Ranccoon

About Ranccoon

Ranccoon is a focused, indie-friendly SEO tool designed to simplify Domain Rating (DR) and backlink tracking. It automates the daily monitoring of your website's authority score, eliminating the need for manual checks. The platform provides clear visualizations of your progress through charts, milestone goals, and a unique activity heatmap, helping you stay motivated and informed about your site's growth trajectory. Beyond tracking, Ranccoon actively helps you improve your DR by connecting you with curated launch platforms for valuable backlinks. A core feature is the Backlink Guardian, which vigilantly monitors your existing backlinks for removals or unfavorable changes, sending instant alerts to protect your site's authority. Built for makers, founders, bloggers, and small business owners, Ranccoon offers an affordable, straightforward alternative to complex and expensive SEO suites, putting essential link-building insights and protection into one simple dashboard.

Features of Ranccoon

Daily DR Tracking & Visualization

Ranccoon automatically checks your website's Domain Rating every single day. You can watch your progress through clean, intuitive charts and set custom milestone goals. The activity heatmap provides a visual history of your DR changes over time, similar to a contribution graph, making it easy to see your growth patterns and efforts at a glance without any manual work.

Backlink Guardian

This feature acts as a vigilant protector for your backlink profile. You add your backlink partners, and Ranccoon checks them daily. It alerts you instantly via email if a link is removed, changed from dofollow to nofollow, if the anchor text is altered, or if the target URL is switched. This proactive monitoring ensures you never lose link equity silently.

Certified DR Badge

Build trust and social proof by displaying your verified Domain Rating directly on your website. Ranccoon generates an embeddable badge that updates automatically as your DR changes. You can choose from multiple styles to match your site's design, providing visitors with transparent proof of your site's growing authority with just one click.

Launch Platform Submissions & Tools

Ranccoon helps you actively boost your DR by providing access to curated launch platforms. The service simplifies the submission process to high-quality directories and niche sites. Additionally, a browser extension auto-fills tedious submission forms with one click, saving significant time and effort in your link-building campaigns.

Use Cases of Ranccoon

For Founders & Indie Makers

Solo founders and indie makers need to build domain authority efficiently without a large budget or SEO team. Ranccoon provides an affordable, all-in-one dashboard to track DR growth, find quality backlink opportunities through launch platforms, and protect the few valuable links they secure, allowing them to focus on building their product.

For Bloggers & Content Creators

Bloggers investing in content marketing need to understand and improve their site's authority to rank higher. Ranccoon's daily tracking and visual charts show the direct impact of their content efforts on DR. The Backlink Guardian is crucial for monitoring guest post links and partnerships, ensuring their hard-earned backlinks remain intact and valuable.

For Small Agencies & Freelancers

SEO freelancers and small agencies managing multiple client websites can monitor all domains from a single Ranccoon dashboard. The automated daily checks and instant alerts for DR changes or backlink issues allow them to provide proactive reports and swift problem-solving, demonstrating clear value and protecting their clients' SEO investments.

For Startups Seeking Social Proof

Early-stage startups can use the Verified DR badge to build credibility with potential customers, partners, and investors. Displaying a certified, growing authority score on their landing page acts as trusted social proof, while the backend tools help them systematically improve that score through strategic backlink acquisition.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often does Ranccoon check my Domain Rating?

Ranccoon performs automatic daily checks on your Domain Rating for all tracked domains on the free plan. The Pro plan includes unlimited on-demand DR checks, allowing you to trigger a manual update anytime you want immediate results, such as after a major backlink acquisition.

What exactly does the Backlink Guardian monitor?

The Backlink Guardian performs daily checks on the specific URLs you add. It verifies if the backlink still exists on the page, detects if its attribute changes (e.g., dofollow to nofollow), alerts you if the anchor text is modified, and confirms the target URL still points to your site. It catches silent removals or unfavorable changes.

Is the Verified DR badge updated automatically?

Yes, the embeddable Verified DR badge on your website is dynamic. It pulls your latest Domain Rating score from Ranccoon's daily tracking, so the badge always displays your current, accurate authority score without requiring any manual updates or code changes on your part.

Can I track more than one website?

Absolutely. Ranccoon allows you to monitor multiple domains from a single, unified dashboard. This is ideal for agencies, freelancers, or founders managing several projects. You can easily switch between domains to view their individual DR trends, backlink status, and growth metrics.