The Outrank Blog
Practical guides on SEO, AI search, link building and content marketing, with real numbers, templates and step-by-step walkthroughs. Researched, written and published with Outrank.
Articles
"Search Google or Type a URL": What It Means, Why Chrome Now Says "Ask Google", and How to Fix the Box
"Search Google or type a URL" means one box does two jobs: type words to search, or an address to open a site. What every browser shows, and fixes.
Blog Examples for Students: 30 Real Blogs, 14 Blog Post Examples and Templates (2026)
30 live blog examples for students, checked in October 2026, plus 14 blog post examples by type, a sample post, 6 templates and 111 title ideas.
Cheap SEO That Works in 2026: The Best Low-Cost Tools, What Cheap Services Really Buy, and a Budget Calculator
The cheapest SEO setups that still move rankings: free Google tools, paid tools from $7 a month, what cheap SEO services actually deliver, and a calculator to compare agency,…
Check Your Keyword Position Using the Google API: Free Search Console API Code (Python and Sheets), Limits, and SERP API Alternatives
The honest answer to 'is there a Google ranking API?', copy-paste Python and Google Sheets code that logs your positions daily, the quotas and row limits that trip people up, and…
Competitor Website Analysis: How to Check Any Competitor's Site (Free and Paid Tools, Plus a Template)
How to analyze a competitor's website: what to check, how to estimate their traffic, free vs paid tools (prices checked Oct 2026) and a checklist.
How to Check Keyword Search Volume: Free Checkers, Google's Own Tools and Why the Numbers Never Match
Check keyword search volume free with a volume checker, Keyword Planner, Search Console or Trends, and learn why every tool shows a different number.
How to Check Website Traffic for Any Site: 13 Free and Paid Tools, and How Accurate They Are
Check any website's traffic for free with Similarweb, Semrush or Ahrefs, or your own with GA4 and Search Console. Prices, limits and real accuracy data.
How to Do a Website Audit: The 7-Step SEO Audit Process (Plus a Traffic-Drop Diagnosis)
A practical, step-by-step SEO website audit: what to open, what to export, what counts as a problem, how to audit a site you don't own, and how to diagnose a traffic drop.
How to Find Backlinks in Google Analytics 4 (and Where Google Shows the Rest)
GA4 can't list your backlinks, only the links people click. Here's how to find them in GA4, Search Console's Links report and Google search, for free.
How to Track Google Rankings in 2026: The Free Search Console Method, Step by Step (and When to Add a Rank Tracker)
Google's own data, for free: how to set up Search Console for rank tracking, read average position without fooling yourself, run a 15-minute weekly check, and decide when a paid…
Moz vs Ahrefs: How DA and DR Are Calculated, Why They Disagree, and Which Tool to Use (2026)
Moz DA vs Ahrefs DR explained: how each score is calculated, why they disagree, what UR means, which is more accurate, and Moz Pro vs Ahrefs prices.
Semrush Alternatives: 10 Cheaper Tools and a Free Stack, With Prices Checked in October 2026
The best Semrush alternatives in 2026, priced in October: SE Ranking, Serpstat, Ahrefs, Moz, KeySearch and a free stack. Pick by the job you need done.
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