Question 1

Why does it matter which city the search comes from?

Accepted Answer

Google personalizes results heavily by location. A business might appear on page one in its own neighborhood but not show up at all in a city 20 miles away. If your client serves a specific area, you need to know what Google shows the people in that area — not what your office shows you.

Question 2

How is this different from a typical rank-tracking tool?

Accepted Answer

Most rank trackers query Google through APIs or data-center scrapes. RankCheck.live opens a real browser on a real internet connection in the target city, searches Google like a person would, and records the entire screen. The video is shippable — you can drop it straight into a client report.

Question 3

What exactly will I see in the video?

Accepted Answer

The full screen from start to finish: navigating to Google, typing the keyword, results loading, and scrolling down the page. The map pack, ads, organic results, and featured snippets exactly as they appeared. The target site is highlighted when it appears.

Question 4

Can I share the video with clients or my team?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every video downloads as a standard MP4. Drop it into a client report, attach it to a quarterly review, share it in Slack, embed it in a presentation. Many agencies use the recordings in client meetings to anchor SEO conversations in something visual rather than a spreadsheet.

Question 5

Is this built for agencies or for individual business owners?

Accepted Answer

Both, but agencies are the heaviest users. White-label PDFs (Pro+), custom-domain reports (Agency), API access, bulk location import, and team seats are all built for the way agencies actually work. A solo business owner can run a scan in a minute too.

Question 6

How long does a scan take?

Accepted Answer

Usually under two minutes per video scan. Grid scans run many points in parallel and fill in live on the map — a 7×7 grid typically completes in about three minutes; the biggest grids take longer. Organic Tracker checks run in the background on whatever cadence you pick (daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, or manual).

Question 7

Do unused credits expire?

Accepted Answer

No, and that's a deliberate difference from most rank-checkers. Your monthly stipend rolls over up to 2× your plan amount, so you don't lose what you've already paid for at month-end. Credits from one-time packs never expire at all. The Maps Grid Scanner and Organic Tracker share the same credit pool — spend them however you want.

Question 8

Do I need any technical knowledge or setup?

Accepted Answer

None. Create an account, set up a location, pick keywords and cities, and the platform handles everything else. No browser extensions, no software to install, no code on the client site. The API is there when you want to wire it into your own dashboard.

Question 9

What if a site doesn't show up in the results at all?

Accepted Answer

That's a real result, not a failure — and it's often the most actionable one. The video confirms exactly which competitors did show up in that city, which is the data point you need to plan next quarter's work. Failed scans (technical issues on our end) refund credits automatically.

Real Google rankings, recorded on video.

A live rank checker that records real Google searches from any city.

How it works

Tell us what to search and where

We Google it from that city — and record everything

Get the recording — ready for client reports

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