FreeGoogle Search ConsoleAbout 15 min
Export Your Current Rankings
GSC already tracks your real average position for every term you show up for. It's your free rank tracker.
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Why this matters
This is your honest 'before' picture. You'll compare every future month against it to prove movement.
✓ How to do it
- Go to GSC → Performance, open the Queries tab, and set the date range to the last 28 days.
- Click the Average position box so it shows in the table, then sort by it.
- Export to a spreadsheet and save it with the date.
- Flag any query sitting in positions 4 to 15. Those are your quick-win targets.
Done whenThe dated GSC queries export is saved, with positions 4 to 15 highlighted.
Optional paid shortcut
GSC shows your own positions only. Bright Data's SERP API can record who else ranks for every keyword on your list, city by city.
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Not needed to finish this step. Every step works with the free tools above.
Tips & pitfalls
- Filter by a page to see which queries each URL ranks for. It's useful for the mapping phase.