How SEOs use Ahrefs Webmaster Tools

Hey Emre,

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Sent from: ahrefs.com
Sent: 1 September 2026
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Hey Emre,

You recently signed up for Ahrefs Webmaster Tools, but it looks like you haven’t added/verified a project. In case you missed it, this video teaches you the four methods to do it.
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Prefer reading? Here's a help article that’ll show you how to do it step-by-step. Note: The quickest way is by connecting your Google Account and allowing access to your search console data to verify your website.
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Want to explore Ahrefs without adding a project? Sign up for our new $29/mo Starter plan to get limited access to Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, and Site Audit. Learn more
If you’re not sure of the value you’ll get from a free SEO tool like AWT, I thought you might want to see how other SEOs use Webmaster Tools features and reports to get value.
Marie Haynes breaks down 9 actionable things you can do with AWT.
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Fraser McCulloch uses the Best by Links report in Site Explorer and the Link Opportunities report in Site Audit to execute his “Robin Hood internal link building strategy.”
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Puya Turkiyan uses the organic keywords report to find featured snippet opportunities.
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Chima Mmeje shares why AWT blew her away even though she wasn't expecting much.
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All of these things can be done absolutely free for verified websites in Ahrefs Webmaster Tools. So here’s what to do next:
- Add and verify your website in AWT
- Try out the above use cases (and I’ll send you some more shortly after)
- Hit reply if you need support getting set up or ping us on Twitter

Cheers,

Accession: nse/ahrefs/2026-09-01/184
From: Sam from Ahrefs · sam.oh@ahrefs.com
Sent: 1 September 2026 · 06:00 UTC

This email by the numbers

Counted from the email itself. Medians are across the whole archive.

Length: 265 words; median 165 words across the archive
Links: 14; 5 buttons detected
Images: 11; 1.2 MB · 3 with alt text
Width: 600 px; with mobile styles
Arrived: day 1; median day 8 across the archive

Notes on this email

The email includes 1184 kilobytes of images, far exceeding the archive median of 137.

What works

Lifecycle fit
The email arrived 1 day after signup, earlier than the archive median of 2.
Subject & preheader
The subject line is 35 characters, equal to the archive median of 35.

Where it is weaker

Copy
The email body contains 265 words, higher than the archive median of 170.
Design & layout
The email includes 11 images, higher than the archive median of 8.
Call to action
The email contains 5 buttons, higher than the archive median of 1.

Compress images to bring total weight below the archive median of 137 kilobytes.

Drafted from counted facts by a language model, for Emre Elbeyoğlu, who is responsible for it. Written 1 September 2026. It describes only what this archive counted, and has no access to how the email performed.

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