Question 1

What are backlinks and why do they matter?

Accepted Answer

Backlinks are links from other websites to yours. Search engines read them as recommendations: more good, relevant websites linking to you means more trust and better rankings.

Question 2

How do I connect my Google Business Profile?

Accepted Answer

Open Local → Local overview, press Connect with Google and allow SEOmise to manage your Business Profiles. Then choose the business location that belongs to this project and press Attach.

Question 3

How do I reply to Google reviews with AI drafts?

Accepted Answer

Open Local → Reviews, choose a review and press Draft with AI or write your own reply. Check it, then press Approve and publish. Each reply goes to Google one at a time, and only for verified locations.

Question 4

Can SEOmise reply to reviews or write Google posts by itself?

Accepted Answer

Partly, and only as far as you allow under Local → Automation. Review replies can be drafted automatically, and replies to 4–5 star reviews can be published automatically if an approver switches that on. Posts are only ever drafted, never published on their own.

Question 5

How do I create and schedule Google posts?

Accepted Answer

Open Local → Posts, write an update, event or offer (or ask for an AI draft) and press Request approval. An approver then chooses Approve and schedule or Publish now, and SEOmise publishes the post on Google at that time.

Question 6

What is the map rank grid and how do I set it up?

Accepted Answer

The map rank grid checks where your business appears in Google Maps results from points spread around it, for the searches you choose. It needs a local rank provider on your installation; without one the screen says Integration required.

Question 7

How do I check my business details match everywhere I am listed?

Accepted Answer

Open Local → Citations (NAP), check the canonical business details, then add or import your directory listings. SEOmise compares each listing with those details and marks it as an exact match, acceptable variant, mismatch, duplicate or missing.

Question 8

How do I ask my customers for Google reviews?

Accepted Answer

Use Tools → Review booster: set up your Google review link, add the customers you want to ask, then press Ask them for a review. Every customer gets the same fair invitation by e-mail (or text message where your installation offers it), with at most one reminder.

Question 9

How do I make a review QR code or printable card?

Accepted Answer

Open Tools → Review booster → QR code & cards. Download the QR code as a PNG or SVG, or a postcard-size A6 card as a PDF with your name, logo and colour. Anyone who scans it gets the same Google review form.

Question 10

How do I run a backlink check, and where does the data come from?

Accepted Answer

Open Links → Links overview and press Run backlink check (tick Include competitors to check them too). The data comes from the backlink data source your installation uses; without a paid one, the built-in SEOmise link checker verifies the links you give it.

Question 11

How do I use the backlink galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Open Links → Backlink Galaxy. Each dot is a website linking to you; filter by risk, topic, link attribute, review decision, status and domain rank, and click a dot to see its links, anchors and why it has its risk score.

Question 12

How do I see which backlinks I gained or lost?

Accepted Answer

Links → Links overview shows the websites gained and lost since the last check. The full history is under Links → Backlink profile → New & lost, and Links → Link health keeps watch over the links that matter most to you.

Question 13

How do I get a disavow file and upload it to Google?

Accepted Answer

In Links → Risk review, mark only the websites you are sure about as Disavow candidate. An approver then confirms each warning, approves the disavow candidate file and downloads it, and the site owner uploads it in Google Search Console. SEOmise never sends it to Google.

Question 14

How do I find sites that link to my competitors but not to me?

Accepted Answer

Open Links → Competitor gaps. It lists websites that link to your competitors but not to you. Approve the relevant ones, then add them to outreach to earn a link yourself, or start a paid campaign if link campaigns are in your plan.

Question 15

How do link campaigns work, and when am I charged?

Accepted Answer

Under Links → Campaigns you set an objective and a budget, SEOmise proposes scored placements from the connected link providers, and someone with approval rights approves the exact total before anything is ordered. Nothing is charged before approval.

Question 16

How do I add the SEOmise tracker to my website?

Accepted Answer

The WordPress, Laravel and PHP connectors add the tracker for you. On any other platform, copy the one-line snippet from Visitors → Live view → Settings, paste it into the head of every page, then press Check installation in the Install guide.

Question 17

How do I see heat maps and how far visitors scroll?

Accepted Answer

Open Visitors → Live view, choose a page and switch on the click or mouse heat map for a period from the last 30 minutes to 30 days. Beside it you see how far visitors scrolled and what they clicked. Real-time shows the same over a copy of your page.

Question 18

What does Live view record, and how do I keep visitors' details private?

Accepted Answer

The tracker records page views, scrolling, clicks and (on desktop) mouse positions, with the visitor's IP address, rough location and device. It never records what people type, uses no cookies, respects Do Not Track and consent tools, and you can blank out parts of your pages with data-seomise-mask.

Question 19

Where do I see how many people visit my website?

Accepted Answer

Visitors → Insights shows visits, pages, devices, locations, sources and page walks from the SEOmise tracker on any platform. WordPress sites also get Visitors → Traffic, the daily totals the WordPress connector counts. Google's own figures are under Visitors → Google data.

Question 20

How do I connect Google Search Console, Analytics, Ads and PageSpeed?

Accepted Answer

Open Visitors → Google data, tick Search Console, Google Analytics 4 and (where offered) Google Ads, press Connect Google and choose a property for each. PageSpeed needs no sign-in: its tests run under Website health → Page speed.

Question 21

How do I send my client a report every week or month?

Accepted Answer

Open Reports → Client reports, switch on Weekly (Monday morning) or Monthly (on the 1st) under Scheduled reports, add the recipients and save. Each recipient gets an e-mail with a link to the PDF. You can also download the PDF yourself at any time.

Question 22

How do I share an SEO audit report or have it e-mailed regularly?

Accepted Answer

Open the report, press Share and then Create share link: anyone with the link can read it and download its PDF without signing in, until you switch the link off. To send it regularly, add recipients under Scheduled e-mails on Reports → SEO audit report.

Question 23

What is the monthly owner digest and how do I set it up?

Accepted Answer

A short monthly e-mail in plain words for business owners who rarely sign in: up to three wins, one thing to fix and the next step with a one-click link. Choose who gets it, the day and what it includes under Tools → Monthly owner digest.

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