Q and A: How do I view all the rankings for my site under multiple keywords?

Dear Kalena...

I recently launched a website called Giantshopper.com and am interested in knowing where my website ranks on various search engines. However, I am unable to see where it ranks using specific keywords unless I view the results page-by-page. Do you recommend any sites which will help solve my issue?

Best Regards,
Sam

Kalena's Answer:

Hi Sam

There are endless software tools on the market these days that will assist you to view the search rankings for your site under different keywords. What they do is conduct multiple searches for keywords on the search engines and then collate the results for you in various reports.

Because bulk querying software as described can cause a drain on their servers, their use is frowned on by the search engines, noticeably Google. Therefore you should make sure you use software that has "polite-searching" built in and/or conducts the searches using an API key provided to users by Google. One of the better ones I've used is WebPosition. Others I've heard about but can't vouch for include WebCEO and IBP.

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