For example, we see among our top competitors

By traffic share: Given that this website is neither a direct business competitor or an SEO blog, we would probably have overlooked it when doing keyword research. But if we plug the website into Site Explorer and check the Top Pages report, we see a few topics that might be worth us covering like “small business tips” and “marketing calendar.” If you’ve tagged your keywords by topic in Rank Tracker, you can take this competitor discovery method even further using the tag filter. For example, if we filter by our “link building” tag, we see a couple of competitors that didn’t show up before like outreach.io and linkbuilder.io. Given that we’re always on the lookout for more link-building-related topics, it would probably also be worth checking the Top Pages report for these websites in Site Explorer.


In fact, if we do that with linkbuilder.io, we see a few good us phone number list link-building-related topics that we haven’t covered yet like “link exchanges” and “link building expert.” FAQs Before we wrap things up, let’s answer a few common questions about rank trackers. What is the best rank tracking tool? The best rank tracking tool is subjective but according to one industry poll, SERPRobot, Ahrefs’ Rank Tracker, Accuranker, and SE Ranking are the most widely used. Is there a free rank tracker? Yes, many. We even have our own completely free keyword rank checker. Can I track local rankings in a rank tracker? It depends on the rank tracking tool. Some have that capability; some don’t. You can track rankings at the country, state, city, or zip code level in Ahrefs’ Rank Tracker. Final thoughts Rank tracking can quickly become a time suck.



If you’re obsessing over every little ranking fluctuation on a daily basis, you’re using it wrong. The best rank tracker is one with features and functionalities that actually help you improve SEO and get more traffic. Got questions? Ping me on Twitter. Joshua Hardwick Article by Joshua Hardwick Head of Content @ Ahrefs (or, in plain English, I'm the guy responsible for ensuring that every blog post we publish is EPIC). Keep Learning YouTube SEO: How to Rank Your Videos From Start to Finish Do you want to rank your videos in YouTube? Learn how we increased our YouTube search views by nearly 400% in 7 ½ months, and how you can do the same.