Longer-form material rather than breaking news: large-sample data studies, original research and technical guidance from the teams that run the major SEO toolsets. Useful when you need evidence for a decision rather than an update on what changed this week.
Large-sample SEO data studies, original research and technical guidance from Ahrefs, Semrush and Backlinko.
Yes, every one. We have even built a Letaido pipeline that can research, outline, draft, and fact-check a nearly publish-ready article in six to twelve minutes. In theory, it could produce tens of…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →AI Overviews are growing and impacting SEO campaigns. Learn how to track AI Overviews with Semrush.
Read on Semrush Blog →The most prominent domain was Reddit.com, which showed up in 87.8% of SERPs (83.9% worldwide), with an average of 1.29 link appearances. Along with Ahrefs’ data scientist Xibeijia Guan, I set out to…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Google‘s August 2026 spam update finished rolling out on August 21. Learn what changed, what didn‘t, and how to read your data.
Read on Semrush Blog →Promptwatch says Reddit‘s share of ChatGPT citations fell 86% in four days. OpenAI says it hasn‘t changed how it picks sources.
Read on Semrush Blog →As an SEO professional, metrics like rankings, traffic, and clicks are meaningful to you, but to a leadership team trained on market share and return on investment, they’re noise. That’s not a bias…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Whether Google runs a literal information gain score is still unconfirmed. But whether or not it improves your ranking is almost irrelevant. You should care about information gain because it’s your…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Learn how to properly set up GSC + use it to spot site issues and areas for improvement.
Read on Semrush Blog →Website marketing in 2026 no longer works the way it used to. Traditionally, it meant promoting your site to attract visitors and turn them into customers. Your website is still central. But much of…
Read on Backlinko →You can have an impressive website, great content, and a seamless user experience. But you might still be invisible to search engines and AI tools. That’s because Google and ChatGPT don’t just look…
Read on Backlinko →Learn how to build a content marketing strategy to reach your audience across search, AI, social & more.
Read on Semrush Blog →Microsoft Clarity‘s AI Scrape-to-Referral Ratio compares what AI crawlers take from your site with what they send back.
Read on Semrush Blog →SEO content now has three audiences: users, search engines, and AI. Follow this five-step workflow to create pages that rank and get cited.
Read on Semrush Blog →Create a modern SEO strategy that earns qualified leads across search and AI answers. Get a free workbook to make the six decisions that matter.
Read on Semrush Blog →SEO for a new website is all about sequencing. This guide covers what to do before and after launch, plus how to show up in AI answers like ChatGPT.
Read on Semrush Blog →Query fan-out splits one AI prompt into a dozen or more subqueries. Learn how to find the ones that matter for your brand, and how to cover them.
Read on Semrush Blog →Learn a repeatable process for prompt research that shows where your brand competes and where it doesn‘t.
Read on Semrush Blog →For most marketers, I don’t think so. Google has said for years that it doesn’t care how content is produced, only whether it exists to manipulate rankings. And our own research shows that…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Your brand could be ranking #1 on Google, but still be invisible to AI. Absent from conversations your customers are having with large language models (LLMs) about your category. Or worse, showing up…
Read on Backlinko →We tested 5 free chatbots for AI keyword research. See how they performed and how to validate their suggestions with real search data.
Read on Semrush Blog →37 proven ways to use AI in marketing, from SEO to international marketing, each one from a marketer who has done it and shown their working.Read more ›
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Canva made this painfully clear: they gave 5,000 employees a full week to explore AI, and most couldn’t figure out how to start. No surprise there, most vibe-coding tools expect you to manage files,…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →On the one hand, Google says they don’t care whether AI is used for content creation, as long as the content isn’t designed “with the primary purpose of manipulating ranking in search results.” On…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Every week brings a new acronym, a new era, a new thing you are supposedly already too late for. Some of it changes how we work, but a lot of it is—let’s be honest—noise. Well, fear not. I’ve curated…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Before someone ever lands on your website, an AI assistant may have already explained what your product does, compared it with competitors, and helped them decide whether you’re worth considering. By…
Read on Ahrefs Blog →Digital PR is the single most important strategy to win in AI search. A study by Muck Rack found that 84% of AI citations come from earned media, third-party sources like editorial coverage, reviews,…
Read on Backlinko →Community and social sharing platforms have shifted significantly over the years, and older SEO advice about specific platforms is often outdated even when the underlying strategic principle remains…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Search engine patents occasionally circulate widely in SEO discussions, often accompanied by bold claims about newly "discovered" ranking factors. Understanding what patents actually represent —…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Advertising and promotional pop-ups are legitimate, often necessary revenue and conversion tools, but implemented poorly, they carry genuine SEO risk through both direct page experience penalties and…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Not every keyword that brings traffic brings revenue. If your content is monetized through ads, affiliate links, or your own products, the keywords you target should be chosen with monetization in…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Not every page on a site needs to be — or should be — indexed and competing for search visibility. Understanding when strategic noindexing genuinely helps versus when it's unnecessary or…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Ecommerce sites with large catalogs face a genuine tension: writing fully unique descriptions for every product takes significant time, but generic manufacturer descriptions duplicated across many…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Not every SEO improvement requires a months-long content strategy. Some fixes take an hour or less and produce a measurable lift. Here are ten you can realistically knock out today.
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →You don't need an expensive suite to do solid SEO work. A well-chosen set of free tools covers keyword research, technical audits, on-page optimization, and monitoring — everything most sites need…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Hotlinking — embedding an image on your own page by linking directly to its file on another site's server, rather than hosting your own copy — might seem like a convenient shortcut, but it…
Read on SEO-Serps Blog →Negative SEO refers to deliberate attempts by a third party to harm a competitor's rankings through manipulative tactics aimed at their site, rather than improving one's own. It's less common than…
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