What Is Wildshark?
Wildshark is an inbound lead generation agency also based in the UK that provides various lead generation and SEO services. However in recent times the company has branched out and decided to use its knowledge of SEO to build their own software and tools. The Wildshark SEO crawler tool is one such product.
The initial appeal of this product is its price tag, which is $0.00. Yup this is also a free tool that you can download and install on your Windows PC (the MAC version will be released once the Windows version has been perfected.)
Usability & Features
The features available in Wildshark are basic, perfect for an overview of the overall health of your site rather than drilling down to the nitty-gritty.
The feature that stood out for me with the Wildshark SEO Spider Tool was the “Keyword Search” tab, which works a bit like Moz’s ‘On-page Grader’. All you have to do is enter the keyword/phrase that you want to be ranking for, and the tool shows you which pages are best suited to be optimised to rank for that particular keyword. It displays the results in SERP form too.
The Keyword Feature is definitely a plus point for the WildShark SEO Spider. Combined with the other features we covered, it’s more than enough to perfectly crawl a website and give you enough information to come up with an SEO strategy.
Data Provided
Wildshark has a handy little column titled “Broken links” which tells you exactly how many broken links there are on any particular page. This allows you to sort through these 404 errors and fix them page by page.
Wildshark also has a column on the right that provides you with an overview of the state of your site, highlighted and ordered by the nature and severity of the issue. This is great when you need a quick snapshot of the condition of your site.
Conclusion
Overall I’d say that Wildshark is still in its nascent stages. But its got a long way to go before it will be able to please more advanced users. However, It’s a good entry point for web designers and marketers who are less technically savvy.
