Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Explained: How AI Decides Which Pages to Search & Cite
Retrieval augmented generation is a framework that determines which content AI tools retrieve and cite before generating…
Self-Promotional Content Works—Until It Backfires (AI SEO Experiment)
When self-promotional content worked The clearest result came from Ahrefs Evolve, our new SEO & AEO conference….
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How to Use Reddit for SEO (The Right Way)
The numbers don’t lie. Reddit is now one of the biggest visibility channels in search and AI. Reddit…
How to make your store readable to AI shopping agents
Your online store should make it simple for customers to find and buy the products they want….
How to Level-up From SEO Tactician to Search Visibility Leader
For years, SEO sat low on the org chart. It’s been chronically underfunded and perpetually one step…
We Ran an AI Hackathon for Our Content Team. Here’s What We Built with Agent A
If you’ve been on LinkedIn lately, you’ve probably seen the AI-flex posts. Some marketer automated their entire…
These Free LMS Plugins for WordPress Don’t Trick You Into Paying (Honest Comparison)
You know what… free LMS plugins for WordPress are surprisingly good in 2026! You really don’t need…
7 Ways to Automate Content Marketing with Agent A
I run the Ahrefs blog team, and each week we use Agent A to automate more and…
AI Agents for SEO: What They Are, How They Work, and How to Build One
Most SEO teams have tried AI. Not many have tried AI agents. This article covers what AI…
We Tracked 1,885 Pages Adding Schema. AI Citations Barely Moved.
We kicked off this study by analyzing 6 million URLs, and found that schema markup is much…
Agentic AI vs. Generative AI: What’s the Difference, and Why Does It Matter?
Everyone’s talking about “AI agents” now. But what’s the real difference between generative AI and agentic AI?…
AI Keyword Research: How It Works and 9 Prompts to Start
Chatbots typically don’t have access to real SEO data, so they often make things up and present…
How I Do Content Engineering with Claude Code
Here’s how I built a high-quality content automation system for the Ahrefs blog using Claude Code and…
Why ChatGPT Cites One Page Over Another (Study of 1.4M Prompts)
We’ve all got used to the little numbered blue links in ChatGPT’s responses. They’re the citations that…
How to write product descriptions for SEO, GEO, and sales
If your product pages were written for Google in 2022, they may not be working as hard…