This site has all kinds of tools to help in doing research / analysis of a site.
http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/
It’s good information to know as you try to tweak and optimize stuff to get that top ranking. Thier tools include:
Keyword Research Tool
Search Engine Position Checker
Link Popularity Checker
Keyword Analysis Tool
Search Engine Spider Simulator
Meta Tag Generator
Web Page Analyser
Top PPC Bids Checker
mod_rewrite Rewrite Rule generator
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Man, they have soooooo much good stuff.