Category: SEO

  • How to Build a Website (Start to Finish, With Walkthroughs)

    How to Build a Website (Start to Finish, With Walkthroughs)

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    You don’t need to be tech-savvy to build a website.  With AI, you can bypass coding, hiring a developer, or staring at a blank page for hours. You can automate everything from writing content to choosing a professional layout and images. This guide walks you through the entire process, step by step. Imagine having a fully…

  • The Lean Guide to Product Research

    The Lean Guide to Product Research

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    Ever had a brilliant product idea but felt stuck, unsure if anyone would actually buy it? You’re not alone. Many aspiring entrepreneurs believe that product research is a complex and expensive process reserved for big companies with huge budgets. The good news is that’s no longer true. Today, anyone with an internet connection can uncover…

  • AI Traffic Has Increased 9.7x in the Past Year

    AI Traffic Has Increased 9.7x in the Past Year

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    Though still <1% of total traffic, it’s now our highest converting channel at 10%+ CVR (going by our new custom event tracking in Web Analytics). I wanted to see if other sites were experiencing any AI traffic growth–especially now that zero-click search has taken hold. We decided to update the findings of our March AI traffic…

  • Domain-Level Link Metrics May Not Be Good Predictors of AI Search Mentions

    Domain-Level Link Metrics May Not Be Good Predictors of AI Search Mentions

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    Going into this study, I suspected that domain-level link metrics would not be a good predictor for mentions. I was expecting Google AI Overviews to show more of a correlation since they may use some of the traditional search signals, whereas the other systems may not. For traditional search, usually the page-level metrics are more…

  • My Exact 7-Step Framework for Brand SEO (With Templates)

    My Exact 7-Step Framework for Brand SEO (With Templates)

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    Branding wasn’t something SEOs traditionally thought much about. The real wins were in non-branded keywords, where the traffic and conversions lived.  However, that changed when Google and OpenAI turned most of these queries into zero-click searches. For the remaining queries, search platforms directly reward authoritative and popular brands, so branding can no longer be ignored…

  • The Expert-Reviewed Guide to Automotive SEO

    The Expert-Reviewed Guide to Automotive SEO

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    I became interested in automotive SEO after buying a new car and getting some repairs done on my old one at the same time. I found the dealerships and repair shops that helped me out, as well as the car that I bought, through Google. If they hadn’t shown up when I was looking, I…

  • 80+ Up-to-Date AI Statistics for 2025 (No Stale Sources)

    80+ Up-to-Date AI Statistics for 2025 (No Stale Sources)

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    AI is all anyone can talk about right now–and for good reason. It’s on track to drive change at a scale we haven’t seen since the industrial revolution. But in a space moving this fast, most stats you find are already out of date. So we did the digging for you. Here are 80+ current, credible,…

  • AI Visitors Visit Fewer Pages and Bounce More Often Than Traditional Search Visitors

    AI Visitors Visit Fewer Pages and Bounce More Often Than Traditional Search Visitors

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    Google is forever telling us that AI search is better quality… When they [users] get to a decision to click out, it’s a more highly qualified click… What we hope to see over time—and we don’t have any data to share on this—is more time spent on site, which is what we see organically in…

  • Websites With More Organic Search Traffic Get Mentioned More in AI Search

    Websites With More Organic Search Traffic Get Mentioned More in AI Search

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    I don’t think this result will come as a surprise to anyone. Websites that get more traffic in traditional organic search also get mentioned more in AI Search. Popular sites are popular, even if the search system changes. I looked at the top 50 websites mentioned in Ahrefs Brand Radar for Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT,…

  • 10 Real-World Lessons from 14 Markets

    10 Real-World Lessons from 14 Markets

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    Localizing done right can deliver serious value. Done wrong, it becomes a black hole of resources with little to show for it. To help you get it right, I turned to someone who’s been deep in the trenches of localization: Erik Sarissky, Head of International Marketing and Product Localization at Ahrefs. Erik has quadrupled organic traffic…