8 Best AI SEO Tools for 2026 (Tested Firsthand)
Discover the top AI SEO tools to track visibility, optimize content, and automate workflows. Real tests, clear picks, and expert tips for 2026.
Semrush Blog | SEO, SEM, AI Search, & Content Strategy
What Is an AI Agent? (And What AI Agents Mean for Your Brand’s Visibility)
AI agents research, evaluate, and act on behalf of users. Learn how they work, why they matter for brand visibility, and how to prepare your digital presence.
The agentic web: How AI agents decide which brands make the cut
AI agents are browsing, comparing, and buying on behalf of your customers. Here‘s what the agentic web means for your brand visibility strategy.
How to measure brand awareness: 9 methods that matter
Measure brand awareness online by tracking brand mentions, monitoring AI search visibility, and more.
What 3,900 SEO Job Listings Reveal for 2026: Experiments, AI, and Six-Figure Salaries
What does it take to build a career in SEO in 2026? We analyzed 3,900 job listings to uncover how the role is evolving—from experimentation and AI to shifts in salaries, responsibilities, and the growing demand for strategic thinking.
How to Find Content Ideas with Semrush
Use Semrush to turn one topic into a data-backed content pipeline for blog, social, email, and more.
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What are backlinks in SEO & how do I get them?
Backlinks signal trust and authority to search engines and AI. Learn 7 proven ways to build them.
7 Free SEO Tools to Boost Rankings & Traffic
The best free SEO tools include Keyword Magic Tool, Position Tracking, and Ubersuggest.
Link building for SEO: What works in 2026
Learn what link building involves and how it improves your visibility in search engines and AI systems.
What is competitive analysis? How to do one (+ template)
Competitive analysis is the process of analyzing competitors’ products, marketing, and AI visibility to improve your strategy.
SEO
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.
Link building for SEO: What works in 2026
Learn what link building involves and how it improves your visibility in search engines and AI systems.
What is SEO? A complete guide to search engine optimization
SEO is how you earn visibility in search results and AI answers. Learn how to start in this guide.
What is competitive analysis? How to do one (+ template)
Competitive analysis is the process of analyzing competitors’ products, marketing, and AI visibility to improve your strategy.
How to do keyword research in 2026 (6 ways + framework)
Learn 6 ways to do keyword research to find relevant terms you can use on your site to grow visibility.
What is technical SEO? Basics and best practices
Learn what technical SEO is and how to optimize your site for crawling, indexing, and AI visibility with proven best practices.
Marketing
The ultimate guide to creating a content marketing strategy
Learn how to build a content marketing strategy to reach your audience across search, AI, social & more.
What is AI sentiment analysis? A marketer’s guide
AI sentiment analysis tells you what AI platforms are saying about your brand, whether it‘s accurate, and how to fix it when it isn‘t.
Google Analytics for beginners: the complete GA4 guide
A practical Google Analytics for beginners guide: how to set up GA4, link Search Console and Google Ads, and turn each report into a marketing decision.
How to track ChatGPT traffic for you and for competitors
Learn how to track ChatGPT traffic, benchmark against competitors, and connect AI visits to visibility signals.
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.
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.
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News & Research
AI search & manufacturing SEO: What the data shows [Study]
Semrush data on AI search in manufacturing. See which brands get mentioned, which get cited, and why citations don‘t drive traffic.
AI Overviews are expanding across commercial intent search [Study]
Google’s move to extend AI Overviews into a wider variety of SERPs is disrupting not only informational searches, but also searches with commercial intent and advertising value.
10 Small Business Trends for 2025
Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.
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.
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.
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.