Event Promotion: 10 Tactics We Used to Sell Out a 500-Person Conference
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Event Promotion: 10 Tactics We Used to Sell Out a 500-Person Conference

Last year, we ran Ahrefs Evolve: a sold-out, 2-day, 500-person conference at Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore. I interviewed Shermin Lim, our events marketer, to find out how we marketed the conference and sold out all our tickets. Here’s everything we did to promote the conference. You can use these same strategies (or be inspired…

What Is Domain Flipping? 8 Steps to Getting Started, and Tips to Profit from Domains in 2025
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What Is Domain Flipping? 8 Steps to Getting Started, and Tips to Profit from Domains in 2025

Have you ever heard of domain flipping? It’s an unusual way to make some extra cash online. Basically, you buy a domain name for a low price and then sell it for a higher price to make a profit.  Sound familiar? It’s kind of like buying and selling real estate (or Pokémon cards) but instead…

The 50 Fastest-Growing Companies (January 2025)
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The 50 Fastest-Growing Companies (January 2025)

We’ve analyzed 2,500 startups to identify the fastest-growing companies in search over the last year. 2024 was an especially challenging year for startups. Investors exerted extra caution in the face of inflation and rising interest rates, leading to a 26% decline in funding compared to 2023. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. Sectors like AI and…

8 Websites Driving Insane Traffic Using… Calculators
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8 Websites Driving Insane Traffic Using… Calculators

Calculators are the unlikely tactic savvy website owners are using to drive hundreds of thousands (and sometimes millions) of clicks from Google to their websites. In this article, I’ll share some examples of calculators that caught my attention and show you how I found them. (And how you can make one, too.) Groww.in Domain Rating: 75…

Steal 21+ of Our Best SEO & Content Marketing Templates
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Steal 21+ of Our Best SEO & Content Marketing Templates

It doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting out in SEO, or you’re decades-deep—these battle-tested content marketing templates will give you a headstart on your next project. I’ve been in marketing for coming up to ten years now (*internal scream at the passing of time*) and, while I like to think I have a bit of…

15 AI Content Creation Tools to Add to Your Tech Stack
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15 AI Content Creation Tools to Add to Your Tech Stack

We’re not exactly short on AI content creation tools as we head into 2025—in this list, you’ll see some ol’ faithfuls, and some that are hot-off-the-shelf. In any case, they are 15 of my top finds, complete with example workflows and use cases. Here they are, in no particular order: ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that…

.org vs .com: What’s the Difference & How to Choose Which Domain Extension Is For You
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.org vs .com: What’s the Difference & How to Choose Which Domain Extension Is For You

.com and .org are both well-known examples of domain extensions. But what is .com exactly, and what is .org? And does it matter which one you use? (Spoiler alert: yes.) When you set up a website for a business or a non-profit organisation, you might think the most important part of the address is the…

What Are Referring Domains? A Guide to Referring Domains vs Backlinks + SEO Impact 
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What Are Referring Domains? A Guide to Referring Domains vs Backlinks + SEO Impact 

New to the world of referring domains? Let’s take a look at what they are and how you can use them.  Know as much about referring domains as you do about the amount of water on Mars? Well, for any business with an online presence, getting traffic to your website, upping engagement, and building brand…

Should You Use a Hyphen in a Domain Name? Advantages and Disadvantages of URL Dashes
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Should You Use a Hyphen in a Domain Name? Advantages and Disadvantages of URL Dashes

Can a hyphen in a domain name affect SEO? No. But should you use dashes in URLs? Depends. Find out all you need to know.  So, you’ve picked the perfect business name only to find the matching domain isn’t available. Cue the never-ending ‘hyphen in domain name’ debate. Whether or not you should put a…