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Hi Ben - Chad here from Moz. Kudos to Joy and Nigel for the great tool suggestions. I checked those out myself!

You make a good call out that there is no perfect method for tracking rankings given proximity and geographic location - I'd also add personalization as the other big factor. I was recently in the same room with 4-5 members of my client's digital team in Texas. We all ran the same keyword search on laptops and mobiles, and nearly all saw variations in the local results. So, there's that. : )

Moz has put a ton of thought and testing into how to get the most directionally accurate results, but personalization in particular challenges any method. It may go without saying, but I tell my clients to pick one method or tracker (maybe two at the most) then look at the directional changes in rankings vs. the absolute rankings themselves. It takes the pressure off small changes in rankings and allows them to become a useful confirmation that all is well or an alerting system that something has gone/is going in the wrong direction. This is in contrast to metrics like traffic (online and off), GMB insights data, and conversions/sales that tend be better indicators of success in your digital efforts. Best of luck! -Chad

Hey jpcaptain - This would be a great feature to have - agreed! Would you take a minute to make your need for this tool known to our development staff here: done! https://seomoz.zendesk.com/forums/293194-Moz-Feature-Requests. Thanks for your comment and being a part of the awesome Moz community! -Chad

Hey Ismael - Sorry for my delayed response - I was out on paternity leave!

I agree with you, having this data accessible instantly would be super stellar.  While I don't have the power to make this happen, you as a valued part of the Moz community do!  Our engineering team looks at our feature request page regularly to see what users are clamoring for.  Add your request here: https://seomoz.zendesk.com/forums/293194-Moz-Feature-Requests (just realized I had the wrong link listed).

Thanks and happy Mozzing, Chad

Ahoy! Chad here from the Moz Help Team. Excellent question on our On-Page Grader research tool!

Here's the scoop: if you grade a page today in this tool, the data is cached for 24-48 hours in the grader. Soooo, when you make changes to a webpage you have just graded, you will need to wait 24-48 hours to re-grade it. After that, you should then see your changes reflected in the report.

I hope that helps, and if you have any other questions definitely let us know.

Thanks for Mozzing, Chad

Hey jpcaptain - This would be a great feature to have - agreed! Would you take a minute to make your need for this tool known to our development staff here: done! https://seomoz.zendesk.com/forums/293194-Moz-Feature-Requests. Thanks for your comment and being a part of the awesome Moz community! -Chad

Hi Ben - Chad here from Moz. Kudos to Joy and Nigel for the great tool suggestions. I checked those out myself!

You make a good call out that there is no perfect method for tracking rankings given proximity and geographic location - I'd also add personalization as the other big factor. I was recently in the same room with 4-5 members of my client's digital team in Texas. We all ran the same keyword search on laptops and mobiles, and nearly all saw variations in the local results. So, there's that. : )

Moz has put a ton of thought and testing into how to get the most directionally accurate results, but personalization in particular challenges any method. It may go without saying, but I tell my clients to pick one method or tracker (maybe two at the most) then look at the directional changes in rankings vs. the absolute rankings themselves. It takes the pressure off small changes in rankings and allows them to become a useful confirmation that all is well or an alerting system that something has gone/is going in the wrong direction. This is in contrast to metrics like traffic (online and off), GMB insights data, and conversions/sales that tend be better indicators of success in your digital efforts. Best of luck! -Chad

Hey Ismael - Sorry for my delayed response - I was out on paternity leave!

I agree with you, having this data accessible instantly would be super stellar.  While I don't have the power to make this happen, you as a valued part of the Moz community do!  Our engineering team looks at our feature request page regularly to see what users are clamoring for.  Add your request here: https://seomoz.zendesk.com/forums/293194-Moz-Feature-Requests (just realized I had the wrong link listed).

Thanks and happy Mozzing, Chad

Ahoy! Chad here from the Moz Help Team. Excellent question on our On-Page Grader research tool!

Here's the scoop: if you grade a page today in this tool, the data is cached for 24-48 hours in the grader. Soooo, when you make changes to a webpage you have just graded, you will need to wait 24-48 hours to re-grade it. After that, you should then see your changes reflected in the report.

I hope that helps, and if you have any other questions definitely let us know.

Thanks for Mozzing, Chad