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Uncover Your Competitor's Organic Content Strategy with the Semrush Topics Report

Uncover the topics and keyword clusters driving your competitors‘ success with the Semrush Topics Report. Optimize your content strategy and stay ahead in search results.

Brenna KellyJan 27, 2025

Content

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BoFu Content Strategy: How to Turn Prospects Into Customers

In this guide, you‘ll learn how to create a BoFu content strategy that converts readers into customers.

Alex LindleyJan 27, 2025

Analytics

21 min read

A Complete Guide to LinkedIn Analytics in 2025

Explore LinkedIn Analytics in 2025 to track performance, refine B2B marketing strategies, and make informed decisions to achieve your business goals effectively.

Kate ChurkinaJan 24, 2025

General SEO

10 min read

What Is YMYL & How Does It Affect SEO?

“Your Money or Your Life” (YMYL) refers to topics that may affect users’ health, finances, safety, or well-being.

Sydney GoJan 23, 2025

General SEO

17 min read

Homepage SEO: What Makes It Unique & How to Do It

Homepage SEO involves optimizing your homepage for search engines to rank higher and get more traffic.

Sean CollinsJan 23, 2025

On-page SEO

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How to Find and Fix Duplicate Title Tags to Improve SEO

Duplicate title tags occur when multiple pages on your site use the same title tag copy, which can harm SEO.

Carlos SilvaJan 22, 2025

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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.

Rachel HandleyJan 17, 2025

Local SEO

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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.

Carlos SilvaDec 04, 2024

Check Website Accessibility: Manual Checks and Tools to Use in 2025

Technical SEO

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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.

Luke HarselNov 27, 2024

General SEO

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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.

Rachel HandleyNov 25, 2024

Keyword Research

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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.

Rachel HandleyJun 25, 2024

Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

General SEO

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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

Competitor Intelligence & Research

7 min read

How to Do a Competitive Analysis (+ Template)

A competitive analysis compares competitors‘ strengths, marketing tactics, and positioning against yours.

Alex LindleyJan 13, 2025

Paid Advertising

8 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.

Grace BrennanOct 18, 2024

Ecommerce

6 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.

Sydney GoOct 15, 2024

General Marketing

6 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.

Sydney GoOct 11, 2024

Paid Advertising

10 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 BrennanSep 05, 2024

Social Media

8 min read

How to Find YouTube Influencers

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

Grace BrennanApr 18, 2024

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

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

Average CPM for Display Ads: Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

Original Research & Studies

4 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.

Luke HarselOct 23, 2023

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

Original Research & Studies

4 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.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

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Top 100: The Most Visited Websites in the US [2024 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.

Natalia ZhukovaDec 23, 2022