In fact, you should combine them for greater effectiveness in your marketing. Two main reasons: 1. Content marketing and SEO are like peanut butter and jelly—they work well together Content marketing is the process of creating and distributing content ...

In my experience, it’s one of the best ways to meet like-minded people and provides a more relaxed, informal setting than a bustling SEO conference. Who knows—you could make new friends at a meetup or even land new SEO clients.…Read more ›

Ups and downs, peaks and troughs. If we’re doing our job properly, we generally expect traffic to trend upwards over time, but in any given month, it’s difficult to say whether a peak or a trough is worth paying attention…Read more ›

Pay-per-click (PPC) is a form of online advertising where advertisers pay a fee each time someone clicks their ad. There’s no conundrum between the two types of marketing. You don’t have to choose one or the other; the best companies…Read more &#...

Well… if you can’t win, change the rules. There’s a very simple trick for getting search traffic for the keywords that you want to rank for—without actually ranking for them. Enter… One of the most common pieces of marketing advice…Read more &#82...

SEO can help you rank for useful keywords, connect with patients in your local area, and share helpful information and advice with thousands of people. To write this guide to medical SEO, we interviewed five experienced healthcare SEOs and content&#823...

I mean, Ahrefs is a fairly mature brand in the SEO industry, and most of our channels are measured in millions: So when we reached that 10k milestone I felt both happy about it, and upset about the number being…Read more ›

It works like this: Let’s dive in. There are many reasons SaaS companies should focus on SEO. These include: Some common SEO challenges include: Here are a few examples of enterprise SaaS companies doing SEO well. Ahrefs We are usually…Read more ...

The objectives should be clearly defined. Some people prefer the SMART framework to make sure their goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Key results are how you track your progress against your objective. Goals are usua...

Enterprise websites are where technical SEO shines. There’s so much money at stake. One mistake can keep millions of pages out of the index or remove an entire site from search results. One fix can potentially be worth millions of…Read more &#825...

Enterprise companies get a lot of links naturally. While they may have some challenges with link building, these companies also have a ton of opportunities because of who they are and how much money is at stake. Links play a…Read more ›

For instance, AI Overviews and the commoditized answers Google serves directly in search results mean fewer top-of-funnel clicks reach websites. There are also fewer clicks for bottom-of-funnel keywords as Google inserts itself in the conversion proces...

If you’re worried this could impact your business, you’ll need to start online reputation management (ORM). But where should you start with ORM? And what the heck is it? In this beginner’s guide, I’ll explain what online reputation management is,&#8230...

In this article, I’ll share the structures of some real-world agency reports that have been shared with me and how different size agencies approach SEO reporting. SEO agencies juggle multiple clients, so time spent on a fixed task like reporting…...

They have a special place in content marketing and SEO history. They were among the early champions of inbound and content marketing and living proof that SEO is a great marketing tactic. Just copying what they do for SEO would…Read more ›

Between navigating Google’s never-ending algorithm updates, fighting off competitors, and getting buy-in for projects, there are many significant SEO challenges to consider. So, which ones should you focus on? Here are the six biggest ones I think you ...

But don’t worry—we’ve got your back. Here are 5 arguments (and an example message) you can use to persuade your boss to send you to Ahrefs Evolve. SEO is changing at a breakneck pace. Between AI Overviews, Google’s rolling update…Read more &#8250...

Generally speaking, low-competition keywords are search terms where you likely don’t need many backlinks to rank on the first page of Google (backlinks are one of the most important ranking factors). By focusing on these less competitive terms, you can...

For instance, here’s a popular SEO guarantee: And another possibly too-good-to-be-true guarantee: Not to mention this oh-so-safe and completely risk-free guarantee offering a “huge amount” of “naturel” backlinks 🙄 Sarcasm aside, I get it. As a business...

But do these benefits come at the risk of a Google penalty? It depends… Parasite SEO is where you leverage the authority of an established website to rank for competitive keywords. You do this by publishing content on the high-authority…Read more...

SEOs shouldn't assume these are ranking factors or that they're even used in rankings.Read more ›

This suggests (correlation does not necessarily imply causation!) that obsessing over your content score is unlikely to lead to significantly higher Google rankings. Does that mean content optimization scores are pointless? No. You just need to know ho...

Before we dive in, let’s set the right expectations: no tool will give you your competitor’s exact traffic data. However, it’s still well enough to see what works for them, copy their best ideas, or set realistic benchmarks. We’ll cover:…Read mor...

They can also improve operational efficiency and provide insights for executives to make better decisions, faster. Here are the top 8 use cases of our API and how you can leverage actionable SEO and website data in a jiffy. Reporting…Read more &#...

In this article, I’ll use my 10 years of SEO agency experience to give you the inside scoop on the most trusted tools SEO agencies use to provide their clients with the best SEO insights. For SEO agencies, finding the…Read more ›

With more locations come greater challenges requiring a more nuanced approach than a typical local SEO campaign. In this guide, I share successful strategies I’ve used to scale SEO for local and national franchises. It’s split up into three key…R...

No matter how many listicles you browse, every tactic you see falls into one of these three categories. Imagine being able to share your content with hundreds or thousands of people with one click. That’s the power of building an…Read more ›

Here are 14 practical ways to get faster, more efficient SEO results with help from your robot overlords friends. To use AI in the best way (and avoid the mistakes many people make), it helps to understand what we mean…Read more ›

Tracking the right metrics is crucial for SEO (search engine optimization) success. You need them to analyze your SEO performance, report to stakeholders, and take the right kind of action to improve your site’s visibility (such as improving content or...

When you move to a new address in the US, you set up mail forwarding with the United States Postal Service (USPS). If someone sends mail to your old address, USPS will look at their mail forwarding rules and realize…Read more ›

Each year we pick, vet, and categorize a list of up-to-date statistics to give you insights from trusted sources on Google search trends. Learn more Check out more resources on how Google works:

Look at their SEO reports. I’ve seen many SEO reports from consultants, in-house teams, and agencies. I discussed them with SEO experts from our Ahrefs Insider community. Using this knowledge, I’ve created an SEO report template that you can build&#823...

There’s really a lot you can do with just a single keyword, so at the end of the article, you’ll find a few advanced SEO tips. Once you know how to find one good keyword, you will be able to…Read more ›

HubSpot teaching you how to type the shrug emoji or buy bitcoin stock. Salesforce sharing inspiring business quotes. GoDaddy helping you use Bing AI, or Zendesk sharing catchy sales slogans. Judged by content marketing best practice, these articles are...

Whatever the reason, in this article, I’ll share some alternatives to HARO and a few extra ways to get expert quotes and backlinks for your website. Disclaimer: I am not a PR expert. I did a bit of outreach a…Read more ›

Being the introvert I am, my idea of fun isn’t hanging around our booth all day explaining we’ve run out of t-shirts (seriously, you need to be fast if you want swag!). So I decided to do something useful and…Read more ›

Knowing your competitors’ keywords is the easiest form of keyword research. If your competitors rank for or target particular keywords, it might be worth it for you to target them, too. There is no way to see your competitors’ keywords…Read more ...