RankSimply vs a local SEO agency
RankSimply vs a local SEO agency
A local SEO agency usually works on Google: your profile, your pages, and links. That still matters. But more customers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google's AI who to choose, and those answers depend on whether your facts are right everywhere and whether the right lists mention you.
RankSimply does the Google work and the AI work together, for a flat price per location. A person approves every change before it goes live, and you can see what moved each month or each week.
Free. One ChatGPT check for your business and city, no signup.
Questions worth asking any provider
Four questions that separate the options.
Ask these of your current agency and of us. The answers tell you more than a feature list.
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Do you check AI answers?
Which AI tools, which questions, how often, and do I see the answers themselves?
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Who approves changes?
Does a person review each change before it goes live, and do I approve facts only I can confirm?
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What is included?
Are articles, review replies, listing fixes, and outreach in the price, or billed separately?
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How will I see progress?
What report do I get, how often, and does it show what was done as well as what moved?
Where the two overlap
Good local SEO work is still the foundation: an accurate, active Google Business Profile, clear service pages, a fast site, consistent listings, and steady reviews. A strong agency does this well, and so do we.
If your agency already handles that and you are happy with the results, the question is narrower: is anyone checking, and fixing, what AI tools say about you?
Where RankSimply is different
The difference is less about tactics and more about what is covered and how it is run.
- AI answers are part of the work. We check what ChatGPT and Google's AI say about you for real customer questions, and recheck the same questions so you can see what changed.
- Wrong facts get fixed at the source. When an AI answer gets your hours, services, or prices wrong, we trace where it came from and correct it there.
- Outreach to the lists AI tools cite. On Get Recommended, we work to get you into the directories, rankings, and publications that AI answers lean on.
- A person approves every change. Software finds gaps and drafts fixes; nothing goes live until someone on our team has checked it.
- One flat price per location. Get Found is $699 a month and Get Recommended is $1,799 a month, month to month, with articles, page fixes, and review replies included.
What it costs side by side
Published agency pricing guides put local SEO at roughly $750 to $2,300 a month per location, for SEO alone (see the sources on our pricing page). Content, review replies, and AI answer checks are often extra or not offered.
RankSimply plans include that work. If you have three or more locations, or you are an agency yourself, we quote per location with a discount.
When an agency is the better choice
If you need paid ads managed, a full website rebuild, or in-person brand work, a full-service agency is a better fit. We focus on getting you found on Google and recommended by AI, and we will tell you plainly if that is not what you need.
What we fix
Listed correctly. Found. Recommended.
Before AI can recommend you, it has to get your facts right and find your pages. We work through all three, and a person approves every change before it goes live.
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Listed correctly
Every place AI and Google read about you says the same, correct thing.
- ✓ Google Business Profile kept accurate and active
- ✓ Bing Places, Apple Business Connect, and the directories that feed them
- ✓ Wrong details in AI answers traced to their source and corrected
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Found
Your pages show up when people search for what you do, where you do it.
- ✓ Index checks so Google, Bing, and AI crawlers can find and read every page
- ✓ Fixes to the pages you have: titles, service details, speed, and links
- ✓ Articles that answer the questions your customers actually ask
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Recommended
ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google's AI name you when someone asks who to choose.
- ✓ Review replies drafted for your approval, and review patterns watched
- ✓ Outreach to get you into the lists and publications AI tools cite
- ✓ The same questions rechecked so you can see what changed
What AI gets wrong about local businesses
AI answers repeat whatever they find. When the facts are wrong, people pick someone else. We find where each mistake comes from and fix it at the source.
- Hours that changed months ago
- Services you stopped offering, or new ones it has never heard of
- A closed location, old address, or wrong phone number
- Review claims that are out of date or about someone else
Who this is for
- ✓ Local businesses paying for SEO who want AI answers covered too.
- ✓ Owners who want a person approving every change, not a black box.
- ✓ Practices and firms comparing a retainer with a flat monthly plan.
What RankSimply delivers
- ✓ Google and AI visibility worked on together, for one price per location.
- ✓ Wrong facts about your business corrected where AI finds them.
- ✓ On Get Recommended: measurable AI recommendation and local Google ranking improvement within 90 days—or no recurring fee while RankSimply keeps working.
Not sure it fits? Talk to a person first
Start with one sentence.
Fill in the blanks. It takes a minute, and it is most of what we need to know. You can also pick a plan and start right away.
Within 1 business day
We write back
A person looks at your business and your question. You get a yes and what we need, or an honest no if we are not the right fit.
Right away
You give us access
Your Google Business Profile, website, and Search Console, from one short checklist. Questions get answers in writing.
From the first week
The work ships
We make the changes. A person approves each one before it goes live, and a report shows what moved.
Reports come monthly on Get Found and weekly on Get Recommended.
Rather talk it through? Text Ian, the founder: (437) 990-3061
Buyer questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I use RankSimply alongside my current agency?
Yes. You can keep an agency for ads or the website and use us for listings, AI answers, and outreach. We agree who owns which pages so the same page is not edited by two teams.
Do you replace my SEO agency?
For local SEO, usually yes: Google Business Profile, listings, page fixes, articles, and review replies are all included. We do not run paid ads or rebuild websites.
How is this priced compared with a retainer?
Get Found is $699 a month and Get Recommended is $1,799 a month, per location, month to month. Annual billing is ten months for twelve. There is no free trial; start with the free AI check.
Who actually does the work?
Our team, with software that finds the gaps and drafts the fixes. A person approves every change before it goes live, and you approve facts only you can confirm.
The Get Recommended Guarantee
Get recommended by AI and rank higher on Google.
Improvement in 90 days—or you don’t pay again until it happens.
On the Get Recommended plan, we agree on the customer searches, keywords, and markets that matter. If RankSimply has not improved both your AI recommendation visibility and local Google visibility within 90 days, your recurring plan fee pauses while RankSimply keeps working.
Free. One ChatGPT check for your business and city, no signup.
For eligible Get Recommended plans (and existing Recommendation Engine and Managed plans) after baseline approval. The guarantee covers portfolio-level visibility growth—not a particular AI answer, #1 ranking, leads, or revenue. Read the guarantee terms