How do tech geeks seem to know all the answers about a website’s back-end, info and stats? Well, it’s all readily available, you just have to know where to look!
Below is a list of ‘magic’ websites that let you discover all you ever need to know about a website – bookmark this page now, so you can refer back.
These lookups can be used on your own sites or someone elses, the information they provide is publicly available.
And stay tuned for an upcoming post where I’ll show you how to find out how much traffic a website is getting.
1 WHAT THEME IS THAT?
Find out what WordPress theme a website is using.
2 BUILT WITH
Uncover what software a website is built with.
3 INTERNET ARCHIVE
Use the Wayback Machine to time travel through a website’s past.
4 WHO IS
Look up who owns a domain name.
5 WHO IS – NZ SITES?
Look up who owns a .co.nz website.
6 WHO IS HOSTING THIS ?
Look up who is hosting a website.
7 PAGESPEED INSIGHTS
Analyzes the content of a web page, then generates suggestions to make that page faster.
8 SEMRUSH
Get SEO and Adwords information on any website, plus a lot more.
9 DOMAIN VALUATIONS
Check domain value estimates and website statistics.
10 CHECK INFLUENCER RANKING
Look up a users social influence score.
Bonus site: Instagram Influence checker by Hypetap – very cool!
Are there any other links that should be added to this list? Let me know.