{"id":3339,"date":"2026-08-24T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/how-to-speak-leaderships-language\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:52:49","slug":"how-to-speak-leaderships-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/how-to-speak-leaderships-language\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Speak Leadership&#8217;s Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"--defaultWidthPx-yvf988:600px;--width840Px-1vprro7:840px;--px64-w0rxhh:64px;--px24-euyk2c:24px;--px48-1teynrh:48px;--px16-1iwg9yc:16px;--px32-1ecvgqj:32px\">\n<div class=\"css-0-introText\" style=\"\">\n<p> Business leaders and decision-makers can easily distrust metrics they don\u2019t understand or can&#8217;t act on. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">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&#8217;re noise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">That&#8217;s not a bias against SEO. It&#8217;s just what happens when you report in a language leadership wasn&#8217;t trained to read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">When your KPIs are metrics you don&#8217;t recognize or don&#8217;t know how to report on, leadership starts to doubt the numbers you do give them. Below are the SEO equivalents that let you speak their language with confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><span class=\"css-13o7eu2-scrollAnchor css-r0f3zd-scrollAnchor\" style=\"--scrollOffset-1sj9q7w:32px;--stickyBarHeight-4w6lkx:66px\" id=\"section1\"> 1. Market share \u2192 Share of Voice <\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Market share is the percentage of total category revenue or demand that goes to your business instead of competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-1.png 1476w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-1-368x425.png 368w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-1-768x886.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-1-1331x1536.png 1331w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-1\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1703\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Most leadership teams prioritize it in performance reports because it&#8217;s the metric they use to judge whether a marketing channel, campaign, or strategy is winning or losing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">If your market share is climbing while competitors&#8217; is shrinking, that signals growth and that what you&#8217;re doing is working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">If your revenue or traffic is growing but your share stays flat or slips, the market could be growing faster than you are, and competitors are capturing more of that growth than you are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">SEO doesn&#8217;t have a native way to track market share (which is exactly why &#8220;rankings&#8221; and &#8220;traffic&#8221; don&#8217;t land the same way in a leadership meeting).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ipa.co.uk\/news\/share-of-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Research by James Hankins<\/a>, spanning 30 case studies across 12 categories and seven countries, found that share of search accounts for roughly 83% of a brand&#8217;s market share (a pattern surfaced in <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ipa.co.uk\/news\/binet-presents-fast-cheap-predictive-share-of-search-metric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">earlier research<\/a> from Les Binet).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">In short, when your Share of Voice moves, your market share tends to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-2-405x425.png 405w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-2-768x805.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-2-1465x1536.png 1465w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1678\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Reporting on Share of Voice reframes the question from &#8220;are we ranking&#8221; to &#8220;how much of the market are we actually winning?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">This is a market share question, asked in market share terms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">You can track Share of Voice directly in Ahrefs&#8217; <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/rank-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rank Tracker<\/a>, so there&#8217;s no manual calculation involved, and it&#8217;s a number you can drop straight into a leadership report as-is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-3.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-3-680x373.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-3-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-3-1536x843.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-3\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1124\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">AI Share of Voice, tracked in Ahrefs&#8217; <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/brand-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brand Radar<\/a>, applies the same logic to AI search \u2014 how often your brand shows up in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews, relative to competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-4.png 1510w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-4-680x369.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-4-768x417.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-4\" width=\"1510\" height=\"820\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Ideally, you want to see Share of Voice sitting above your market share. The wider that lead, the more market share tends to follow, and that\u2019s how you\u2019ll grow your share over time to get ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">One caveat worth flagging is that growing Share of Voice is not a &#8220;just spend more&#8221; rule for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Smaller brands typically need to overspend just to hold their ground, while larger brands can sustain a lower share of voice than market share and still be fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\/><span class=\"css-13o7eu2-scrollAnchor css-r0f3zd-scrollAnchor\" style=\"--scrollOffset-1sj9q7w:32px;--stickyBarHeight-4w6lkx:66px\" id=\"section2\"> 2. Revenue growth rate \u2192 organic traffic value <\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Revenue growth rate is the percentage change in revenue over a given period, and most organizations already track it at the company level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">The problem is attributing it to a specific channel, which is genuinely hard in SEO. Organic attribution was never clean, and AI-driven search is making it messier, since a chunk of that influence never shows up as a trackable click at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Therefore, if you\u2019re not already tracking organic revenue growth, try measuring growth in Organic Traffic Value instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">It\u2019s the practical middle ground. It&#8217;s not revenue, but it&#8217;s a dollar figure that represents how much your organic traffic would cost if you used paid ads to generate it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">It\u2019s calculated directly in Ahrefs <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Site Explorer<\/a> from your keyword rankings and CPC data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-5.