Ahrefs Certification
Course
Learn how to use Ahrefs’ tools, data, and SEO metrics to improve SEO.
Note:
Our certification course is currently in beta. All of the course materials are available to Ahrefs users and a certification exam will be added in the future.
55 lessons
In 9 modules
7h 04m
Total length
Course materials are available to Ahrefs users:
Webmaster tools or Subscription
Course breakdown
Ahrefs' Crawler and Index
How Does Ahrefs Crawl and Index the Web
4:47
Our 3 Link Indexes
2:57
Crawl Budget
5:15
Crawler FAQs
5:31
Ahrefs' SEO Metrics
Exploring Ahrefs’ SEO Metrics
2:08
Ahrefs’ Data Sources
6:38
Calculating Backlink Metrics
8:59
Calculating Keyword and Search Traffic Metrics
9:11
Applications and Interpretations of Ahrefs' SEO Metrics
7:50
Site Explorer
Introduction to Site Explorer
1:08
Site Explorer Search Modes
3:37
Overview Report
19:51
Backlinks and Referring Domains Reports
20:14
New / Lost Backlinks and Referring Domains
13:10
Anchors Report
9:02
Internal Backlinks
8:44
Link Intersect
7:10
Organic Keywords
13:36
Organic Keywords - New and Movements
9:17
Top Pages, Subfolders, and Subdomains
10:51
Content Gap
10:47
Competing Domains
7:48
"Best By" and Top Content
10:57
Outgoing Links
5:26
Keywords Explorer
Introduction to Keywords Explorer
2:24
Keywords Explorer Overview Report
14:46
Keyword Analysis: Is a Keyword worth Targeting?
18:06
Keyword Ideas Reports
8:15
Generate Keyword Ideas
14:13
Traffic Share Reports
7:14
Site Audit
Site Audit Overview
2:59
Project Settings in Site Audit
12:04
How Site Audit’s Crawler Works
3:49
The Anatomy of Site Audit and its Reports
8:47
Page Explorer Overview
9:31
Page Explorer Filters
12:05
Configuring "Issues" in Site Audit
4:21
Basics of Segmentation
3:08
Link Explorer
3:27
Structure Explorer
3:30
Rank Tracker
How Ahrefs’ Rank Tracker Works
2:18
Creating a Project
5:16
Overview Report
8:10
Competitors Reports
6:08
Metrics & Grossing
3:08
Course by
Sam Oh
Sam Oh is VP of Marketing at Ahrefs. He incorporates his commitment to education and love for entrepreneurship into actionable and easy-to-digest tutorials. With over a decade of practical experience in SEO and digital marketing, there’s nothing that excites him more than perfectly optimized and scalable processes.
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