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This page shows the first run of Perquery from a new account to the first scan results. The first run has three stages: profile, plan and site setup.

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1. Create an account

1

Open the sign-up page

Go to perquery.ai and click Get started free.
2

Enter your details

Enter your First name, Last name, Work email and Password. The Company or agency name is optional.
3

Submit the form

Click Get started free. Perquery sends you an email.
4

Confirm your email address

Open the email from Perquery and click the link. Then click Confirm email address.
The confirmation link works for 3 days. If you open the link in a different browser, sign in after the confirmation.

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2. Answer the onboarding questions

Perquery asks two questions about you. The answers help Perquery tailor your dashboard and recommend a plan.
1

Start the questions

On the welcome screen, click Begin — 2 questions.
2

Select your role

Under What’s your role?, select a role, for example SEO Consultant or Agency Owner. Click Continue.
3

Select your team size

Under How big is your team?, select a size, for example Small team. Click Continue.
You can click Skip on each question.

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3. Select a plan

On Choose your plan, select the plan that fits your team. Each plan card shows its limits and its price. For the current plans, see perquery.ai/en/pricing.
  • To start a free trial, click the trial button of the plan. The button shows the length of the trial. A trial needs no card. An organization can have one trial.
  • Click Subscribe now to pay for the plan now.
  • For a plan with tailored pricing, click Talk to sales.
For more about plans, see Billing and plans.

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4. Add your first site

1

Enter the brand

On Which brand are you adding?, enter the Brand name and the Website, for example flowdesk.io. The Category is optional.
2

Select the market

Select the Target market (optional) and the Language your buyers ask in. Perquery generates prompts, competitors and answers for this market.
3

Create the site

Click Create website.
You cannot change the domain after you create the site. To change it, contact support.

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5. Complete the site setup

The setup has five steps and a review. Each step saves when you click Continue.
1

Competitors

On Who does this brand compete with?, type a competitor domain, or add one from Suggested competitors. Click Continue.
2

Prompts

On What queries should we track?, type a prompt, or add prompts from AI-suggested prompts. Click Continue.
3

AI engines

On Which AI engines matter for this brand?, select one or more AI engines. Click Continue. See AI engines.
4

Personas

On Who asks about this brand?, select the Baseline: Raw query or Customize. You can also add personas. This step is optional. Click Continue.
5

Review

On Everything look right?, check each row. Click Edit to change a row. Then click Finish & open dashboard.
You can click Skip on the competitors, prompts, AI engines and personas steps. The number of prompts and personas depends on your plan.
The first scan starts when you click Finish & open dashboard. Until then, a prompt that you remove in the setup is deleted.

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6. Read the dashboard

After the setup, Perquery opens the Performance Overview of the new site.
  1. Click Start the tour to see the main parts of the dashboard.
  2. Wait for the first scan. The first results show within 24 hours.
  3. Read the five metric cards: Visibility, Share of Voice, Avg. Rank, Avg. Sentiment and Domain Rating.
  4. Use the filters at the top to select a persona, a date range and an AI engine.
The Getting started list shows the next steps, for example Review your prompt list and Invite a teammate. For each metric, see Concepts. For the dashboard, see Dashboard.
If you join an organization by invitation and your role cannot create sites, Perquery does not show these steps.