What are webmaster tools?
Webmaster tools are checks that show the owner of a website how it is doing: whether search engines can read it, what people search for to find it, how fast it loads, and whether the emails sent from its domain are trusted. The best known are Google Search Console, which used to be called Google Webmaster Tools, and Bing Webmaster Tools. Ours are simpler: a website checker and an email test that explain the results in plain English.
Are these webmaster tools really free?
Yes. The website check and the email deliverability test are free, with no account and nothing to install. If you want the full written report on your website, with the AI assistant test and the backlink check, it is £7, paid once, with no subscription. You never have to buy it.
Why is my website not showing up on Google?
The usual reasons are that the site is new and Google has not read it yet, that a setting or security plugin is telling Google not to read it, that the pages do not say clearly what you do and where, or that few other websites link to you. The free website check tells you in about ten seconds whether Google can read your site at all, which is the first thing to rule out.
Why is my website not showing up in AI search?
AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity name the businesses they can describe with confidence. If your website is vague about what you do and where, if its robots are being turned away by a security setting, or if you are described differently on different websites, an assistant will name someone else. Making a site easy for assistants to read and quote is called GEO or AEO.
Why are my emails going to spam?
Usually because the receiving mail server cannot confirm the email really came from you. That is what SPF, DKIM and DMARC are for, and a missing or wrong record is the most common cause. The other causes are a sending server that is on a blocklist, and wording or links that look like spam to a filter. The email test checks all three and says which one applies to you.
Do I need to be a webmaster to use these?
No. They are written for business owners, not for technical people. Every result says what it means and what to do about it. If someone else looks after your website or your email, you can send them the report.
What is the difference between SEO, AEO and GEO?
SEO, search engine optimisation, is being found in the list of results on Google and Bing. AEO, answer engine optimisation, is being the answer when Google's AI Overviews or a voice assistant give one answer instead of a list. GEO, generative engine optimisation, is being named when ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity write a recommendation. The same clear, consistent website helps all three.
Do these replace Google Search Console?
No, and you should have Google Search Console as well, because only Google can show you its own data about your site. It is free, but it is written for specialists. Our tools are the plain English first look: what is wrong, why it matters and what to change.
Is there an SPF, DKIM and DMARC checker?
Yes. The email test reads all three from a real email you send, which is the only way to check DKIM properly. If you would sooner not send an email, the domain check on the same page looks up your SPF and DMARC records, your mail servers and the main blocklists from your domain name alone.
How often should I check my website and email?
After any change: a new website, a new host, a new email provider, a new contact form or a new domain. Otherwise every few months is enough. Settings that worked last year can quietly stop working, and nothing tells you when they do.