13 Technical Marketing Skills You Can Learn (Even If You’re Not Technical)
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13 Technical Marketing Skills You Can Learn (Even If You’re Not Technical)

Many marketers hit limits not because they lack ideas, but because they can’t execute or scale them. Not everyone has the luxury of developers, designers, or analysts who can help turn big ideas into reality. Even if you do, you still need to compete for time and help with the rest of your organisation. But times…

My Favorite Wayback Machine Alternatives
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My Favorite Wayback Machine Alternatives

The internet never forgets… unless the page vanishes, the site goes offline, or the content quietly changes overnight. That’s where web archiving tools come in. They allow you to access saved versions of web pages, even if they get taken offline. The Wayback Machine is the best-known option, but it isn’t perfect—it’s slow, sometimes misses…

16 of the Best AI Marketing Tools We’ve Tried & Spied in 2025
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16 of the Best AI Marketing Tools We’ve Tried & Spied in 2025

We’ve shared, discussed, tested out, and invested in a whole tech stack’s worth of different AI marketing tools lately. Below, you’ll find some we love and use every day, and others we’re keeping a keen eye on in 2025. ad targeting, according to research from SurveyMonkey. The best AI marketing tools help users save time and…

We Spent >$1 Million Sponsoring Creators. Here’s What We Learned About B2B Influencer Marketing
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We Spent >$1 Million Sponsoring Creators. Here’s What We Learned About B2B Influencer Marketing

We’ve spent over one million dollars and sponsored hundreds of creators, educators, and influencers, even including big names like Linus Tech Tips and Lenny Rachitsky: All of this work is done by our tireless Partnerships Manager, Igor Gorbenko. I spoke to him to extract everything he learned about partnerships. sponsored podcasts, we spent $14,000 on…

Digital Marketing Analytics Made Simple With This Free AI Tool
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Digital Marketing Analytics Made Simple With This Free AI Tool

Digital marketing analytics helps you understand which of your marketing tactics work and which don’t. The more you know about the effects of your efforts, the better you can allocate your time and budget. Basic digital marketing analytics is easier than it sounds and provides enough information to evaluate your performance, create reports, and plan…

17 Proven SaaS Marketing Strategies From 11 CMOs & Founders
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17 Proven SaaS Marketing Strategies From 11 CMOs & Founders

Over the past year, we interviewed top SaaS founders and marketing executives on the Ahrefs Podcast. We asked them about strategies that helped them scale. From Crypto.com to Airwallex, Paddle, and Surfer, these battle-tested methods have fueled growth in competitive markets with limited resources. In this article, we share their best insights so you can apply…

How to Get Customers (There Are Only 4 Ways)
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How to Get Customers (There Are Only 4 Ways)

Getting customers is the lifeblood of any business. But search for “how to get customers,” and you’ll find yourself flooded with advice, tips, and tactics. It’s hard to know which one to choose, considering that you have limited resources. Fortunately, most strategies on how to get customers boil down to these four fundamental methods: Find…

35 Post-Event Survey Questions From Our Sold-Out Conference
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35 Post-Event Survey Questions From Our Sold-Out Conference

In October 2024, we organized a sold-out, 500-person conference called Ahrefs Evolve in Singapore. We’ve already covered how we planned the event from start to finish and how we promoted the event. This time round, it’s about how our events can be better next time. Like any good event organizer, we sent out post-event surveys to…

How to Measure Brand Awareness in 2025 (AKA the Year of the Brand)
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How to Measure Brand Awareness in 2025 (AKA the Year of the Brand)

Brand awareness is one of the “fuzziest” growth channels. And when things get fuzzy, you need concrete ways to prove your time and investment is paying off. Below I’ve laid out 11 workflows you can follow to measure the success of your brand awareness—including some little-known Ahrefs use cases. Tim Soulo on LinkedIn There’s no right…

I Reviewed the Best AI Image Generators for 2025
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I Reviewed the Best AI Image Generators for 2025

I tested the most popular AI image generators to discover their greatest strengths and weaknesses. At Ahrefs, we have a team of extremely skilled (and very human) designers, but not everyone has that luxury. I wanted to know: are AI image generators useful for spinning up quick social media posts, creating blog post graphics, or…