
· 17 min read · SEO Tools
SEOmator Open-Source SEO Audit CLI and Claude Code Skill
Our free, MIT-licensed SEO audit CLI checks a site against 365 rules in 20 categories. Its Claude Code skill lets an AI agent run the audit and fix it.
Actionable SEO, GEO, and AI-search insights from the SEOmator team.
78 guides · updated Oct 15, 2026

· 17 min read · SEO Tools
Our free, MIT-licensed SEO audit CLI checks a site against 365 rules in 20 categories. Its Claude Code skill lets an AI agent run the audit and fix it.

· 35 min read · AI & GEO
I completed six AI SEO courses in the past year. Here's the order I'd take them in, who each one suits, and what they cost, from free to $319 a month.

· 20 min read · AI & GEO
Search-purpose crawling reached 10.6% of AI-bot requests in September 2026, four times January's share, as GPTBot halved to 6.2% and PerplexityBot grew sixfold since July. Our monthly AI crawler report.

· 20 min read · AI & GEO
Perplexity now crawls 2,373 pages for every referral it sends back, up from 112 in January. Anthropic fell from 47,779:1 to 549:1, and Mistral sent no measurable referrals at all. Cloudflare Radar's crawl-to-refer ratios, month by month to September 2026.

· 22 min read · Technical SEO
We tested 151 B2B SaaS pricing pages from Google's page 1. Rendering and canonicals are mostly fine; only 32.5% mark up prices. The 8-step audit.

· 13 min read · Technical SEO
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), explained with fresh data: of 115 Google page-1 results we tested in October 2026, only 8.7% hit 2.5 s. Here's what to fix.

· 11 min read · Content & On-Page
We checked 32 shopping queries in October 2026: category pages outranked product pages at least 2.6 to 1. Ten steps to optimize both, with what ranks.

· 11 min read · SEO Tools
Seven SEO tools for small businesses, prices checked at each vendor on 1 October 2026: four free Google tools, Ubersuggest from $16/mo, Yoast $118.80/yr.

· 12 min read · Technical SEO
We checked the top 1,000 domains: 1 in 5 robots.txt files now fully blocks an AI crawler. The syntax, the rules Google ignores, and how to handle GPTBot.

· 14 min read · SEO Tools
We re-checked 10 affordable SEO tools on their own pricing pages on 26 September 2026 and ranked them by 12-month cost, with screenshots, trials and catches.

· 8 min read · Keyword Research
Search Console and a live rank check rarely agree: on our own site they were 4.9 positions apart. 5 ways to monitor organic rank, and which number to trust.

· 11 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Two of the most-recommended ways to check a site's last-updated date are dead, and the rest disagree. Here's what still works, and how to cross-check it.

· 6 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Local SEO wins one area; global SEO wins countries. How to choose, and how to rank in a specific country: URL structure, hreflang, and what Google ignores.

· 16 min read · Keyword Research
56 real SEO keyword examples from 8 industries, each with its US search volume and difficulty. Plus every keyword type explained, from long-tail to AI prompts.

· 14 min read · AI & GEO
We checked the web's top 100,000 domains for llms.txt. Only 8.6% publish one, and nearly a third of those were generated automatically by the platform.

· 13 min read · SEO Tools
Seven of nine SEO audit platforms offer white-label reporting — but almost never on the plan the roundups name. We checked every vendor's published pricing on 13 September 2026: the cost to unlock white label ranges from $50 to $1,089 a month, and two popular "white-label" tools do not offer it at all.

· 25 min read · AI & GEO
Branded prompts are already 92-97% solved on every AI engine. Discovery prompts collapse to 11-18%. Here's how to close the gap that decides who AI names.

· 8 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Learn how user experience (UX) influences SEO rankings, with key statistics and actionable best practices to improve site performance and engagement.

· 8 min read · AI & GEO
The surge in popularity of ChatGPT can be credited to its astonishingly accurate and creative text generation. However, it’s not just the ability to generate text that makes ChatGPT popular. It’s the breadth of applications across various industries, ranging from customer service, content marketing, virtual assistants, and of course, our area of focus- SEO.

