Which SEO tools?

**4ndy** · 1 October 2018, 5:23 pm

Hi

Having relied mainly on ppc and using seo agencies for the last 15 years I now want to have a go at seo myself, which paid online tools do I need from this list, do I need them all or will one suffice, are there any other must haves?
Moz
Majestic
Ahrefs
Semrush

Best wishes
Andy

**icium** · 2 October 2018, 1:29 am

Of course Searchmetrics

But its a little bit expensive

**citizen42** · 2 October 2018, 2:02 am

There is no must have tool. You may need some of them to accomplish certain tasks.
The important part is to know what to do, choosing a tool for that should be easy.

Check them out and see which one suits your needs best.
I used to use Screaming frog, gives tons of information about your site.

**Cash Bonus** · 2 October 2018, 2:36 am

There’s no doubt that Screaming Frog is a fantastic application to use. You need to work out which tools suit your needs best and use them to your advantage

Wishing you much luck and success in your endeavours.

**baldidiot** · 2 October 2018, 3:39 am

I use ahrefs - seems to do everything I want it to.

**nfint12** · 2 October 2018, 3:52 am

I like mangools, their serpwatcher and kwfinder are excellent and their siteprofiler although new seems to be pretty good.

Semrush is also good, but you can get a good few searches without paying

**LeeGwilliam** · 2 October 2018, 5:30 am

Originally Posted by 4ndy

Hi

Having relied mainly on ppc and using seo agencies for the last 15 years I now want to have a go at seo myself, which paid online tools do I need from this list, do I need them all or will one suffice, are there any other must haves?
Moz
Majestic
Ahrefs
Semrush

Best wishes
Andy

I use all of these plus other stuff such as hotjar (Not SEO but super useful), screamingfrog etc

Assume a lot of the guys on WP sites will be using Yoast plugin

**robyroy** · 2 October 2018, 6:04 am

Originally Posted by 4ndy

Hi

Having relied mainly on ppc and using seo agencies for the last 15 years I now want to have a go at seo myself, which paid online tools do I need from this list, do I need them all or will one suffice, are there any other must haves?
Moz
Majestic
Ahrefs
Semrush

Best wishes
Andy

Hi.
I use this tools:

google kw planner, for kw research
ahrefs, majestic and search console for backlinks reports
screaming frog and xenu for different reports
Seopower suite for audits and keywords rankings.

**thomasandreas** · 2 October 2018, 10:40 am

if you are just starting out dont go overboard. Regardless you cannot master them all at the same time.
I would start with Ahrefs for backlink reports. No need to also have majestic.
then semrush is useful for checking your own and competitors keywords and rankings. But def dont go overboard, ranking takes times so try to lower your fixed cost as much as possible. Spending is easy making is a bit harder!

Good luck!

**casionmark** · 2 October 2018, 11:41 am

I would definitely get AHREFs on for back linking and keyword research. They have good online tutorials too.

**casionmark** · 2 October 2018, 11:42 am

Out of interest - which is everyone's best tool for SEO auditing?

**gil.langelaan** · 2 October 2018, 12:04 pm

Ahrefs is a must have.
And Screaming frog if your site is bigger than 100 pages.

**wonderpunter** · 3 October 2018, 3:43 am

They are all inaccurate.. screaming frog is good for analysis, ahrefs is as good as it gets but still not perfect and very inaccurate

**goncalorcosta** · 4 October 2018, 7:37 pm

If you're going to just get one of them, go with Ahrefs. It's by far the best one out there. Not the cheapest, but really good. The team behind it is awesome as well.

**Hen** · 8 November 2018, 12:37 pm

Ahrefs indeed is a good one

**FreerollsDB** · 8 November 2018, 9:15 pm

screaming frog, any backlink tool, excel, google developers tab on chrome and let's not forget lighthouse

**lithejed** · 9 November 2018, 4:01 am

You need to understand for what purposes you need these tools. It makes no sense to take them all and waste the budget. You can get by with only Ahrefs if you clearly understand your tasks.

**royce.dietrich** · 9 November 2018, 5:38 am

Mainly, I use Ahrefs. It has all necessary tools for qualify SEO. Sometimes SimilarWeb

**Fearless_Gamer** · 10 November 2018, 6:27 am

I using Screaming frog and Semrush, lately I discover a new (old) tool like SF but free: Xenu.

**cryptocasinoscc** · 13 November 2018, 12:03 am

Hello,

My favourite is Semrush for years.

They provide you with in-depth rankings and insights on your ranking.

Moz is also an industry-standard for sure.

I am using both of the above on my site

Cheers

Originally Posted by 4ndy

Hi

Having relied mainly on ppc and using seo agencies for the last 15 years I now want to have a go at seo myself, which paid online tools do I need from this list, do I need them all or will one suffice, are there any other must haves?
Moz
Majestic
Ahrefs
Semrush

Best wishes
Andy

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