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• 67% of ChatGPT’s Top 1,000 Citations Are Off-Limits to Marketers (+ More Findings)
  Posted on Tuesday October 28, 2025
  You can repeat this analysis yourself pretty easily. Just do an open database search in Brand Radar, head to the “Cited pages” report for your desired AI assistant, and export the top 1,000 cited pages. Then run the cited pages…Read more › Continue Reading »
• 96.98% of Clicks Happen in the Top 10 Search Results
  Posted on Wednesday October 22, 2025
  To find out, we analysed billions of clicks and impressions from Google Search Console. Our findings are a good reminder: page one is where the overwhelming majority of clicks and impressions happen. In August 2025, 96.98% of desktop clicks in…Read more › Continue Reading »
• 15 Ahrefs MCP Use Cases for SEOs & Digital Marketers
  Posted on Monday October 13, 2025
  MCP, which stands for Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that companies can use to integrate their external tools and data with compatible AI assistants. Imagine you’ve recently launched a new clothing brand and want to find eCommerce stores…Read more › Continue Reading »
• The Ultimate 82-Point Checklist for SEO & AI Visibility
  Posted on Thursday October 09, 2025
  This checklist combines proven SEO essentials with the new steps that matter for AI search. No fluff, no fuss. It will help you strengthen your SEO foundation, adapt to changing behaviors in AI search, and keep your brand visible across…Read more › Continue Reading »
• I Asked 20+ Marketers for Their Best Marketing Books. Here’s the 15 Books They Recommend
  Posted on Thursday October 09, 2025
  To find out, I asked the speakers and panelists at Ahrefs Evolve, our conference in San Diego from October 13-15, which books they actually read and recommend. Here are their recommendations: Author: Eric Ries Recommended by: Travis Tallent This is…Read more › Continue Reading »
• The 10 Best Marketing Podcasts (Recommended by Actual Marketers)
  Posted on Tuesday October 07, 2025
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• I Asked 20+ Marketers for the Best Marketing Newsletters. Here’s 10 They Recommended
  Posted on Tuesday October 07, 2025
  So I did something different: I asked the speakers and panelists at Ahrefs Evolve, our conference in San Diego from October 13-15, which newsletters they actually read and recommend. The result? A curated list of newsletters that span SEO, media,…Read more › Continue Reading »
• How to Audit Brand Mentions for Modern SEO
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  Auditing your brand’s mentions is how you uncover: How the public sees your brand What misinformation might be feeding AI systems Which topics and entities are most strongly connected to you Think of it as backlink auditing for the AI…Read more › Continue Reading »
• The 11 Best Marketing Insights from the Ahrefs Podcast
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  But even if you’re our most loyal fan, there will still be plenty of insights that you’ve missed or have forgotten already. Many of these ideas are too good to let vanish. So we went back through our catalog and…Read more › Continue Reading »
• How to Monitor and Win Brand Mentions in AI Answers
  Posted on Saturday September 27, 2025
  They’ve always happened on social media, forums, news sites, and blogs. But now they’re happening in AI responses—and these mentions influence how millions of people discover and perceive your brand. Welcome to the new era of brand mention monitoring. Right…Read more › Continue Reading »