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Simple SEO for small businesses

Find out what's holding your website back, fix the most important things first and see where you show up for nearby customers, with an email if the site goes down.

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Is BigRank a good fit for a small business?

BigRank checks your website for problems and ranks the fixes by impact, with a short note on why each one matters. It can also track where you appear on Google Maps and watch your site around the clock.

Do I need SEO experience?
No. Each Quick Win explains why it matters and what to change, and the health score shows your progress at a glance.
Can it show how I rank on Google Maps?
Yes, on Max and Ultra. The Map Tracker records your listing's position for the keywords and locations you choose, once a week.
Will I hear about it if my site goes down?
Yes. Uptime checks confirm a failure from a second location, then email you when the site goes down and again when it recovers.
Which plan should I start with?
Pro covers the audit, uptime monitoring and rank tracking. Choose Max if local map rankings matter to you.

Why SEO slips down a small business to-do list

Owners know search matters, but the advice is full of jargon and the work never feels urgent. A short, ranked list and a few alerts make it manageable.

  • No time to learn SEO

    Running the business comes first, and SEO waits because nobody knows where to start.

  • Invisible to nearby customers

    People close by search for what you sell, but your listing doesn't appear where they look.

  • Problems you hear about last

    A site that's down or a page that no longer loads can go unnoticed until a customer mentions it.

A health score you can follow week to week

Each crawl gives the site a score from 0 to 100, weighted by how serious each issue is, with a trend that shows whether your fixes are working.

Learn more about the technical SEO score
  • How many serious issues remain
  • Trend across past crawls
  • The same score in PDF reports

See where you appear on Google Maps

The Map Tracker searches Google Maps from the exact locations you set and records your listing's position for each local keyword, once a week.

Learn more about the Map Tracker
  • 50 map keywords per project on Max
  • Positions checked from GPS coordinates you set
  • A geo-grid heatmap around your business is planned

Broken links found before visitors find them

The crawler checks the links on your pages, internal and external, and lists broken ones with the pages they appear on, so you know exactly what to edit.

Learn more about the broken link checker
  • 4xx and 5xx links in one list
  • Source pages for each broken link
  • Mail and phone links listed separately

An email when the site goes down

Uptime checks run every 10 minutes on Pro. A failure has to repeat and be confirmed from a second location before you're alerted, so a brief hiccup doesn't set off an alarm.

Learn more about uptime monitoring
  • SSL certificate expiry warnings
  • Uptime over the last 30 days
  • Incident history with downtime duration

A simple routine for a busy owner

Set it up once, then check in whenever you have a few minutes.

  1. Add your website

    Enter your domain, pick your country and language, and finish the three-step setup.

  2. Read your first results

    Look at the health score and the issues marked most serious.

  3. Fix or forward

    Make the simple changes yourself, or export the list for your web developer.

  4. Add your local keywords

    Track the searches customers use on Google and, from Max, on Google Maps.

  5. Check back after changes

    Recrawl after an update and watch the health score move.

Everyday jobs for a small business website

Practical checks that fit around running the business.

  • Local shops and services

    Track how your listing ranks on Google Maps for searches near you.

  • New service pages

    Check that a page you just added is linked from the rest of the site and listed in the sitemap.

  • Keeping the site online

    Get an email when the site goes down and a warning before the SSL certificate expires.

  • Photos and images

    Find images with missing alt text, missing dimensions or file sizes over 200 KB.

  • Working with a developer

    Export the issue list as CSV or XLSX so your developer knows exactly what to change.

  • Search Console made readable

    See which searches bring visitors and where a better title could win more clicks.

A good match for owner-run websites

BigRank fits owners who want their website found and working, without learning each SEO term first.

  • Owner-run websites
  • Local businesses that rely on nearby customers
  • Small online shops
  • Businesses that work with a part-time web developer

Small Businesses FAQ

Answers for owners who want results without the jargon.

Do I need to be technical?

No. You can work from the ranked list and the explanation on each Quick Win, or export it for someone who is.

Does it work with my website builder?

Yes. The crawler reads your public pages, so the platform doesn't matter. Turn on browser rendering if your content loads with JavaScript.

Do I need Google Search Console?

Not for the audit or uptime checks. Connecting it adds Quick Wins built from the searches people use to find you.

Will the crawler slow my site down?

It limits how many requests it sends to your server, respects robots.txt, and you choose the maximum number of pages.

How often is the site checked for downtime?

Every 10 minutes on Pro, every 5 minutes on Max and every minute on Ultra.

What does the health score mean?

It runs from 0 to 100. Issues on the latest crawl are weighted by severity and scaled to the number of pages, so a higher score means fewer serious problems.