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-5-680x268.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-5-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-5-1536x605.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-5\" width=\"2048\" height=\"806\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Track its trend over time using the Performance graph in Site Explorer, and you&#8217;ve got a decent stand-in for revenue growth rate that leadership can work with. Just search your site, no analytics setup required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-6.png 1968w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-6-680x383.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-6-1536x865.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-6\" width=\"1968\" height=\"1108\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\/><span class=\"css-13o7eu2-scrollAnchor css-r0f3zd-scrollAnchor\" style=\"--scrollOffset-1sj9q7w:32px;--stickyBarHeight-4w6lkx:66px\" id=\"section3\"> 3. Market penetration \u2192 Share of Traffic Value <\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Market penetration asks whether you are capturing more of the market over time, or just growing in absolute terms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">SEO reporting usually botches this distinction. Traffic goes up and to the right, and it looks like growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">But that doesn&#8217;t answer the question leadership&#8217;s actually asking: are you winning share, or did the market just get bigger?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Those are two separate checks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">To check whether the market is growing, pull up your category or topic in Ahrefs&#8217; <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/keywords-explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Keywords Explorer<\/a> and track how search volume and traffic potential trend over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-7.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-7-680x330.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-7-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-7-1536x746.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-7\" width=\"2048\" height=\"994\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Don&#8217;t just judge it off a single keyword though. One term&#8217;s search volume is a sample point, not the market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Build out a keyword cluster by grouping relevant matching terms, questions people are asking, and terms you (or competitors) already rank for alongside it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-8.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-8-680x372.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-8-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-8-1536x839.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-8\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1119\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Add these to your list, then look at the aggregate volume and traffic potential across the whole cluster over time, not any single row in isolation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-9.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-9-680x313.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-9-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-9-1536x707.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-9\" width=\"2048\" height=\"943\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">That aggregate trend is what tells you whether total demand for the category is trending up, flat, or down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Ahrefs&#8217;<a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/search-demand-lifecycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> search demand lifecycle<\/a> framework is worth a look here too. It breaks demand into phases (growing, peaking, plateauing, declining), so you&#8217;re not just checking direction; you&#8217;re checking where the category actually sits in its life cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-10.png 1568w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-10-596x425.png 596w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-10-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-10-1536x1095.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-10\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1118\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">That phase changes how you should read your own numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Growing share in a declining category, for example, is still a win worth calling out to leadership. You&#8217;re capturing more of a shrinking pie, even if the topline traffic number is flat or falling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">But, if your traffic and revenue are growing as a natural consequence of the market growing, there&#8217;s a hidden risk you may be unaware of. You might be capturing less of the new market opportunity than competitors, and in this case, you\u2019re actually running behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">This is where it helps to track metrics like Share of Traffic Value (SoTV).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0-list\" style=\"\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Share of Voice<\/strong> (from Section 1) tells you what percentage of clicks you&#8217;re capturing, relative to competitors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share of Traffic Value (SoTV)<\/strong> tells you what percentage of the dollar opportunity you&#8217;re capturing \u2014 the same logic as Traffic Value above, but measured competitively instead of in isolation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Ahrefs calculates SoTV in Site Explorer, with no analytics setup required. Just enter your competitors:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-11.png 2002w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-11-563x425.png 563w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-11-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-11-1536x1160.