{"id":2530,"date":"2024-03-27T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/automated-seo-reporting-the-easy-way\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T14:33:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:33:31","slug":"automated-seo-reporting-the-easy-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/automated-seo-reporting-the-easy-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated SEO Reporting (The Easy Way)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>If you\u2019ve dabbled in SEO reporting, you\u2019ll know that manual reporting becomes more painful the more you have to do. So, how can you take the weight off your shoulders? By automating the repetitive bits.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019ll share how you can automate your SEO reporting easily using just two tools: Ahrefs and Google Looker Studio (GLS).<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Theory vs. reality\" data-section=\"theory-vs-reality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_k438zp9wdmlc\"\/>Automating SEO reporting: theory vs. reality<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In theory, automating SEO reporting should help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free up\u00a0time<\/li>\n<li>Improve efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Improve consistency<\/li>\n<li>Reduce costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But, in reality, these types of projects can get complicated quickly\u2014often taking longer than expected\u2014if finished at\u00a0all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frame-1-51.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173904\" style=\"width:842px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frame-1-51.png 577w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frame-1-51-561x425.png 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/1319\/\">XKCD<\/a> (crude adaptations by\u00a0me)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, rather than trying to automate <em>all<\/em> the things, let\u2019s keep it simple and focus on what we can automate easily:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organic traffic reporting<\/li>\n<li>Keyword rank tracking<\/li>\n<li>Website auditing<\/li>\n<li>Competitor analysis<\/li>\n<li>Website changes<\/li>\n<li>Brand mentions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"1. Organic traffic reporting\" data-section=\"organic-traffic-reporting\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_nykhkyooflfy\"\/>1. Automate organic traffic reporting<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two most popular data sources for <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/seo-reporting\/\">SEO reporting<\/a> are Google Search Console (GSC) and Google Analytics (GA). So, how can we automate these two reports?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we\u2019ll\u00a0do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect data sources to Google Looker Studio \u2013 GSC and\u00a0GA<\/li>\n<li>Design a report \u2013 we\u2019ll cheat using a template<\/li>\n<li>Schedule it to be delivered in our email\u00a0box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plot spoiler: We\u2019ll use these two Google Looker Studio templates:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights.png\" alt=\"looker-studio-templates-with-highlights\" class=\"wp-image-173853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-680x339.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-1536x766.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-400x200.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights.png\" alt=\"looker-studio-templates-with-highlights\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-680x339.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-1536x766.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-templates-with-highlights-400x200.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_3chk4x3gzg8c\"\/>Automating Google Search Console reporting<\/h3>\n<p>To start, make sure you\u2019re logged into Google Search Console. Then, head to Looker Studio and click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lookerstudio.google.com\/reporting\/0B_U5RNpwhcE6QXg4SXFBVGUwMjg\/preview\/\">Search Console Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag.jpg\" alt=\"Google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepage\" class=\"wp-image-173854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-680x213.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-1536x482.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag.jpg\" alt=\"Google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepage\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-680x213.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-looker-studio-search-console-report-homepag-1536x482.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click on <strong>Use my own data<\/strong> and <strong>Replace data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console.png\" alt=\"Use-my-own-data-search-console\" class=\"wp-image-173855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console.png 980w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console-680x244.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console.png\" alt=\"Use-my-own-data-search-console\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console.png 980w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console-680x244.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/use-my-own-data-search-console-768x276.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then, select your site from the\u00a0list.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr.png\" alt=\"Add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr.png 588w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr-473x425.png 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr.png\" alt=\"Add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr.png 588w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-your-site-to-the-list-google-looker-studio-scr-473x425.png 473w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then select either Site Impression and web or URL Impression and web, depending on your preference. I am using URL Impression and web in this example.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Site configuration GLS screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot.png 1178w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot-680x216.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot-768x244.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Site configuration GLS screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot.png 1178w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot-680x216.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/site-configuration-gls-screenshot-768x244.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sidenote\">\n<p>Sidenote.<\/p>\n<p> Site Impression and URL impression support different search types. For full details and differences, check <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/looker-studio\/answer\/7314895?hl=en&amp;sjid=18076959782880815091-EU#zippy=%2Cin-this-article\">Google\u2019s documentation here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> at the bottom right-hand corner. You\u2019ll then probably get a pop-up\u2014click <strong>Add to report<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Add-to-report-gsc-screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot.png 1120w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot-680x420.