Learn how to leverage the Ahrefs Link Gap Analysis tool to identify valuable backlink opportunities. Our latest workflow using Ahrefs provides the beginning of the process.
Step 1:
- Identify your (or a competitor’s target(s) website) and add as the target

Step 2:
- Identify top linking competitors that match your theme/site content/commercial purpose
- Add competitors sites

Step 3:
- Run report
- Sort/prioritize sites linking to all 3 competitors

Step 4:
- Download into Excel and identify opportunities by hand

Step 5:
- Schedule campaigns targeting different sites, in different ways, typically there is no one-size-fits-all campaign. This can take *years*. Dig in.