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-11\" width=\"2002\" height=\"1512\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Then analyze each brand\u2019s performance. The graph will look like this:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-12.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-12-680x281.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-12-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-12-1536x634.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-12\" width=\"2048\" height=\"845\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">This is a stacked share chart where all sites always add to 100%, so one site&#8217;s gain is another&#8217;s loss, even if absolute traffic never changed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Read it as relative position, not absolute performance: mayoclinic.org has grown share since 2020, while healthline.com, webmd.com and medicalnewstoday.com have shrunk. When presenting this to your stakeholders, be clear that it shows who&#8217;s winning ground, not whether any site&#8217;s actual traffic value is rising or falling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">This is exactly the kind of story a raw traffic chart can&#8217;t tell you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Deeper insights about your market position and penetration, relative to the opportunity in your industry, are more meaningful conversations to have with leadership than simply showing rankings or traffic increasing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\/><span class=\"css-13o7eu2-scrollAnchor css-r0f3zd-scrollAnchor\" style=\"--scrollOffset-1sj9q7w:32px;--stickyBarHeight-4w6lkx:66px\" id=\"section4\"> 4. Customer lifetime value \u2192 organic engagement signals <\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Leadership may track metrics like customer lifetime value (CLV) and retention because acquiring a customer is one thing, but keeping them, and knowing they were worth acquiring, is another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">SEO doesn&#8217;t have a clean number for either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">What it can offer instead is a set of signals showing whether organic-sourced customers behave differently from customers from other channels. It\u2019s often a better starting point than forcing a CLV figure out of imperfect attribution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">In this case, you\u2019re comparing engagement, not acquisition. In GA4, segment sessions by channel and look at time on site, pages per session, and bounce rate for organic versus paid, social, and direct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">You can also use Ahrefs\u2019 Web Analytics for a privacy-friendly alternative to GA4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-13.png 1748w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-13-554x425.png 554w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-13-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-13-1536x1179.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-13\" width=\"1748\" height=\"1342\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">If organic visitors consistently stick around longer or browse more pages, that indicates they&#8217;re a better-qualified audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">In Web Analytics, you can also track visitors from AI platforms as a separate segment and report on this separately to curious stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-14.png 801w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-14-570x425.png 570w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-14-768x572.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-14\" width=\"801\" height=\"597\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">For ecommerce, you can go a step further by comparing average order value and repeat purchase rate by acquisition channel. You\u2019ll need to set up your analytics platform to track revenue and sales to capture these insights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">If organic customers spend more per order, or come back to buy again more often, that&#8217;s a compelling retention story that speaks in the same terms as CLV, without needing a detailed attribution model to prove it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">In any of the above situations, you\u2019ll need to be upfront about the limits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">None of this is causal proof, and it&#8217;s not a substitute for a properly attributed CLV number if your organization can build one. But when clean attribution isn&#8217;t realistic, these comparisons give leadership something concrete to look at to better understand SEO\u2019s impact, rather than nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\/><span class=\"css-13o7eu2-scrollAnchor css-r0f3zd-scrollAnchor\" style=\"--scrollOffset-1sj9q7w:32px;--stickyBarHeight-4w6lkx:66px\" id=\"section5\"> 5. Brand demand \u2192 branded search <\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Brand demand is the number of people actively seeking your brand by name, rather than discovering it through a category search. For example, it\u2019s the difference between someone talking or thinking about \u201cAsana\u201d instead of &#8220;project management software.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Leadership tracks it as a core marketing metric because it&#8217;s demand you didn&#8217;t have to fight competitors for. It\u2019s also a tangible way to measure marketing activities that build brand awareness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">It&#8217;s rarely built in search, though. Instead, it\u2019s built through social, word-of-mouth, ads, press, and product experience. People discover a brand elsewhere, then Google it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">The clearest way to track that is with branded search volume, which measures how many people search your brand name (and close variants) each month. Pull this directly from Ahrefs&#8217; Keywords Explorer by searching your brand name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-15.png 1518w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-15-419x425.png 419w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-15-768x778.