Posted by randfish

Every day, SEOs are challenged in their jobs to solve problems big and small - some are technically complex, others are merely time consuming, repetitive and tedious. At SEOmoz, we love to build, use and recommend tools to help solve these issues. Tools and automation aren't always the right answer, but for many of the challenges we face, they're a welcome ally in the battle for effectiveness and efficiency.

In this first of the two part series on the subject, I'll be covering tools on SEOmoz. My next segment will focus on tools across the web.

We've all had the experience of loading a web page, viewing the source code and sorting through trying to determine whether the H1 tag was implemented properly or if the contains a rel="canonical" tag or, worst of all, counting internal/external links manually. These are essential elements of the SEO process, but they're a "Royal Pain In The Butt" (RPITB from here on out).

Thankfully, the mozBar has this spiffy "Analyze Page" button that opens a v