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If you're new to Ahrefs and want to run your first SEO audit, the fastest path is: open Site Explorer, enter your target URL, review the Overview for a health snapshot, then dig into Organic Keywords, Top Pages, and Site Audit to find specific problems. From there, build a short prioritized to-do list instead of trying to fix everything at once.

This tutorial walks through that workflow using a realistic starting scenario, explains what the numbers mean, and shows how to turn findings into actions.

Before You Start: Pick a Narrow Scope

A common beginner mistake is auditing an entire large website on day one. The reports become overwhelming, and you can't tell which issues matter.

Instead, choose one of these starting points:

• A single important page (your homepage or a key product/service page)
• A small site (under ~50 pages, e.g., a personal blog or small business site)
• One section of a bigger site (e.g., /blog/)

For this tutorial, assume you're auditing a small business site with about 30 pages. The same steps scale up later.

You'll need an Ahrefs account to follow along. Ahrefs offers paid plans, and pricing and feature limits change over time, so check the current Pricing page for what's included in each tier before committing.

Step 1: Enter Your Target in Site Explorer

Site Explorer is Ahrefs' core tool for analyzing any website or URL.

1. Open Site Explorer from the top navigation.
2. In the search box, paste your domain (e.g., example.com).
3. Choose the Exact URL or Domain mode depending on scope. For a full-site view, use Domain or Prefix; for a single page, use Exact URL.
4. Press Enter.

You'll land on the Overview report. Don't try to absorb everything — focus on four numbers first.

Reading the Overview Snapshot

Important caveat: Ahrefs' traffic and keyword numbers are estimates based on its own data. They won't match Google Search Console or your analytics exactly. Treat them as directional, not absolute.

Step 2: See What You Already Rank For

Go to Organic Keywords in the left sidebar. This shows queries where your site appears in search results.

Sort by Traffic (descending) to see which pages bring the most estimated visitors. Then look for:

• Keywords ranking in positions 4–15 — these are often the easiest wins. A small content or on-page improvement can push them onto page one.
• Keywords with high volume but low position — potential opportunities if the topic is relevant.
• Irrelevant keywords — if you rank for something off-topic, it may signal thin or mismatched content.

Write down 5–10 of the position 4–15 keywords. These become your first optimization targets.

Step 3: Find Your Best and Weakest Pages

Open Top Pages. This ranks your URLs by estimated organic traffic.

Look for two things:

1. Your top performers — understand what topics and formats work. Can you create more content like this?
2. Pages with traffic but poor rankings — these may need on-page fixes (title, headings, internal links).

If a page gets zero traffic and targets a topic you care about, it's a candidate for a rewrite or consolidation.

Step 4: Run a Technical Site Audit

Now move to Site Audit. This crawls your site and flags technical and on-page issues.

1. Click Site Audit → New project.
2. Enter your domain and set crawl settings (default is usually fine for a small site).
3. Start the crawl and wait for it to finish.

Once complete, you'll see a Health Score and a list of issues grouped by category.

Which Issues to Fix First

Not all issues are equal. Prioritize in this order:

Ignore low-impact warnings (like minor meta description length) until the big items are handled.

Step 5: Turn Findings Into a To-Do List

You now have raw data. Convert it into a short, actionable list. Example:

1. Fix 3 broken links found in Site Audit.
2. Rewrite title tags on 5 pages with duplicate titles.
3. Improve 4 pages ranking in positions 6–12 by adding missing subtopics and internal links.
4. Remove or update 2 thin pages with no traffic.

Keep the list to 5–10 items max for your first audit. Finishing a short list beats starting a long one.

Common Beginner Mistakes

• Chasing every red flag. Site Audit flags many minor issues. Fix what affects rankings and users first.
• Trusting estimates as exact numbers. Ahrefs data is modeled, not measured from your analytics.
• Auditing a huge site too early. Start small to learn the interface.
• Ignoring search intent. A page can be technically perfect but still fail if it doesn't match what searchers want.
• Forgetting to re-crawl. After fixes, run Site Audit again to confirm improvements.

