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A good SEO analytics tool is like a health monitor for your site. It helps you see what is working, what is failing, and where the next easy win might be hiding. The right SEO analytics platform should not feel like a stats textbook. It should turn web SEO analysis into plain language, show website […]

Click-through rate (CTR) is the ratio of people who clicked your hyperlink to those who saw it.  In SEO, CTR shows how many users clicked through to your page from the SERPs, indicating the success of your content marketing efforts. This article walks through the CTR formula, provides step-by-step examples for calculating CTR, explains what […]

Search results feel very different now than they did a few years ago. There are AI summaries at the top and boxes with quick answers that people read.  In 2026, SEO analytics acts as a map that helps you understand this search experience, rather than relying on guesswork. Modern AI tools bring SEO analytics into […]

The gap between great content and real visibility almost always comes down to search engine basics.  Search engines sit between almost every question and almost every click. Studies show that over 80% of online experiences begin with a search query. When users discover and understand a page, traffic starts flowing. When they do not, even […]

Competition gets to everyone, us included. The best way to deal with it is to keep tabs on your competitors to see what they’re doing better than you. This includes their ad placements, messaging, audience engagement, and much more. But surface-level tracking isn’t any good for you. You need specialized tools to benchmark performance, identify […]

Anchor text is the clickable text in a hyperlink that you see and interact with on web pages. It looks simple, yet it plays a huge role in how pages appear in search results. With so many types of anchor text, rules, and warnings about penalties, it is easy to feel unsure about what to […]

An external link is a hyperlink that points from your website to another domain, or from another domain to yours. It serves as a vote of confidence, endorsing the offerings of the linked platform and signaling to search engines and users that the linked page is worth a visit. While many users know the basic […]

How do the links on your webpages work? Do you know how to keep your audience engaged for longer? Find out everything related to internal linking in this post. Internal links are hyperlinks that connect one page on a site to another, while being on the same domain. Internal links are vital for both search […]

Backlinks remain one of Google’s most influential ranking factors, yet they’re also one of the most misunderstood concepts. While many site owners focus on publishing content, few know how backlinks actually work. SEO backlinks are links on other platforms that point to your website. In terms of SEO, they’re like votes of credibility that help […]