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot-768x475.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Add-to-report-gsc-screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot.png 1120w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot-680x420.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/add-to-report-gsc-screenshot-768x475.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once that\u2019s added, you should get something that looks like this but with your website\u2019s data showing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template.png\" alt=\"google-search-console-looker-studio-template\" class=\"wp-image-173859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-570x425.png 570w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-1536x1145.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template.png\" alt=\"google-search-console-looker-studio-template\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-570x425.png 570w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/google-search-console-looker-studio-template-1536x1145.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Now you\u2019ve got your report, let\u2019s schedule it. To do so, click on the downward-facing caret in the top right and click <strong>Schedule delivery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-301x425.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-301x425.png 301w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Add the people you want to receive the report and pick a start time and time for the report to be sent. Then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling.png\" alt=\"email-delivery-scheduling\" class=\"wp-image-173861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling.png 1498w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling-507x425.png 507w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling.png\" alt=\"email-delivery-scheduling\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling.png 1498w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling-507x425.png 507w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/email-delivery-scheduling-768x644.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve completed these steps, you\u2019ll get a PDF report automatically sent to those email inboxes on the date you specified.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_guqwbfjbstw\"\/>Automating Google Analytics 4 (GA4) reporting<\/h3>\n<p>Automating GA4 reporting uses a similar process. To start, head back to the main Looker Studio dashboard and set up a new GA4 report by clicking on the <strong>GA4 Report <\/strong>icon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio.jpg\" alt=\"GA-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-680x213.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-1536x482.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio.jpg\" alt=\"GA-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-680x213.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-via-google-looker-studio-1536x482.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then, click on <strong>Use my own data<\/strong> and select your GA4 account.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template-.png\" alt=\"ga4-report-template-\" class=\"wp-image-173863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template-.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--680x325.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--1536x735.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template-.png\" alt=\"ga4-report-template-\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template-.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--680x325.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga4-report-template--1536x735.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then select your site from the drop-down list and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4.png\" alt=\"selecting-your-site-ga-4\" class=\"wp-image-173864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-680x206.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-1536x465.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4.png\" alt=\"selecting-your-site-ga-4\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-680x206.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-your-site-ga-4-1536x465.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Your site\u2019s information will then be populated in the copy of the GA4 template.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example.png\" alt=\"ga-4-report-template-example\" class=\"wp-image-173865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-680x322.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-1536x728.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example.png\" alt=\"ga-4-report-template-example\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-680x322.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ga-4-report-template-example-1536x728.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, you can automate the sending like we did with the GSC report.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Share<\/strong> and click the downward facing caret<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Schedule delivery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Add the people you want to send the report to and select a frequency to deliver the report.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu.png\" alt=\"sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu.png 1498w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu-507x425.png 507w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu.png\" alt=\"sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu.png 1498w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu-507x425.png 507w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sharing-report-with-other-people-google-looker-stu-768x644.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"2. Keyword rank tracking\" data-section=\"keyword-rank-tracking\"><a id=\"post-173851-_986hb6qgt9q\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Automate keyword rank tracking<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, we\u2019ve seen how easy it is to schedule reports for GSC and GA4. We can do the same using the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/google-data-studio-connectors\">Ahrefs Google Looker Studio Connectors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ahrefs has three <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/google-data-studio-connectors\">connectors for Looker Studio <\/a>that help you create GLS dashboards in a couple of clicks. You can find them in the Partner Connectors list within GLS.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what they look\u00a0like:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Partner connectors for Google Looker Studio\" class=\"wp-image-173867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-680x234.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-1536x529.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs' Partner connectors for Google Looker Studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-680x234.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-partner-connectors-for-google-looker-studi-1536x529.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started with keyword rank tracking.