Decide What SEO Tools You’ll Offer

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Decide What SEO Tools You’ll Offer

Pick a set of tools based on your target audience:

• Basic Free Tools (easy to make):

  • Meta tag generator

  • Keyword density checker

  • Word counter

  • XML sitemap generator

  • Robots.txt generator

• Advanced Tools (need APIs / scraping):

  • SERP position tracker

  • Backlink checker

  • Domain authority checker

  • Competitor analysis

  • Keyword suggestion

💡 Tip: Start with 3–5 tools, then expand later.

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2️⃣ Choose Your Tech Stack

Since you already use PHP for CMS (I remember from before 😉), here’s a solid stack:

• Frontend: HTML, CSS (modern, minimalist), JS

• Backend: PHP (Laravel or plain PHP)

• Database: MySQL (if storing results or user data)

• Optional: Node.js for faster scraping tasks

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3️⃣ Get Data Sources (APIs / Libraries)

Many SEO tasks need data from search engines or other services:

• Free APIs:

  • Google PageSpeed Insights API (site speed)

  • OpenAI API (for meta descriptions / content ideas)

• Paid APIs (more advanced):

  • Ahrefs API

  • SEMrush API

  • SerpApi (for Google SERP scraping)

  • Moz API

• PHP Libraries:

  • simple_html_dom (scraping)

  • GuzzleHTTP (API requests)

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4️⃣ Build the Tool Logic

Example: Keyword Density Checker in PHP:

1. Accept user input (URL or text)

2. Fetch and clean the text

3. Count word frequency

4. Display results in a neat table

Example code snippet:

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$text = strtolower(strip_tags($_POST['content'])); $words = str_word_count($text, 1); $frequency = array_count_values($words); arsort($frequency); foreach($frequency as $word => $count) { echo "$word: $count<br>"; }

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5️⃣ Create a Responsive & Minimal UI

Since you want modern + minimalist:

• Use CSS Grid / Flexbox

• Mobile-first design

• Example CSS frameworks:

  • Tailwind CSS (clean + fast)

  • Bootstrap (easy but heavier)

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6️⃣ Add SEO for Your SEO Tools Site

Yes… your SEO site needs SEO too:

• Create separate pages for each tool

• Add proper meta titles/descriptions

• Use schema markup (SoftwareApplication)

• Speed optimization (CDN, caching)

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7️⃣ Monetization Options

Once it gets traffic:

• Google AdSense

• Affiliate programs (e.g., hosting, SEO tools)

• Paid premium tools / subscriptions

• Selling API credits

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8️⃣ Deployment

• Use a VPS or shared hosting

• Secure your scripts (avoid abuse via rate-limiting & captcha)

• Enable HTTPS

• Submit your site to Google Search Console

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If you want, I can design you a ready PHP + CSS template for an SEO tools site with 3–5 starter tools so you can just upload and run it.
It’ll already be responsive, minimalist, and expandable.