How to interpret and use the monthly action plan

What is the monthly action plan?

The action plan is the Neural Ranks section that brings together all recommended actions to improve how your brand is mentioned, recommended or cited in AI engines. Instead of receiving a random list of tasks, actions appear sorted by estimated impact — meaning those most likely to affect your visibility.

How to access the action plan

1. Log into your Neural Ranks account
2. On the dashboard, click Action plan in the left-hand menu
3. You'll see a list with all recommended actions for your topics

Understanding impact-based sorting

Each action appears with an impact indicator. Actions at the top have the highest likelihood of improving your presence in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

This sorting helps marketing teams and SMEs focus effort where it matters most. Rather than tackling every task, you can start with high-impact actions and evaluate the results.

Marking actions as complete

When you complete an action (for example, after publishing a new article or updating a page):

1. Locate the action in the list
2. Click Mark as done
3. The action changes status and won't appear in the coming weeks (until the next monthly analysis)

This record helps you track progress and avoids duplicating effort.

Generating ready-to-apply content

One of the most practical features is content generation. For some actions, you can:

1. Click Generate content (when available for that action)
2. Neural Ranks creates a draft ready to edit and publish
3. Copy the text and adapt it as needed on your website or CMS

This saves time on initial writing and ensures the content aligns with the platform's recommendations.

Ask the team to implement actions

If you don't have internal availability, you can ask the Neural Ranks team to implement the actions:

1. On the action you want, click Ask the team
2. This feature uses credits from your plan
3. The team applies the action and informs you of progress

Each plan includes a limit of prompts (requests to the team). You can purchase additional credit packages in the Billing section if needed.

Action plan update frequency

The action plan is updated regularly depending on your plan:

• Starter: every 30 days
• Growth: every 14 days
• Pro: every 7 days

This means new actions appear at this frequency, based on the latest analysis of AI engines.

Practical tips

• Start at the top: High-impact actions deliver better results. If your time is limited, focus on those.
• Track progress: Marking tasks as done helps you maintain a history of completed tasks.
• Repurpose generated content: Content created by Neural Ranks is a starting point. You can adapt it for different formats (blog post, FAQ, product description).
• Combine with reports: After implementing actions, check the weekly or monthly Reports to see the impact on your visibility.

Next steps

After working on the action plan, it's recommended to:

1. Monitor alerts for important changes in your presence
2. Check the Technical audit to ensure your website is optimised for AI crawlers
3. Review Opportunities to find new relevant topics