7 SEO Case Studies You Can Learn From

Updated: March 6, 2023
Joshua Hardwick
Head of Content @ Ahrefs (or, in plain English, I'm the guy responsible for ensuring that every blog post we publish is EPIC).
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    Every now and then we publish real-world examples of how brands use SEO to dominate organic search and get more traffic to their websites.

    Below are the SEO case studies we’ve published so far.

    • Zapier. Learn how Zapier gets 1.6M monthly search visits from their blog.
    • Wise. Learn how Wise gets 6.4M monthly search visits.
    • RTINGS.com. Learn how RTINGS.com gets 9.5M monthly search visits.
    • Wirecutter. Learn how Wirecutter gets almost 12M monthly search visits.
    • Grammarly. Learn how Grammarly gets over 22M monthly search visits.
    • Ahrefs. Learn how we built 36 backlinks to one page.
    • Carwow. Learn how carwow gets 2.6M monthly search visits worth $3.5M.
    Got your own SEO case study?

    Head over to our “write for us page” and pitch us. We’re always looking to publish useful SEO case studies.

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    • Tweets 19
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