You may have heard that Google doesn’t like to rank such pages, which isn’t necessarily true. What Google doesn’t like is: So, let’s unpack the anatomy of a location page strategy that not only ranks and converts but also enhances…Read more &#825...

  On the one hand, marketing channels allow you to promote your business so that you can get more customers. On the other, they act as places where people can find you, learn more, and reach out to you. Marketing…Read more ›

B2B content marketing is a bit like selling toys to a kid. Your first job is to get the kid excited, using flashy adverts to show them all the fun they can have, and the different ways they can use…Read more ›

PageRank was created by Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1997 when they were at Stanford University, and the name is a reference to both Larry Page and the term “webpage.”  In many ways, it’s similar to a…Read more ›

Let’s take a look at each pricing model in more detail. 34.8% of respondents price some or all of their work by the hour. We found that $75–$100 per hour is the most popular hourly rate for SEOs, with 24%…Read more ›

Here’s how they started their agencies—and you can too. Choosing what your agency focuses on should be a mix of what people want, what you know how to do (and are good at), and what you enjoy. Here’s what this…Read more ›

In this article, I’ll show you three different methods that make it easier to find your perfect affiliate niche—and as a bonus—I’ll throw in some examples of tried and tested affiliate niches. A good affiliate niche has high-paying affiliates, high&#82...

In this article, I’ll use Ahrefs’ data to find some of the most searched-for SEO trends and share my opinion on whether they’re worth acting on. SEO trends typically follow a familiar cycle that looks a bit like the Gartner…Read more ›

For example, here’s an outreach email we sent as part of a broken link building campaign: In this guide, you’ll learn how to get started with link outreach and how to get better results. How to do link outreach Link…Read more ›

In this guide, you’ll learn how to create search-optimized content your readers and Google will love. If no one is searching for the topic you’re writing about, you won’t get search traffic no matter how high you rank. So, the…Read more ›...

However, the problem is that “traditional” competitive analysis is overkill for most businesses — it requires impractical data and takes too long to complete (and it’s very expensive if you choose to outsource).  A solution to that is a lean&#8230...

Let’s get the criticism out of the way. There are bad actors in SEO, people who seek to extract money from the internet regardless of the cost to others. There are still scams and snake oil, posers and plagiarists. Many…Read more ›

Our Content Explorer tool discovers 10 million new pages every 24 hours while being very picky about the pages that qualify for inclusion. The “main” Ahrefs web crawler crawls that number of pages every two minutes.  But how much of…Read mor...

Learn how to create one in three simple steps. Anything can be an SEO campaign goal, but here are a few common ones: For example, we recently had a goal to improve the rankings of our list of “blogging tips”…Read more ›

The benefit of having a keyword map is that it tells you: Let’s look at how to create one. Download the keyword mapping template to follow along. If you have a list of keywords for mapping, skip this step. Otherwise,…Read more ›

There are many ways to do this; some take longer than others. In this post, I’ll share how I’d go from zero to SEO pro if I had to do it all over again.  Understanding what search engine optimization really…Read more ›

  Each year we pick, vet, and categorize a list of up-to-date statistics to give you insight from hundreds of marketers on trends, best practices, or simply things that work in content marketing.  In this section, you’ll find the most…R...

Even if these techniques make an impact, it’s often for a short time, and Google can easily devalue them down the line. Here are four tactics for building high-quality links that help you stay ahead of your competition, expose your…Read more &#82...

  Here are the top takeaways: There were also a few surprises: Overview Here’s how annual salaries broke down across our respondents: According to the SEOs we polled, most of them learned SEO on the job or were self-taught.  Most…Read m...

Don’t worry. Below is a list of 17 tips that’ll improve your content marketing and help you get more visitors, leads, and sales. If you rank for topics that people are searching for, you can get consistent search traffic. Here’s…Read more ›...

I spoke with two influencers—Wes Kao and Matt Diggity—for their best tips on establishing a name for yourself online. A personal brand is how people perceive you and what you’re known for. It’s the skills, experience, and values that give…Read mo...

With so much ground to cover, we did some serious digging to showcase the city’s best SEO speakers, conferences, and meet-ups. London’s search community was nascent but sizable from the early noughties. By around 2010, small SEO meet-ups were happening...

It helps you: In this guide, you’ll learn how to use our content gap analysis template to find and fill missing gaps in your content strategy. Make a copy of our content gap analysis template, then navigate to the Competitive…Read more ›

Content ideation is the process of generating article ideas. A solid ideation process makes it easy to brainstorm dozens of blog post topics, hit a regular publishing cadence, and consistently grow traffic—without unnecessary brain strain. You can thin...

Links are a major Google ranking factor. Even if they weren’t, a link from a popular website back to yours would send visitors to your site—and make your company and brand look good. But high-quality backlinks don’t build themselves—you need…Read...

  In this guide, we’ll go through twelve tools that will help you identify your best-performing tactics, and content, enabling you to do more of what works.  Google Analytics 4 (GA4) comes with almost everything you need to see how…Read...

In this guide, you’ll learn how to optimize content for SEO, conversions, and social shares. But first, let’s make sure we’re on the same page… Content optimization dramatically improves your content’s performance and helps you meet your marketing goal...

This tutorial will walk you through the most practical, repeatable, and actionable Ahrefs use cases from our six core tools that will help improve your SEO. Site Explorer is our competitive research tool. With Site Explorer, you can see a…Read mo...

But how do you build an SEO team? Is it worth the investment? Where do you find the people you need? Today, we answer all these questions and more.  Is building an SEO team even worth it? The answer depends…Read more ›

Getting these right can lead to higher rankings, increased visibility, and more organic traffic to your website—so they’re worth doing. Let’s take a look at the top on-page SEO factors that can help you rise through the ranks. Making your…Read mo...