Positions are not permanent. Ranking for a term today does not guarantee ranking for it next quarter. Algorithm updates, competitor content improvements, technical changes to the site, and seasonal signals all contribute to ranking drift over time.
Rank Retention is a service specifically for businesses that have good positions and need to protect them. Unlike a full SEO growth retainer, it is focused on maintenance and early intervention rather than new ranking acquisition.
The core of the service is monitoring. We track your target keywords daily, watch your top pages for technical changes that could damage positions (Core Web Vitals, indexation, canonical drift, link loss), and keep a record of competitor movements for the same terms. When something starts to shift, we flag it and advise on the correct intervention before the rankings move significantly.
What this service includes
- Daily keyword position tracking for up to 80 target terms with automated alerts for drops exceeding defined thresholds.
- Weekly technical site health checks: indexation changes, crawl errors, canonical issues, redirect changes, Core Web Vitals regressions.
- Competitor movement monitoring: tracking ranking changes for your same target terms across your top 5 competitors.
- Monthly algorithm update review: assessing whether any Google core updates or targeted updates have affected your tracked pages.
- Monthly written summary: what moved, why we believe it moved, and what we recommend as a response.
- Quarterly strategic check-in: reviewing whether the set of tracked terms still aligns with your current business priorities.
Important note
Rank Retention assumes the site already has positions worth protecting. If you are starting from a low-ranking base and need to build rankings from scratch, the Professional or Enterprise plan is the right starting point.
Delivery and timelines
Setup takes 2 business days. First monthly report is issued at end of week 4. Reports continue monthly with daily tracking active from day one.
