One of the mistakes all the newbies do is not tracking the Search engine results page (SERP). You should always track your keywords to monitor its daily changes. It will help you in assessing your SEO efforts and over a period of time you will know what type of link building is working for you.


It is always a good practice to track the positions after you build some links. 

However someone who is new to the IM will not want to invest in a paid SERP tool. So I thought of putting together a small list of tools you can use for free. Please feel free to add other tools you know so that it will benefit everyone.


1. Serplab.co.uk



This is perhaps the best free tool. You can track 300 keywords and all the keywords are updated daily. The graph is not that great, but tracking 300 keywords for free will surely outweigh this disadvantage.


Pros: 

  • Ability to track 300 kwds for free
  • On demand updates


Cons:

  • Graph is not that good.
  • No email reports.




2. Whatsmyserp.com



Another famous free tool. I think you can track 500 keywords but you have to manually update the rankings everyday. If you have only few kwds to track, then this is good.

Pros:

  • Free tracking for 20 domains and 25 keywords per domain


Cons:

  • No daily tracking updates.
  • No email reports.



3. Proranktracker.com



This is a paid tool, however with a free account you can track 20 keywords. The interface and the graphs are all good. You get a decent email report about your ranking details daily.

Pros:

  • Good interface and graphs
  • Daily email reports


Cons:

  • Free tracking only for 20 keywords



4. Micrositemasters.com



This is also a paid tool but it allows you to create a free account where you can track 10 keywords. 

Pros:

  • Good interface and graphs
  • Daily email reports


Cons:

  • Free tracking only for 10 keywords