I use a number of tools throughout this training - I did my best to find all FREE ones, but some of they are not. The one main tool I STRONGLY suggest you pay for is SEM Rush. In my mind, it's the only link building tool you need. However, here's a complete list of all the tools I use on a regular basis and the ones throughout this training.

Key:

🏆 = Must have tools

Testing the quality of link opportunities:

• SEM Rush - $89.95/month - SEM Rush gives you back link data, keyword rankings and estimated traffic to a given domain. This is incredibly important for link building because a quality link drives traffic. SEM Rush is the only tool that gives an accurate picture of traffic potential.
  
  NOTE: Ahrefs has made incredible strides over the last year and can be used instead of SEM Rush. While I still recommend having both, if you're on a budget go with Ahrefs. 
  
  

• Moz Bar - FREE - This browser extension helps to understand the Domain Authority of a prospect. DA is scored on a range of 100 - the higher, the better. It's best to stay away from low DA websites, as they won't provide much ranking impact. 

• Bulk Domain Authority Checker - FREE - Allows you to dump up to 200 URLs and scrape their DA, PR, IP and more.

• Majestic SEO - FREE - This browser extension helps to analyze how many backlinks are pointing to a link prospect and the quality of that link prospect.

• Similar Web - FREE - This browser extension helps you understand the total level of traffic flowing through a prospective domain. 

Finding an email address:

• Voila Norbert - FREE 

• Find Any Email - FREE

• Mail Tester - FREE

• Hunter - FREE (but power users should upgrade to paid)

Tools to help with outreach:

• Boomerang - FREE - Schedules auto follow up emails from your Gmail.

• Steak - FREE - CRM and inbox organization for Gmail.

• Pitchbox - PAID - this tool is the most expensive on the list, but if you're doing outreach at scale it's the #1 tool we recommend.