been the best platform for SEO software, and although Bootcamp, Parallels and VMware Fusion have provided a way to use Windows based SEO software on a Mac, I still personally prefer to work in Mac OS X where possible.
Here are some Mac SEO applications I have discovered -
Advanced Web Ranking allows you to check your websites ranking in a wide range of search engines for specified keyword phrases and compare how it’s performing to your competitors. Reports can be saved which is useful to monitor changes over time. Advanced Web Ranking comes in three versions - Standard, Professional and Enterprise, and a fully featured trial can be downloaded for free.
Rank Tracker also allows you to check your websites ranking but in a more limited number of search engines, and it only shows your sites ranking - not your competitors. One notable feature though is the integration of keyword suggestion tools. Rank Tracker can be used for free though if you need to save projects you will need to upgrade to a Professional license.
Google Sitemap Automator - as the name suggests this application automates the process of creating Google site maps, which can then be used to help Google crawl your website more effectively.
iSEO - enter a web address into this handy little widget and it quickly returns various useful information about a site including page rank, alexa ranking, and number of backward links.
I am always on the lookout for more Mac SEO software, please feel free to share links.
August 24th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Hi Paul,
Nice blog, and good to see another Mac-o-phile pushing the use of SEO tools.
We have a nice Mac & Windows solution coming to market next week (actually a web based solution, so we can skip all the platform issues. But it was coded on Mac OSX machines and a Linux/Windows test machine).
I’ll keep you posted, and even give you a Pro upgrade for a broadcast or two, if you’d like.
It’s a media broadcast engine that specializes in driving traffic. We developed it over the last 18 months, when we were working with the largest online PR firm, and perfecting their wonderful SEO platform.
We take Video, Audio, Images and text (any or all), optimize and broadcast into a subset of 560 web sites. Then we optimize the traffic back to each client site. Our editorial staff is trained in Ninja-SEO, so they know their business.
Thanks again for the links above. I’ve used Advanced Web Ranking for years now, and it’s a very solid application. I’d endorse it. If only they’d ask…;-)
War regards,
Mark Alan Effinger
http://www.RichContent.tv