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Rank tracker

Why this matters for your business

Ranking changes are the leading indicator of organic traffic changes. A keyword dropping from #5 to #15 will reduce clicks by ~70% — but the click drop shows up days later. Rank tracking catches the rank change immediately, giving you days of lead time to investigate and respond.

Most stores either don't track ranks or track via expensive SEO tools ($200-500/month). The platform's tracker is built-in

  • daily (hourly Pro+) and integrated with the rest of the SEO suite.

What this typically unlocks

OutcomeResult
Rank drops detected within24 hours vs. weeks
Ranking-related response time−80%
Tool savings vs. SEMrush/Ahrefs$200-500/month

What you actually get

CapabilityDescription
Daily snapshotsPer keyword, per location, per device
Hourly tracking (Pro+)High-stakes terms can be tracked hourly
Delta vs. 7d / 30d"+3 vs. last week"
Position-distributionHistogram of all keywords' positions
SERP feature trackingWhich keywords show featured snippets / shopping / etc.
Competitor rankTrack rank of N competitors per keyword
AlertsEmail/Slack when keyword drops below threshold

Real merchant scenarios

Scenario A — Catch a Google update early

Setup. Brand had 80 keywords tracked. Tracker fired P2 alert: "23 keywords dropped 5+ positions in last 24h."

Investigation: Google had rolled out a core update; brand's content was hit on EAT signals.

Action: Refresh content with author bios + citations. Within 2 weeks, 18 of 23 recovered to prior positions.

Without tracker: Brand would have noticed when monthly traffic report showed decline, ~6 weeks later.

Scenario B — Page-1 win celebrated

Setup. Tracker fired positive alert: "[Primary keyword] just hit position 9 (was 12)."

Action: Brand promoted content on social; doubled internal linking to that page; result reinforced (rose to position 5 over 2 weeks).

Plan tiers

CapabilityFreeStarterProAgencyEnterprise
Daily rank tracking✓ (10 kw)✓ (100 kw)✓ (1000 kw)✓ unlim✓ unlim
Hourly tracking✓ (50 kw)✓ unlim✓ unlim
Delta vs. 7d/30d
SERP feature tracking
Competitor rank tracking
Alerts
Multi-location tracking

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