· 5 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Ever found yourself desperately in need of a specific PDF, and you just can't seem to locate it through a Google search? You're not alone.

· 11 min read · Content & On-Page
Metadata is the driving force behind your online visibility. Understanding the components of metadata can help you craft an effective SEO strategy.

· 22 min read · Technical SEO
Mobile LCP fails on 58.4% of the 100,000+ sites we audited in H1 2026. Here are the ten most-failed technical SEO issues, ranked, with a fix for each.

· 28 min read · SEO Tools
Eight Mangools alternatives, every price re-checked on the vendor's own pricing page (2 Sept 2026), plus an honest AI-visibility column. Find your fit.

· 21 min read · AI & GEO
Cloudflare Radar: Perplexity now crawls 885 pages per visitor it sends back and Anthropic 823 - down by half. Plus SEOmator's own panel data and 30+ AI SEO statistics.

· 15 min read · Keyword Research
AI Overviews now hit ~27% of the keywords we track (July 2026). Here's how to find niche keywords that still earn a click, in 7 steps, plus a 2026 tools table.

· 16 min read · SEO Tools
AI Overviews hit ~27% of the queries we track (July 2026), and most legacy SEO suites don't measure them. Compare 10 Raven Tools alternatives on that gap.

· 14 min read · Technical SEO
Slow mobile LCP is the single most-failed rule across the 100,000+ sites we audited in 2026. Find which metric failed, fix it, and pass the assessment.

· 16 min read · AI & GEO
91.3% of the AI Overview citations we track already rank in the organic top 20 — but AI Mode pulls 33.8% from beyond the top 100. Here's what to fix first.

· 14 min read · Backlinks
91.3% of the AI Overview citations we tracked in H1 2026 went to pages already in the organic top 20. See the 30 link building numbers that matter in 2026.

· 17 min read · Technical SEO
The median e-commerce site we audit scores 68 (D+); 52% carry Product schema errors. Run this 10-step audit to find your leaks and fix them in order.

· 21 min read · Technical SEO
Redirect chains fail on 24.3% of the sites we audit. A 24-point website migration checklist for SEO covering pre-launch, launch day, and the 90 days after.

· 17 min read · SEO Tools
AI Overviews hit ~34% of the SaaS comparison queries we track (July 2026). Compare 6 SE Ranking alternatives on verified August 2026 pricing and AI tracking.

· 16 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Bing crawls roughly 36 pages for every visitor it sends back; Google needs about five. We compared both engines on market share, AI search, ad costs, and our own crawler data.

· 16 min read · AI & GEO
Only 12.4% of AI crawling across the sites we track answers live questions. Here's what answer engine optimization requires in 2026, and how to measure it.

· 12 min read · Technical SEO
We probed 232 ranking domains on 31 July 2026: 87.9% keep the blog in a subfolder, but 66% run docs on a subdomain. See the split, then pick yours.

· 25 min read · SEO Fundamentals
AI Overviews now appear on 27.4% of the keywords we track, and 91.3% of their citations came from the organic top 20. See what SEO and PPC each buy in 2026.

· 14 min read · AI & GEO
What 41M AI search results reveal—and what has changed since 2025. Compare platform patterns, technical requirements, and a practical 2026 workflow.

· 12 min read · Content & On-Page
Across 100,000+ site audits, 39.8% had an E-E-A-T-category failure. Use this 11-step checklist to audit experience, expertise, authority, and trust.

· 16 min read · Keyword Research
SEOmator tracks 1M+ keywords and prompts monthly. Use this 8-step workflow to test zero-volume terms, score their value, and measure real demand.

· 17 min read · AI & GEO
Only 46% of AI-crawler requests now get a 200 OK, more than a quarter are blocked or throttled, and which bot dominates flips completely by country.