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-15-1516x1536.png 1516w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-15\" width=\"1518\" height=\"1538\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">You can also build a list of branded variants for a more holistic picture:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-16.png 1662w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-16-620x425.png 620w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-16-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-16-1536x1054.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 600px, min(600px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-16\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1140\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">It also works for local businesses. This plumbing business, for instance, earns 900+ branded searches every month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1gtanqs-image css-0-wideContent\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-78500v-boxBackgroundColor css-13seggy-paddingMobile css-a84flc-paddingTablet css-v4p7n9-paddingDesktop css-1wj4459-borderRadius\" style=\"--bgColor-pz6qop:#F4F5F6;--t-mpkruj:8px;--r-zo23ai:8px;--b-1nl6rhj:8px;--l-1vs7g4c:8px;--t-1iu47sz:16px;--r-uuo27m:16px;--b-1w9wo1k:16px;--l-189ev0i:16px;--t-4dhen1:16px;--r-owubzf:16px;--b-10wcjbv:16px;--l-14x3jlp:16px;--radius-4sxhux:6px\">\n<div class=\"css-h4rn00-captionImageWell css-8atqhb-captionImageWell css-129gw94-captionImageWell css-wtpnzt-captionImageWell css-i6bazn-captionImageWell\" style=\"--accentMuted-yv75qk:#FFE7CD\"><button class=\"css-13o7eu2-zoomTrigger css-8atqhb-zoomTrigger css-y8aj3r-zoomTrigger css-b738da-zoomTrigger css-1rm7u2e-zoomTrigger css-129gw94-zoomTrigger css-vgd1sg-zoomTrigger\" style=\"\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-17.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-17-658x425.png 658w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-17-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/word-image-203822-17-1536x992.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 840px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, min(840px, 100vw)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9whsf3-imgDefaults css-x97jm9-imgDefaults\" src=\"\" title=\"word-image-203822-17\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1322\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Tracked over time, it&#8217;s a decent proxy for whether your other marketing efforts are actively improving brand demand or not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">A PR push, a rebrand, a big social moment \u2014 if it&#8217;s landing, more people search your brand name afterward. That&#8217;s validation you can hand back to marketing leaders, even when SEO didn&#8217;t drive the campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">That first post-discovery search is where the decision actually gets made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Someone&#8217;s heard your name, seen your ad, or gotten a recommendation, and now they&#8217;re checking you out before they commit. If they like what they see on their first search for your brand, <a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/demand-capture-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">you capture demand<\/a>. If they don\u2019t, you lose it, often to a competitor riding on your brand&#8217;s coattails.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">A few ways branded search goes badly:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0-list\" style=\"\">\n<ul>\n<li>You don&#8217;t rank for your own brand name<\/li>\n<li>Competitors, affiliates, or stockists outrank you on your own branded terms<\/li>\n<li>AI answers surface outdated or incorrect information about your brand<\/li>\n<li>Negative press or reviews dominate the results page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Every one of these is fixable with SEO and reputation management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:48px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:48px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:40px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:40px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:32px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:34px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:48px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:48px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:40px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:40px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:32px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:34px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Ahrefs&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:48px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:48px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:40px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:40px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:32px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:34px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\"><a class=\"css-4g6ai3-link css-17esnuy-link\" style=\"--color-czybvw:#3A57FC;--hoverColor-1eveqlc:#F75A03\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\/>Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-vsm8hv-withMargins css-1rq04bn-withMargins css-nm4xsv-withMargins\" style=\"--px16-lvksli:16px\">\n<p style=\"--commonFontFamily-18pyjv:&quot;Inter&quot;, sans-serif;--commonDesktopFontSize-df03h9:18px;--commonDesktopLineHeight-1j2516b:28px;--commonTabletFontSize-1dxj9ik:18px;--commonTabletLineHeight-xwk9uj:28px;--commonMobileFontSize-1dqmuso:18px;--commonMobileLineHeight-17gz9lh:28px;--japanFontFamily-11af4c8:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Zen&quot;, sans-serif;--jaDesktopFontSize-76u8fr:18px;--jaDesktopLineHeight-1h30gj1:28px;--jaTabletFontSize-1cs8g40:18px;--jaTabletLineHeight-rwumdp:28px;--jaMobileFontSize-3ilicb:18px;--jaMobileLineHeight-a733m1:28px;--koreanFontFamily-3unuz1:&quot;Inter&quot;, &quot;Pretendard&quot;, sans-serif;--koDesktopFontSize-fozouv:18px;--koDesktopLineHeight-167f7ua:28px;--koTabletFontSize-wulysw:18px;--koTabletLineHeight-z06jhp:28px;--koMobileFontSize-hn8pa2:18px;--koMobileLineHeight-oto37y:28px;--weightDesktop-1mrfqq6:400;--weightTablet-14lx7hv:400;--weightMobile-tpweh1:400;--displayDesktop-1qdn3vd:block;--displayTablet-8oc6bv:block;--displayMobile-zsc58l:block\" class=\"css-1o3a84e-text css-rc8ylp-textFontWeight css-16w1kgb-textDisplay css-0-letterSpace\">Every metric in this piece is a correlation or a leading indicator, not a guarantee. Say that out loud every time you present them. 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