The Ahrefs Blog

Expand your SEO and marketing knowledge with detailed tutorials and case studies.

3 Ways to Find a Great Affiliate Niche (With Examples)

Finding suitable affiliate niches to go after can be difficult. Here's how to do it easily while casually surfing the internet.

Chris Haines December 7

General SEO

SEO Trends You Can’t Ignore In 2024

Take advantage of these SEO trends to improve traffic and rankings in 2024 and beyond.

Joshua Hardwick December 6

Link Building

Link Building Outreach for Noobs

Link outreach is the process of contacting other websites to ask for a backlink to your website. Here's how to get started.

Si Quan Ong December 6

General SEO

SEO Writing: 8 Steps to Create Search-Optimized Content

SEO writing is the process of writing content to rank on search engines like Google. Here's how to do it.

Si Quan Ong December 5

General Marketing

Competitive Analysis: The Lean Guide (With Template)

Gain an edge over your competitors with this straightforward analysis process. Spreadsheet and slide templates included.

Mateusz Makosiewicz December 5

Product Blog

What’s new at Ahrefs? (Nov 2023)

Introducing Link Intersect 2.0, our first AI feature that lets you generate seed keywords in Keywords Explorer, and more.

Rebekah Bek December 6

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ahrefstv

Actionable digital marketing tutorials on SEO and YouTube marketing.

The Google Loophole That Created Overnight Millionaires

11:31 49K views November 29

What Happens to SEO in a Recession (and How to Prepare)?

9:02 8K views November 15

I Tried to Rank #1 on Google in 24 Hours to Prove a Point

13:16 133K views November 01

SEO

If you want to rank higher in search engines like Google, you need SEO. Check out the resources below to learn how to get more organic traffic to your website.

SEO Basics: Beginner's Guide to SEO Success

Get your website set up for SEO success and learn the fundamentals of SEO.

What is SEO? Search Engine Optimization Explained

Learn what SEO is and how to start optimizing your pages for search traffic.

How to Do Keyword Research for SEO

Learn how to find, analyze, target, and prioritize the best keywords for SEO.

What Are Keywords? How to Use Them for SEO

Learn what keywords are and how you should and shouldn't use them.

Long-tail Keywords: What They Are and How to Get Search Traffic From Them

Drive more search traffic to your website with long-tail keywords.

The 9 Best Free Keyword Research Tools

Here are the best keyword tools for every task.

How to Use Google Trends for Keyword Research: 7 Effective Ways

Find winning keywords with this underutilized free tool.

On-Page SEO: What It Is + How to Do It (Checklist Included)

What Are Title Tags? How To Write Them for SEO

Improve clickthrough rates with enticing title tags.

Image SEO: 12 Actionable Tips (for More Organic Traffic)

Improve accessibility and get more traffic from Google Images.

Meta Tags for SEO: A Simple Guide for Beginners

Tell search engines important information about your web pages with meta tags.

How to Write the Perfect Meta Description

Improve clickthrough rates with enticing meta descriptions.

How to Create SEO-Friendly URLs (Step-by-Step)

Craft your URLs for more clicks and higher rankings.

Link Building for SEO: The Beginner’s Guide

Everything you need to know about link building for SEO.

9 Easy Link Building Strategies (That Anyone Can Use)

Build more backlinks with these tried and tested tactics.

I Just Deleted Your Outreach Email Without Reading. And NO, I Don’t Feel Sorry.

Improve your outreach results with better outreach emails.

The Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO

Improve search engines' ability to find, crawl, understand, and index your pages.

301 Redirects Explained: How They Impact SEO

Learn what 301 redirects are and how to use them to boost organic traffic.

Duplicate Content: Why It Happens and How to Fix It

Understand why duplicate content can be bad for SEO and how to fix it.

Canonical Tags: A Simple Guide for Beginners

Learn how to combat duplicate content issues with cannonicalization.

Hreflang: The Easy Guide for Beginners

Improve Google's understanding of multilingual content with hreflang.

Robots.txt and SEO: Everything You Need to Know

Make sure search engines can access important content with robots.txt.

Local SEO: The Complete Guide

Local SEO is improving your online presence to get more business from local searches—and it focuses on optimizing for Google users.

How to Build Local Citations (Complete Guide)

Help more people to discover your local business online with citations.

How to Optimize Your Google My Business Listing in 30 Minutes

Improve rankings and visibility for your Google Business profile.

How to Do Local Keyword Research

Find keywords that people search for when looking for local products and services.

Guide

Beginner’s
Guide to SEO

Learn the basics of SEO with our comprehensive beginner's guide.

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Marketing

Marketing is the process of generating awareness, interest, and desire for a product or service. Check out the resources below to improve your marketing knowledge and create effective marketing campaigns.

Data & Studies

Studies and data-driven insights are crucial for understanding the ever-changing search landscape. Check out the resources below to improve your SEO knowledge with unique data and insights.