· 20 min read · AI & GEO
50+ ChatGPT prompts for keyword research, content optimization and competitor analysis — grouped by the job each one actually does well, with the outputs you need to verify before acting on them.

· 15 min read · SEO Fundamentals
SEO isn't dead — it's evolving. We debunk the biggest SEO myths with 2026 data on AI Overviews, backlinks, keywords, and what actually moves rankings now.

· 10 min read · Technical SEO
The median site we audit scores 71/100 — a C+. See what 100,000+ SEO audits reveal about the issues failing most sites, plus how often to audit in 2026.

· 12 min read · Technical SEO
Median loaded latency is 257ms — the INP budget is 200ms. Before your JavaScript runs a single line, the network has already spent the whole allowance. The speed numbers that actually decide your Core Web Vitals.

· 10 min read · Technical SEO
Run a complete Shopify SEO audit for 2026 with this 4-phase checklist covering Core Web Vitals (INP), AI Overviews readiness, structured data, and free audit tools.

· 10 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Yes, Google Search Console is directionally accurate — but a 50-week impression bug and the num=100 removal reshaped 2025–2026 data. 4 GSC myths, debunked.

· 13 min read · Content & On-Page
A topical map is essentially your website's game plan. So, its importance in shaping your website's content strategy and SEO effectiveness can't be overstated.

· 15 min read · SEO Fundamentals
We ran all 41 Google search operators against live Google in July 2026. Only 12 still apply the filter they promise. Here's the tested cheat sheet.

· 23 min read · Technical SEO
Learn how to do an SEO audit of any website in 2026 — technical, on-page, off-page, and AI-search checks — then run a free audit to fix issues fast.

· 11 min read · SEO Tools
Wappalyzer went closed-source in 2023. Here are the free, open-source and paid alternatives, compared on detection method, verified pricing and API access — plus how to benchmark accuracy yourself.

· 16 min read · SEO Fundamentals
We ran a 251-rule audit on 20 well-known homepages: none scored 100 and the median site failed 13 rules. Learn what SEO is, how it works, and audit yours.

· 16 min read · Technical SEO
Benchmark your site against real 2026 data: Cloudflare Radar crawl ratios, Web Almanac Core Web Vitals pass rates, and post-AI-Overview CTR — every figure sourced and dated.

· 16 min read · Technical SEO
Only 45.9% of crawler requests return a 200. The 2026 crawl waste report breaks the waste down by client type, industry, and operator — and finds AI bots are the cleanest traffic on the web, not the dirtiest.

· 9 min read · Technical SEO
Just like a blueprint that outlines a house's design, a sitemap helps search engines navigate a site efficiently and index all pages properly. In this sense, sitemaps play a pivotal role in any website's SEO strategy.

· 4 min read · Content & On-Page
A read of the 2023 B2B content marketing benchmarks — what the CMI and Semrush numbers actually showed that year, and which of them still describe how B2B teams work.

· 2 min read · Content & On-Page
47 blogging statistics worth knowing in 2026 — lead generation, publishing cadence, content length and ROI — each traced to its original source, with the ones that no longer hold up flagged rather than repeated.

· 21 min read · SEO Tools
We scraped the live top 10 for "semrush vs ahrefs": 3 of 9 pages earn a commission on the tool they crown. Here's the comparison, with every bias named.

· 11 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Learn 9 proven methods to detect what CMS any website uses in 2026. Compare top tools like SEOmator, TechnologyChecker.io, Wappalyzer & BuiltWith with accuracy data and sales intelligence features.

· 6 min read · SEO Fundamentals
See Google search results for other locations using Google Advanced Search, Google Ads Preview Tool, VPN services, SEO rank trackers, or Chrome DevTools coordinates. Each method lets you view location-specific SERPs for competitor analysis and local SEO optimization.

· 4 min read · Technical SEO
We frequently deal with various types of web content. Haven't we all wondered about the process that goes behind ensuring this content is properly and correctly displayed in web browsers?

