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If you don't mind grey-hat SEO, really private PBN (private blog networks) still work. If you are a legit SEO consultant/service, I'd say broken link building is the way to go.

OP, you can try any of these http://webmeup.com/blog/mac-seo-tools.html Most of these tools have free trials or are in fact freeware.

It depends on what I'm doing... To spin articles, I use the Best Article Spinner To create social media bookmarks, I use bookmarks I use Bookmarking Demon. For backlink analysis I use SEO Spyglass. I also employ Rank Tracker to track keywords on big projects. And, last but not least, …

Depending on the backlink analysis depth you want, you can: 1. google for link:[url]http://www.yoursite.com[/url] 2. check out some free tools like ahrefs and seo spyglass (free version) 3. used paid versions of seo spyglass; buy majestic seo - both deliver, spyglass is much cheaper. Note: if you want to check …

It actually depends on the keyword you target. From my experience, top 5 positions for obviously lucrative keywords are occupied and there's little you can do about it. You should have a closer look at what your competitors do: set up google alerts for their brand names, monitor their backlinks. …

I believe that sometimes we focus too much on pagerank. It's high or low - then what? Better think link-building. Think content marketing. Think traffic. Pagerank won't take long to follow.