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A competitive PPC (Pay Per Click) analysis is all about seeing what your competitors are doing with their paid ads on platforms like Google Ads, so you can do it better. It helps you uncover which keywords they’re spending money on, what their ads and landing pages look like, and how much budget they might […]

2025 is all about brand building. At Ahrefs, we’ve already been doing that for over a decade, but there’s never been a better time for us to ramp things up.  After writing an article on 11 ways to measure brand awareness, I figured now’s also the perfect time for us to get a clearer picture

You have a target keyword. You want to have your website appear in the search results for that keyword. How do you do that? How do you actually rank for a keyword? Follow this guide to find out how. 1. Make sure you’re targeting the right keyword Just because a keyword exists doesn’t mean it’s the

Originality is idealized, especially in tech and marketing. We’re told to “think different,” to coin new terms, to pioneer ideas no one’s heard before and share our thought leadership.  But in the age of AI-driven search, originality is not the boon we think it is. It might even be a liability… or, at best, a

Most marketers approach competitor analysis with the wrong mindset. They see a successful ad and think, “I should do exactly that!” This is a recipe for mediocrity. Competitors don’t always know what they’re doing. Their campaigns might be underperforming, and blindly following them could land you in the same hole. You also don’t want to

As a marketer, I want to know if there are specific things I should do to improve our LLM visibility that I am not currently doing as part of my routine marketing and SEO efforts. So far, it doesn’t seem like it. There seems to be massive overlap in SEO and GEO, such that it doesn’t

The secret weapon behind a successful event isn’t just great speakers, a cool venue, or sold-out tickets. It’s also the sponsors who bring in important revenue while adding credibility to your event. When big-name sponsors put their logo on your event materials, they’re essentially saying: “This event matters.” We know this firsthand because event sponsorships have

This guide is designed to help financial institutions of all sizes navigate the unique challenges of increasing visibility in Google Search — from local credit unions and solo advisors to national investment firms and fintech platforms. We’ll walk through practical strategies to help you earn trust, demonstrate expertise, attract qualified leads, and stay compliant. The

There’s a major competitor in your search results: Google. The other day, Lily Ray (Vice President of SEO Strategy & Research at Amsive) noticed Google had begun surfacing its own storefront for some competitive “Your Money or Your Life” searches. By Google’s own admission, these kinds of “E-E-A-T” sensitive queries should be reserved for only the

If you’ve spent some time in digital marketing, you’d think making quality content is the cure-all to every marketing woe. It’s in every SEO guide and content marketing playbook and tossed around like buzzwords from a management consultant’s presentation. But what does “quality” even mean? Some people think the Alchemist changed their lives, while others