Conferences remain the fastest way to find out what actually works in search, especially now that AI keeps changing the rules of the game. We’ve gathered the key SEO events of 2027 across Europe, the US, Asia and Australia so you can plan your budget and travel in advance.
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Why Backlinks Matter for AI Search: Breaking Down Dmytro Sokhach’s Research
Dmytro Sokhach, SEO expert and CEO of Admix Global, Editorial link, Shared domains, INSERT LINK, conducted a large-scale study of AI citations, which he presented at a conference in Warsaw. On RankExplore LIVE, we dive deeper into the topic.
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Main Google Ranking Factors in 2026
A new large-scale SEO expert survey by Cyrus Shepard and Dawn Shepard has been published, based on over 13,000 data points from 100+ industry specialists.
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Links from Homepages: What’s the Benefit
Donor sites’ homepages remain one of the most powerful tools for optimizing a link profile. Practical experience shows that placing links on the “front page” gives a tangible advantage in promotion compared to standard internal pages.
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How to Choose Link Donors
Choosing link donors for link building involves analyzing traffic, topical focus, site age, and its link profile in order to gain quality link equity and avoid possible penalties.
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How to Check Website Indexing in Google: 5 Methods
It’s important to check your website’s indexing in Google in time so you don’t miss pages that haven’t made it into search, have dropped out of it, or are being indexed too slowly. In this article, we’ll look at the main methods of checking and the tools that help quickly assess the situation.
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RankExplore at the Just SEO Meetup in Warsaw!
On August 15th, our team presented practical observations and case studies at the Just SEO Meetup. A huge thank you to the organizers and participants for the warm welcome, constructive discussions, and great atmosphere!
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On August 8, the Poshuk Meetup: Search & AI took place in Kyiv
RankExplore specialists couldn’t resist attending. They extend a huge thank you to the organizers, SEO Baza and Swift Punk, for the wonderful discussion format and organization.
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How to Track Brand Mentions in Gemini
Mentions in Gemini don’t show up in Search Console or Google Analytics: a customer can find out about you through Gemini and only come to your site later, via a direct visit or a search engine
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The Importance of DR as a Metric for Choosing a Donor
Domain Rating (DR) is a proprietary metric from Ahrefs that reflects the “authority” of a resource’s link profile on a 100-point scale. The main drawback of this metric is its focus on quantitative characteristics and the “weight” of donors, without a deep analysis of their relevance, content quality, or the presence of real traffic. In other words, the metric can easily be gamed to simulate a site’s authority.
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