How to Use Ahrefs

How to Use Ahrefs

Learn practical ways to use Ahrefs' SEO tools and reports to improve SEO.

Who is this course for?

This course is geared towards new and existing users of Ahrefs. However, anyone who is interested in SEO will still be able to learn different tactics to improve their Google rankings and get more search traffic.

62 lessons

In 12 modules

3h18m

Total length

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Turn your Ahrefs knowledge into a tangible asset that opens doors to better roles, bigger clients, and lasting marketing success.
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What you’ll learn

Course breakdown

Module 1. Ahrefs’ Crawler and Index

Overview

Crawl budget

Crawler FAQs

Module 2. Ahrefs SEO metrics

Overview

Backlink metrics

Keyword and search traffic metrics

Module 3. Exploring your Ahrefs account

Navigating Ahrefs

How to add your first project

How to add and use portfolios

Module 4. Dashboard

Overview

Module 5. Site Explorer

Introduction to Site Explorer

Overview

Page Inspect

Site Structure

Calendar

Backlinks

Broken backlinks

Referring domains

Anchors

Internal backlinks

Organic keywords

Organic competitors

Top pagesPaid keywords

Ads

Paid pages

Best by links

Linked domains

Outgoing anchors

Outgoing links

Module 6. Keywords Explorer

Introduction to Keywords Explorer

Overview

Ads History

Matching terms

Related terms

Search suggestions

Traffic share by domains

Traffic share by pages

Module 7. Site Audit

Introduction to Site Audit

Overview

Page explorer

Page explorer: Advanced filters

Link opportunities

Link Explorer

Structure Explorer

Module 8. Rank Tracker

Overview

Tags

Pages report

Grossing (Ranking history)

Metrics

Competitors: Overview

Competitors: Tags

Competitors: Traffic Share

Module 9. Content Explorer

Overview

Content marketing use cases

Link building use cases

Module 10. Competitive Analysis

Content Gap

Link Intersect

Module 11. Alerts

Backlinks alerts

New keywords alerts

Mentions alerts

Module 12. Toolbar

Overview

Course by

Andrei Țiț

Andrei Țiț is a product marketer at Ahrefs. He develops content to help you make the most out of Ahrefs.

Sam Oh

Sam Oh is VP of Marketing at Ahrefs. He incorporates his commitment to education and love for entrepreneurship into actionable and easy-to-digest tutorials.

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