How to Set Up Standard SERP Monitoring

Standard SERP monitoring is the recommended workflow for tracking your own website over time. It is tied to the project domain so the data can be used safely in project reports, alerts and historical trend analysis.

Use Standard monitoring when you want SEOMER to check the same keyword set on a schedule without manually launching every check.

Before you start

Create or open a SEOMER project for the website you want to monitor.
Make sure the project domain is correct.
Prepare the keyword list you want to track.
Choose the target country or location where positions should be checked.

Step 1: Open the Standard SERP page

Inside the project, open SERP → Standard. This page is for scheduled project-domain checks. It is different from Live SERP, which is intended for instant token-based checks.

Step 2: Add keywords

Enter one keyword per line, or paste a comma-separated list. SEOMER parses the list and shows how many keywords were detected.

Start with the keywords that matter most to the project. You can later split them by page, topic, device or schedule if needed.

Step 3: Choose depth

Depth controls how many search results are checked. Depth is counted in blocks of 10 results:

10 = first search results page.
20 = first two pages.
50 = first five pages.
100 = first ten pages.

Higher depth gives more coverage, but it also uses more quota or tokens. For most routine monitoring, start with depth 10 or 20 and increase it only when deeper positions matter.

Step 4: Choose location, device and OS

Select the country or location where SERP positions should be checked. SEOMER automatically applies the numeric location code after selection.

Then choose the device and operating system. If you select all devices or all operating systems, SEOMER creates multiple concrete SERP checks for the selected combinations.

Step 5: Confirm the target domain

For Standard monitoring, the target domain is locked to the project domain. You may enter the project domain, a subdomain or a URL inside that domain:

Allowed:
example.com
www.example.com
blog.example.com
https://example.com/pricing
https://blog.example.com/article

External or lookalike domains are blocked:

Blocked:
competitor.com
fakeexample.com
example.com.otherdomain.net

This rule keeps project reports clean. If you need to check another domain, use Live SERP or create a separate project.

Step 6: Decide whether to stop when the target is found

Stop on target found can reduce usage when the goal is only to confirm the project domain appears in results. If the target is found early, SEOMER can stop checking deeper result pages for that keyword.

This is useful when you want cost-aware monitoring, especially at higher depths.

Step 7: Save a monitor and configure schedules

Click Save SERP monitor to turn the current settings into a reusable monitoring rule. In the monitor modal, choose:

Monitor name.
Whether the monitor is enabled after saving.
Time zone for schedule calculation.
One or more schedules, such as daily time, weekly time or every N hours.

Disabled monitors and disabled schedules stay saved, but they do not run until you enable them again.

Step 8: Review the billing preview

The billing preview estimates monthly Standard pages, possible overage tokens and how the current configuration may use the workspace quota. If the schedule is aggressive, the preview helps you avoid surprises before saving.

What happens after saving

When the schedule becomes due, SEOMER creates SERP checks automatically. Completed checks appear in recent activity and reports. If the target domain is found, SEOMER records the best position, page and target URL. If it is not found within the selected depth, the report shows that the target was not found.

How to set up Standard SERP monitoring

Standard monitoring setup