Technical SEO

At Ahrefs, we read and share articles all the time for marketing and SEO inspiration. In fact, SQ puts a call-out for the best SEO blogs every week, to curate the Ahrefs’ Digest. Below you’ll find our favorites–the blogs that…Read more ›View the full article

This means you can ask: ‘Show me which blog posts lost traffic last month, what keywords they rank for in Ahrefs, and how many support tickets mentioned those topics in Intercom’—and get one consolidated answer instead of logging into three…Read more ›View the full article

For instance, this study of only 20 brands (narrow sample size) is proclaiming that content needs 10,000+ words to be cited by AI. I’ve also seen others insist very short content (250–500 words) is the future for visibility in AI,…Read more ›View the full article

Just last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that more than 800 million people use the platform each week. But what does it take to get mentioned and cited in its responses? Our latest research into top-of-the-funnel queries shows that…Read more ›View the full article

Below you’ll find 10 ChatGPT SEO tools; A collection of MCPs and custom GPTs that plug straight into your workflow, reduce the grunt work, and help you focus on making all-around better SEO decisions. Pricing: ChatGPT Plus/Team plan ($20+/mo) The…Read more ›View the full article

Almost every AI I tested used the fake info—some eagerly, some reluctantly. The lesson is: in AI search, the most detailed story wins, even if it’s false. AI will talk about your brand no matter what, and if you don’t…Read more ›View the full article

Let’s get into it. We studied two new factors in our research this time around: “YouTube mentions” and “YouTube mention impressions”—using newly available data in Ahrefs Brand Radar. Both correlated more strongly with AI visibility than anything else, beating even…Read more ›View the full article

But after analyzing 730,000 response pairs, we found something unexpected: AI Mode and AI Overviews reach very similar conclusions (86% semantic similarity) while citing different sources (only 13.7% citation overlap). This matters because it suggests these aren’t just a “short…Read more ›View the full article

Fresh content or content freshness simply means how new or recently updated a page is. Keeping your content up to date tells Google and AI assistants that your information is current, helpful, and reliable, which helps you keep good rankings…Read more ›View the full article

The examples in this article prove the opposite: AI’s value is removing grunt work and constraints, not replacing the humans who understand your market, your brand, and your customers. A $100 denim dog harness brand struggled with low ad engagement.…Read more ›View the full article

They’re the keywords with the highest average search volume increase from our database of 28.7 billion keywords. These topics are trending or trended in the United States: Here’s how to find keywords that are trending in your niche: Go to Keywords…Read more ›View the full article

These are the 100 most searched people, along with their monthly search volumes. In almost every industry, there are celebrities, professionals, or influencers that other people want to emulate. For example, an amateur tennis player might want to know which…Read more ›View the full article

Brand marketing is more important to SEO than ever before. Search engines now understand brands as entities, not just keywords. They connect your brand to your industry and offerings to surface you in relevant searches beyond exact matches. Google and…Read more ›View the full article