What features do you think would make the ultimate SEO toolset?
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What features do you think would make the ultimate SEO software?
Which SEO software do you use and why? if you could combine all your toolsets which features would you combine?
For a small business owner, which software should I choose?
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I agree with James. There's not an "SEO software" that I use, just tools that help me do my job better.
Some of the better tools include
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Open Site Explorer
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Google Analytics
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Hootsuite
Most of these tools vary depending on the user, however it's important to stress again that the best SEO software is "you" and the content that you create.
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The thing is SEO software is not going to do SEO for you it is only going to assist you with processes and make things quicker.
To me I think SEOmoz is the best at the moment for what they offer, i.e OSE, ranking tracking, errors tracking, followerwonk, link finder ect ect
Raven is good too but SEO moz is better then Raven in my eyes,
You then have 100s of other tools I mean for Enterprise level, for small business, for link building.
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