Provides tons of valuable data and breaks down site optimization into small, actionable tasks
I know, I know... I am very late to the party! At the time I am writing this review, the Screpy LTD is no longer available to the general AppSumo public, but can still be purchased by AppSumo Plus members.
So the main purpose of my feedback is to encourage everybody who is looking for a low-stress, high-impact SEO/site performance monitoring tool to have a look at Screpy and consider subscribing (or at the very least, stay on the lookout for another LTD).
Most SEO/performance optimization tools I have used either suffer from a crowded interface where the tasks compete for the manager's attention, or require skill and knowledge to drill down into menus to find what one wants to see or needs to do.
Somehow, the team behind Screpy has found a way to package this wide range of tasks and data points that loosely fall under 'SEO' into a calm-looking and competent dashboard that divides tasks and data into separate panels (0verview, On-page SEO, Pagespeed monitoring, SERP keyword tracking, SEO score, Uptime).
A stroke of understated brilliance is the Tasks panel which rates how well adjusted a project is, and lists a set of actionable jobs that can further improve it. Each task is clickable and contains actionable advice how to fix a specific issue; the relative impact of fixing it is also displayed as a percentage.
This allows me to keep the panel open and, when I feel like it, or need to take a break from other boring work, to scan the tasks and see if there is something that I could fix quickly; or if not, I could plan ahead to put the task in my calendar (or delegate to another team member).
The other issue with SEO tools is that they are generally so gosh darn expensive. And I get that, these are complicated pieces of software that need to handle a lot of data, and the data obtained from search engines is most likely not free.
However having worked with Ahrefs and the SEO PowerSuite range of tools, I really appreciate the amount of power Screpy are giving me per code. For what amounts to a 1.5-month subscription (Ahrefs Site Auditor) or 4-month subscription (SEO PowerSuite) I get 3 codes for Screpy that give me ample room to keep track of my own projects and consult other businesses on SEO.
If anybody is still on the fence, I suggest they just go ahead and register a 7-day free trial account with Screpy. For me, it took about 5 minutes to realize the value of the tool and go back to AppSumo to buy a code. After I slept on it, I came back and bought two more codes just to support the project.
This is a tool done right. 5 tacos are well deserved.