Ahrefs’ Digest #214: SEO and content marketing templates, CarMats.co.uk case study, and more

Welcome to a new edition of the Ahrefs’ Digest.

Here's our meme of the week:

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Quick search marketing news

• Google has completed the rollout of the December 2024 spam update.

• Google has officially rolled out AI organized results for restaurants related queries.

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Best of the week

£9M Ecommerce Sales: 6 Takeaways From the Success of CarMats.co.uk: In May 2020, during the height of the COVID pandemic, Ash Young started an ecommerce store selling car mats in the UK. His goal was to hit £1M in sales in a year. He hit that target in just 9 months. Today his store has turned over ~£9M. Here’s how he did it.

Why I Wouldn’t Start Affiliate Marketing in 2025 (And What I’d Do Instead): Switch to ecommerce.

8 Websites Driving Insane Traffic Using… Calculators: If it’s relevant to your business, calculators can drive tons of organic traffic. Learn how you can build your own.

Steal 21+ of Our Best SEO & Content Marketing Templates: All the templates you need for a headstart.

Do You Need to Know Technical SEO to Be an SEO?: Daniel says yes.
 

See you next week,
Si Quan

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