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    Why Ahrefs Traffic Estimation is Inaccurate

    July 17, 2024 - By 

    I’ve consistently found Ahrefs traffic estimation inaccurate, often incredibly so, and off by thousands. And why? Because it’s a third-party estimation tool. It has no access to actual website data like Google Analytics, but companies are treating it like it’s the real deal, and it’s all based on keywords. For example, my website gets an average 500-1000 views a day. Some articles alone get 300 views in day. The actual data from WordPress is below. This is the real traffic, from real data. According Ahrefs, they think I get 1000 views month! You can obviously see how Ahrefs traffic estimation…

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    I’m Obsessed with the Free Broken Link Checker

    March 29, 2024 - By 

    I recently found a totally free broken link checking tool and have become obsessed with fixing all my broken links. I’ve had this blog for nine years, so there were a ton when I first ran it! The free option tops out at 3,000 pages, but that’s been enough to fix almost 300 broken links so far. You can run it again and again after fixing the links, and it will find new links! My OCD has really kicked in and I just keep going back and hunting down those broken links. The free broken link checker works pretty fast…

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    Why is Internal Linking so Important?

    March 24, 2024 - By 

    One of the things I didn’t learn about until later in my blogging years was internal linking. Recently I’ve decided to take on the task of weaving this internal web through the blog and make sure every article is internally linked. If you aren’t familiar with this yet, read on to learn about internal links and why you should be doing them. Internal Linking: The Backbone of Effective SEO Internal linking is a fundamental aspect of website optimization that plays a crucial role in enhancing user experience and search engine visibility. It involves linking one page of a website to…

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    Things I Wish I’d Known when Writing My First Blog Posts

    June 27, 2022 - By 

    My number one advice for starting a blog is to just start writing and publish it, and that’s exactly how I started. However, there are a few simple things that could have made my first blog posts better. And while writing good content is key, the way you format the post is just as important if you want to draw traffic to the page so somebody actually reads it. You also want to draw the right kind of traffic so the people who visit your blog actually want to stay and read the posts! So, here’s a few tips that…

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    Changes to the Geek Mamas Blog in 2020

    February 19, 2020 - By 

    I've made a lot of little changes to the Geek Mamas blog the past month, from little things like adding a blue background, to big things like a total SEO overhaul. For the most part, probably nobody has even noticed the little tweaks. It's something I like to keep track of, so I know how the changes have affected my traffic, so I decided to make a list of all the recent changes.