Most people around me still think that SEO is something that seems to be closely connected to Voodoo practices, but I strongly believe that the path from novice to SEO expert goes through a realm full of logical things and decency. I put it this way because most people who have at least some vague image of the whole deal know that spam sites can get good rankings and keep them, this happening simply because Google seems to have pretty loose spam rules, at least when faced with my personal feelings about spam… and I know I am not the only one considering a lot of notorious sites to be “spammy,” but let’s leave this delicate matter aside and move to SEO Analyzer, shall we?

First of all, you should install Adobe AIR (if you don’t have it already, of course), and then grab SEO Analyzer and fire it up. Once you finish installing it, enter the URL you want to check, a list of keywords, and then wait for the program to get all the info it needs to tell you a few interesting facts about keyword ranking, PR, and backlinks.

Sure, SEO Analyzer is far from being a comprehensive SEO tool, but it surely does its job well. Currently, it can get Google, Yahoo! and Bing rankings for the URL/keywords you enter, as well as Google PR for the sites backlinking to the one you entered.

At last, you should be aware that we’re talking about a free GPL-licensed tool, and if you’re really into getting your SEO work done without paying a single penny, SEO Analyzer is a good tool to start with…

Compatibility: SEO Analyzer need Adobe AIR installed, and access to the Internet, so if it doesn’t work, you may want to check your firewall settings…