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Plonkers Wine Bar
Wine bar and restaurant, York · with GrandRanker since August 2026

How Plonkers Wine Bar gets 289 Google clicks a month from articles we wrote

Their buyers search Google and ask AI before they buy. We wrote 91 articles that answer those questions, from "hidden gem restaurants" to "vegan dining", and published them on plonkerswinebar.co.uk.

Clicks on our articles
289/mo
Clicks on articles we wrote
289
a month, last 28 days
Sites linking in
117 → 179
referring domains
Articles on page one
43
of 91 published

Google clicks a month on the articles we wrote

Source: Google Search Console, rolling 28 days, to Nov 10
4289
Sep 15Now
First article, Aug 12 Articles published per week

How it happened

  1. Aug 12
    First article goes live on their site
  2. Sep 11
    Claude cites one of their articles for the first time
  3. Sep 30
    50 articles live
  4. Nov 10
    91 articles. 289 clicks a month on them

What we did

Every step ran inside GrandRanker. No agency, no freelancers.

Wrote and published
91articles, 203,000 words
39 guides17 how-tos18 best-of lists14 comparisons3 cost guides
Researched
91

searches their buyers make, like "hidden gem restaurants"

Ranked
43

articles on the first page of Google

Authority
179

websites link to them, up from 117

Every week

We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude their buyers' questions and check who gets named.

Articles bringing the most clicks

Open any of them. They are live on plonkerswinebar.co.uk.

Live on their site: "Hidden Gem Restaurants in York: 9 Local Favourites"Written and published by GrandRanker
Screenshot of "Hidden Gem Restaurants in York: 9 Local Favourites" on plonkerswinebar.co.uk

AI assistants now recommend them

Real questions we track for Plonkers Wine Bar. Each answer linked to an article we wrote. Ask them yourself.

"Where can I find a riverside restaurant in York that hosts live music?"
PerplexityClaudeLast seen Oct 22
Ask Perplexity ↗
"What are the best independent, family-run bistros in York for a home-cooked meal?"
PerplexityLast seen Oct 22
Ask Perplexity ↗
"Are there any authentic, non-chain dining spots in York city centre with a good wine list?"
AI OverviewsLast seen Oct 22
Ask AI Overviews ↗

AI answers change from day to day.

Why one tool beat hiring an agency

Plonkers Wine Bar runs a business, not a content team.

Volume an agency can't match

91 articles on one flat monthly plan. No per-article invoices.

Built for Google and AI at once

Clear answers, FAQs and schema. The same pages rank on Google and get cited by AI assistants.

Nothing to manage

Research, writing, publishing, links and AI tracking run on autopilot.

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