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After $5k with two agencies and no calls, a new site added 27 indexed pages in 32 days.

Stripes PLS is a parking lot striping company doing restriping, ADA and fire lane markings for commercial properties. This is what changed after the site connected to Rank Authority, measured in Google Search Console.

Stripes PLS logo StripesPLS.com

+26%indexed-page growth
104131
indexed pages · Aug 6 → Sep 7
stripespls.comstripespls.com homepage
Indexed at signup104Aug 6
Indexed latest131Sep 7
Pages added+27#19 of 25 by volume
Multiplier1.3x#21 of 23 by growth %
Window32 days5.9 pages/week
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The result, visualized

Five views of the same measured result.

Every chart below is drawn from two measured Search Console counts (at signup and at the latest check) plus the published window. Derived figures (multiplier, weekly rate, percentile) are calculated from those.

Trajectory

From 104 to 131 indexed pages

Only the two endpoints are measured; the curve between them is drawn to show direction, not week-by-week data.

Illustrative trajectory from 104 to 131 indexed pages; only the start and end points are measured075150 104131 Signup · Aug 6Latest · Sep 732 days Illustrative trajectory between measured start and end points
Before / after

Indexed pages, signup vs. latest

Stripes PLS added 27 indexed pages in 32 days.

Indexed pages at signup 104 versus latest 131, a gain of 27075150 104131 At signup · Aug 6Latest · Sep 7 +27
Multiplier

How many times larger the index is

The site's indexed footprint is 1.3x its starting size. The portfolio median is 2.6x.

Multiplier 1.3 times the starting indexed pages; portfolio median 2.6 times 1x5x10x15x20x1.3xlatest count / signup count tick = portfolio median 2.6x
Velocity

Pages added per week

5.9 newly indexed pages per week over 32 days, against a portfolio median of 14.2 across the 12 cases with a published window.

Stripes PLS added 5.9 indexed pages per week versus a portfolio median of 14.2Stripes PLS5.9/wkPortfolio median14.2/wkPortfolio high (Bundle to Bundle)50.4/wk
Coverage

Indexed vs. not indexed today

Of the pages Google knows about on the latest count, 56% are indexed. Pages that are not indexed are the remaining opportunity.

At the latest count 131 pages indexed and 105 not indexed, 56% indexed 56%indexed Indexed · 131 Not indexed · 105 6 reasons reported by Google
Benchmark

Against the Rank Authority portfolio

At +26%, Stripes PLS ranks #21 of 23 by growth, ahead of 9% of the other cases. The portfolio median is +161%.

Stripes PLS growth +26% versus the portfolio of 23 cases, median +161%10%25%50%100%250%500%1000%2000%median +161%Auto Recon Express: +13%Carter Psychotherapy: +18%Stripes PLS: +26%Freight-Tec: +38%Soteria HR: +43%Limousine South Bay: +50%Medsco Fabrication: +74%Mild to Wild Custom Shirt Apparel: +124%Your Golf Guru: +130%TINCO Sheet Metal: +135%Good Grains: +155%The ADU Pro: +161%SoFlo Group: +213%PicsPhotoBooth: +263%Bundle to Bundle: +270%Harris Plumbing TX: +292%Little Speech Corner: +300%Master Markings: +347%Brea Auto Body: +360%Summertime Construction: +550%Gold Ridge Appliance Repair: +650%Star Beachboys: +804%Private Money Billboard: +1,750%Stripes PLS +26%Indexed-page growth, log scale · each dot is one Rank Authority client
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Industry context

Why AI visibility matters for parking lot striping companies

Commercial property managers research striping requirements and contractors before requesting bids, increasingly with AI.

Most local AI citations draw on Google Business Profile, Yelp and business websites (BrightLocal, 2026). A new site needs indexed, specific pages before it can be part of that.

Sources: BrightLocal, "Top sources and directories for local AI search" (Aug 26, 2026); BrightLocal, "What 200k local AI searches tell us" (Sep 16, 2026)

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The challenge

Where Stripes PLS started

The owner's review describes the context: he was setting up a new site, dealing with a previous company he calls horrible, and had spent over $5k with two heavily advertised agencies without getting calls.

At signup on Aug 6, Google had indexed 104 pages.

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The approach

What the Rank Authority platform does

This describes the platform's published capabilities that apply to a site like this one. It is not a log of every change made to Stripes PLS.

  1. 01

    AI Optimization

    Finds and fixes on-page issues and submits each change for indexing.

  2. 02

    AI Visibility

    Builds GEO artifacts and tracks them across 9 AI platforms.

  3. 03

    Guidance

    The client review says Bryan took a disproportionate amount of time teaching him how to reach customers.

Scan the siteConnect the CMSConnect Search ConsoleAutopilot writes, ships & indexes

Google decides when it indexes, which realistically takes three to four weeks. Nothing is held hostage: cancel and every artifact, fix and article stays live.

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Results & interpretation

What the growth means for AI discoverability

Stripes PLS added 27 indexed pages, taking its index to 1.3 times its starting size. That ranks #21 of 23 Rank Authority cases by growth rate and #19 of 25 by pages added. At 5.9 pages a week it trailed the portfolio median of 14.2.

Adding 27 indexed pages (+26%) in 32 days, the shortest window in the portfolio, is early-stage progress on a new site.

Why indexed pages matter: AI answer engines like Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode build on Google's index, and other assistants draw on search indexes and the web. A page that is not indexed cannot be retrieved, matched or cited. Indexed-page growth is not the same as citations or customers, but it is the precondition for both.

Rank Authority reportsStripes PLS gained 27 indexed pages in 32 days, growing indexed coverage by 26%.
Data coming soon

AI citation evidence

Screenshots or tracked citations from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI naming this business.

Data coming soon

Search performance

Search Console impressions and clicks over the same window.

Data coming soon

Business outcomes

Calls, leads or bookings attributed to organic and AI search.

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SP
“Highly recommend. Brian has been amazing with helping me get through the process of setting up a new site and dealing with another company who have been horrible. I have been learning about ranking the most painful way....losing money. I have spent over 5k with the two most advertised popular agencies and have yet to get any calls. Bryan has taken a disproportionate amount of time teaching me how to capitalize on reaching customers. It is a joy to be in business with him.”
Stripes PLS · Stripes PLSReview as published on rankauthority.com
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For businesses like yours

What this means for you

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FAQ

Questions about this case

Is this a complete result?

It covers 32 days, the shortest measured window in the portfolio. It is an early read.

What did the owner say?

"It is a joy to be in business with him," after describing his earlier agency experience.

Does the client keep the work if they cancel?

Yes. Everything published stays on the site. No contracts, no clawbacks.

How were these numbers measured?

Indexed-page counts come from Google Search Console as shown on the Rank Authority homepage case card: 104 at signup and 131 at the latest count. Multiplier, weekly rate and percentile are calculated from those figures.

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