Three years ago, we were running a small SaaS company with a WordPress site. Our competitors were getting thousands of visitors from Google. We were stuck at maybe 200 organic visitors a month.
So we did what you're supposed to do: signed up for the big-name SEO tools, watched YouTube tutorials, read the blog posts about "SEO best practices."
Within a week, I was drowning in charts I didn't understand. Domain authority. SERP volatility. Keyword difficulty scores. Meanwhile, I just wanted to know: what should I write about next? Is this page good enough to publish? What's actually broken on my site?
The tools gave me data. I needed someone to just tell me what to do.
The problem with most SEO tools
After trying half a dozen platforms, I realized they all have the same issue: they're built for one of two groups. We've compared all the top WordPress SEO tools and plugins to help you understand the landscape.
Either you're an SEO professional who analyzes sites all day and knows what every metric means. Or you're an enterprise company with a full marketing team and unlimited budget.
But what if you're:
- A solo founder trying to get your first thousand customers
- A small team where everyone wears five hats and nobody's job is just "SEO"
- A blogger or creator who needs traffic but doesn't have time to become a search expert
- An agency managing 10+ WordPress sites without an army of specialists
For those people—most people—the existing tools are overkill. You don't need 50 metrics. You need clear next steps.
What we built instead
We built Rankeli around a simple idea: what if an SEO tool actually told you what to do instead of showing you data and making you figure it out?
Guidance instead of dashboards
Instead of a page full of charts, you get specific instructions: "This title is too vague—here's a better version." "Add internal links to these three posts." "You're missing these topics that competitors cover."
No interpretation needed. Just follow the checklist.
Lives inside WordPress
You shouldn't have to copy content back and forth between five different tools. Rankeli works right in your WordPress editor. Your content score updates as you type. Suggestions appear where you need them.
One tool. One workflow.
Built for people who aren't SEO experts
You don't need to know what domain authority is. You don't need to understand backlink profiles. You just need to follow the steps, improve your score, and publish.
If you can write a blog post, you can use Rankeli.
Who this is actually for
Rankeli works best for:
- Founders and small business owners who need their site to bring in customers but don't want to become SEO specialists
- Content creators and marketers who want their posts to rank without juggling multiple complicated tools
- Agencies and freelancers managing multiple WordPress clients who need a consistent process everyone can follow
- Anyone using WordPress who's tired of SEO feeling like black magic
What you actually get
When you use Rankeli on your WordPress site:
- Clear content briefs before you write (not just keywords—actual structure and direction)
- Live scoring and checklists as you edit (so you know if it's ready to publish)
- Automatic identification of underperforming pages worth rescuing
- Internal linking suggestions while you write (no more forgetting to link relevant posts)
- Progress tracking that shows improvement without overwhelming you with data
SEO should be a system, not a mystery
Too many people think SEO is this mysterious thing only experts can do. That's not true. With the right approach to SEO automation, anyone can master it.
SEO is a process. Write about what people search for. Structure your content clearly. Fix your underperforming pages. Add internal links. Repeat.
The hard part isn't the process—it's knowing what to do next. That's what Rankeli solves.
You get a clear path from "my site gets no traffic" to "my site brings in customers every week." No jargon. No guesswork. Just step-by-step guidance inside the tool you already use.
Try it yourself
If you've ever opened an SEO tool and felt immediately overwhelmed, or if you're tired of content that doesn't rank no matter how much you write, Rankeli might be exactly what you need.
It's built for people who are smart and capable but don't have time to become SEO experts. People like you.
