Technical SEO

All of this work is done by our tireless Partnerships Manager, Igor Gorbenko. I spoke to him to extract everything he learned about partnerships. The first time we sponsored podcasts, we spent $14,000 on five podcast campaigns. Like any good…Read more ›View the full article

Basic digital marketing analytics is easier than it sounds and provides enough information to evaluate your performance, create reports, and plan your strategy. What’s more, you can do it with free tools, and the process becomes even simpler when using…Read more ›View the full article

SEO really has changed: SERPs are drowning in AI-generated content. Google’s algorithms seem biased towards big brands like Reddit. AI Overviews are siphoning clicks away from creators. Google is losing its monopoly on knowledge management as more people turn to…Read more ›View the full article

When we see organic traffic growing, it’s a good sign that customer interest is building and brand strategy is hitting the mark. If you’re looking for a source of alternative data to inform your investing decisions, our list of the…Read more ›View the full article

From Crypto.com to Airwallex, Paddle, and Surfer, these battle-tested methods have fueled growth in competitive markets with limited resources. In this article, we share their best insights so you can apply them to your own SaaS business. Let’s dive in!…Read more ›View the full article

Slowly disappearing are the days when just one search engine dominates over the rest. The Internet is fragmenting, and people may choose a search engine over others because of specific use cases. So, here are the top search engines, classified…Read more ›View the full article

But search for “how to get customers,” and you’ll find yourself flooded with advice, tips, and tactics. It’s hard to know which one to choose, considering that you have limited resources. Fortunately, most strategies on how to get customers boil…Read more ›View the full article

Here’s why that happens and what it means. Please note: correlation does not imply causation and past performance is not indicative of future results. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. I used Ahrefs…Read more ›View the full article

I can answer one of those questions for you. (Sorry, the universe thing is above my pay grade.) I work at Ahrefs, and we pronounce Ahrefs like “H-refs”. It’s how we say it in company meetings, interviews, sales calls, YouTube…Read more ›View the full article

But instead of panicking, you need a structured approach to diagnose the issue, take corrective action, and restore your site’s performance. Here’s exactly how to analyze a sudden drop in website traffic using a step-by-step process of elimination. Check your…Read more ›View the full article

That’s why I’ve put together 7 SEO SOPs that will make your work faster, smarter, and more effective, from using AI to create quality content to investigating why your traffic suddenly tanked. If you’re tired of starting from scratch every…Read more ›View the full article

To find the top trending EV companies in 2025 we calculated the percentage growth of organic traffic to their websites between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025 using Ahrefs API. Organic traffic growth is a strong indicator of a…Read more ›View the full article

To find the top trending startups in 2025 we calculated the percentage growth of their organic traffic to their websites between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025 using Ahrefs API. Organic traffic growth is a strong indicator of a…Read more ›View the full article

Content dates, traffic dips. It’s a tale as old as… web 1.0. But recently I’ve cottoned on to a new strategy that’s helping me claw back some of those lost visits. It’s simple: fill topic gaps in your content. Here’s…Read more ›View the full article

We analyzed the traffic differences between sites driving greater than 10,000 visitors, between 1,000 and 9,999 visitors, and below 999 visitors per month, across the following seven AI chatbots: ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, Jasper, and Mistral. Thanks to our…Read more ›View the full article

Great optimization tools can identify missing topics and keywords, suggest and refine headers and titles, generate meta-data, and show tons of useful information about your competitors’ articles. If you aren’t using an optimization tool, you probably should. I work at…Read more ›View the full article

AI-generated content isn’t as simple to spot as old-fashioned “spun” or plagiarised content. Most AI-generated text could be considered original, in some sense—it isn’t copy-pasted from somewhere else on the internet. But as it turns out, we’re building an AI…Read more ›View the full article

We’ve already covered how we planned the event from start to finish and how we promoted the event. This time round, it’s about how our events can be better next time. Like any good event organizer, we sent out post-event…Read more ›View the full article

Without a clear process, AI-generated content can feel generic, miss SEO opportunities, or just not sound like you. The trick? Use AI as a tool, not a shortcut. This AI content creation process helps you: Get AI to generate usable…Read more ›View the full article

This process helps you: Find quality links quickly Improve your domain’s authority Close gaps against competitors In this guide, you’ll learn how to use our backlink gap analysis template to find relevant, high-quality websites that are worth reaching out to.…Read more ›View the full article

It helps you: Make it easier for users to navigate your website Signal to search engines that your content comprehensively covers a topic Become an authority in a given industry or niche In this guide, you’ll learn how to make…Read more ›View the full article

Choosing an enterprise SEO platform can be complicated. Let’s look at what is involved in the decision-making process. Some popular enterprise SEO platforms include: With so many different platforms and so many different needs at your organization, how do you…Read more ›View the full article

I still believe that links should be a part of your SEO strategy, but they shouldn’t be your whole strategy. A while back, I answered the question, “Do links still matter for rankings?” by disavowing all links to a few blogs.…Read more ›View the full article

Below I’ve laid out 11 workflows you can follow to measure the success of your brand awareness—including some little-known Ahrefs use cases. Brand awareness refers to a series of marketing tactics that help audiences recognize and recall a brand name,…Read more ›View the full article

Most SEOs are against bidding on branded terms because it is believed that buying paid ads cannibalizes organic traffic and it can also impact attribution for conversions and revenue. Paid advertisers believe there is an uplift in overall traffic. Who…Read more ›View the full article