Keeping track of your search engine rankings and building backlinks with the proper anchor text for the SEO-optimized post you have created using your target keywords is the first and foremost task that needs to be done as a blogger or SEO professional.
The key factor to achieving a better ranking in Google’s search engine is to use the most searched for keywords, especially those which will help your website show up on one of the first few pages of the search results.
A comprehensive list of some very useful online rank checker tools has been given below to help you check the ranking of your target keywords in Google:
1. SEMrush
SEMrush is a competitive intelligence suite for online marketing ranging from SEO and PPC to social media and video advertising research. It displays all the keywords that we are ranking for in Google.
To know the ranking of a particular keyword in Google, we need to enter the URL of that particular keyword in SEMrush to know its position. The tool lets you evaluate competitors' landing pages from the URLs in the SERPs and compare traffic volumes, CPC estimates and number of search results.
The SEMrush Competitive Positioning Map helps you identify your closest competitors who need to be overcome on the internet.
2. Ahrefs
Ahrefs is a toolset for SEO and marketing that offers tools for backlink research, organic traffic research, keyword research, content marketing & more. It lists down the referring page URLs, number of internal and external links, link URL and anchor texts of all the links needed for the site.
It detects the keyword your website is ranking for and lets you specify ranking on country basis. The tool is also very useful for link building and offers services like link discovery, link analysis, competitor analysis and content ideation.
3. Google Rank Checker
Google Rank Checker is the most used page rank checker and domain analysis tool that uses a numerical scale ranging between 0-10 measures how many links point to a website or page and the quality of the sites that provide those links.
The tool helps you track keyword positioning in Google search engine results and even lets you create valuable backlinks in case your Page Rank Test results are lower than you intend them to be.
4. SEO SERP Workbench
SEO SERP Workbench is a tool that helps you check the status of your website and that of your competitor. The tool displays top 100 results for keywords highlights the URL of the keyword we are ranking for with the rank position in green colour along with the title and Meta description.
The tool is a chrome extension and is used by bloggers and professionals to check the search engine rankings of their keywords.
5. Keyword Rank Checker by SERPS.com
Keyword Rank Checker by SERPS.com is a free keyword rank checker tool that lets you quickly track, check and graph the top 300 SERP results or search engine ranking for multiple domains and keywords. The registered users are allowed up to 25 keywords per domain and up to 20 domains while the non-registered users can save only a total of 20 keywords.
The tool facilitates the access of registered user inputs and SERP results from anywhere through a mobile device and does not restrict it to your current browser. It displays the top 250 search results along with CPC and search volume data for any keyword or phrase and even lets customize your results by domain, location, and device.
6. SEOCentro Rank Checker
SEOCentro Rank Checker is an advanced SEO analyzer and keyword rank tool that offers an in-depth SEO analysis as well as SEO ranking on a page-by-page basis of the websites to the webmasters.
The tool checks your search engine position ranking for any keyword in Google, Bing and Yahoo and provides an advanced report including related keywords, spell check, SEO status, social media ranking, site usability, online reputation, meta tags and site loading speed. It also helps you improve your web page content, boost your search engine ranking and simultaneously track the competitor websites.
7. Rank Checker
Rank Checker is a Firefox extension by SEObook that helps you optimize your website for search engine ranking as well as check your website ranking on Google, Yahoo and MSN for specific keywords.
The tool does not drive traffic to your website but suggests areas of improvement to make your website more search engine friendly. It provides you with an insight to compete with other SEOs at the professional level and also helps you learn to read search results, understand the general algorithmic trends as well as know the relevancy of algorithms change.
8. Moonsy’s Google Position Checker
Moonsy’s Google Position Checker helps you check all the ranked pages with specified keywords and domains in Google ranking and even allows you to check Google position for a single keyword for multiple domains at the same time.
The tool displays the first 100 search results and is very useful when you have numerous micro websites and are using them for linking to the main site with the same keywords. It also lets you quickly check true Google Page Rank of your site or any subpage on your website.
Rank checking helps you identify your competitors on the Search engine Ranking Pages and the keywords they are ranking for so that you can properly plan out your new set of targeted keywords to outrank them.
Through Keyword Monitoring, you can evaluate and analyze your online marketing, track the shifts in the keyword ranking position of your website as well as keep an eye on the current rankings of your site in order to compare them with the past rankings and determine a proper set of targeted keywords for your website.
