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The success of your influencer marketing campaigns is tied to whom you collaborate with. And finding the right influencer is far from easy. To help you, we’ve mapped out six…

If you do it right, affiliate marketing can make you money while you’re on the beach, in the mountains, or even taking a nap. I would know—I’ve been doing it…

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Zapier is an “automation platform.” If you look at this single phrase that defines its category, there is not much search demand: 200 monthly searches in the U.S. and around…

Public relations has always been a critical factor in building a brand, and it is no different in today’s digital society. Times have simply moved from billboards and press comments…

Despite Shopify handling some basic SEO best practices out of the box, it’s unlikely to be enough to take your store to the top of Google. You need to optimize…

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Started a blog but can’t get any readers? Let’s fix that. I started blogging in 2015. From a blog about breakdancing to being a professional content marketer, I’ve learned a…

Free and effective promotion tactics? Yeah, right. At the risk of sounding like a salesman, let me tell you that not only do these marketing tactics exist, but they’re also…

Whether you want to land your dream job, score a promotion, persuade a new client, or grow your blog on Google or social media, writing is one of the most…

Trying to boost your rankings on the SERPs? You’re in the right place. Implement these 15 quick SEO wins to rank higher on search engines and get more traffic. You…

You worked hard to get those top keyword rankings. But the work doesn’t end there. If your listing fails to communicate value, you can’t expect many clicks to your website.…

Over the past few years, we’ve grown the Ahrefs blog from ~5,000 to ~317,000 monthly search visits. How did we do it? Essentially, we’ve found a content creation method that…

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Most people start keyword research by entering a few broad seed keywords into a popular keyword tool, then checking keyword ideas. There’s nothing wrong with this process because it makes…

What do you do these days when you have a question? You ask Google. And what do you do when you look for a local service? You ask Google too.…

If you’re considering selling your website, you need to know how much your website’s worth. While there are many website value calculators out there, most of them are inaccurate at…

Whether you’re an established SEO agency or a freelancer just starting out, leads are the lifeblood of your business. To generate new, relevant leads and clients, you need a system…

Link building for e-commerce sites is hard. There just aren’t that many obvious opportunities to get links to product and category pages. But luckily, there are some. And there are…

Creating and selling educational courses can be a lucrative business. But if you already have a product to sell, you can actually use courses as a marketing tool. Back in…

Content marketing has been gaining popularity steadily. More and more companies, e.g., Shopify, Beardbrand, and us too, have succeeded using this type of marketing. If you’re a startup, you’re probably…

Pillar pages are high-level introductions to a topic. They then link to other pages, which are usually more detailed guides about parts of the main topic. Altogether, they form a…

SEO-related Chrome extensions can help you work faster and smarter. I’ve tested a few dozen popular free Chrome extensions and included 14 of the most useful ones in this article.…

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a lot more than just writing. However, you can’t have SEO without writing. It’s a crucial aspect that helps you show up in the search…