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Spike Search

See what needs attention across all your sites.

Spike Search checks Google Analytics and Search Console for every site you own, then ranks what needs attention first, and why. It runs on your own computer. Pay once.

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  • Runs on your computer
  • Read-only access to Google
  • Pay once, no subscription
Your website check-upSample sites · this week
  • Fix firstWin back “best ramen tokyo”
    ramenatlas.com fell from #2 to #7, and its clicks fell with it.
    1 hourto fix

    Why this is first: Could help: a lotHow serious: highHow sure: veryWork: an hour

  • Worth doingRewrite the title on /tokyo/shibuya
    It ranks #3, but few people click.
    15 minto fix
  • Worth doingTwo pages compete for “springbrook waterfalls”
    Google can’t tell which trailbook.io page to show.
    1 hourto fix
  • Nice to have6 kanjiloop.app searches sit just off page one
    Small tweaks could lift them.
    2 hoursto fix
  • Nice to haveA search is rising: “brisbane suburb growth”
    suburbscore.com.au jumped 22 spots this week.
    15 minto fix

How it works

A dashboard for Google Analytics and Search Console across all your websites, in three steps.

  1. Step 1: Set it up once

    Install the app with a few terminal commands, then give it read-only access to Google. It can look, but never change anything.

  2. Step 2: It checks every site

    On your own computer, it reads your Analytics and Search Console numbers for each site and looks for things worth fixing.

  3. Step 3: Open your list of fixes

    The most important fixes come first, each with the reason.

What you’ll need: a Google account that has your sites in Analytics and Search Console, Node.js, and comfort running a few commands in a terminal. Setup is technical; a step-by-step guide is coming.

What you see in the app

Sample sites and made-up numbers, so nothing here is anyone’s real traffic.

The Spike Search Work view. Seven sample sites are ranked by what needs attention. The first, ramenatlas.com, is down 18.6% in search clicks and is open to show three fixes: win back a lost search, rewrite a page title, and pick one of two competing pages. Each fix shows its reason and the clicks it could win back.
Your list of fixes, in orderYour sites, ranked by what needs you most. Open one to see its fixes, the reason for each, and the clicks it could win back.
Your list of fixes, in order
The Spike Search Work view. Seven sample sites are ranked by what needs attention. The first, ramenatlas.com, is down 18.6% in search clicks and is open to show three fixes: win back a lost search, rewrite a page title, and pick one of two competing pages. Each fix shows its reason and the clicks it could win back.

Your sites, ranked by what needs you most. Open one to see its fixes, the reason for each, and the clicks it could win back.

Portfolio status cards for seven sample sites. One is marked dropping, one spiking, three to watch and two clear, each with a one-line reason.
Every site at a glanceWhich sites are dropping, which are rising, and which are fine, with a one-line reason.
Every site at a glance
Portfolio status cards for seven sample sites. One is marked dropping, one spiking, three to watch and two clear, each with a one-line reason.

Which sites are dropping, which are rising, and which are fine, with a one-line reason.

A table of searches where a sample site ranks between 8th and 15th, with impressions, click-through rate and the extra clicks a move to page one could bring.
Pages close to page oneSearches where a page sits just off page one, and the clicks a small push could bring.
Pages close to page one
A table of searches where a sample site ranks between 8th and 15th, with impressions, click-through rate and the extra clicks a move to page one could bring.

Searches where a page sits just off page one, and the clicks a small push could bring.

A chart of daily visitors against search clicks for all sample sites. Clicks fall away in early October while visitors hold steady. The last three days are shaded.
Visitors against Google clicksDay by day, so you can see when Google traffic changed. The newest days stay shaded until Google’s data arrives.
Visitors against Google clicks
A chart of daily visitors against search clicks for all sample sites. Clicks fall away in early October while visitors hold steady. The last three days are shaded.

Day by day, so you can see when Google traffic changed. The newest days stay shaded until Google’s data arrives.

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What it looks for

Seven things it checks on every siteEach one comes with a plain reason
  • Pages that almost make page oneSmall tweaks can lift them.
  • Pages people see but don’t clickThe title or summary may need work.
  • Pages competing with each otherTwo pages fighting for the same search.
  • Pages that don’t match the searchPeople arrive, then leave.
  • Searches rising or fadingSee what is picking up or dropping.
  • Pages Google can’t seeHidden by mistake, or broken.
  • Pages that feel slowMeasured with Google’s own speed scores, called Core Web Vitals.

Private by design, made by one person

  • Runs on your computer
  • No account to make
  • Nothing is sent to us
  • Read-only access to Google
  • Your data stays in one folder

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Made by Kenneth, in Brisbane

I run several side-project sites at once. Checking each one in Search Console, then again in Analytics, became a chore, so I built one screen that shows them all and says what to fix first.

More about me at kennethau.com

See how it decides

Get early access

One email when the private beta opens. Nothing else.

What does setup involve?

You install the app with a terminal command (it needs Node.js), create a free Google Cloud login for the app, turn on two Google services, and give it read-only access to each site. It takes some technical steps, and a setup guide is coming.

What does it need access to?

Read-only access to Google Analytics and Google Search Console for the sites you add. Nothing else.

How much will it cost?

The plan is to pay once, with a founding price after the private beta. No subscription. Final price and terms are coming before launch.