Comments on: The Top 5 Mac SEO Tools Every Expert Must Have

By: Nick Stuart-Miller

Nick Stuart-Miller — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:52:11 +0000

I agree with you re: Rage SEO Suite. For Mac SEOs it really is quite useful, without having to shell out loads on monthly subscription fees for the much larger (and better) SEO softwares.

However, I’ve always had a problem with the IP for Link Assistant. I use the Website Auditor though, that’s a very powerful programme indeed!

By: LaurentB

LaurentB — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:41:14 +0000

I’m old school…
First Mac in 1990 😉

Anyways, whatever the tools… Like we says in French :”ce n’est pas l’habit qui fait le moine” (it’s not the cassock, which build a monk).
Out of all the tools you suggest, Link Assistant is the one I need to explore the most. The IP thing is a real problem!
That’s also the reason why I move more towards solutions like Search Metrics or SEMrush.

But try out Advanced Web Ranking. It really rocks!

By: Fletcher T.

Fletcher T. — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:14:48 +0000

It’s not that I prefer CSS Edit, it’s just a program for those on a budget and cannot afford to pay for the very expensive “preferred” Adobe program.

By: Ruud Hein

Ruud Hein — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:46:12 +0000

In reply to LaurentB.

Interesting, the differences in approach. Did you “grow up” on a Mac or moved to one later? Had problems finding what you need or are there still apps you miss?

By: LaurentB

LaurentB — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:34:18 +0000

You prefer Rage or CSS Edit over Dreamweaver ?
There are no tools more powerful than Dreamweaver, in order to build a website.
The other tool missing in this list is Advanced Web Ranking. It’s also the most powerful software to control ranking, but also to build keyword lists and more.
Link Assistant tools are great, though. However, the anti-captcha is tedious, and beware your IP being blackisted by Google because it sends so many requests.
I also use iShowU instead of screenflow, but heard good things about it.
Market Samurai is OK, but too much data kills the data. Consider working with Search Metrics, which is on a cloud;thus, no difference between Mac and PC. More important, no problems with your IP or hardware ressources with Search Metrics.

Conclusion : my list would be very different than yours.