Getting Started with Deeprank AI
This guide helps you get started with Deeprank AI: run Site Check, complete a Deeprank Selection Profile (DSP), run an AI Readiness Audit, and track visibility with DeepSeeker. We focus on how AI systems select and represent your business—see deeprank.org/methodology for the foundation. Using Cursor, Claude Code, or another coding agent? Add the Deeprank MCP to get optimization steps and file-level suggestions in your IDE.
Start with Deeprank Selection Profile (DSP)
The Deeprank Selection Profile (DSP) is your single source of truth for business identity. All content generation tools use DSP to ensure consistent, accurate representation of your business across AI platforms.
Why DSP Matters:
- Ensures consistent business representation
- Required for content generation tools
- Used by all platform tools when available
- User-curated and version-controlled
Quick Setup:
- 1. Navigate to Business Profile
- 2. Complete the 7-step wizard
- 3. Review and approve your DSP
- 4. Start generating content
What You'll Achieve
In 5 Minutes
- Run your first AI Readiness Audit
- Understand your optimization opportunities
- Get copy-ready improvement prompts
In 30 Minutes
- Master DeepSeeker AI visibility tracking
- Generate optimized content with AI
- Set up continuous monitoring
Step 1: Quick Start (2 minutes)
Run Your First Free Analysis
- Run Site Check: Go to /site-check
- Enter Your Website URL: Input your homepage or key landing page
- Review Instant Results: Get immediate insights on:
- Advanced crawl score (0-100)
- AI-enhanced score (0-100)
- Content quality signals
- Top 5 improvement opportunities
Pro Tip: The free check gives you basic error detection with 1 free fix generation. Create a FREE account for basic features, or upgrade to STARTER ($45/month), GROWTH ($165/month), or AGENCY ($399+/month) for full platform access.
Step 2: Create Account (FREE, STARTER, GROWTH, or AGENCY)
Create FREE Account →Choose STARTER →Choose GROWTH →Contact Sales (AGENCY) →
Tier Comparison
FREE Tier
- ✅ Site Check (unlimited)
- ✅ JSON-LD Schema Builder
- ✅ Referral Program Access
STARTER ($45/month)
- ✅ 1 website + 1 DSP
- ✅ AI Readiness Audit (unlimited)
- ✅ Content Generator
- ✅ AI Snapshots (manual)
- ✅ DeepSeeker (8 prompts)
- ✅ 8 manual checks/day
- ✅ Deeprank Agent
GROWTH ($165/month)
- ✅ Up to 3 businesses
- ✅ AI Readiness Audit (unlimited)
- ✅ DeepSeeker (12 prompts per business)
- ✅ Content Plan Generator
- ✅ Automated weekly checks
- ✅ Weekly snapshots
- ✅ 25 manual checks/day (shared)
- ✅ Deeprank Agent
AGENCY (Custom pricing, $399+/month)
- ✅ Unlimited businesses
- ✅ Advanced DeepSeeker
- ✅ 35 manual checks/day
- ✅ Automated weekly checks
- ✅ Weekly snapshots
- ✅ 100 prompts
- ✅ Priority support
- ✅ Deeprank Agent
Step 3: Access Unified Dashboard
After creating your account, access the Unified Dashboard at /app. This centralized dashboard provides:
- Key metrics overview (audits, content plans, AI mentions, competitors)
- Recommended next steps based on your activity
- Activity timeline across all tools
- Quick access to all platform tools
- AI visibility and performance tracking
Step 4: Complete Your First Website Audit
From the dashboard or directly at /website-audit, run an AI Readiness Audit.