Where to Go Next

Once your first audit is done:

• Compare with competitors using Site Explorer's Competing Domains and Content Gap reports.
• Track keyword rankings over time with Rank Tracker.
• Explore backlink opportunities in the Backlinks and Link Intersect reports.
• Set up recurring Site Audit crawls so new issues surface automatically.

Your first audit isn't about perfection — it's about building a repeatable habit: enter a target, read the key reports, pick the highest-impact fixes, and act. Do that once a month and your site's health compounds.

ALL-about-RSS (rss.tips) is a curated directory of RSS-related tools, services, communities, and tutorials. To choose a reader from it, start by deciding two things: which device you read on, and whether you want a hosted service or software you run yourself. The site organizes readers into categories that map directly onto those decisions — Apps, WeChat Mini Apps, Hosted Readers, Self Hosted Readers, RSS Reader in Email System, and Terminal-based / programmable RSS Readers — and uses icons to flag platform support, open-source status, and free web services.

What the directory actually covers

The page is not a ranked review list. Its own description states that any service or tool that functions well and is maintained well can be listed, and that entries are in no particular order. That means the directory is useful for discovery and filtering, not for picking a winner.

Its reader-related sections are:

Filter by platform first

The directory marks platform support with icons, each linking to the relevant store or download page. The platforms covered are:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• iOS / iPadOS
• Android
• Chrome app or extension
• Firefox Add-on
• Greasemonkey

If you read on one device only, filter to that platform's icon and ignore the rest. If you read across phone and desktop, look for entries carrying icons for both — this is faster than reading descriptions, because the icons are the directory's own structured signal.

Decide hosted vs. self-hosted

This is the single biggest fork in the list, and the directory separates it explicitly.

Hosted Readers — the service runs the server. Choose this if you don't want to maintain anything and just want to add feeds and read.

Self Hosted Readers — you run the server. Choose this if you want control over your data, your own domain, or integration with infrastructure you already run. The directory also lists a Server / Backend section and a Free Servers section (including RSSHub, TTRSS, FreshRSS, RSS-Bridge, and Full-Text RSS), which matter mainly if you go the self-hosted route or want to generate feeds that don't exist.

A practical middle path the directory also documents: RSS services powered by utilizing GitHub, Notion, or Obsidian. These let you keep reading inside a platform you already use rather than adopting a separate reader app.

Use the icons as your shortlist criteria

The directory's icon legend encodes the attributes most people filter on:

• Open-source software — icon links to the source repository
• Totally free web service — icon links to the official webpage
• Platform icons — link to download pages or app stores
• Podcast episode, Video/Vlog, AI integrated — flags for entries with those characteristics

So a concrete shortlist procedure is: pick your platform icons, then decide whether the open-source flag matters to you, then check whether the entry is a free web service or something you host. Note that the directory's pricing signal is limited to the presence of the word "subscription" — it does not publish prices, so treat cost as something to verify on each tool's own page.

When the directory is the wrong tool

ALL-about-RSS is a list, not a comparison. It does not rank readers, does not benchmark them, and explicitly does not follow the "Awesome list" curation model. If you already know which reader you want and need setup instructions, go to that project's own documentation. Use rss.tips when you are still at the stage of "what exists for my platform, and which of these do I run myself versus sign up for."

Two adjacent sections help once you've picked: RSS Feed Validator for checking a feed works, and Services that support RSS plus Other Lists that Collect RSS Things if you want to go beyond this one directory.

ALL-about-RSS (rss.tips) is a curated directory of RSS-related software, services, communities, and tutorials. It covers the full RSS ecosystem: feed specifications and validators, readers across every platform, self-hosted servers and backend tools, bots and integrations for messaging and social platforms, and an interactive node chart that maps how readers, tools, and services connect to one another. It is explicitly not an "Awesome list" — the site states that any service or tool that functions well and is maintained well can be listed, with no particular order.