<\/p>\n<p>One of the issues with sharing traditional rank tracking data with clients is the reports can be too overwhelming at a glance, making it hard for them to see what\u2019s going\u00a0on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One feature of Ahrefs that is not talked about often (and costs no credits to use) is the rank tracking data studio connection. <\/p>\n<p>Being able to visualize average rankings for the month in a time series view (and filter to tag\/category) is v v executive brain friendly: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j1HqiMbpKN\">pic.twitter.com\/j1HqiMbpKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JH Scherck (@JHTScherck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHTScherck\/status\/1765528608934936885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7,\u00a02024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/academy\/how-to-use-ahrefs\/rank-tracker\/\">Rank Tracker<\/a> connector creates a shareable, easy-to-understand scheduled report in a few clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you set it\u00a0up.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_9aw4x5f7vqbd\"\/>Go to Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/rank-tracker\">Rank Tracker<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Click on the project that you want to create a dashboard for, then click on <strong>Looker Studio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Looker studio button screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot.png 1054w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-680x129.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-768x146.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Looker studio button screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot.png 1054w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-680x129.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-768x146.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click on <strong>Ahrefs\u2019 Rank Tracker connector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-rank-tracker-connector-highlight.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs Rank Tracker connector highlight\" class=\"wp-image-173869\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-rank-tracker-connector-highlight.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs Rank Tracker connector highlight\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173869\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_8labq8r4yl9e\"\/>Authorize the connector<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, you\u2019ll be taken to Google Looker Studio to authorize the connector.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector.png\" alt=\"Authorize the connector\" class=\"wp-image-173870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector.png 970w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector-371x425.png 371w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector-768x879.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector.png\" alt=\"Authorize the connector\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector.png 970w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector-371x425.png 371w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-connector-768x879.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Click on <strong>Authorize<\/strong> and sign in using your Google account. You\u2019ll need to click <strong>Allow<\/strong> for Ahrefs Rank Tracker to access your Google Account.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20.png 940w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20-292x425.png 292w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20-768x1118.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20.png 940w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20-292x425.png 292w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-20-768x1118.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, enter the project you want to add and then hit <strong>Connect<\/strong> in the top right-hand corner. When you\u2019re happy with everything, click <strong>Create Report<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1624\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21.png 1624w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-680x130.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-1536x293.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1624\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21.png 1624w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-680x130.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-21-1536x293.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then, you should get a dashboard that looks something like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1546\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-563x425.png 563w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-1536x1160.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1546\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-563x425.png 563w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-22-1536x1160.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_8h7v3pwxdv5r\"\/>Schedule it<\/h3>\n<p>To make it automated, follow the same steps we used for our GSC and GA4 reports by clicking the downwards facing caret next to <strong>Share<\/strong> and click <strong>Schedule delivery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1-301x425.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-1-301x425.png 301w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Add the recipients to the report and select how regularly you want it\u00a0sent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email.png\" alt=\"Adding recipients to the scheduled email \" class=\"wp-image-173875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email.png 1478w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email-572x425.png 572w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email-768x571.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email.png\" alt=\"Adding recipients to the scheduled email \" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email.png 1478w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email-572x425.png 572w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/adding-recipients-to-the-scheduled-email-768x571.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Now you\u2019ve set up the Rank Tracker report, you\u2019ll be able to check these details in every\u00a0email:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Positions<\/li>\n<li>SERP features<\/li>\n<li>Competitors<\/li>\n<li>Tags<\/li>\n<li>Traffic share<\/li>\n<li>Keywords metrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/technical-seo\/\">technical SEO<\/a> on your website then it\u2019s a good idea to get an automated Site Audit dashboard set up. It lets you keep track of your website\u2019s technical health easily.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_pxdocc1va7ds\"\/>Go to Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-audit\">Site Audit<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Go to Ahrefs\u2019 Site Audit and select a project from the dashboard to click on\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1314\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Selecting an Audit from Site Audit Dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-173876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard.png 1314w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard-680x236.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard-768x267.