The update, nicknamed Phoenix, brings what Bing calls a "new, fresh user experience" and some new reports that bear a striking resemblance to the former Yahoo Site Explorer. For both the SEO Analyzer and Link Explorer tools, Bing keeps privacy at...
Like many in the SEO community, the closing of Yahoo Site Explorer was a difficult pill to swallow. Important note: this is against Google Webmaster Guidelines and, in rare cases, can result in website penalties or bans)
As Yahoo Site Explorer (YSE) rolls in to Bing Webmaster Tools the information will be initially restricted to sites you own - so competitor analysis will be lost this way. With the demise of Yahoo Site Explorer today, SEOs and online marketers will...
In my last column, we looked at three different tools for measuring incoming links: Google Webmaster Tools, Open Site Explorer and Majestic SEO. Once you have your list of competitors, simply plug each of their sites into the link checking tool of...
For a long time, the key tool for link analysis was Yahoo's Site Explorer, much valued for its raw unprocessed output. That would be very hard to find with confidence (even using Yahoo Site Explorer).
Yahoo's Site Explorer, the webmaster tool for those looking to optimize for Yahoo, is destined for a shutdown later this year. After all Yahoo sites have migrated to Bing-powered search results, Yahoo site explorer will shut down in favor of...
SEOLink Analysis: Supplements lists of links produced by Google Webmaster Tools and Yahoo Site Explorer with information about each link's PageRank, anchor text, and follow status. Open Site Explorer: A very user-friendly tool with anchor text data...
Majestic SEO has released its new Site Explorer tool. Majestic SEO Unveils Site Explorer by Brent Rangen Unfortunately for Overstock, Webmaster World began examining why they were seeing such great rankings for numerous common terms, a review which...
Yahoo Site Explorer, the only completely free site explorer tool, has long been teetering on the brink of extinction. Open Site Explorer is a great tool, but it will only show you the links passing the most "link equity," or 1,000 for a standard...
Majestic-SEO -- Similar to Open Site Explorer, this tool provides comprehensive backlink information on over 2.4 trillion unique URLs (as of Sept 3). Open Site Explorer -- A powerful tool created by the fine folks at SEOmoz.org that measures and...
New in Public Data Explorer: Visualize the US Budget - Google Public Policy Blog Time for Google to Extend Geographic Targeting in Webmaster Central? Here's what Google should do to make Webmaster Central geo-targeting more useful for non-U.S.based...
Massive Link Drops in Yahoo Site Explorer: Yahoo Working With Microsoft To Fix - Search Engine Roundtable Looking for Input on Crawl Delay - Bing Webmaster Center Why doesn't the clickthrough data in Webmaster Tools match what I see in Google...
Only recently, Yahoo discontinued filtering in "linkdomain:domain.com -site:domain.com" (because the Bing engine runs Yahoo results now) and only shows limited data from Yahoo Site Explorer (tip: use non-U.S.
Yahoo Site Explorer is useful to Webmasters with direct access to their site information (after being verified), and can help you assess competitors. Site Explorer is great for link research, but it can also be used to evaluate pages indexed within...
Use Yahoo Site Explorer to identify the top pages listed there. Site Explorer tends to list the most important pages first. Lastly, use Google Webmaster Tools and Live Search Webmaster Tools to see what 404 errors they report after the move.
Yahoo has a similar tool with its Site Explorer, and Live Search has its Webmaster Center . Google Webmaster Tools is a free service that provides a wealth of information about your site. Google Webmaster Tools
Yahoo Site Explorer will show you the links coming into any Web site URL. Google Webmaster Central provides many great tools for understanding the Google Index. Google has a tool in the Google Toolbar called PageRank, and this tool will show you...
Going to Yahoo and typing in the query, "link:www.yourdomain.com," will take you directly to Yahoo Site Explorer. To Google's credit, it offers a much more comprehensive link analysis tool in its Webmaster Central area.
Google's Webmaster Central and Yahoo's Site Explorer, for example, are two programs that provide tools to help a webmaster influence the way a site is indexed by a search engine. Microsoft is planning its own version of a webmaster tool, though it...
Other Cutts favorites include Google Reader, Gmail, Google Calendar, Yahoo Site Explorer, MSN's advanced search, Bloglines, and Ask Smart Answers. Cutts enthused about Google's new Webmaster Console, the latest iteration of the webmaster relations...
