14 step-by-step guides on every feature in RankAIO — from GEO optimisation for AI search to the schema generator, AI content scorer, GBP post automation, AI Overview tracking, and automated SEO workflows.
Every panel, every button, every workflow — explained with the exact navigation path and UI labels.
How to open the GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) panel, run the AI visibility scan for your target queries, read the AI Overview appearance rate, and use the optimisation suggestions to improve citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.
Guide 01The AI-powered schema generator — select schema type (Article, Product, FAQ, LocalBusiness, HowTo), enter your page URL, review the auto-populated properties, validate against Google requirements, and copy the final JSON-LD.
Guide 04The content scoring panel — paste or fetch a URL, read the 8-dimension AI readability score (structured data, citation-friendliness, entity clarity, factual density, heading hierarchy, FAQ presence, author markup, freshness), and use the improvement checklist.
Guide 06How to open AI Optimizer → Posts Calendar, enter your business type and service area, generate 8 GBP posts for the month in under 2 minutes, review and edit each post, and schedule the batch for automatic publishing.
Guide 08The AI Overview Tracker — add keywords to monitor, read the appearance rate (% of queries where your site is cited), track position within the AI Overview panel, and compare your citation rate against competitors.
Guide 10The Workflow Builder — the 6 pre-built automation templates (weekly audit alert, new content schema injection, GBP post scheduler, lost link alert, ranking drop alert, AI brief delivery), and how to build custom workflows.
Guide 12New users: start with Guide 01 (GEO panel). Agencies: Guide 12 (automated workflows) is your highest-leverage read.
How to open the GEO panel, add your target queries, run the AI visibility scan, read the appearance rate and citation source breakdown, and use the 6 optimisation recommendations to improve your AI search presence.
How to add keywords to the AI Overview Tracker, read the appearance rate (% of queries where your content is cited), track your position within the panel, and set up alerts for drops below your target threshold.
The Entity Analysis panel — how RankAIO identifies key entities in your content, the entity confidence score, missing entity suggestions, and how to add entity markup that improves AI citation likelihood.
The Competitor AI panel — add up to 5 competitors, compare citation rates per keyword, the share-of-voice chart across AI platforms, and identifying which competitor content is being cited and why.
How RankAIO generates rewrite suggestions per page — the 8-dimension readability score, the priority recommendation list, how to apply suggestions using the inline editor, and re-scanning after changes.
The AI schema generator — select schema type (Article, Product, FAQ, LocalBusiness, Recipe, HowTo, Event), enter the page URL for auto-population, review and edit each property, validate against Google requirements, copy JSON-LD or use the direct GSC injection.
Paste a URL or text block, run the AI readability scan, read the 8-dimension breakdown (structured data, citation-friendliness, entity clarity, factual density, heading hierarchy, FAQ presence, author markup, freshness), and use the improvement checklist.
How to open AI Optimizer → Posts Calendar, enter business type and service area, generate 8 posts for the month, review and edit each post in the inline editor, and schedule the batch for automatic publishing via the Google Business API.
The Location Page Generator — enter service type, target city, and optional differentiators. RankAIO generates an 800–1000 word page with LocalBusiness schema, NAP markup, and relevant local keywords. How to export to HTML or push to RankWriter.
How to open the FAQ Schema tool, import existing Q&A pairs or generate them from a URL, review the generated JSON-LD, and add the schema to your page — with a preview of how the rich result will look in Google Search.
The Workflow Builder — the 6 pre-built templates (weekly audit alert, new content schema injection, GBP post scheduler, lost link alert, ranking drop alert, AI brief delivery) and how to configure triggers, conditions, and actions for custom workflows.
How to configure the AI Daily Brief (email or RankTalk delivery), set the data sources it pulls from (RankTracker, RankAudit, RankBridge, RankLocal), the alert thresholds that trigger inclusion, and how to customise the brief format.
How to enable the RankOps connector from Settings, which RankAIO recommendations auto-create tasks in RankOps (schema missing, GEO score drop, AI Overview lost), and how to manage AI-generated tasks in the RankOps Kanban.
The Bulk Schema tool — crawl your site to surface pages missing structured data, apply schema type rules by URL pattern (all /blog/ URLs get Article schema, all /product/ URLs get Product schema), review, and export the injection script.
RankAIO is free on the Rankar.ai starter plan. Open the GEO panel, run your first AI visibility scan, and see how you rank in AI search results.
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