What the directory covers

The site organizes its content into several broad areas, based on its own section headings:

• What is RSS — introductory explanations in image, video, and webpage form (English and Chinese).
• Web Feed Specifications or Extensions — specifications, specification converters, a specification comparison tool, RSS extensions, and an RSS feed validator.
• RSS Readers — broken down by platform and hosting model (see below).
• RSS Readers/Tools/Services Connections — an interactive node chart demonstrating how these pieces link together.
• Services that support RSS — including RSSHub, TTRSS, FreshRSS, RSS-Bridge, and Full-Text RSS.
• RSS bots — for Telegram, QQ, WeChat, Mastodon, and Matrix.
• Other resources — free servers, customized themes for RSS readers, and other lists that collect RSS things.

RSS readers, by category

The reader section is the largest part of the list, and it is split by how and where you run the reader:

This structure matters if you are choosing a reader: the same feed can be consumed through a hosted service, a self-hosted server, an email client, or a terminal program, and the list separates those paths rather than ranking them against each other.

The interactive node chart

The section "RSS Readers/Tools/Services Connections Demonstrated by An Interactive Node Chart" is the part of the site that answers a different question than a plain tool list: not what exists, but what connects to what. A node chart of this kind typically shows which readers can talk to which backends, which services feed into which tools, and where integrations bridge otherwise separate products. If your question is "can this reader work with that server" or "what sits between these two services," the node chart is the section to open first.

Services that support RSS

The list names several backend and bridging services under "Services that support RSS":

• RSSHub — generates feeds for sites that don't provide them.
• TTRSS (Tiny Tiny RSS) — a self-hosted feed reader/server.
• FreshRSS — a self-hosted feed aggregator.
• RSS-Bridge — generates feeds for sites without one.
• Full-Text RSS — extracts full article text from partial feeds.

Alongside these, the site also lists free servers, customized themes for RSS readers, and other lists that collect RSS things, so the section functions as both a tool index and a pointer to further directories.

Bots and platform integrations

The bot section covers RSS delivery into messaging and social platforms:

• Telegram — including Telegram RSS bots and a bot for RSS屋, described as a full-article extractor service.
• QQ — via a 酷Q plugin.
• WeChat
• Mastodon
• Matrix

These entries are about pushing feed content into a chat or social timeline rather than reading it in a dedicated reader, which is a different workflow from the reader categories above.

How to read the list's annotations

ALL-about-RSS marks each entry with icons that tell you what you are getting before you click. According to the site's own icon key:

• Open-source software, with a link to its repository if one exists.
• Totally free web service, with a link to its official webpage.
• Platform availability for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS/iPadOS, Android, and Chrome/Firefox extensions, each with a link to the relevant store or download page.
• Markers for podcast episodes, videos/vlogs, and AI-integrated tools.
• Superscript numbers link an entry to the Telegram channel @AboutRSS post that introduced it; superscripts starting with "t" are Twitter links.

The site notes that its contents are mainly organized around posts in the Telegram channel @AboutRSS (in Chinese) and were inspired by Awesome lists and archived Telegram channel posts.

What the list does not tell you

The directory is a catalog, not a review site: it states that any well-functioning, well-maintained tool can be listed and that entries appear in no particular order. It does not rank readers, compare them on the same criteria, or state pricing for the tools it lists — the only pricing-related signal in the site's own metadata is the word "subscription," with no pricing pages or payment platforms linked. Treat the list as a starting point for finding candidates, then check each tool's own page for cost, platform support, and maintenance status.

ALL-about-RSS (rss.tips) groups feed-format resources into four sections: Web Feed Specifications, Specification Converters, Specification Comparison Tool, and RSS Extensions, plus a separate RSS Feed Validator entry. If you are writing or debugging a feed, the validator is the practical starting point; the specification and extension sections are reference material for deciding which format and which extra elements your feed should use.

Web Feed Specifications

This section collects the standards documents that define how feeds are structured. ALL-about-RSS does not rank or annotate them individually — it lists them as the canonical references behind the formats that readers and aggregators consume. In practice you consult these when you need to confirm which elements are required, which are optional, and how a given feed type is expected to be declared.

Specification Converters

Converters sit between formats. If a tool or platform only accepts one feed type but your source publishes another, a converter is what you reach for. ALL-about-RSS lists these alongside the specifications rather than under tools, which signals their role: they exist to reconcile format differences, not to add features.