Understanding Your Audit Results
Advanced Crawl Score
Covers 8 advanced crawl checks:
- Page title optimization
- Meta description quality
- Heading structure (H1-H6)
- Image alt text
- Internal linking
- URL structure
- Robots.txt & sitemap
- Core Web Vitals
AI-Enhanced Score
Measures how well AI systems can discover and use your content:
- Structured data markup
- FAQ sections
- Clear value propositions
- Contact information visibility
- Business information completeness
- Content accessibility
Content Quality Score
Evaluates content depth and user value:
- Content depth and comprehensiveness
- Readability and structure
- Problem-solving focus
- Call-to-action clarity
- Trust signals
Acting on Your Results
- Priority-Based Approach:
- 🔴 Address Critical issues first (major impact)
- 🟡 Then Warning issues (medium impact)
- 🔵 Finally Opportunities (optimization potential)
- Use AI-Generated Fix Prompts:
- Copy the provided prompts
- Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or your preferred AI assistant
- Get specific implementation instructions
- Implement & Re-test:
- Make the recommended changes
- Run another audit to track improvements
- Watch your scores increase over time
Step 5: Master DeepSeeker AI Visibility Tracking
DeepSeeker tests how AI systems like ChatGPT and Perplexity mention or recommend your site. It runs automated queries and reports visibility (whether and where you appear).
Getting Started with DeepSeeker
- Add Your Domain:
- Go to DeepSeeker Dashboard
- Click "Add Domain"
- Enter your website URL
- AI automatically generates relevant search queries
- Automated Testing:
- System automatically queries ChatGPT (GPT-4o with web search) and Perplexity
- Real-time web search integration
- No manual copying needed - fully automated
- See 3-5 strategic search queries based on your business
- View Results:
- See if your domain gets mentioned in AI responses
- Track your position when mentioned
- View competitor mentions (highlighted in yellow)
- Get AI Visibility Score (0-100%)
- See total mentions and average position
- Monitor Performance:
- Track improvements over time in the unified dashboard
- View AI mentions and top queries
- Identify high-performing content
- Discover optimization opportunities
DeepSeeker Pro Tips
- Track multiple domains to compare with competitors
- View competitor mentions highlighted in yellow
- Monitor AI mentions in the unified dashboard
- Focus on queries where customers research solutions
- DeepSeeker is available on STARTER+ with plan-based limits
- Automated weekly checks and weekly snapshots start on GROWTH
Step 6: Explore Advanced Features
Content Plan Generator
Generate 10-day content strategies:
- AI-optimized blog ideas
- Target keywords & audiences
- One-click blog generation
- Export as CSV/Markdown/JSON
Content Generator
Create AI-optimized content instantly:
- 20 Canonical Q/A pairs
- 5-section About Us
- Meta descriptions
- Product descriptions
JSON-LD Generator
Generate structured data markup:
- Organization schema
- Product markup
- Service schema
- Local business data
Deeprank Agent
Tool-calling assistant for your audit, prompts, DSPs, snapshots, and limits:
- Explain results and run actions (audit, add prompt, etc.)
- Platform navigation and guidance
- Access from dashboard sidebar or header (Agent)
- Paying plans only; daily message limit
Common Optimization Workflows
For Marketing Teams
- Generate 10-day content plan for your business
- Run AI Readiness Audit on key landing pages
- Use Content Generator for Canonical Q/A and About Us
- Set up DeepSeeker for brand monitoring
- Generate blogs from content plan ideas
- Export reports for stakeholders
For Developers
- Audit technical implementation (structure, metadata, accessibility)
- Generate and implement JSON-LD schemas
- Integrate AI optimization prompts into workflow
- Set up automated DeepSeeker monitoring
- Use Content Plan API for programmatic access
For Agencies
- Onboard multiple client domains
- Run comprehensive audits for all clients
- Generate client-specific content strategies
- Monitor AI visibility across client portfolio
- Create white-label reports for clients
Next Steps & Resources
DeepSeeker Complete Guide
Master AI search visibility monitoring
Understanding Scores
Learn how audit scores and visibility metrics work
Best Practices
Representation and visibility best practices
FAQ
Common questions and detailed answers
You're Ready to Get Started!
You now have what you need to improve how AI selects and represents your business. Start with audit findings, build your DSP for consistent representation, and use DeepSeeker to track visibility.