# Questions to ask RankSpot

> Once your AI is connected, ask in plain English. Here is what each question makes RankSpot do, what it costs and what you get. Most of them are free.

Ask from Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex or n8n. Connect: [/connect](/connect.md). Start free: https://app.rankspot.ai/onboarding

## First look

**"Explain my AI visibility check. What should I do first?"**
- RankSpot: Reads your visibility summary, the answers each AI gave and the pages they cite.
- Cost: Free (reads data you already have)
- You get: A plain read-out, like “named in 6 of 200 answers”, and your 3 highest-impact moves.

**"Who does AI name instead of me, and why?"**
- RankSpot: Reads which brands each answer names and compares the sources behind them.
- Cost: Free (reads data you already have)
- You get: Your rivals ranked by mentions, and the pages that get them named.

**"Which pages does AI cite that I should be on?"**
- RankSpot: Lists the sources AI cites for your prompts and filters out the ones that already mention you.
- Cost: Free (reads data you already have)
- You get: A shortlist of roundups, directories and threads to target.

**"Check these 10 new questions in every AI."**
- RankSpot: Adds the prompts and runs one check per prompt in each AI.
- Cost: $0.16 (10 prompts × 4 AIs × $0.004)
- You get: Where you are named for the new questions, with the sources each AI used.

## Competitors and keywords

**"Track rival.com and show me what they rank for that I don't."**
- RankSpot: Adds the competitor, then runs a keyword update and a backlink update on their site.
- Cost: $0.22 (free to add, then $0.15 + $0.07 per update)
- You get: The keywords they rank for that you don't, and the sites linking to them.

**"What keywords do my competitors rank for that I don't?"**
- RankSpot: Reads the competitor keywords RankSpot already holds.
- Cost: Free (a fresh update is $0.22 per competitor)
- You get: Gap keywords with search volume, difficulty and how relevant they are to AI answers.

## Content

**"Plan 5 articles that would get me named by ChatGPT."**
- RankSpot: Reads your gaps and keywords, and can check what ranks today before it suggests anything.
- Cost: Free (about $0.11 if it checks live results (5 searches, 25 page reads))
- You get: 5 article briefs, ranked by impact.

**"Write and publish an article for my best keyword."**
- RankSpot: Benchmarks the top 5 Google results, writes and scores the article, publishes it and requests indexing, once you approve.
- Cost: $3 (per article; images at AI cost + 30%)
- You get: A live article on your site, sent to Google for indexing.

**"Which of my pages should I refresh first?"**
- RankSpot: Reads your Search Console clicks and positions. Your AI drafts the refresh.
- Cost: Free ($0.01 per indexing request once it's live)
- You get: The pages losing clicks, refreshed and sent back to Google.

## Backlinks and AI citations

**"Find the editors of the 10 pages AI cites most and draft a pitch to each."**
- RankSpot: Finds and verifies each editor's email. Your AI writes the pitches.
- Cost: Up to $0.65 ($0.065 per email, only when found)
- You get: 10 drafted pitches waiting for your OK.

**"Send the pitches I approved."**
- RankSpot: Sends each pitch from your own mailbox with up to 2 follow-ups, and stops when someone replies.
- Cost: Up to $0.75 ($0.025 per email sent, 10 pitches with follow-ups)
- You get: Pitches out. Replies land in your inbox.

**"Which forum threads does AI cite? Draft a reply to the best one."**
- RankSpot: Reads the Reddit and Quora threads spotted in your checks. Your AI drafts the reply.
- Cost: Free (included in every check)
- You get: A useful reply you post as yourself.

## Every week

**"What changed in my AI visibility this week, and why?"**
- RankSpot: Compares this week's checks with last week's.
- Cost: Free (the checks themselves run on your schedule)
- You get: What you gained or lost, and the pages behind it.

**"Check my 50 prompts every Monday and tell me what moved."**
- RankSpot: Sets it up as a scheduled task in your AI, using your RankSpot connection.
- Cost: About $3.47 a month (50 prompts × 4 AIs weekly; daily is about $24 a month)
- You get: A report in your chat every Monday.

Every paid step shows its price first and waits for your OK. Free steps run in your own AI. Ask in RankSpot's own chat instead and the drafting is charged at the AI cost plus 30%. Every price: [/pricing](/pricing.md)

## Pages

- [Home](/index.md) (/)
- [Pricing](/pricing.md) (/pricing)
- [Connect your agent](/connect.md) (/connect)
- [Rank tracking](/rank.md) (/rank)
- [Content](/content.md) (/content)
- [Backlinks](/backlinks.md) (/backlinks)
- [AI citations](/forum-replies.md) (/forum-replies)
- [Site fixes (coming soon)](/site-fixes.md) (/site-fixes)
- [Automations](/automations.md) (/automations)
- [Memory](/memory.md) (/memory)
- [Agencies](/agencies.md) (/agencies)
- [Compare](/compare.md) (/compare)
- [Questions to ask RankSpot](/questions-to-ask-rankspot.md) (/questions-to-ask-rankspot)