SEO on the cheap

Welcome back to the Leaderboard. In today's edition, we got takes from the team on: an SEO tool that is 10x cheaper than the rest, an app that aims to be a Pinterest but for developers, and fan AI tool that finally puts your bookmarks to good use. Let's dive in.

Rankfast: A more affordable SEO tool

Rankfast is an SEO tool that’s 90% cheaper than established tools like Semrush and AhrefsI’ve been watching Dennis build Rankfast on Twitter for the past few months. While I love to see solo developers competing against SEO giants, Rankfast’s primary focus at launch leaves me desiring more. Alongside multiple 404s inside the app, simply showing aggregate backlinks and keywords for a domain doesn’t help me optimize, learn, or run SEO campaigns any better than my Google Search Console data. I’m sure he has plans to add much more and will be following along as he does because if he can provide the same feature set as Semrush and Ahrefs for a fraction of the price, he will definitely win a huge percentage of the market.

CommandFor: "Pinterest for CLI commands"

This seems like a cool idea if it can grow to have novel or otherwise creative commands listed. As of now it's mostly simple commands that would be hard not to know. Many people will query an LLM for this, so I would want to find some novel or creative uses. I want this to actually be like Pinterest (showing me how to get the feng shui) and not just Wayfair (showing me the furniture).

Gem: Save and search social media bookmarks,

Digital bookmarks are like coupons — easy to let pile up, hard to actually put to good use. Gem proposes an AI-integrated solution that automatically pulls the relevant information from a given bookmark (e.g. ingredients for a recipe or restaurant address) and saves it into searchable lists categorized by theme. The app seems useful as is, though I think an integration that can turn lists into action plans would level it up. Turn those random recipe collections into dinner party menus. Make those restaurant and cafe addresses into a walkable tourist itinerary. Make my endless scrolling feel less cursed. Please.

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