How To Create Reports in Ahrefs

Quick summary

Ahrefs lets you create customized SEO reports across tools like Site Explorer, Keyword Explorer, Site Audit, and Rank Tracker by inputting a URL or keywords, applying filters, and exporting data as a CSV for further analysis. Once exported, the data can be organized into charts using Google Sheets or Excel and presented via tools like Google Slides or Canva.

Steps

1. Open the Ahrefs dashboard to access the suite of available SEO tools and reports.
2. Navigate to Site Explorer from the top navigation menu.
3. Open Keyword Explorer to begin keyword-level analysis.
4. Navigate to Site Audit to review technical health issues for your site.
5. Open Rank Tracker to monitor keyword position changes over time.
6. Input your website URL or target keywords depending on the tool you are using.
7. Customize your report by editing parameters such as Location, Position, and Search Volume in Site Explorer.
8. Refine results further by dialling in your filters to narrow down the data.
9. Review the generated data, which may include backlinks, keyword rankings, and site health issues.
10. Take screenshots of dashboards to use directly in presentation slides if needed.
11. Click Export to download the report data as a CSV file for further customization.
12. Organize and visualize the exported data using Excel or Google Sheets, then move charts into presentation tools like Google Slides or Canva.