SEO Tool Chest - Page Analysis Tools 1

Now we have a handle on our inbound linking analysis, now it's time to look at our web pages themselves. This brings us to the next compartment in my SEO Tool Chest: Page Analysis Tools, which features tools for analyzing on page factors.

Keyword Density & Prominence Analyzer from ranks.nl is one of my favorite free tools. On the surface it is a great keyword density tool, but once you use it, you will find it's so much more. It allows you to do general analysis or to focus in on a specific keyword phrase. It shows you all the important on page factors, such as title, headings, link text, etc., plus their count and density.

In the main Keyword Density section it shows the usual percentages, but also shows prominence and letters denoting where that keyword phrase is used, screenshot #1 (such as hover over the "L" (link text) and see all the link anchor text on this page). This screenshot #2 shows the same view without the hover which gives you an "at a glance" view of your handling of important keyword phrases (key to letters = T (title), D (meta description), K (meta keywords), H (headings), L (linktext), B (bold), A (alt tag)(oops, missed those last two).

The free version is sometimes overloaded, so try back later. They do have a subscription access plan called "Ranks Friends" for $49.00 per year, you get added functionality and I think, better access (not advertised as a feature) since I have never timed out since I upgraded. In the upgraded version you get these additional features, plus access to other cool tool:

• The maximum filesize of html pages becomes 120k instead of 40k
• Spidering of dynamic urls is allowed (.cgi .pl .php)
• Spidering of url with question marks is allowed
• Option to calculate density based on stemmed words
• Option to remove Google advertisements from pages
• Option to export reports to .xls (Excel / Open Office) format.

The export option is worth the price of admission!

Look for new additions to my Free Directory Listings Reviews area and more cools tools from my SEO Tool Chest.

martin