Question

Hi Adria,

I have been looking for a cheap way for clients to measure their site’s position in Google.  This one is free http://www.ventio.se/seo-tools/google-position/ But does not keep a history.  I guess they could keep a history in Excel.  Some require SOAP API Which are not issued anymore and some charge a quite a bit.

Answer

I would recommend you take a look at SheerSEO to track and retain historical data for your client’s search engine rankings.

The developer, Eyal, has been very responsive and helpful.  I first tried the service in August 2008 and wrote up a post explaining how you could use SheerSEO as part of your SEO marketing strategy.  Tracking what keywords and phrases are working for a business over time is important.  It can help you to see what’s working or not working plus, there is a free trial.   The cost is $10/month per domain name.  Another powerful feature that moved me towards SheerSEO is that you can create a “management” account that will allow you to track multiple domains.

If you’re interested to see the backend, feel free to contact me and I can show you the backend for one of my sites (page rank, search terms, etc).

Below are screenshots from SheerSEO for this website, ButYoureAgirl.com

Tracking keywords and Longtail

I was tracking these keyword phrases related to an article I wrote on how to redirect WordPress pages other sites.

Tracking Page Rank

Here I am able to see all on one page what my page rank is.

Word Density

Here I can check for word density. This is what my double word density is.

Number of Referring Sites

Here I can see the number of sites that point back to the website. This is what my double word density is.