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8 Steps to Perform a Technical SEO Audit for a Client’s Blog

In our most recent SEO Reality Show episodes, we took readers through the agency’s process for setting up and launching Edelweiss Bakery’s blog. They chose potential topics, prepared a content plan, and created technical instructions for third-party content writers tasked with bringing the content to life.

Anna KocheguraNov 22, 2021

Competitor Intelligence & Research

11 min read

How to Create a Competitive Matrix

A competitive matrix can help you better understand your competitors’ performance in the marketplace. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use competitor matrices in your business strategy.

Erika VarangouliNov 17, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About Core Web Vitals: The Most Common Issues and How to Overcome Them

Original Research & Studies

14 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Core Web Vitals: The Most Common Issues and How to Overcome Them

With the Core Web Vitals Update already here, you have no choice but to improve your score for all three metrics — CLS, LCP, and TBT — to show Google that your pages provide the ultimate user-friendliness and deserve those rankings. Our new study, which covered a lot of ground and revealed key insights, provides clear guidance to support your optimization efforts further.

Aoife McIlraithNov 17, 2021

Competitor Intelligence & Research

8 min read

How to Use the Semrush Audience Insights for Your Marketing Campaigns

Customers make choices based on a number of volatile factors, some of which are not obvious at all. What substitutes do your loyal customers consider? These questions and many more can be answered with the Semrush Audience Insights report.

Natalia ZhukovaNov 12, 2021

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Original Research & Studies

6 min read

[Survey] Small Business Marketing Challenges and How to Overcome Them

In 2020 the whole world changed. As everyone around the globe was impacted by COVID-19, small businesses everywhere had to face the change head-on. They had to mitigate shutdowns, new safety requirements, and a tough economic market. We conducted a survey-based study to reveal the biggest marketing challenges that small businesses are now facing.

Anna KocheguraNov 11, 2021

Black Friday 2021 Study: Key Trends, Shifts, and New Lessons for Marketers

Original Research & Studies

20 min read

Black Friday 2021: Key Trends, Shifts, and New Lessons for Marketers

We analyzed the most prominent ecommerce websites, most popular Black Friday products, and most popular searches globally, and took a closer look at top Amazon products to uncover the latest trends and shifts in consumer online behavior which may affect Black Friday 2021 deals.

Jana GarankoNov 11, 2021

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Link Building

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Link Building for SEO: A Guide to the Basics

Link building can give you the SEO edge you need to get more Google traffic. Here‘s your quick-start guide.

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Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

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Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

Semrush Copilot helps you save time in common SEO analysis and planning. It does this by automatically analyzing several key Semrush tools and reports to offer actionable recommendations and present a prioritized list of SEO activities.

Brenna KellyMar 19, 2024

Keyword Research

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Keyword Research for SEO: What It Is & How to Do It

You can do keyword research by looking at search suggestions in Google or using a keyword research tool.

Rachel HandleyFeb 28, 2024

Link Building

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What Is Off-Page SEO? A Guide to Off-Page SEO Strategy

Off-page SEO is a set of strategies, such as link building, used outside of a website to improve its rankings.

Carlos SilvaFeb 16, 2024

How to Check Website Accessibility in 2024

Technical SEO

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How to Check Website Accessibility in 2024

Is it time to check your website accessibility? Remember that accessibility is about improving the user experience for everyone – including people with disabilities.

Luke HarselFeb 14, 2024

Technical SEO

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What Is Technical SEO? Basics and Best Practices

Technical SEO is the process of optimizing a website for search engines. Read this guide to get started.

Tushar PolFeb 08, 2024

Social Media

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How to Find YouTube Influencers

Need help finding influencers on YouTube for a partnership campaign? Follow these steps.

Grace BrennanApr 18, 2024

Content

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Content Marketing Strategy

This step-by-step guide teaches you how to build a content marketing strategy for your business.

Tushar PolMar 19, 2024

Paid Advertising

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Banner Ad Sizes: How to Choose the Right Size

Knowing your options is important so you can visualize how your ad will look, and how easily people will be able to see the ad.

Grace BrennanMar 18, 2024

Paid Advertising

9 min read

How to Make an Ad, Step by Step

A great ad doesn’t bombard audiences’ in their newsfeed, it conveys a clear brand message, offers value, and earns users’ attention.

Grace BrennanMar 14, 2024

Competitor Intelligence & Research

20 min read

What Is a Competitive Analysis & How to Do It (With Template)

Grab our competitor analysis template to learn more about your competitors. And how you can stay ahead.

Kelly LyonsDec 14, 2023

Ecommerce

12 min read

What Is Ecommerce? A Beginner’s Guide to Online Business

Ecommerce, short for electronic commerce, involves buying and selling goods and services online.

Marilyn WilkinsonDec 13, 2023

Original Research & Studies

7 min read

10 Small Business Trends for 2024

Learn the top small business trends for 2024 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.

Ankit VoraFeb 19, 2024

Major 2023 Semrush Updates: Get Results with the Help of New Features

News & Research

16 min read

Major 2023 Semrush Updates: Get Results with the Help of New Features

We made seismic product updates in 2023. Check out our best and brightest changes at Semrush.

Anastasiia YashchenkoDec 13, 2023

Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

News & Research

7 min read

Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

Learn what companies spend the most on advertising across 12 separate industries—and how you can gather competitive ad intel for your own niche.

Shannon O‘SheaNov 14, 2023

Advertising Trends: CPM Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

Original Research & Studies

4 min read

Advertising Trends: CPM Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

If you‘re looking for CPM benchmarks for digital ads in your industry, this study is for you.

Luke HarselOct 23, 2023

Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

Original Research & Studies

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Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

By partnering with AdClarity, we’ve investigated ad types, ad channels and ad spend so you can plan and strategize with the kind of competitive edge that other players don’t have in your industry.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

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