Specification Comparison Tool

A dedicated comparison tool is listed so you can check how the specifications differ from one another instead of reading each document end to end. Use it when you need to decide which format to publish, or when a reader behaves differently from what a spec seems to promise.

RSS Extensions

Extensions are additions layered on top of a base specification — the modules that carry extra metadata beyond the core feed structure. ALL-about-RSS keeps them in their own section because they are optional: a feed can be valid without them, but some readers and services look for them. Check this section when a platform asks for information your base feed does not carry.

RSS Feed Validator

The validator is listed as its own top-level item, separate from the specification sections. That placement matches its purpose: it is the check you run against a feed you have already produced, to confirm it conforms before you publish or debug it. The typical loop is — build or edit the feed, run it through the validator, fix whatever it flags, then re-check.

How to Use These Sections Together

A workable order for a new feed: pick the format from the specifications, add any extensions your target readers expect, convert if your source format differs, then validate before publishing. For an existing feed that misbehaves, start at the validator and work backward into the specification or extension section that covers the element being flagged.

One caveat: ALL-about-RSS describes itself as a curated list, not an "Awesome list" — it states that any service or tool that functions and is maintained well can appear, with no particular order. So the presence of an item tells you it was considered worth listing, not that it is recommended over the others in its section.

rss.tips is a curated directory of RSS-related tools, services, communities, and tutorials. It is useful if you want one place to discover RSS readers, feed specifications, validators, bots, and self-hosted infrastructure rather than searching for each piece separately. The site describes itself as a list where every sentence from isRSSdead.com has been extended into concrete apps, tools, and services.

What the site covers

The directory is organized into broad categories, including:

• What is RSS — introductory images, videos, and webpages (in English and Chinese) explaining RSS.
• Web Feed Specifications or Extensions — specifications, specification converters, comparison tools, RSS extensions, and an RSS feed validator.
• RSS Readers — apps, WeChat mini apps, hosted readers, self-hosted readers, readers inside email systems, terminal-based or programmable readers, and readers powered by GitHub, Notion, or Obsidian.
• Players — server/backend options, smart watch apps, and other apps.
• TestFlight / Early Access — readers still in testing.
• Connections demonstrated by an interactive node chart — how readers, tools, and services link together.
• Services that support RSS — a separate section for services with RSS support.
• Other lists that collect RSS things — additional directories.
• Free servers — RSSHub, TTRSS, FreshRSS, RSS-Bridge, Full-Text RSS, and customized themes for RSS readers.
• RSS bots — for Telegram, QQ (酷Q plugin), WeChat, Mastodon, Matrix, and microblogging platforms.

How it is organized

Content is mainly organized based on posts from the Telegram channel @AboutRSS (in Chinese). The site was inspired by Awesome lists and by archived Telegram channel posts from @realSpencerWoo. Items are presented with no particular order.

Each entry uses icon annotations to indicate attributes such as:

• Open-source software (with a link to its repository)
• Totally free web service (with a link to its official webpage)
• Platform availability for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS/iPadOS, and Android
• Chrome app or extension availability
• Firefox Add-on availability
• Greasemonkey support
• Whether it is a podcast episode, a video/vlog, or AI-integrated

If an item has been introduced in the @AboutRSS Telegram channel, it is marked with a superscript number linking to that post. Superscripts starting with the letter "t" indicate Twitter links.

How it differs from an Awesome list

The site explicitly states that "ALL about RSS" is not an Awesome list. The key difference: any service or tool that functions well and is maintained well can be listed. It is not restricted to open-source or free offerings. This means you may find commercial or subscription-based services alongside free and open-source options, as long as they are actively maintained.

When to use it

Use rss.tips when you want to:

• Compare RSS readers across platforms (web, desktop, mobile, terminal, email).
• Find self-hosted or free server options like RSSHub, FreshRSS, or TTRSS.
• Discover RSS bots for chat platforms such as Telegram, WeChat, or Matrix.
• Check feed specifications, converters, or validators.
• Explore how different RSS tools and services connect via the interactive node chart.

It is less suited for step-by-step tutorials or hands-on setup guides; it functions primarily as a discovery and reference index.