16 Free Online Link Building & Development Tools
In order to rank #1 on major search engines such a Google, Yahoo! and Bing, a link builder needs to know the back link profiles of their competitors and industry allies. Having this kind of knowledge makes link building easier, more efficient and most all more effective. The tools listed below will not only help you discover your competition’s backlink profiles but will also provide ways to obtain relevant back links yourself. TOOL #1 – Backlink Watch – The Backlink Watch Tool a very simple way to check a website’s back link URL’s, anchor text and total OBL’s (outbound links) on the same page as that link. TOOL #2 – Analyze Backlinks – Another gold mine for exploring a competitor’s back links. This one provides more valuable options that allow you to filter out same domain URL’s and to search for factors such as target keyword mentions surrounding the links. TOOL #3 – Yahoo Site Explorer – Not really a linking too...