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Major 2021 Semrush Updates: New Features to Power Your Marketing

Read about the biggest and best improvements we’ve implemented into our platform this year, and learn how they can be used to move your business forward.

Mordy ObersteinDec 01, 2021

Industry News

6 min read

Explaining Google’s November 2021 Core Update

Google has announced a broad core update has started to be rolled out. We at Semrush have monitored changes within both mobile and desktop stats and are ready to share the results: check which industries and websites seem to be SERP winners and losers.

Mordy ObersteinNov 24, 2021

Original Research & Studies

3 min read

The Result of an SEO Split-Test: Does Adding Your Brand or Target Terms to Titles Matter More?

Our hypothesis states that since many users are looking for employee information, adding terminology that connects to that user intent would lead to a higher CTR and thus more traffic.

Brian MoseleyNov 22, 2021

General Marketing

7 min read

5 Buyer Persona Examples That Go Beyond the Basics

Are you looking to build high-performing buyer personas for your business or refresh your existing ones? Find out how to create data-backed buyer personas and get inspired by persona examples that go beyond the basics.

Margarita LoktionovaNov 22, 2021

Technical SEO

7 min read

8 Steps to Perform a Technical SEO Audit for a Client’s Blog

In our most recent SEO Reality Show episodes, we took readers through the agency’s process for setting up and launching Edelweiss Bakery’s blog. They chose potential topics, prepared a content plan, and created technical instructions for third-party content writers tasked with bringing the content to life.

Anna KocheguraNov 22, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About Core Web Vitals: The Most Common Issues and How to Overcome Them

Original Research & Studies

14 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Core Web Vitals: The Most Common Issues and How to Overcome Them

With the Core Web Vitals Update already here, you have no choice but to improve your score for all three metrics — CLS, LCP, and TBT — to show Google that your pages provide the ultimate user-friendliness and deserve those rankings. Our new study, which covered a lot of ground and revealed key insights, provides clear guidance to support your optimization efforts further.

Aoife McIlraithNov 17, 2021

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Link Building

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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.

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Local SEO

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Local SEO: What Is It & How to Do It

Local SEO is the process of improving search visibility, traffic, and brand awareness for local businesses.

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Check Website Accessibility: Manual Checks and Tools to Use in 2025

Technical SEO

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Check Website Accessibility: Manual Checks and Tools to Use in 2025

Is it time to check your website accessibility? Remember that accessibility is about improving the user experience for everyone – including people with disabilities.

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General SEO

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What Is SEO? An Intro to Search Engine Optimization

SEO (search engine optimization) is an effort to get more unpaid visibility in search engines like Google.

Rachel HandleyNov 25, 2024

Keyword Research

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Keyword Research for SEO: What It Is & How to Do It

Keyword research is the process of finding & analyzing what relevant audiences search for in search engines.

Rachel HandleyJun 25, 2024

Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

General SEO

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Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

Semrush Copilot helps you save time in common SEO analysis and planning. It does this by automatically analyzing several key Semrush tools and reports to offer actionable recommendations and present a prioritized list of SEO activities.

Brenna KellyMar 19, 2024

Competitor Intelligence & Research

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What Is a Competitive Analysis? (with Template + Examples)

Learn how to do a competitive analysis and compare your brand against your competitors.

Alex LindleyMay 12, 2025

Paid Advertising

8 min read

Banner Ad Sizes: Choosing the Right Size

Knowing your options is important so you can visualize how your ad will look, and how easily people will be able to see the ad.

Grace BrennanOct 18, 2024

Ecommerce

6 min read

What Is Ecommerce? How It Works & Getting Started

Ecommerce is selling products and/or services online via websites and apps instead of in physical stores.

Sydney GoOct 15, 2024

General Marketing

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What Is Marketing? [Simple Definition, Purpose, & Types]

Marketing is all the activities your brand uses to reach your target audience and turn them into buyers.

Sydney GoOct 11, 2024

Paid Advertising

10 min read

How to Make an Ad, Step by Step

A great ad doesn’t bombard audiences’ in their newsfeed, it conveys a clear brand message, offers value, and earns users’ attention.

Grace BrennanSep 05, 2024

Social Media

8 min read

How to Find YouTube Influencers

Need help finding influencers on YouTube for a partnership campaign? Follow these steps.

Grace BrennanApr 18, 2024

Original Research & Studies

7 min read

10 Small Business Trends for 2025

Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.

Ankit VoraFeb 19, 2024

Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

News & Research

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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.

Shannon O‘SheaNov 14, 2023

Average CPM for Display Ads: Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

Original Research & Studies

4 min read

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.

Luke HarselOct 23, 2023

Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

Original Research & Studies

4 min read

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.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

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Top 100: The Most Visited Websites in the US [2025 Top Websites Edition]

This post uncovers the top 100 most visited websites in the US, deep-diving into a few industries — Media, Retail, and Streaming Services — that show the biggest position changes.

Natalia ZhukovaDec 23, 2022