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1314px) 100vw, 1314px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1314\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Selecting an Audit from Site Audit Dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard.png 1314w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard-680x236.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/selecting-an-audit-from-site-audit-dashboard-768x267.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1314px) 100vw, 1314px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click on the <strong>Looker Studio<\/strong> button in the top right-hand corner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"Looker Studio button screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173877\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/looker-studio-button-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"Looker Studio button screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173877\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>On the dropdown, click <strong>Ahrefs Site Audit connector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-audit-connector-setup.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs Site Audit Connector setup\" class=\"wp-image-173878\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-audit-connector-setup.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs Site Audit Connector setup\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173878\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_fd87xry99wz4\"\/>Authorize the connector<\/h3>\n<p>Like other connectors, you may be prompted to <strong>Authorize<\/strong> and sign in using your Google account. You\u2019ll need to click <strong>Allow<\/strong> for Ahrefs Rank Tracker to access your Google Account.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, set your parameters. I normally set it up like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection.png\" alt=\"Parameters-selection\" class=\"wp-image-173879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection.png 1408w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection-540x425.png 540w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection.png\" alt=\"Parameters-selection\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection.png 1408w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection-540x425.png 540w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/parameters-selection-768x604.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>If prompted, click on allow parameter sharing and then <strong>Create Report<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-gls-report-button-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Create-GLS-report-button-screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173880\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-gls-report-button-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Create-GLS-report-button-screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173880\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click <strong>Create Report<\/strong> again when prompted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls.png\" alt=\"Create-report-gls\" class=\"wp-image-173881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls.png 1024w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls-680x344.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls.png\" alt=\"Create-report-gls\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls.png 1024w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls-680x344.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-report-gls-768x389.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>GLS then starts to build your report in the background.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_dhzlmzns8in\"\/>Schedule it<\/h3>\n<p>You can schedule the reports in exactly the same way as you did with the other connectors. Click on <strong>Share<\/strong> and <strong>Schedule delivery<\/strong> to share with the people you want to receive the report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2-301x425.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-2-301x425.png 301w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"4. Competitor analysis\" data-section=\"competitor-analysis\"><a id=\"post-173851-_ust9d12p2lbl\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Automate competitor analysis<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can use the Site Explorer report for monitoring your own site, but you can also use it to monitor your competitors\u2019 sites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidenote\">\n<p>Sidenote.<\/p>\n<p> You must have your competitor\u2019s website set up as a project in order to create a dashboard for\u00a0it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This dashboard report makes it possible to keep tabs on your competitors, and have it sent to your or your client\u2019s inbox on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_b5fkgaizssc8\"\/>Go to Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Once on the <strong>Overview<\/strong> page, click the Looker Studio button in the top right-hand corner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-connector\" class=\"wp-image-173883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-680x341.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-1536x771.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-400x200.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-connector\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-680x341.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-1536x771.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-overview-google-looker-studio-400x200.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click on Ahrefs\u2019 Site Explorer Connector.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-connector\" class=\"wp-image-173884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector.png 566w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector-547x425.png 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-connector\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector.png 566w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-connector-547x425.png 547w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_cfmp139q5acr\"\/>Authorize the connector<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, hit <strong>Authorize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1046\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector.png\" alt=\"authorize-the-ahrefs-connector\" class=\"wp-image-173885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector.png 1610w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-654x425.png 654w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-1536x998.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1046\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector.png\" alt=\"authorize-the-ahrefs-connector\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector.png 1610w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-654x425.png 654w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/authorize-the-ahrefs-connector-1536x998.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>And sign in with Google.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access\" class=\"wp-image-173886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access.png 1086w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access-387x425.png 387w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access-768x844.