Generative Engines Are Breaking Web Analytics and Hurting Their Future

Generative Engines Are Breaking Web Analytics and Hurting Their Future

Search is moving from traditional search engines to generative engines, but traffic from many of these sites isn’t being tracked properly in analytics. It’s their fault, not yours. I was looking at our LLM filter in Ahrefs Web Analytics and noticed some common generative engines missing from the list. They’re in our filters, but we aren’t…

Google Claims AI Overviews Monetize At Same Rate As Traditional Search

Google Claims AI Overviews Monetize At Same Rate As Traditional Search

Google claims that search results with AI Overviews generate the same amount of advertising revenue as traditional search results. This claim was made during Google Marketing Live when the company blog.google/products/ads-commerce/google-search-ai-brand-discovery/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>revealed plans to expand AI Overview ads to desktop users and more English-speaking markets. If true, this could reshape how marketers perceive Google’s…

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How to Grow Organic Traffic by 131% With Cold Email (Case Study)

Cold email outreach is still widely used for link building. However, the conversion rates have decreased drastically as many link builders utilized cold outreach the wrong way. Spending time on prospecting, finding email addresses, crafting email copy, and sending emails just to receive a couple of responses is very frustrating. So, what can you do…

Unlocking the Power of Bing's Search Traffic

Unlocking the Power of Bing’s Search Traffic

blog/”>Blog / SEO-strategy/”>SEO Strategy / Bing SEO: Hidden Gems, Expert Tips & Features SEO and Content Marketing Expert at SE Ranking. Anna combines industry experience and platform expertise to create actionable content on tech SEO, strategic growth, and AI in search. Reviewed by Anastasia Kotsiubynska Head of SEO at SE Ranking. Anastasia has extensive experience…

Google AI Measurement Upgrades Announced At Google Marketing Live

Google AI Measurement Upgrades Announced At Google Marketing Live

During its annual Google Marketing Live event for advertisers, Google announced upgrades to its AI measurement tools, making access easier for small brands. These updates were shared ahead of time with Search Engine Journal during an exclusive preview event, which showcase Google’s continued investment in providing advertisers of all sizes better visibility into performance, incrementality,…

Marketing Strategy vs. Marketing Plan

How to Create Effective Marketing Strategies for Your Business

An effective marketing strategy underlines business growth, and often its very existence. From meeting the target audience’s needs and helping you build brand loyalty to determining the right prices for your products and services, the right strategy maximizes your chances of making it in the business world.  Marketing Strategy Definition A marketing strategy is a…

Google Made It So You Can't Track Clicks From AI Mode

Google Made It So You Can’t Track Clicks From AI Mode

Google just blog.google/products/search/google-search-ai-mode-update”>rolled out AI Mode to US users. I was testing if the clicks would show in Google Search Console, but they aren’t showing up. A post by Tom Critchlow on LinkedIn made me wonder how a click on a link in AI Mode would be recorded in analytics. The tl;dr is that clicks…