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Best new Ahrefs features & use cases (2023)
2023 was an incredibly busy year for us at Ahrefs. We’ve been hard at work upgrading our infrastructure , improving our tools, and releasing tons of new features based on your feedback – fun fact, we had 130+ product updates in the last year alone. That’s quite a number, so we thought we’d pick out some of the best (and our favorite!) new features and show you what they can help you achieve.
GSC vs. GKP: Comparing Search Volumes for 72k Keywords [A Study by Ahrefs]
Subscribe for weekly updates Leave this field empty if you're human: There are two sources of keyword search volume data that come directly from Google: Google Search Console (GSC) and Google Keyword Planner (GKP). We decided to compare the numbers between the two and see how much they align. GSC is widely considered the “single source of truth” for accurate keyword data because it shows you the exact number of times your page appeared in Google’s search results for a specific keyword.
Ranking #1 on Google Is Overrated (Ahrefs’ Study of 100k Keywords)
Everybody wants to rank number one, but is this really the right goal to pursue? Our study of 100k keywords says not always. I haven’t done any client SEO work for many years, but I’m sure the gist is much the same as it was 5-10 years ago: Nothing is wrong with any of those questions, but they do demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of how SEO works in 2019. Why? Because ranking #1 doesn’t always equate to SEO success.
Do Links From Pages With Traffic Help You Rank Higher? [Ahrefs Study]
Ever since members of the the SEO community got their hands on Google’s Reasonable Surfer patent, there’s been no shortage of arguments about the value of links from pages with traffic. Some believe they’re worth more than those from pages without traffic, and others don’t.
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