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I have come across a google SERP tracker called SEO Count, and I was wondering if anyone else uses it to monitor keyword positions in the search engines..
If not, are there any other good (legal) tools to use? It's taking too long to monitor them all by hand now...
Thanks,
Rob
are there any other good (legal) tools to use?
If you find one, tell us about it. :(
It's based on the google API so its legal too, but as i mentioned above it only monitors google.
Formerly "Google Count", they're considering future SERP reports on other engines as well. They seem open to input for other helpful SEO ideas.
If I'm not mistaken, this tool uses the Google API Key which you are required to secure prior to using the tool. I'd look real closely at the terms that Google has specified in regards to using your Google API Key.
This is the sentence that concerns me from the Google Web APIs Terms...
The Google Web APIs service is made available to you for your personal, non-commercial use only (at home or at work).
P.S. There may be some issues there. The service mentioned is charging which makes this a commercial venture. If you read this from the TOC, it should be cause for concern...
13. Can I develop commercial applications using Google Web APIs?You can develop any application you want, but you must abide by the Google Web APIs terms of service. One condition is you cannot create a commercial service using Google Web APIs without first obtaining written consent from Google. Another is that you can only create one account for your personal use.
I'm going to assume that they do have written consent from Google. If not, ooops...
One of the reasons that they changed the name from GoogleCount to SEO count was that Google didnt like the fact they were using their name, so I would be very surprised if they hadnt got explicit permission to provide this service.
What I am slightly worried about is that the API is still only in beta and Google make no guarantee that the service will be provided forever.
Despite this concern, I signed up to the full unlimited version and am very impressed with them. They are very good at customer service, and continue to improve the product.. they also are quick to implement good user suggestions which you can make in the forum on the site.
They also mention in the forum that wordtracker are due to release an API and hopefully this will be integrated into the service - which would be a very interesting addition to say the least.
You rock.
You should be able to find it from there ;)
It also uses the API.
It only handles one domain per account though, but it looks pretty useful.
It can also track backlinks using the API too, which is nice..
- Shawn
Just as a FYI, our tool is not limited to one domain per account. There are no limits (never was) to the number of keyword/URL combos you can have.
Oops ... sorry about that mistake.
Rob
