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This is part three of a three part series on rank checking tools. 

In it I look at Advance Web Ranking, documenting the different parts of the program along with my opinion on it.

So by now you’ve read about Webposition and AgentWebRanking and I’ve given you my opinion of the highlights and lowlights of both of these applications.

Well today I’m going to look at the third and final application I chose to review.  Remember there are a lot more out there than just these three, but these are the one’s I felt were most compatible with what I needed to do:  Namely query the various engines across multiple countries to find the current rankings.

I’ll tell you right now, Advanced Web Ranking is my favorite of the three applications.  It sets out to do one thing and one thing only – check rank and return results.  No page critics, no forum or blog links, only ranking.

Like Webposition this program has a scheduler – something I found Agent lacked – but unlike Webposition I found this program much easier to use.

Starting a new project is as simple as selecting “Project” and “New Project.”

Much like the other programs you are presented a list of engines you want to chose from, but unlike the others this one has a filter, so you can filter by name.

Only want to check your Google rank?  Simple, type in Google in the filter box and you are returned only Google engines.  What to look at only US engines?  Change the filter type to country and type in “USA.”

Next you add your keywords, either manually entering them or importing them from various sources.  You also do the same for the URLs you want to report on.  Finally you give it a name and let it go.

This program also allows you to chart progress over time, and lets you see, at a glance, which terms have moved up or down.

A search of about 1000 sources (that means a combination of keywords and engines) took me about 15 minutes – similar to the rest.  And you can watch your progress (if you’re really bored) as it tells you the progress for each and every search.

Also, depending on what version you get you can assign custom templates to the reports (For example, if you are a search marketing firm and want to use the tool to report on your clients’ progress) and you can even export the data to multiple formats, again depending on the version you purchase.

The best part of all is that, of the three programs I looked at this one was the most affordable.  Both the Standard and Professional editions are roughly ˝ the cost of the competitors.  Granted, the other programs have a few more bells and whistles but if all you want is a rank checking software then that’s what you pay for.

One other nice thing about this program.  If you aren’t tied to Windows and prefer to run a Mac or Linux, you can download versions of this program to suit you.

The site has a product comparison and pricing for the different versions on this page:

http://www.advancedwebranking.com/comparison.html

To download a demo version of the program for various platforms, go here:

http://www.advancedwebranking.com/download.html

In Conclusion

Like all software applications you may or may not agree with me.  What I’ve presented in these 3 articles is my view on the programs along with what I like and don’t like about them.

Just so you know, I’m not affiliated with any of the companies I’ve mentioned, I just happened to be reviewing their software for a client so I thought I’d share my findings.

Of course there are other ones out there, both locally run like these three or hosted on other sites.  And there are many other features which various different programs incorporate so really, it comes down to personal preference.

If I didn’t have the luxury of using a proprietary software designed by my firm, I know which of these I’d use, the question is, which will you use?

Rob Sullivan is a SEO Consultant and Writer for Textlinkbrokers.com