· 10 min read · Technical SEO
Recognizing canonical issues is your first step towards resolving them efficiently. As with any other SEO strategy, you must equip yourself with the right knowledge, take proactive steps to avoid common pitfalls, and keep a close eye on your implementation.

· 7 min read · Keyword Research
In the vast digital world, keeping up with trends can be a challenging task, especially when it's about SEO. Among the many tactics one can implement to boost their SEO, there's one crucial element that can be a game changer - trending keywords.

· 7 min read · Technical SEO
If you’re experiencing challenges with bots crawling your site and affecting your SEO strategy, it’s crucial to make yourself familiar with effective ways on how to prevent bots from crawling your site.

· 7 min read · Technical SEO
Imagine you're an artist. Would you be happy to find your artwork showcased in someone else's gallery without your consent, where no one can place you as the legitimate painter?

· 7 min read · Keyword Research
When it comes to SEO, some marketers focus heavily on keywords, but in reality, it's a game of nuances, a game of knowing which keyword types to use when and enthusiastically tracking results for your strategic approach.

· 8 min read · Technical SEO
Have you ever come across the pesky ‘Crawled-Currently Not Indexed’ error in your Google Search Console?

· 9 min read · SEO Fundamentals
Share of Search, more commonly abbreviated to SoS, is a marketing metric that quantifies the portion of targeted consumer search query opportunities that are owned by a brand, product, or service.

· 9 min read · Technical SEO
The digital world is continuously evolving and changing as we march ahead in this technology-driven era, and Single Page Applications (SPA) are leading the way in shaping the modern-day web development.

· 8 min read · Technical SEO
An SEO audit for charities covers 16 areas from site indexing to local SEO. With organic search driving 44% of nonprofit website traffic and only 0.16% of visitors donating, a thorough audit helps maximize every visitor's potential to support your cause.

· 7 min read · Technical SEO
An SEO audit for law firms covers keyword research, on-page optimization, technical health, local SEO, backlinks, and competitor analysis. With 87% of clients using Google to find lawyers, regular audits are essential for maintaining visibility and generating qualified leads.

· 12 min read · Technical SEO
Page load speed directly impacts both SEO rankings and user engagement. Learn how Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) affect your search visibility, why 53% of mobile visitors abandon slow sites, and proven optimization strategies to boost performance.
· 6 min read · SEO Tools
The best Ranktracker alternatives for 2026 are SEOmator ($49/mo), Keyword.com ($46/mo), AccuRanker ($116/mo), SEO PowerSuite ($29/mo), and SE Ranking ($52/mo). Each offers unique strengths in accuracy, pricing, and features.

· 12 min read · SEO Fundamentals
In-house SEO gives you full control and brand alignment but requires talent investment. Outsourced SEO provides expert knowledge and scalability at lower upfront costs. Here's how to choose based on 6 critical factors.

· 5 min read · Backlinks
The best Majestic SEO alternatives are SEOmator ($49/mo), Ahrefs ($129/mo), Semrush ($139/mo), Moz ($49/mo), and SE Ranking ($52/mo). Each offers backlink analysis plus additional SEO features Majestic lacks.

· 7 min read · SEO Tools
Best Similarweb alternatives: SEOmator ($49/mo) for SEO audits, SpyFu ($9/mo) for PPC, Semrush ($139/mo) for all-in-one marketing, Ahrefs ($129/mo) for backlinks, and Mixpanel ($24/mo) for product analytics.

· 11 min read · AI & GEO
Voice search is transforming SEO in 2026. Discover key strategies to optimize your content for voice queries, leverage AI advancements, and stay ahead in the digital landscape. Learn how to adapt your SEO tactics for better rankings and increased visibility in the era of voice-first search.

· Technical SEO
I've seen websites cut server response times by 40% and improve crawl efficiency dramatically—all by implementing two simple HTTP headers correctly. Here's exactly how If-Modified-Since and Last-Modified work, and why they matter more than ever for SEO.

· SEO Fundamentals
Get our research the day it ships, new free tools as they launch, and notes from the B2B SaaS SEO playbook our agent runs.