Our Favorite Spider Emulators for SEO (2015)

Q:  In your book you recommended using a spider emulator to see what a webpage looks like to search engine robots. What tool do you use when you’re doing this?

A: These days, we use three different methods for reviewing a site with the “spiders-eye view.” Here they are in order of simplest to most complicated:

* Rex Swains HTTP viewer at http://www.rexswain.com/httpview.html.  Type in any URL and see what a typical client (browser or spider will see).  This is a great tool for a quick and easy look at a page.

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