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Ahrefs publishes practical SEO and content-marketing education focused on keyword strategy, search visibility, and repeatable organic growth.

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SEO

YouTube

Do viral TikTok SEO hacks actually work? A real test

Ahrefs February 21, 2024


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 5
  • Updating traffic-declining pages doubled organic traffic in weeks.
  • High view counts on TikTok don't predict quality SEO advice.
  • Single tactics fail — SEO only works when combined holistically.

SEO

YouTube

How to build a free tool hub that ranks on Google

Ahrefs January 31, 2024


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 7
Content marketing 6
  • One backlink to any tool lifts your entire hub's rankings
  • Build SEO tools in minutes using ChatGPT — no coding needed
  • Outcompete rivals by adding a feature none of them have

SEO

YouTube

Search intent: the most important SEO fundamental most people ignore

Ahrefs January 17, 2024


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 6
  • Intent shifts over time — yesterday's right answer can become wrong
  • SERP features reveal searcher psychology faster than top-ranking pages
  • Satisfying intent converts visitors; missing it kills rankings regardless of backlinks

SEO

YouTube

How the New York Times built a nine-figure affiliate business

Ahrefs January 3, 2024


SEO 9
Business models 7
Content marketing 6
  • Wirecutter's affiliate links quietly became a nine-figure revenue stream
  • Brand authority and domain strength are the real moat in affiliate SEO
  • A $30M acquisition in 2016 delivered 15x traffic growth by migration

Content marketing

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Six habits that quietly destroy digital marketers

Ahrefs December 13, 2023


Content marketing 8
Productivity & habits 6
  • Vanity metrics feel personal — track what drives customers, not dopamine.
  • Groupon scaled a flawed model to $16B, then lost 98% of its value.
  • Copying competitors erodes creativity and is a gateway to ethical collapse.

SEO

YouTube

SEO during a recession: what changes and how to prepare

Ahrefs November 15, 2023


SEO 9
Long-term planning 5
  • SEO budgets are cut first, but search usage grows during recessions
  • Google grew ~35% year-over-year through the 2008 financial crisis
  • Stopping SEO mid-downturn hands compounding gains to competitors

SEO

YouTube

Ranking #1 on Google in 24 hours using only basic SEO

Ahrefs November 1, 2023


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 7
Content marketing 5
  • More backlinks than competitors still meant a content problem, not a links win
  • ChatGPT rewrote 24 vague headings in 15 seconds, triggering mobile position 1
  • Featured snippet captured in five days using Ahrefs' Also Talk About report

SEO

YouTube

How to use Ahrefs' six core tools to grow organic traffic

Ahrefs October 18, 2023


SEO 10
Content marketing 5
  • Reclaim wasted link equity from broken pages with one filter
  • Find competitor traffic goldmines by analysing site subfolder structure
  • Unlinked brand mentions are the easiest backlinks you're not getting

SEO

YouTube

How to find low-competition keywords in competitive niches

Ahrefs October 4, 2023


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 6
  • Generic seed keywords are already claimed — use ChatGPT for unique ones.
  • Wildcard pattern filters can unlock 1,500+ keywords from a single insight.
  • Reverse-engineer low-authority competitors to find validated untapped topics.

AI tools & automation

YouTube

Practical ChatGPT workflows for SEO and digital marketing

Ahrefs August 30, 2023


AI tools & automation 9
SEO 7
Copywriting 6
  • ChatGPT finds keyword angles your competitors aren't targeting yet
  • Output quality is almost entirely determined by prompt quality
  • Detailed outlines — not vague briefs — unlock usable long-form drafts

SEO

YouTube

How to learn digital marketing from scratch efficiently

Ahrefs August 16, 2023


SEO 9
Identity & self-belief 7
Communication 5
  • Pick one channel and go deep before expanding to others.
  • A shortcut backlink strategy wiped out a 7-figure business exit.
  • A cold email to a stranger led directly to a job at Ahrefs.

SEO

YouTube

Why your pages aren't ranking higher in Google

Ahrefs July 19, 2023


SEO 9
  • New pages often need six-plus months before rankings stabilise
  • Mismatched search intent is a content issue you must fix first
  • Spammy backlinks don't count — quality referring domains win

SEO

YouTube

How to use internal links to boost Google rankings

Ahrefs June 21, 2023


SEO 9
  • Internal links can pass page rank without building new backlinks
  • Three conditions determine whether the strategy will work
  • Rank tracking with annotations reveals whether links actually helped

SEO

YouTube

Building a profitable affiliate site from scratch using SEO

Ahrefs May 24, 2023


SEO 10
Iteration & feedback loops 7
Pricing strategy 5
  • Why SEO beats ads and social for consistent affiliate income
  • Product clusters link roundups to reviews, compounding content output
  • Informational posts earn backlinks that power your commercial pages

Community building

YouTube

Are SEO conferences worth attending?

Ahrefs May 17, 2023


Community building 7
Branding 6
  • Talks open the ideas; one-to-ones are where real depth happens
  • Beginners gain more from talks; veterans gain more from networking
  • Introverts can pre-arrange meetups on social media before arriving

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