Create your account

Creating a SmarterSEO account takes two steps: sign up at app.smarterseo.com/signup, then name your organization. A new organization starts on the Free plan with 200 credits already in its balance, so you can run tools straight away without a card.

#Sign up

The signup page is titled Create your account and reads "Start with a free workspace and 200 credits a month. Upgrade any time." You have two options.

#With Google

Click Sign up with Google and pick the Google account you want to use. There is no confirmation email; you land directly on the onboarding step.

#With email and password

1. Fill in Your name, Work email and Password. The password needs at least 8 characters, as the hint under the field says.
2. Click Create account. The button reads "Creating account…" while it runs.
3. You will see "We sent a confirmation link to {email}. Open it to finish creating your account."
4. Open the email and click the link. It signs you in and takes you to onboarding.

By continuing you agree to the terms of service and privacy policy, as the fine print under the form notes.

Things that can go wrong on this page:

Tip: You can also skip the password entirely. On the login page, the magic link box sends a one-time sign-in link and creates the account if none exists. See Sign in and passwords.

#Name your organization

On your first sign-in, when you do not belong to any organization yet, you land on the onboarding page titled Name your organization. It reads "Signed in as {email}. One more step before your workspace is ready."

1. Organization name is pre-filled with "{First name}'s workspace". The hint reads "Your agency or company. Projects, billing and teammates live under it." Change it to your agency or company name.
2. Workspace URL shows app.smarterseo.com/{slug}. The slug is generated from the name and you can edit it here. It cannot be changed later from settings, so pick it with care.
3. Click Create organization.

You become the Owner of the new organization, it starts on the Free plan, and 200 credits are already in the balance. If this is not your account, use Not you? Sign out in the footer.

Note: One Free plan per account. The first organization you create holds your Free slot and receives the monthly top-up. Any further organizations you create need a paid plan before they can run tools. See Workspaces and organizations.

#The 200 free credits

The Free plan includes 200 credits a month, 1 project, 1 seat and 10 tracked keywords. The balance is topped up to 200 on the 1st of each month (it is a top-up to 200, not an extra 200). One credit is about half a cent of search data, and each tool shows an estimate before it runs. See Credits explained and Plans and pricing.

#Signing up from a pricing page

When you choose a plan on the marketing site, you arrive at /signup?plan=… and the description changes to "You picked {Plan}, ${price} a month for {N} credits. Create your account and name your workspace, then complete payment. You can also start free and decide later." For the lifetime license it reads "{Plan}, $399 once".

The flow is: sign up, confirm your email, name your workspace, and the billing page opens the checkout automatically. If you already have an account, /login?plan=… reads "Sign in to subscribe to {plan}. The checkout opens on your billing page."

On the billing page you will see "You chose {Plan}. The checkout opens in a moment; close it to stay on your current plan." If a discount code was passed along, a line reads "Code CODE will be applied in the checkout." Only owners and admins can subscribe; others see "Only owners and admins can subscribe to {Plan}. Ask one of them to complete it."

Plan links: Lite (credits_500), Starter (credits_1500), Growth (credits_2500), Pro (credits_5000), Agency (credits_10000) and the lifetime license (byok_lifetime). Free has no checkout.

#Joining a workspace you were invited to

If a colleague invited you, open the link in the invitation email instead of signing up on your own. The page is titled Join {Org} and reads "{Inviter} invited {email} to join as a {role}."

• Signed out, you can choose Create an account to join (the signup form with your email pre-filled) or I already have an account.
• Signed in, click Join {Org}. If you are signed in with a different address, the page shows "Signed in as {email}. Switch account".

You must be signed in with the address the invitation was sent to, otherwise you see "This invitation was sent to {email}. Sign in with that address to accept it." Each link works once and expires after 14 days. Accepting an invitation does not create a new organization and does not use your Free slot. Full details are in Invitations.

#Related

• Sign in and passwords
• Workspaces and organizations
• Invitations
• Plans and pricing