How RankEcho works
RankEcho uses three stages on a domain you own: it records configured prompt-and-engine observations, prepares a reviewable proposal tied to an observed gap, and repeats the same cells after a recorded shipment. You get a prioritized observation map, implementation artifacts, and a matched before-and-after record. The workflow does not identify an engine's selection rule, guarantee a citation, or prove that the shipment caused a later change.
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What the audit checks
Free audits check Perplexity and Gemini once per prompt. Paid and trialing accounts add ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI Overviews when configured for the account, for up to 5 engines. RankEcho parses which sources each engine cited and reports citation rate, share of voice, a gap map of the prompts where you are absent, and which competitor was cited instead.
It also records crawler-policy and test-fetch results for the public route. Those checks can reveal a declared block or reproducible delivery problem, but a successful request does not authenticate a provider crawler or prove indexing, retrieval, or citation.
What's in a fix
Each gap becomes a concrete, shippable package — not vague advice:
- A proposed front-loaded answer passage tied to the reader's question.
- Supported JSON-LD, such as FAQPage or Article, only where it matches visible content.
- An llms.txt suggestion and an AI-crawler access check.
- A content brief covering the declared prompt and relevant related questions.
- A source-research plan based on relevant third-party pages returned in the sampled answers, without promising inclusion.
How the proof works
After you ship a fix, RankEcho re-runs the same prompt on a schedule and compares the observed citation rate before and after on a fixed prompt set. It reports elapsed time in neutral bands and states the repeat count; neither timing nor a small run count identifies the engine mechanism or creates statistical confidence.
This is correlation with controls — a strict pre/post split on a held-fixed prompt — not a causal guarantee. It is still far more than a moving score on a chart.
What you actually get
A prioritized list of observed gaps, reviewable artifacts for selected items, and matched post-ship observations. The free audit is open to everyone; the Fix Engine and Proof Loop are on the paid plans. A later difference does not verify that an artifact caused it.
Frequently asked questions
No. You enter a domain and the audit runs in about a minute. Fix packages are delivered as copy-paste implementation artifacts.
There is no supported universal timeframe. The Proof Loop records elapsed time and repeat observations, but timing does not reveal whether retrieval, training, the shipment, or another factor explains a later answer.
The audit is free. Solo, Growth, and Agency unlock the Fix Engine and the Proof Loop, with a 7-day trial.