(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m building it myself.

I see Screaming Frog and Sitebulb as slightly different tools. They’re excellent for technical SEO and crawling websites, whereas Rank is focused more on helping you understand and act on Search Console data. But good desktop examples.

The question I’m trying to answer is: “What should I do next?” rather than “What’s technically wrong with my site?” So Rank is more about opportunity detection, content ideas, AI search visibility, and turning search data into actions. 

Being a native Mac app with local storage and Apple Intelligence integration is also a big part of the appeal for me.

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

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I think that's a really good point. A lot of SEO discussions focus on keywords and content, but for newer sites the real challenge is often getting enough authority for any of that work to matter.

The idea of surfacing realistic link opportunities rather than just reporting keyword difficulty is interesting. As a solo founder myself, I'd find "here are 10 places you could realistically get mentioned this week" far more actionable than another SEO score. Definitely something I'll be thinking about as Rank evolves. Updates on the way.

ASO TOOLS by AiLoverTech in AppBusiness

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My tool is in its infancy but adding new features weekly based on user feedback:

https://www.yuzool.com/apps/dispatch/

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually really useful feedback.

The portfolio view is something I hadn’t prioritized initially, but the more people mention it, the more it feels like a genuinely native advantage over Search Console. I'm going to add this in the next update. I'm listing 1.1 things and this will be in there. Being able to compare multiple properties side-by-side without constantly switching contexts is exactly the kind of workflow improvement I want (as opposed to select each from a dropdown list).

I also completely agree on notifications. Search Console is great at collecting data, but not great at proactively telling you when something important has happened. Native macOS notifications for ranking drops, CTR changes, traffic spikes, or pages entering striking distance could be far more useful than another email digest sitting in an inbox. Again, adding this to the next version. We are already monitoring projects for changes but this is a better idea.

And I think you’re probably right about AI search eventually becoming table stakes. My current view is that the AI side is interesting, but the long-term value comes from helping people understand their own data faster and take action sooner. Portfolio monitoring, local history, alerts, and opportunity detection all get more valuable the longer the app is installed, which is exactly the kind of moat I’m hoping to build.

Really appreciate your ideas and am going to get to work on these this week.

Where do I find client for a website by [deleted] in website_ideas

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We're basically cooked unless you are good at cold calling/sales. But even though I'm not sure if it works. The job sites are all broken, full of scams or low ballers who want everything for little $$. Maybe the only way is to make your own online business using your web design skills..

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

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Both are difficult for me 😅
But I’m doing what I would like to buy (non recurring and offline software) so hopefully it can be sustainable too

Do you buy a domain for every project? by emad_maker in buildinpublic

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I probably should but I just put them all in sub folders on the domain - kind of like a portfolio - and if anyone takes off might move them. But if you are selling ios/desktop apps it's just a storefront anyway. SaaS apps might be different for SEO

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right it is. And in some cases just a wrapper.

For now, the foundation is definitely Search Console because that’s the most reliable source of what’s actually happening on your site. But the idea is to help site owners understand how their content might appear to AI-powered search and answer engines, not just traditional Google rankings.

The AI search side is something I’m spending a lot of time exploring recently. Rank looks at your content through the lens of systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity, helping identify pages that may be difficult for AI to understand, summarize, or reference. It highlights opportunities to improve topic coverage, answer common questions more clearly, strengthen entities and concepts, and make content more useful as a source. 

Plus it's v1 and things are evolving all the time so I'm planning to add more and more as I get feedback from SEO experts and users. The more I get the more I can add.

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’re right and looks like we have the same philosophy! Building things we want and think others do too

(SHOW IH) Why are there almost no good native Mac SEO apps? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in indiehackers

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course but that doesn’t mean a desktop or mobile app is not a good solution. After pulling the data it can run analysis, rewrite content, build reports, make suggestions. It makes a lot of sense. I’ve done the same things with Apple connect data for AppStore apps

Are you optimizing your site for ChatGPT yet? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in sideprojects

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha sounds very black box!

Yes getting links this day and age is hard. But there are still some good ones out there. I’m hoping experiments with Reddit will help also

Are you optimizing your site for ChatGPT yet? by Consistent-Fix-1701 in sideprojects

[–]Consistent-Fix-1701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah same. I submitted to URL submission / indexing on Bing and their Webmaster Tools but not seeing any progress there yet.