Frequently Asked Questions

What is RankNStein?: RankNStein is a simple tool that tells you where your website (or any URL for that matter) shows up in Google based on a given search term(s).
Why is only Google searched?: RankNStein is opinionated software. It's RankNSteins opinion that Google is the only search engine that matters.
Why does RankNStein only look at the top 64 results?: Because of a technical limitation of the Google search API, RankNStein can get no more than 64 results. If your website does not show up in the top 64 (page 7) for a "good" search string, chances are you need to work on your SEO.
Is there more detailed information that RankNStein can show me?: While RankNStein does have additional data (e.g. the content matched on, who was #1, ...), RankNStein's beauty lies in it's simplicity. At some point, RankNStein may provide this additional data in a manner that maintains its elegance.
Does RankNStein capture the terms and URLs I search on?: RankNStein does not store the information you submit.
How does RankNStein make money? Why aren't there any ads on your site?: RankNStein is opinionated software. In RankNStein's opinion, ads take away from the simplicity and elegance of the user interface. RankNStein is not a designed to make money -- it's designed to provide simple answers to simple questions.
Is the RankNStein number my "page rank"?: No. "Page Rank" is a 0-10 value, determined by a patented algorithm, that determines a webpage's relative value in the eyes of Google. The RankNStein rank is much simpler, its indicates where in a given Google search your webpage lands. When someone searches for "atlanta ruby programmer" the webpage at "http://atlrug.org/" will have a rank of 12 (at this time), meaning that it is the 12th entry in the search results returned by Google. By default, Google displays 10 results per page, so the AtlRUG.org listing will be on the second page.
Do I need to enter the protocol (http/https)?: No. RankNStein will match against http and https.
Do I need to specify the 'www'?: No. RankNStein will match against the domain with or without the 'www'.
Can I specify a complete URL with a full path?: Absolutely. RankNStein matches against the beginning of the URL. If you want to see where a specific page ranks, use the full path for that URL.