The State of Search 2023
The analysis highlights trends by using recent search data, but also comparing 2022 to 2021 to unpick how people searched, industries performed, and SERPs changed across the world.
Semrush Blog | SEO, SEM, AI Search, & Content Strategy
What a Content Writer Is and How to Become One [Research]
Learn how to become a content writer with our analysis of content writer jobs (also published on Indeed.com).
Influencer Marketing: What Is It and How to Build a Solid Strategy
Influencer marketing is a big deal and it only continues to grow; with the industry set to be worth $12 billion by 2022. In this guide, we share our top tips for building a solid influencer strategy and showcase why it should be a channel that brands continue to invest into over the course of the coming year.
March 2023 Core Update Impact
On March 15th, 2023 Google announced the release of the March 2023 Core Update. The update, the first since the September 2022 Core Update, was done rolling out on March 28th and brought with it a significant amount of rank fluctuations.
Content Amplification: What It Is and How to Drive Traffic
Content amplification is all about making content work harder for your business. Learn how to build a multi-channel strategy that boosts campaign returns.
What Is White Label SEO? A complete guide to SEO Outsourcing
White label SEO gives you access to SEO expertise. Learn how and why it can benefit your agency.
Editors' Choice
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.
7 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 SEO? A complete guide to search engine optimization
SEO is how you earn visibility in search results and AI answers. Learn how to start in this 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.
Marketing
What is AI sentiment analysis? A marketer’s guide
AI sentiment analysis tells you what AI platforms are saying about your brand, whether it‘s accurate, and how to fix it when it isn‘t.
Google Analytics for beginners: the complete GA4 guide
A practical Google Analytics for beginners guide: how to set up GA4, link Search Console and Google Ads, and turn each report into a marketing decision.
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News & Research
AI Overviews are expanding across commercial intent search [Study]
Google’s move to extend AI Overviews into a wider variety of SERPs is disrupting not only informational searches, but also searches with commercial intent and advertising value.
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.