17→571
+554 · 33.6×How often a Frontier Rank page appeared in Google Search results.
Frontier Rank Visibility Lab
We’re building Frontier Rank in public.
This is our starting line and progress toward becoming recommended. The numbers stay dated, source-labeled, and honest about what has—and has not—moved.
Daily measurement activeLatest verified data: Public progress log
Starting line → current
4 days of observable movement.
These are discovery and publishing signals, not claimed revenue results. Search Console uses a rolling 28-day window, so early-site accumulation is part of the increase.
13→82
+69 · +531%Distinct page-and-query rows returned in the current Search Console report.
8→29
+21 public pagesIndexable pages in the governed public URL manifest and sitemap.
0→0
No clicks yetVisibility is growing, but Search Console has not recorded organic clicks in the current window.
Daily discovery
The trajectory, without smoothing.
Every available Search Console snapshot is retained. Missing days remain missing rather than being estimated.
Google search impressions
Rolling 28 daysSource: Google Search ConsoleBaseline retained; daily snapshots append
Credibility boundary
What this proves—and what it does not.
A useful case study should make its limitations as easy to find as its improvements.
What has improved
- Google impressions grew from 17 at the retained starting line to 571 in the current rolling window.
- The governed public evidence surface expanded from 8 pages to 29.
- The September 16 directional monitor found Frontier Rank in 11 of 25 ChatGPT-style answers.
- Google / Maps and Google AI each surfaced Frontier Rank for at least one commercial audit question.
What remains unproven
- Gemini did not mention Frontier Rank in the 25-query directional run.
- A directional answer-engine monitor is not a permanent platform-wide rank.
- Search Console recorded no organic clicks in the current rolling window.
- Technical fixes require a fresh Ahrefs crawl before they can be called resolved.
Recommendation position
Where each primary platform sees us.
Search discovery and AI recommendation are shown separately. An impression is not presented as an endorsement, and the directional run is not blended with the smaller controlled baseline.
| Platform | Current signal | Latest evidence | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Search | Emerging visibility | 571 impressions across 82 observed page-and-query rows | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Google / Maps | 2 of 25 | Two mentions and one Frontier Rank citation in the directional commercial-query run | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Google AI | 1 of 25 | Named and cited for the Franklin AI search audit question | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Gemini | 0 of 25 | No mentions in the directional commercial-query run | Sep 16, 2026 |
| ChatGPT-style | 11 of 25 | 11 mentions, 11 citations, and 3 recommendations; directional comparison rank #1 of 57 | Sep 16, 2026 |
The 25-query run is an automated directional monitor. The formal controlled baseline remains separate, preserving the original prompts and methodology.
Early query discovery
Where Google has started testing us.
Positions are rounded averages across impressions, not promises of a fixed ranking. Low-impression rows are directional only.
| Observed query | Impressions | Average position | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai seo franklin | 2 | 57.0 | Local category discovery; not yet competitive visibility. |
| website optimization franklin tn | 2 | 20.0 | Early local relevance signal. |
| ai marketing nashville | 12 | 92.4 | Repeated impressions, currently deep in results. |
| ai search marketing nashville | 5 | 81.0 | Relevant category association, not qualified traffic yet. |
Search Console data can change as Google processes recent activity. This page reports the latest successful daily snapshot rather than live-querying Google from a visitor's browser.
Source ledger
Every number has a clock.
Daily sources update automatically. Costly or variable answer-engine checks stay on a controlled cadence so the comparison remains credible.
| Source | Cadence | Last verified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Daily | Aug 21, 2026 | Live |
| Public-site validator | Daily | Aug 21, 2026 | Live |
| Locked ChatGPT + Gemini baseline | Controlled retest | Aug 14, 2026 | Not retested |
| Google AI Mode observation | Weekly | Aug 20, 2026 | Single observation |
| Ahrefs Site Audit | After material fixes | Aug 19, 2026 | Awaiting refresh |
See the method behind the movement.
The process is public enough to evaluate, while client and admin data remain private.