Comments on: The SEO Tool that Could Make SEO Software Unnecessary

By: buddy007

buddy007 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:57:09 +0000

I have to say that Aaron is one smart guy who knows his SEO. I’ve been using some of his extensions for awhile, but I think I like this one the best. Having all that useful data in one easy to find location makes a big difference.

By: dottystorer

dottystorer — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:16:41 +0000

I cannot find this seo toolbar listed at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/, which lists all official Firefox extensions. There are seo toolbars by other programmers listed there. Why is it not listed at the official site for Firefox extensions? My security standard is to only use official Firefox extensions. Also, how does this toolbar compare with those listed there? Specifically, how does it compare to RankQuest SEO Toolbar by Vincent brown which sounds similar?

By: arnek

arnek — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:19:50 +0000

Very nice tool. I use this and sometimes in conjunction with SEOQuake.

By: webmister

webmister — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:49:49 +0000

Great creation. It was as if I was looking for a Pretty Girl and I got Google Instead.
Congrats Aaron and keep growing! It’s gonna help me satisfy my customers better for my SEO service in the future.

I’ll recommend this tool to all my customers.

Gurung Webmaster

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:25 +0000

@Deborah – I have not experienced any FF crashes since I installed the tool.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:59:01 +0000

@koko – I doubt Aaron Wall needs to pay to get news coverage, Koko. I also wonder what made you believe he paid me? Jealousy perhaps?

@WebDude – the title says clearly: “could” – not “would” – I also happen to agree with you, and the conclusion of the article is clear in this regard too. However, the SEO toolbar remains a valuable tool for general SEO needs. I hope you will test the tool yourself and you will then see the value it adds and its potential. Aaron still has to work to refine it. As BentAnat said, there are still bugs – but they are too minor to mention.

By: WebDude

WebDude — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:56:13 +0000

I applaud the title for it’s “readability” but a need for SEO software will continue to exist for folks who seriously want to track their link profile/web rankings. Now most sb owners don’t have time for this and usually outsource it but for SEO/SEM workers you still may want to use different tools for keyword research and competitive analytics. A variety of tools works best and I don’t believe there is a “single” tool out there that warrants the title of putting seo software to bed forever.

Of course, SEO is a broad term covering many aspects.

By: koko

koko — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:43:21 +0000

How much did he pay you to post this article?

By: Sueblimely

Sueblimely — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:28:52 +0000

I installed this as soon as I heard about it, trusting it because of its creator, and was not disappointed. I have already made good use of it. By amalgamating so many features, that previously had to be accessed via individual tools, it puts valuable information in easy reach at any time.

I have noticed no slow downs or strange behaviour but, having just reinstalled Firefox and only adding vital extensions, maybe this is because of no clashes.

By: BentAnat

BentAnat — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:08:03 +0000

There _IS_ a slight bug with .com.** domains, though. Something i’ve seen with a good couple of tools out there. the moment you run, for example hotwire.com.na through it, it’ll search for “.com.na” instead of the full domain (this is for msot stats the tool provides using the “compare sites” functions.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:48:54 +0000

I had used IBP when I was first getting into SEO for my business website. While I’d say it was an invaluable tool during my learning curve, I certainly wouldn’t pay $300+ for the annual accessibility to their software program.

I haven’t used the toolbar myself, but it may be a good FREE tool based on what I’ve read here. The deterrent for me are the comments of FF crashes, which would frustrate me to no end.

Great info, thanks Mig!

By: Saboma

Saboma — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:16:59 +0000

Having and using this SEO toolbar is a totally rad little operation. Long live Aaron Wall and his outstanding ideas! Also, thanks for sharing, Mig-^5!

By: Dazzy

Dazzy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:03:06 +0000

hai looks like a good SEO tool, it can make my life much easier love the feature in which you can compare sites

By: Lifecruiser

Lifecruiser — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:55:22 +0000

Great article about an equally great tool. I think many blog owners like me, love those “fast answers” SEO tools. Love the export and comparison features. I’ve only been using the SearchStatus tool earlier, with the highlight no follow turned off.

Me too are experiencing some performance problems and crashing of FF since the upgrade to FF3, especially at addons updates. I thought it were some of my addons making a fuss, not sure of which one though. (It might have gone away, haven’t had any this week… *crossing my fingers*)

By: Tyssen

Tyssen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:37:46 +0000

I have the same problem as you, Mihaela, with SEO . . . all those red links are distracting!

As Chris Cree said, you can turn that option off.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:08:26 +0000

True – the only thing that is missing – and now I am sorry I haven’t included this aspect in the article – is the Google search bar. If Aaron adds this, there will be no more reasons for me to use the actual Google toolbar.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:50:04 +0000

Using this already, it’s an incredible tool. If only to have a look around and see things with another viewing angle.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:25:03 +0000

I actually noticed strange behavior in FF3 too, not slowing down as much as unexplainable crushes, Chris. I have SearchStatus too, and SEO Quake, and, and, and… I think there’s basically no SEO tool I haven’t tested. Not so much of an exciting life. LOL.

By: Nestor Rojas

Nestor Rojas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:19:47 +0000

Very useful tool, Thanks. I will try it.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:45:21 +0000

This sounds great. I have the same problem as you, Mihaela, with SEO . . . all those red links are distracting!

Love the fact that this toolbar examines social media and can compare sites. Very nice!

By: ChrisCree

ChrisCree — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:40:06 +0000

SearchStatus seems to slow FF down less for me than SEO for FF does. I have both installed but I leave only SearchStatus on all the time for quick reference. Of course I don’t run it with the nofollow highlighting on so I don’t know if that would slow things down any. I’m on a Mac with a high end DSL. Not as fast as cable, I know, but still fairly sporty.

Something changed between FF2 & FF3. I never had any problems with performance with FF2. But since I upgraded FF has slowed down enough that I probably spend about a third of my time in Safari. As a result I tend to be careful what add-ons I install in FF. Sounds like I should give the SEO Toolbar a closer look though.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:25:50 +0000

Good question, Chris- No, it doesn’t slow down the browser :) but I do have a very fast PC and fast Internet connection. The only tool that’s really bothering me is the SEO for firefox that highlights in red all nofollow links on a page. It makes the pages look ugly… but it is very useful to identify nofollow links without having to “view page source”

By: ChrisCree

ChrisCree — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:22:45 +0000

As a social media guy who happens to know a little about SEO, I’m a big fan of some of these “at a glance” free SEO FireFox extensions. Like you said, they give great overview information without burying me with too much info. I’ve found that I get better performance when I keep them deactivated most of the time and just turn them on when I’m doing research.

Do you find the SEO Toolbar slows down your browser at all during normal surfing?

By: thearticlewriter

thearticlewriter — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:19:35 +0000

Excellent explanation of SEOToolbar, something I installed recently but haven’t used to its full capabilities as of yet. Even in its most basic form, I like the information that it gives me, “at a glance” details about the age of a site, links, PageRank, and more. A jewel of a tool…I highly recommend it.

By: Chris Baskind

Chris Baskind — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:17:18 +0000

How cool is this? Once again, Aaron Wall is da man.