# Check your keyword rankings

> See where each tracked keyword ranks in Google for your site, run a check, set a weekly schedule, and read a keyword's position history.

Source: https://docs.use-mark.com/docs/track-keyword-rankings

**Rankings** shows where each tracked keyword ranks in Google for one of your
sites. Select **Analysis** > **Research** in the sidebar, then the **Rankings** tab.

Opening the tab is free. It shows positions from checks that already ran.
Only two things spend money: **Run now** and a **Weekly** schedule.

## Before you start

Rankings only checks keywords you track. Track them first from **Research** >
**Keywords** > **Saved**. Tracking is free. Until you track a keyword, the tab
says no keywords are tracked yet for your site and links to Saved keywords.

## Pick a site and locale

If you have more than one site, choose it in the site picker at the top. If a
site is tracked in more than one locale, pick the locale from the row of
buttons under it.

The box above the table shows the **Site**, **Locale**, **Last checked**, and
**Next check** for what you picked.

## Check positions now

1. Select **Run now**. You'll see "Check started." If a check is already
   running, you'll see "A check is already running. Showing its progress."
2. Watch the progress line under the button, like "Checking 12 keywords: 5
   done, 1 failed." The page refreshes on its own until the check ends.
3. Read the result line when it finishes:
   * "Last check finished for all 12 keywords." Every keyword got a new
     result.
   * "Last check finished with 2 of 12 keywords failed." The failed keywords
     show **Check failed** in the table. Run the check again to retry them.
   * "Last check failed. No new positions were recorded." Every keyword shows
     **Check failed**. Earlier positions stay in each keyword's history. Run
     the check again later.

Each check also saves the **People Also Ask** questions Google showed for
your tracked keywords, at no extra cost. They appear as suggestions on
**Research** > **Buyer questions**. Nothing joins your buyer questions until
you select **Add** on a suggestion. See
[Add buyer questions from People Also Ask](/docs/research-and-save-keywords#add-buyer-questions-from-people-also-ask).

## Set a schedule

1. Under **Schedule**, choose one:
   * **Manual: only when you click Run now**
   * **Weekly: runs a paid check once a week**
2. Select **Save schedule**.

With **Weekly**, **Next check** shows the date and time of the next check.
With **Manual**, it says **Manual**. Saving a schedule doesn't start a check.

## Read the table

Each tracked keyword has one row:

* **Position** is where your site ranked in Google on the last check, like
  **#4**.
* **Change** compares the last two checks: **Up 3**, **Down 2**, or
  **No change**. It shows a dash unless both checks found your site.
* **Ranking URL** is the page on your site that ranked.
* **Last checked** is the date and time of the keyword's latest check.

**Position** can also show one of these:

* **Not checked yet**: this keyword has never been checked.
* **Not in top 100**: the check ran, and your site wasn't in the first 100
  Google results.
* **Check failed**: the latest check couldn't get a result for this keyword.

Sort by **Keyword** or **Position** by selecting the column heading.

## See a keyword's history

Select a keyword's name to open its history under the table. Once the
keyword has ranked in at least two checks, a chart shows its position over time, with #1
at the top. The **Checked** list shows every check with its position and
ranking URL. Select **Close** to hide it.