Selka

Performing a search operation over the web retrieves results in less than a second. This is because search engines do a good job at indexing and keeping websites relevant amongst the top results. If you want to know whether or not individuals visit your website for info, applications like Selka help you out by checking different popular sources.

Once the interface is brought up, accommodation becomes less of a hassle thanks to the Office suite like design that cleverly wraps all features you work with. The ribbon menu lets you quickly browse through home elements and view options, with the rest of the space displaying gathered results in a well-organized table.

First off, you need to define an initial project and this is done by following a few easy steps with a built-in setup wizard. If you happen to have a list of keywords to use, the first step lets you import it, but only if it's under the TXT format. The alternative is as easy as writing them down in the given field on different rows.

A few rules need to be defined in the following steps, with the level of difficulty of the process still being minimum. Supported search engines such as Bing, Google, Yahoo and Yandex can be picked from a drop-down menu, with no limit to the number of entries you can add. You can specify the number of entries to be displayed, as well as different language settings.

The list is quickly populated with results. Displayed in either a normal or extended view, relevant info is shown alongside, such as request, domain, URL, title, description and search engine. It's also possible to access all items in the list, with the link bringing up your default web browser. You can filter the list by any of the mentioned criteria, but it would have been useful to see an item numbering column to get an idea of the exact position.

Going under the hood gives you the possibility to configure how and where search is conducted. All engines can be set to use either the built-in API or direct search. For more security, you can set up a proxy connection by providing corresponding server credentials. Export options aren't abundant, but since you get to work with lists, XLS and CSV are more than enough.

All things considered, we can safely state that Selka comes in handy if you want to get a general idea whether or not people visit your website often enough. The set of features is a little poor, as well as provided details, but it's easy enough to use by anyone, can search on popular engines, with the result quickly displayed and saved to file.