GeoGrid Scans

How to: Create a Quick Scan

Run a one-off GeoGrid scan without creating a reusable template first. Quick Scan is best for spot checks, sales audits, and fast visibility baselines.

5 min read Beginner

Before you start

You need a verified account and a saved business. Credit processing requires enough credits. Browser Extension processing requires the Local Rank Guru extension for Chrome or Firefox to be installed, signed in with the same account, and allowed to process scans. The screenshots below use demo data only.

Open the Quick Scan page

In the member dashboard, open the Scans section in the sidebar and choose Quick Scan. This opens the one-off scan form.

Local Rank Guru sidebar with the Quick Scan navigation item — The Quick Scan entry lives in the Scans section of the member sidebar.

Select a business and enter keywords

Choose the business profile you want to measure. Then enter one or more search terms separated by commas or line breaks. Existing keywords, business categories, and AI suggestions can speed up setup.

Quick Scan business selector and keyword field filled with example dental keywords — Each keyword starts its own scan from the same configuration.

Choose the scan shape

Start with Square for standard grids, use Rings for distance analysis, and choose Draw when the service area is irregular. In Draw mode, move the pin first if the scan center needs a small adjustment, then draw the polygon around the target area.

Square

Best for: recurring audits, city-center checks, and predictable monthly comparisons.

Rings

Best for: understanding how rankings change with distance from the business.

Draw

Best for: service areas, neighborhoods, and non-square coverage areas.

Quick Scan Rings shape setting with ring count controls — When Rings is selected, ring count becomes the main coverage control.

Set density and check credits

Grid size and point distance define how many locations will be scanned. Smaller distances and larger grids provide more detail, but they also increase credit usage.

Quick Scan grid size, point distance, and credit preview showing 98 credits total — This example runs two keywords across a 7x7 grid, so the preview shows 98 credits total.

Review the map coverage

The map shows where Local Rank Guru will place the GeoGrid points. Drag the pin if the scan center should be slightly different from the saved business coordinates, including before drawing a custom polygon.

Quick Scan map preview with a blue GeoGrid around Berlin — The blue points show the locations that will be checked for the selected keyword setup.

Choose processing and start

Select Use Credits for server-side processing, or Use Browser Extension to queue a free client-side scan when that method is included with your account.

Local Rank Guru shows whether this account connected to the Extension API within the last 24 hours. This is an activity hint, not a live installation check. You can still click Queue Quick Scan when no recent activity is detected, but the scan remains pending until the extension is installed, signed in, open, and scan processing is enabled.

Quick Scan processing method choices and queue action — Use Credits processes the scan server-side. Browser Extension scans wait in Pending Scans until the signed-in extension requests them.

Next steps

Monitor scans

Track progress and results in the scan list.

Pending Extension Scans

Review Browser Extension jobs that are still waiting for processing.

Create a Scaled Scan

Use templates when you need repeatable scans.