With demand for SEO professionals higher than ever and average hourly rates sitting between $75-$150, there’s a clear financial incentive to get good at SEO. But with no colleges offering degrees in SEO, it’s up to you to carve your own…

A few years ago, the Ahrefs blog was far from popular. Despite publishing three new articles per week and following “blogging best practices,” traffic was plateauing. That’s when we decided to switch up our strategy. For the past couple of years,…

Popular search engines like Google have even started to answer some queries directly in the search results—which saves both time and clicks. But how do search engines like Google work, and why should you care? In this guide, you’ll learn:…

Google Keyword Planner used to be great for this. You could enter any ‘seed’ keyword and see tons of keyword suggestions, plus search volumes. But Google has since restricted these numbers to ranges. One solution is to use a tool…

You’ve probably heard that before. It’s a common joke amongst SEOs because only 0.78% of people click results on the second page of Google. Jokes aside, here’s the reality: If you rank on page two or beyond, you’re practically invisible. In…

There are two ways to add YouTube tags to your videos. Add tags that you think make sense and hope for the best; Use a logical process to add tags that make sense. In this guide, we’ll explain the process…

While there’s nothing wrong with looking at those things once in a while, they provide little value as standalone metrics. Translation: staring at them isn’t going to improve SEO anytime soon. In this guide, you’ll learn: What Google Search Console is…

Since July 2018, I’ve been active on Quora, answering at least five questions a week on topics related to Ahrefs, SEO, and digital marketing. In that time, I’ve accumulated hundreds of thousands of views. Before I began my journey on…

Duplicate content is a source of constant anxiety for many site owners. Read almost anything about it, and you’ll come away believing that your site is a ticking time bomb of duplicate content issues. A Google penalty is merely days…

When it comes to search engine optimization for Squarespace sites, SEOs are divided. Some think it’s the worst thing in the world: While others think it’s good enough: What is the truth? To answer this question, we decided to run…