Social Media5 min read
How to Exclude Children’s Channels From YouTube Advertising
AdWords script for excluding children‘s channels.
Semrush Blog | SEO, SEM, AI Search, & Content Strategy
General Marketing14 min read
Digital Psychology: Getting Into Your Customers’ Mind #Semrushchat
Digital Psychology is a discipline that combines social sciences with digital best practices, and it looks at online behavior through the lens of psychology and behavioral economics. The idea is that to better understand why people are acting the way they are, we need to start observing technology through a neurological aspect, rather than trying to influence the human brain from a technological perspective. The digital psychology approach is focused on understanding and explaining online user’s activity.
Keyword Research4 min read
School of Rush: Latest Guides and Tutorials
Here at Semrush, we are always developing new features for our users and we share with you our improvements at “School of Rush.” Our Customer Success team continues to pump out new updates to the Semrush user manual and create video tutorials to keep you updated on the newest improvements to our software!
Social Media10 min read
How To Generate $18k Worth of Proposals From LinkedIn in 3 Months
It‘s probable that the value that some proposals from LinkedIn can raise is higher than you think. LinkedIn is still the #1 social media platform B2B marketers use to generate business and to get ‘in-front’ of decision-makers online.
Content6 min read
How To Write Blogs for Marketing (and Readers)
If you advertise a product or service in your blog, particularly excessively, odds are that you’ll alienate your clients and over time your SEO or brand may suffer too. There is a way to write a blog that both markets your product or service AND that readers will love. Simply follow the 5 rules below. Advice on how to write blog posts your readers will love that also let you market your business. Tips on what to blog about with 15 ideas for writing inspiring blog posts.
General SEO6 min read
6 Common Misconceptions About SEO That Can Hurt Your Digital Marketing
The importance of SEO is hardly a secret in 2017. But, even though business owners may know how vital it is to optimize their sites, they are often guided by SEO misconceptions. This post busts all of the most common myths and misconceptions about SEO.
Local SEO11 min read
Local SEO: What Is It & How to Do It
Local SEO is the process of improving search visibility, traffic, and brand awareness for local businesses.
Link Building12 min read
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.
On-page SEO8 min read
On-Page SEO: What It Is and How to Do It
This is a guide to on-page SEO. Learn exactly how to optimize your titles, descriptions, and content in 2024.
Technical SEO7 min read
Check Website Accessibility: Manual Checks and Tools to Use in 2025
Is it time to check your website accessibility? Remember that accessibility is about improving the user experience for everyone – including people with disabilities.
General SEO11 min read
What Is SEO? An Intro to Search Engine Optimization
SEO (search engine optimization) is an effort to get more unpaid visibility in search engines like Google.
Keyword Research19 min read
Keyword Research for SEO: What It Is & How to Do It
Keyword research is the process of finding & analyzing what relevant audiences search for in search engines.
Content10 min read
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.
Competitor Intelligence & Research10 min read
What Is a Competitive Analysis? (with Template + Examples)
Learn how to do a competitive analysis and compare your brand against your competitors.
Paid Advertising8 min read
Banner Ad Sizes: Choosing 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.
Ecommerce6 min read
What Is Ecommerce? How It Works & Getting Started
Ecommerce is selling products and/or services online via websites and apps instead of in physical stores.
General Marketing6 min read
What Is Marketing? [Simple Definition, Purpose, & Types]
Marketing is all the activities your brand uses to reach your target audience and turn them into buyers.
Paid Advertising10 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.
Original Research & Studies8 min read
10 Small Business Trends for 2025
Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.
News & Research7 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.
Original Research & Studies4 min read
Average CPM for Display Ads: Benchmarks by Industry [Study]
If you‘re looking for CPM benchmarks for digital ads in your industry, this study is for you.
Original Research & Studies5 min read
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.
Original Research & Studies2 min read
Top YouTube Searches
We‘ve compiled the top YouTube searches of 2022. Get the YouTube search insights you‘re looking for.
Original Research & Studies2 min read
Top 100: The Most Visited Websites in the US [2025 Top Websites Edition]
This post uncovers the top 100 most visited websites in the US, deep-diving into a few industries — Media, Retail, and Streaming Services — that show the biggest position changes.