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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

Three proven link building tactics for affiliate sites

Ahrefs April 11, 2023


SEO 9
  • Expertise beats volume — credibility makes editors actually respond.
  • HARO gives free high-authority links with journalists doing the outreach.
  • Podcast episodes almost always link back to guests automatically.

SEO

YouTube

Affiliate link building: middleman method and content quality strategy

Ahrefs April 10, 2023


SEO 9
Content marketing 7
  • Middleman method: build links to informational posts, pass authority to money pages.
  • Commercial pages need direct links earned through content far better than competitors.
  • Effective outreach leads with genuine value, not self-serving product page pitches.

Content marketing

YouTube

Writing informational blog posts that quietly generate affiliate revenue

Ahrefs April 4, 2023


Content marketing 9
SEO 7
Copywriting 5
  • How-to posts can earn commissions without looking like sales content
  • Search intent determines format — not the keyword wording alone
  • Product-led content embeds affiliate links where they genuinely solve problems

Business models

YouTube

How to write affiliate blog posts that rank and convert

Ahrefs April 3, 2023


Business models 9
Content marketing 8
Closing techniques 7
  • Three post types cover all commercial affiliate content with repeatable structures
  • Match content depth to intent: skimmers vs. near-ready buyers need different formats
  • Linking posts into product clusters multiplies ranking signals across the whole site

SEO

YouTube

Affiliate content ratio: how much informational vs. commercial content to create

Ahrefs April 3, 2023


SEO 9
Business models 6
  • Pure commercial sites fail without exceptional, backlink-earning reviews
  • Informational content ranks easily but caps affiliate revenue potential
  • Any roughly equal split (40/60 to 60/40) is the practical target

SEO

YouTube

How to set up your affiliate site's homepage and navigation

Ahrefs March 29, 2023


SEO 9
Conversion rate optimisation 7
  • Your homepage passes authority to the pages that earn commissions
  • Nav links are how Google discovers — and ranks — your content
  • Small sites link posts directly; large sites use category pages

SEO

YouTube

Affiliate site content strategy: build topical authority with product clusters

Ahrefs March 28, 2023


SEO 9
MVP & prototyping 5
  • Topical authority requires comprehensive sub-niche coverage, not isolated posts.
  • Product clusters link one comparison post to multiple reviews via internal links.
  • Informational TNA content builds trust and earns backlinks without direct revenue.

SEO

YouTube

Affiliate site strategy: dominate niches one subniche at a time

Ahrefs March 27, 2023


SEO 9
Niche selection 7
Content marketing 6
  • Cover one subniche exhaustively before expanding to the next.
  • SEO traffic flows from keyword research, content, and backlinks.
  • Topical depth beats breadth for rankings and visitor trust.

SEO

YouTube

Keyword research for affiliate marketing sites

Ahrefs March 27, 2023


SEO 9
Content marketing 7
  • Only keywords with natural product-recommendation intent drive affiliate revenue.
  • Four keyword types cover the full funnel from research to purchase.
  • T&A content earns backlinks that lift rankings on all commercial pages.

Growth hacking

YouTube

How to find the best affiliate programs for any niche

Ahrefs March 22, 2023


Growth hacking 9
Pricing strategy 6
  • Reverse-engineer competitors' links to find proven niche programs
  • Amazon's 24-hour cookie can cost you despite high conversion rates
  • Higher commission rates mean nothing if conversion rate is low

Niche selection

YouTube

How to find and qualify a niche for an affiliate marketing site

Ahrefs March 21, 2023


Niche selection 9
SEO 7
  • Traffic value is the fastest proxy for a niche's commercial viability
  • Low domain-rating competitors with high traffic reveal winnable niches
  • Two methods to discover niches: Amazon backlinks or Content Explorer broad search

Niche selection

YouTube

How to choose the right niche for affiliate marketing

Ahrefs March 20, 2023


Niche selection 9
SEO 7
  • Loss of motivation — not bad SEO — kills most affiliate sites
  • Filter keywords to difficulty under 10 to find rankable affiliate opportunities
  • Start narrow, but anchor to a bigger industry for long-term growth

SEO

YouTube

Four-step blueprint for starting an affiliate marketing website

Ahrefs March 15, 2023


SEO 10
Niche selection 7
MVP & prototyping 5
  • Too broad a niche makes ranking nearly impossible from the start.
  • SEO traffic is free, consistent, and compounds into passive revenue.
  • Backlinks are the critical ranking factor beyond quality content.

Branding

YouTube

Ahrefs spent $800K on marketing with no ROI tracking — here's what they learned

Ahrefs March 1, 2023


Branding 8
Paid ads 7
Content marketing 5
  • Why zero ROI tracking on $800K in campaigns was intentional
  • Podcast ads flopped on leads but built lasting brand awareness
  • Attribution is a nightmare — common sense often beats bad data

AI tools & automation

YouTube

ChatGPT for SEO: best and worst use cases

Ahrefs February 8, 2023


AI tools & automation 10
SEO 7
  • ChatGPT keyword research produces results with near-zero search demand.
  • Regex, code automation, and meta descriptions deliver real efficiency gains.
  • No SERP access makes search intent classification unreliable at scale.

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