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access.png 1086w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access-387x425.png 387w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-access-768x844.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then, select a project and check all the boxes to ensure compatibility with the template.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36.png 1390w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-670x425.png 670w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-260x166.png 260w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-768x487.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36.png 1390w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-670x425.png 670w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-260x166.png 260w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/word-image-173851-36-768x487.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, hit <strong>Connect,<\/strong> and if prompted, select <strong>Allow. <\/strong>Then click <strong>Create Report <\/strong>on the following screen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-gls-report-button-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"Create-GLS-report-button-screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-173888\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/create-gls-report-button-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"Create-GLS-report-button-screenshot\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173888\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve created your report, it will appear on the following screen, and all the data should be populated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report\" class=\"wp-image-173889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-680x375.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-1536x848.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-680x375.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-site-explorer-google-looker-studio-report-1536x848.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_r5rfrsq2ozir\"\/>Schedule it<\/h3>\n<p>Scheduling delivery is the same as we have seen for the other reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"wp-image-173890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3-301x425.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3.png\" alt=\"schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-looker-studio\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3.png 420w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schedule-automatic-delivery-of-reports-google-look-3-301x425.png 301w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve shared it with your colleagues or clients, it will automatically be delivered to your inboxes on your chosen schedule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"5. Website downtime monitoring\" data-section=\"downtime-monitoring\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_77g20oazro9c\"\/>5. Automate website downtime monitoring<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If your website is prone to occasional downtime, a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/uptimerobot.com\/\">Uptime Robot<\/a> is an easy and free way to automate monitoring of your website\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve set it up, you can receive notifications through email, slack messages, SMS, or even a voice call\u2014that way, you\u2019ll be the first to know when your website goes\u00a0down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"6. Website change monitoring\" data-section=\"website-change-monitoring\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_43r8vldx5ko2\"\/>6. Automate website change monitoring<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you want to monitor certain pages on your website for changes, you can use a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/littlewarden.com\/\">Little Warden<\/a>. The tool can monitor many different things, but I like to use it to monitor the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/robots-txt\/\">robots.txt<\/a> file for changes.<\/p>\n<p>This type of monitoring is useful in <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/enterprise-seo\/\">enterprise SEO<\/a>, where multiple teams have access to the website and can change things often without notifying the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/seo-team\/\">SEO team <\/a>beforehand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"7. Brand mention monitoring\" data-section=\"brand-mentions\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_yrlg2nolu6lq\"\/>7. Automate brand mentions monitoring<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If tracking web mentions of your brand or a specific keyword is important, you can do this using <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/alerts\">Ahrefs Alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, head to <strong>Alerts<\/strong> on the main site navigation and click the <strong>Mentions<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-mentions.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-mentions\" class=\"wp-image-173891\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ahrefs-mentions.png\" alt=\"ahrefs-mentions\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173891\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Then click <strong>+ Add alert <\/strong>and enter the details in the pop-up box of the mention you want to\u00a0track.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1312\" height=\"1304\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs.png\" alt=\"new-alerts-ahrefs\" class=\"wp-image-173892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs.png 1312w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-428x425.png 428w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1312\" height=\"1304\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs.png\" alt=\"new-alerts-ahrefs\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-173892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs.png 1312w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-428x425.png 428w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/new-alerts-ahrefs-120x120.png 120w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Mention alerts are a useful way to report unbranded mentions of your brand or website. Once you are alerted of the mention you can contact the website to request a\u00a0link.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-173851-_jis75s74vj8\"\/>Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Automating your SEO reporting process isn\u2019t always easy to do. But by using <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/google-data-studio-connectors\">Ahrefs\u2019 Google Looker Studio connectors<\/a>, you can make it easier to automate your SEO reporting process\u2014without sacrificing quality.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you have no coding knowledge or experience in building SEO dashboards, you can have a plug-and-play set of automated SEO reports ready to go in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Got more questions? Ping me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_at_b449\">on X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/automated-seo-reporting\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve dabbled in SEO reporting, you\u2019ll know that manual reporting becomes more painful the more you have to do. So, how can you take the weight off your shoulders? By automating the repetitive bits. 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