The 10 Best Chrome Extensions for SEO

Google Chrome is simply a wonderful, clear and crisp browser that I am very fond of - and as a search engine optimizer I have found a host of Chrome Extensions to be virtually essential to my ability to be highly efficient and productive in my work. Below I list the 10 most vital - from my experience; much of it of the trial and error variety - extensions for the purposes of maximal output SEO performance as well as how I utilize these tools in my day to day work.

10. SEO SERP

Easy way to check where a certain site is ranking for a certain term.

9. Mozbar

SEOMoz finally got round to rolling out a Chrome version of their Mozbar and let's just say it was well worth the wait!

8. Chrome SEO

A resource without peer in terms of timely, near immediate, at-a-glance information specs on a given site.

7. Rescue Time Chrome Productivity Meter

A very good way to make sure that the majority of your online time is spent productively.

6. Kuber PageRank Checker

The gold standard in at-a-glance PR - no frills, no fuss, just the information I need when I need it.

5. Google Mail Checker

If you are like most SEO's and do not have time to log in and out of your gmail all day then I suggest simply installing this application which allows you to monitor any movements coming into your inbox.

4. StayFocusd

Another productivity aid.

3. FastestChrome

Simply indispensable to anyone consuming large quantities of online data - faster access to automatically loaded "next" pages is but one of many benefits offered.

2. SecBrowser - Plugin Version Checker

The only way to guarantee all of your extensions are bang up to date - large and in charge.

1. SEO & Website Analysis

A tool I am getting a lot of good information out of is Woorank - and this extension would probably rank as my favourite at present; simply because it at any moment allows me to be within 60 seconds of a highly detailed forensic report on a client or competitor website.

If you enjoyed this post may I suggest you check out my detailed overview and educational resource on Search Engine Optimization, too.