Google Webmaster Tools
I just tested another nice feature of Google I wasn’t aware of yet: Google Webmaster Tools. This is a set of tools developed for us webmasters to monitor and analyse all kind of stuff in relation to the Google search engine. Most relevant features I think are:
- See with what search terms your website appears and on what rank
- See what terms Googleboot thinks are relevant at your site
- Check errors that occured while indexing your site
It’s free to sign up and you can just enter the domains that you own. To access the full features you have to verify that you are the owner of the domains by uploading a randomly named HTML file and have Google download it (beware your .htaccess which might restrict access to it!).
Fore more info check out this nice article: Grow your Studio with Google Webmaster Tools.
If you like the Google Webmaster Tools you should definitely have a look at Google Analytics as well. It’s another great tool for webmasters that can be used for free and that allows you to analyse the traffic that you get to your webpage. I have written a little summary on how to use it and it’s main features, which you can view here.