Ashikur Rahman, call me Ash

SEO and AI search specialist with 9+ years of results.

I rank businesses in the top three of Google, ChatGPT, and AI Overviews, and turn that visibility into phone calls. Founder of Proximity Ranker. Former partner and SEO manager at Director Rank.

Ashikur Rahman, SEO and AI search specialist

1,000+

calls from GBP

9+

Years in SEO, since 2017

1,000+

Phone calls from Google Business Profiles

Top 3

Rankings in ChatGPT and AI Overviews

208K+

AI citations for one client

My journey

From one client in 2017 to leading teams and founding an agency.

I have done the hands-on work and I have run the team doing it. That is why my strategies hold up in real markets, not just in audits.

  1. Now

    Founder, Proximity Ranker

    An SEO, AI search, and web design agency built only for law firms.

  2. Before

    Partner and SEO Manager, Director Rank

    Led the SEO team, owned client strategy, and grew results across medical, legal, and local businesses.

  3. 2017

    Started in SEO, Independent

    Began ranking local businesses and never stopped learning how search actually works.

Industries

Experience across the markets where search is hardest.

Medical

Doctors, dentists, dermatology, and aesthetic clinics.

Legal

Personal injury and law firms in tough city markets.

Ecommerce

Online stores growing in Google and Bing.

Gym and fitness

Gyms and fitness brands winning local search.

Tech and SaaS

Tech companies scaling organic traffic.

Success stories

Real dashboards. Real numbers.

Google Search Console chart for a personal injury law firm showing 23.3K clicks and 3.55M impressions over six months

23.3K

organic clicks, 6 months

23.3K clicks from 3.55M impressions in six months

Legal, Google Search Console

Microsoft AI Performance dashboard for a personal injury law firm showing 208.4K total AI citations and 131 average cited pages over three months

208.4K

AI citations, 3 months

208.4K AI citations in three months

Legal, Microsoft AI Performance dashboard

Google Search Console chart for a personal injury law firm with a highlighted malware attack window followed by full recovery to 25.5K clicks

25.5K

clicks recovered, Recovery campaign

25.5K clicks recovered after a malware attack

Legal, Google Search Console

Google Search Console chart for a Brooklyn personal injury law firm showing 3.4K clicks and 300K impressions in 28 days

3.4K

clicks in 28 days, 28 days

3.4K clicks in the first 28 days

Legal, Google Search Console

Bing search performance chart for a personal injury law firm showing 3.1K clicks and 1.5M impressions over three months

3.1K

Bing clicks, 3 months

3.1K Bing clicks feeding Copilot answers

Legal, Bing Webmaster Tools

Doctor: calls from Google Business Profile
Medical

Doctor: calls from Google Business Profile

Dental clinic: GBP call growth
Medical

Dental clinic: GBP call growth

Dermatology: Search Console growth
Medical

Dermatology: Search Console growth

Ecommerce: Bing search growth
Ecommerce

Ecommerce: Bing search growth

Tech site: organic growth
Tech

Tech site: organic growth

ChatGPT as a traffic source
AI search

ChatGPT as a traffic source

Every number is read directly from Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, or the Microsoft AI Performance dashboard for personal injury firm clients. Firm names withheld at client request. Past results do not guarantee future results.

What I do

The skills behind the results.

SEO strategy

Technical SEO, content, and links that move rankings and revenue.

AI search (ASR)

Getting named and cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Copilot, and Perplexity.

Local SEO

Google Business Profile and map pack work that makes the phone ring.

Website design

Fast, clean sites built to rank and convert from day one.

Team leadership

Built and managed SEO teams as a partner and as a founder.

Lead generation

Search work measured in calls, bookings, and signed clients.

Want your business at the top of Google and AI answers?

Tell me about your business. I reply personally, usually within one working day.