9 ways to improve SEO rankings and traffic
Rank in organic search and AI Overviews by improving E-E-A-T and finding low-competition keywords. Here’s how + more strategies.
Semrush Blog | SEO, SEM, AI Search, & Content Strategy
Keyword strategy in SEO: What it is & how to create one
A keyword strategy defines the user queries you want to appear for and how you‘ll target them.
Google adds a dedicated Agentic Browsing category to Lighthouse
Google Lighthouse now audits how ready your site is for AI agents. Here‘s what it means for visibility.
Google Search Console adds AI performance reports and blocking controls
Google is rolling out an AI performance report and a toggle to block content from AI responses in Search Console. Here‘s what it means for your visibility.
Social media SEO: How to show in search, social, and AI
Social media SEO involves improving your social presence to appear across multiple search surfaces.
Only 22% of marketers have fully integrated AI search and SEO. They’re pulling ahead. [Study]
AI search is the new SEO for most marketers. But their workflows haven‘t caught up yet. Survey of 481 marketers.
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What Are Backlinks in SEO & How Do I Get Them?
Backlinks are links pointing to your website from other sites and can improve your website’s visibility.
13 Free SEO Tools to Boost Rankings & Traffic
The best free SEO tools include Keyword Magic Tool, Position Tracking, and Ubersuggest.
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.
What is competitive analysis? How to do one (+ template)
Competitive analysis is the process of analyzing competitors’ products, marketing, and AI visibility to improve your strategy.
SEO
What is competitive analysis? How to do one (+ template)
Competitive analysis is the process of analyzing competitors’ products, marketing, and AI visibility to improve your strategy.
How to do keyword research in 2026 (6 ways + framework)
Learn 6 ways to do keyword research to find relevant terms you can use on your site to grow visibility.
Marketing
How to track ChatGPT traffic for you and for competitors
Learn how to track ChatGPT traffic, benchmark against competitors, and connect AI visits to visibility signals.
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.
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News & Research
10 Small Business Trends for 2025
Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.
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.
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.
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.
Top YouTube Searches
We‘ve compiled the top YouTube searches of 2022. Get the YouTube search insights you‘re looking for.