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# Get started with Rankforce: your first audit in minutes

> Learn how to connect your site, run your first AI audit, and apply your first SEO, GEO & AEO optimization with Rankforce in under 10 minutes.

Rankforce is designed to get you from sign-up to your first applied optimization in a single session. The steps below walk you through creating your account, connecting your site, running an AI-powered audit, understanding your results, and taking your first action — whether that's approving a single fix or switching on Autopilot for a fully automated workflow.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your Rankforce account">
    Head to [rankforce.co/register](https://rankforce.co/register) and sign up with your email address or Google account. After verifying your email, you'll land on the onboarding screen where you can name your workspace and choose your plan.

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      <Card title="Starter" icon="seedling">
        Free forever. Supports one connected site with manual optimization approvals and full access to all three AI agents.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Growth" icon="chart-line">
        \$49/month. Supports up to three sites, unlocks Safe Autopilot, and adds Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Scale" icon="building">
        Custom pricing. Unlimited sites, agency dashboard, white-label reporting, and priority support. Contact sales from the pricing page.
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>

    <Tip>
      You can start on the Starter plan and upgrade at any time from **Settings → Plan & Billing**. All your connected sites and audit history carry over when you upgrade.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your first site">
    After completing onboarding, the dashboard prompts you to add your first site. Click **Add Site** and choose your platform.

    * **WordPress** — Rankforce provides a native WordPress plugin. You'll be guided to install it directly from your WordPress admin panel, or you can download it from the Rankforce dashboard and upload it manually. Once the plugin is active, paste your unique API key (found in **Settings → API Keys**) into the plugin settings and click **Authorize**.
    * **Framer** — Open your Framer project, navigate to **Plugins**, search for "Rankforce," and install it. When prompted, sign in with your Rankforce credentials to complete the authorization handshake.

    The connection is confirmed as soon as the dashboard shows your site with a green **Connected** status badge. Rankforce immediately begins crawling your site structure in the background.

    <Note>
      For a full walkthrough of both connection methods, including how to verify your connection and troubleshoot common issues, see the [Connecting Your Site](/connecting-your-site) guide.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run your first site audit">
    Once your site is connected, open it from the dashboard and click **Run Audit**. Rankforce queues a full-site analysis that passes every indexed page through all three AI agents simultaneously — the SEO Optimization Agent, the GEO Visibility Agent, and the AEO Schema Agent.

    Audit duration depends on the size of your site. Most sites under 100 pages complete in two to four minutes. You'll receive an in-app notification and an email when the audit finishes.

    <Info>
      You can continue navigating the dashboard while the audit runs. Rankforce processes pages in parallel, so larger sites don't require you to wait idle — results populate incrementally as each page is scored.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review your audit findings">
    When the audit completes, the dashboard surfaces four headline metrics for your site:

    | Metric                | What it tells you                                                                               |
    | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | **Pages Analyzed**    | Total number of pages the agents reviewed in this audit cycle.                                  |
    | **Avg SEO Score**     | Your site's mean on-page SEO health score out of 100, aggregated across all analyzed pages.     |
    | **Fixes Applied**     | Number of optimizations already applied, either by Autopilot or from previous manual approvals. |
    | **Pending Approvals** | Optimizations the agents have queued and are waiting for your review before applying.           |

    Drill into any page to see the full breakdown. Each finding is categorized by agent (SEO, GEO, or AEO), assigned a priority level (Critical, High, Medium, Low), and accompanied by a plain-English explanation of why the change matters and what impact you can expect.

    <Warning>
      Pages marked **Critical** by the SEO Optimization Agent typically have missing or duplicate title tags and meta descriptions — issues that can directly suppress your rankings. Address these first before moving on to GEO or AEO recommendations.
    </Warning>

    The GEO Visibility Agent flags passages that are likely to be skipped by AI models when generating citations, and suggests rewrites that improve quotability. The AEO Schema Agent lists every schema type your pages are missing and generates the exact markup needed to fill each gap.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approve your first optimization or enable Autopilot">
    You're now ready to act on your findings. Rankforce gives you two ways to apply optimizations.

    **Option A — Approve individually:**
    Open any pending recommendation, review the before/after diff, and click **Approve**. The agent writes the change directly to your page — updating the field in your SEO plugin, injecting schema into your page head, or publishing the revised content block — without you touching your CMS.

    **Option B — Enable Safe Autopilot (Growth and Scale plans):**
    Go to **Site Settings → Autopilot** and toggle Safe Autopilot on. The agents will begin applying high-confidence, low-risk fixes automatically — typically meta descriptions, schema additions, and internal link inserts — and will continue routing higher-impact changes to your Pending Approvals queue.

    <Tip>
      If you're new to Rankforce, approving your first five to ten recommendations manually is a great way to build confidence in the agent's judgment before switching to Autopilot. Each approval also improves the agent's understanding of your content preferences.
    </Tip>

    After your first approvals are applied, return to the dashboard and click **Re-audit** to see your updated SEO Score and confirm the fixes are live. Most sites see a measurable score improvement within the first audit cycle.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's next

Now that you've completed your first optimization cycle, explore the rest of the platform to get more out of Rankforce.

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  <Card title="Connecting Your Site" icon="plug" href="/connecting-your-site">
    Detailed instructions for WordPress and Framer, including API key management and how to add more sites.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/integrations">
    Connect Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Rank Math, Yoast, and more to enrich your audit data.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI Agents" icon="robot" href="/agents">
    Learn what each agent does, how they prioritize recommendations, and how to configure their behavior.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Safe Autopilot" icon="shield-check" href="/concepts/safe-autopilot">
    Understand exactly which changes Autopilot applies automatically and which always require your approval.
  </Card>
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