How to check your Google ranking (free, in 2 minutes)
Where does your business actually show up on Google? Here's a free, honest way to check your own ranking — plus a step-by-step checklist to track it over time.
Check your Google ranking
Type the search a customer would use, add your town, and we'll open Google with it ready to go. Then follow the steps below to read your rank honestly.
- 1Search for the exact phrase a customer would type — your service + your town, e.g. 'plumber West Auckland'.
- 2Use a private/incognito window so Google doesn't tailor results to your history.
- 3Ignore the top 3 'Sponsored' ads — those are paid, not your organic rank.
- 4Count where your business appears on page 1. Not there? Check page 2 and 3.
- 5Look for the Google map pack (the 3 listings with pins) — that's driven by your Google Business Profile.
- 6Repeat the same search once a week and jot down your position to see if you're climbing.
We can't see your rank from here — only Google can. But once you know where you sit, we can tell you exactly what to do to climb.
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That's the most common spot to be stuck — and exactly what we fix. We climb rankings for Kiwi businesses every week with ongoing SEO on one simple monthly plan.
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