Tracking a URL's ranking for specific keywords?

February 19, 2007 2:20 PM

I need a piece of software or a web application that will help me track a URL's performance relative to specific keywords over time.

Searching through previous questions tagged with SEO, I have already found several applications (googlerankings.com and Keyword Tracker, specifically) that do exactly what I'm after, except for only one site, i.e. you need a Google API key.

I need something that will let me put in the URL of any site (not just my own) and a keyword (or several), and it will give me the ranking of that URL for that specific keyword. Ideally the application would track changes in the rankings for the keyword(s) over time. Does this functionality exist?

Paid services are fine.

posted by aebaxter to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

advanced web ranking isn't too bad, bit pricey but it's reporting tools are very good.
posted by twistedonion at 3:57 PM on February 19, 2007

ooops meant to give you the link - http://www.advancedwebranking.com
posted by twistedonion at 3:57 PM on February 19, 2007

It's been a while since I've been involved in the SE ranking game, but the three places with the best info were always:

forums.searchenginewatch.com/
www.searchengineforums.com
www.webmasterworld.com

You're bound to find recommendations there from people using these sorts of tools on a daily basis.
posted by Ness at 3:47 AM on February 20, 2007