Why AWT requires verified websites

Hey Emre, 
 
 At Ahrefs, we want anyone with a website to have access to premium SEO tools so they can keep their website(s) in good health and have reliable backlink and search traffic data. 
 That’s why we made AWT free. But obviously, we don’t know who runs which website. 
 That’s why you need to verify projects in order to gain access to the tools and data in AWT – just like with Google Search Console. 
 This video teaches you the four methods to do it. 
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 Also, here's a help article that’ll show you how to do it step-by-step and our support is on standby to help – just hit reply to this email. 
 If you’re unable to verify your website at this time, then no worries. 
 You can come back to AWT when you’re ready and able. Alternatively, you can sign up for a premium plan that’ll let you get competitive data on any website (verified or not). 
 In addition, you’ll have access to our other SEO tools like: 
 - Keywords Explorer - our keyword research tool 
- Rank Tracker - our rank tracking tool (obviously) 
- Content Explorer - our content marketing tool for topic generation and more (standard and above) 
- Mentions Alerts – our web monitoring tool 
- 4+ other tools 
 Check out our plans page to see which one is best for you. 
 And a final option: you can sign up for our new $29/mo Starter plan to get limited access to Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, and Site Audit. Learn more 
 Wishing you only the best with your business and website. 
 Cheers, Sam 
 P.S. We have a ton of actionable tutorials on our blog and YouTube channel that will help you get more organic traffic to your site.

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3 September 2026 · 07:00 UTC