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KGen :: Firefox Add-ons

This is a great add-on for firefox/flock that I’ve been using that allows me to see the keyword density of a web page. It works in the sidebar of the browser. You basically click the ‘Scan it!’ button and the extension will scan the contents of the page and rank the keywords used on that page by how many times they repeat and will weight the relevance of that keyword on the page. You can also see how many of the keywords are sandwiched in <strong></strong>, <hx></hx>, <title></title>, etc tags.

As a developer, this helps me to pinpoint areas for improvement on my pages. I don’t directly control the content on most of the sites I develop, so this way I can at least determine where I can get the most bang for the buck as far as which keywords to use. It also will allow me to go back to my clients and show them how they can change their copywriting to further benefit their site.

Any ideas on other tools to help with SEO, let me know!

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If you haven’t used the Firebug add-on for Firefox yet, here’s a quick little video tutorial I found on YouTube. Doesn’t go into some of the more advanced uses of Firebug, but is a great starting point. If you know of any other great Firebug tutorials, please let me know!

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We all get used to our favorite browser and it’s tough to get anyone to change to something new. (Otherwise, not a person in the world would be using IE!). I’ve been using FireFox for quite a while now for a few reasons. For one, the enhancement capabilities with add-ons. I use Firebug, the web developer toolbar, etc. on a regular basis. When I got up this morning, I never thought I would be testing another browser to replace my beloved FireFox.

However, I was looking over my new feeds for the day and Smashing Magazine had a list of ‘Interesting browsers you have never heard of’ and found one that I thought I’d take a look at.

Flock - The Social Web Browser

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