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Every SEO tool your blog needs.
All free.

Stop letting SEO subscriptions like Semrush's $139.95/month SEO plan (monthly billing, November 2026) eat your blog revenue. SEO Site Checker gives you everything you need to rank higher and grow organic traffic. Completely free, no credit card required.

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"My posts aren't ranking on Google"

Title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, internal links, every on-page factor checked in one audit.

→ Fixed with our free SEO audit
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"My images are slowing my blog down"

Uncompressed images are one of the biggest blog speed killers. Compress without losing visual quality in seconds.

→ Fixed with our free image compressor
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"I can't afford Semrush or Ahrefs"

The core tools bloggers actually use SEO audit, meta tags, domain checker and image tools, don't require a subscription. For reference, Semrush's SEO plan is $139.95 a month and Ahrefs' Starter plan is $29 a month, both on monthly billing (November 2026).

→ All free here, no subscription needed
Blogger Workflow

From draft to ranking post The free SEO checklist

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Audit your existing posts

Run your blog's URL through the SEO Score Checker to find exactly what's hurting your rankings like missing meta descriptions, broken heading structure, slow load signals, and more.

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Fix your meta tags

Check how your post appears in Google search results right now. Analyze your current meta title and description, then generate optimised versions that include your target keyword and compel clicks.

Meta Tag Analyzer →
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Compress your images

Every image in your post should be compressed before publishing. Smaller files = faster load times = better Core Web Vitals = higher rankings. No quality loss, no upload limits.

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4

Set up your Open Graph tags

Every time someone shares your post on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter, Open Graph tags control the preview image, title, and description. Get them right and your share click-through rate improves significantly.

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5

Check your domain health

Before you build links or pitch guest posts, know your domain authority score and verify your domain isn't on any blacklists. Both checks are free and take under a minute.

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Why Free Matters for Bloggers

Most bloggers don't monetise until month 12+. You can't afford $139.95/month in month 3.

The SEO tools that matter most to bloggers for auditing posts, checking meta tags, optimising images and verifying domain health, don't require enterprise-grade software or a $139.95-a-month plan like Semrush's SEO plan (monthly billing, November 2026). They just require the right free tools.

SEO Site Checker was built by people who managed their own content sites. We know which tools you actually open every week and those are exactly the ones we've made free.

🎯 What bloggers use most

  • Website SEO Score Checker: before and after every major update
  • Meta Tag Analyzer: for every new post before publishing
  • Image Compressor: for every featured image and inline image
  • Open Graph Generator: for social sharing optimisation
  • Domain Authority Checker: when tracking growth over time
  • WhoIs Lookup: when researching competitor domains
Tools for Bloggers

The exact tools bloggers need - All Free

Organised by what you'll use most. Essential tools are the ones most bloggers open every week. Useful tools solve specific problems as they come up.

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Website SEO Score Checker
Full on-page SEO audit for any URL. Checks title tags, meta descriptions, headings, page speed, mobile-friendliness, image alt text, internal links, and schema. Gives you an SEO score and exact fixes.
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Meta Tag Analyzer
See exactly how your post appears in Google search results right now. Identify missing or poorly written meta titles and descriptions and fix them before publishing.
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Image Compressor
Compress PNG, JPEG, JPG, and WebP images without visible quality loss. Smaller images load faster, improving your Core Web Vitals scores and search rankings.
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Open Graph Generator
Generate the meta tags that control how your posts look when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. A proper OG image and title dramatically improves social click-through rates.
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Meta Tag Generator
Write optimised meta titles and descriptions for your blog posts. Preview exactly how they'll appear in Google's search results before you publish.
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Domain Authority Checker
Check your blog's domain authority score, the metric that tells you how likely your posts are to rank for competitive keywords. Track it over time to measure growth.
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Twitter Card Generator
Set up Twitter Card meta tags so your blog posts display with a large preview image on X (Twitter). Makes your posts stand out in feeds and improves click-through rates.
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Image Resizer
Resize featured images and inline images to exact pixel dimensions. Ensures your images fit your blog's layout perfectly and aren't oversized before compression.
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Reverse Image Search
Find out if your original images are being used on other websites without credit. Also useful for checking stock photo licensing before you publish.
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WhoIs Lookup
Research competitor blogs, find out when their domain was registered, who owns it, and where it's hosted. Useful when doing competitive research for your niche.
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Word Combiner
Combine keyword lists to generate new long-tail keyword variations for blog post ideas. Great for finding specific angles on broad topics.
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Website Screenshot Generator
Capture full-page screenshots of any website instantly. Useful for creating tutorial content, before/after comparisons, and case study visuals for your blog.
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The Real Cost

