Free Webmaster Tools

[Shawn]

What’s the best free tool for website owners?

Let's get a big list built up here!!

 

[Demon_skeith]

Hrmmm, first and foremost if Google's G4 analytics. Best thing to have on your site.

 

[Shawn]

Hrmmm, first and foremost if Google's G4 analytics. Best thing to have on your site.

These days, I like to use Search Console more than GA4. They even give you some stats to keep track of now.

 

[Jason]

I like this link:

https://checkpagerank.net

But, of course, Google PR is extinct, but it's still useful for looking at SEO power and there are other metrics on the linked website also.

 

[Shawn]

Yeah. The only time I ever hear about PageRank is when people make these posts

 

[Jason]

Yeah. The only time I ever hear about PageRank is when people make these posts

It was a big thing around 2011, my early days of web development.

 

[Shawn]

It was a big thing around 2011, my early days of web development.

I remember when everyone (me included) would put a website counter on the footer that showed your PageRank.