What bloggers pay for SEO tools vs what they should

Here's what three paid SEO tools cost a blogger per year, compared to SEO Site Checker. Each paid card shows that vendor's entry-level paid plan, at the vendor's published prices as of November 2026. The big yearly total is our arithmetic on monthly billing (the monthly price times 12); where a vendor sells annual billing, the card also shows that figure.

SEO Site Checker
$0
per year, always free
  • ✓ Full website SEO audit
  • ✓ Meta tag analyzer & generator
  • ✓ Image compressor & resizer
  • ✓ Open Graph & Twitter Card generator
  • ✓ Domain authority checker
  • ✓ 130+ additional tools
  • ✓ No credit card, no account needed
FAQ

Questions from bloggers

Do I need an SEO tool as a blogger? +
Yes, but not an expensive one. As a blogger, the core SEO tasks you actually need to do are: audit your posts for on-page issues, write good meta titles and descriptions, compress your images for page speed, and check your domain authority over time. All of these are available free on SEO Site Checker. Paid tools like Semrush or Ahrefs mainly matter if you need keyword research data, rank tracking or backlink reports.
How do I improve my blog's SEO for free? +
Start with an audit: run your blog URL through SEO Site Checker's Website SEO Score Checker to find the exact issues hurting your rankings. The most common fixes for bloggers are: writing unique meta descriptions for every post (use the Meta Tag Analyzer to check and fix these), compressing all images before uploading (use the Image Compressor), fixing heading structure so each post has one H1 and logical H2s, and adding internal links between related posts.
Is SEO Site Checker really free for bloggers? +
Completely free. There are no paid plans, no premium features, and no credit card ever required. You can use every tool as a guest without creating an account. Creating a free account (no cost, no card) unlocks full detailed reports, PDF downloads, and up to 100 tool uses per day. The platform is funded by non-intrusive ads, not by charging users.
What's the most important SEO tool for a new blogger? +
For a new blogger, the Website SEO Score Checker is the single most valuable starting point. It tells you everything that's wrong with your blog's on-page SEO in one scan and gives you a prioritised list of fixes. Once you've worked through those fixes, the Meta Tag Analyzer becomes your most-used tool: run it before publishing every new post to make sure your title and description are properly optimised.
Why do my blog images slow down my site? +
Most bloggers upload images at full camera or phone resolution, often 3-6 MB per image without compressing them first. Page load time is a Google ranking factor, and large images are the most common cause of slow blogs. A 3 MB image can typically be compressed to under 300 KB with no visible quality difference using SEO Site Checker's Image Compressor. If your blog has 20 posts with 3 images each, this single fix can dramatically improve your site speed scores.
What's the difference between a meta title and meta description? +
The meta title is the clickable headline that appears in Google search results, it's one of the most important on-page SEO factors. The meta description is the 2-3 line summary that appears below it. Neither directly affects your keyword ranking, but a well-written meta description improves your click-through rate, which indirectly helps your rankings. SEO Site Checker's Meta Tag Analyzer checks both for length, keyword inclusion, and completeness and lets you preview exactly how your post will look in Google.

Start optimising your blog right now

Run a free SEO audit on your blog, no account, no credit card and results in under 60 seconds.

  • On-page SEO audit - free
  • Meta tag check - free
  • Image compression - free
  • Domain authority - free
  • Open Graph generator - free
  • 130+ more tools, all free
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Meta Tag Analyzer Guide

Learn how to write meta titles and descriptions that improve your click-through rate in Google.

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