Understanding the role of SEO publications in 2025

This survey takes 2 minutes to complete.

The following questions are designed to learn about the sources of information that you use and value when it comes to learning and staying up to date on SEO.

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* 1. Which sources do you primarily use to learn about SEO? (Select all that apply)

Online communities (like Traffic Think Tank, Mostly Marketing or Women In Tech SEO)

Newsletters

Brand blogs (like Moz, Ahrefs or Semrush)

Events and conferences

Social media

SEO news sites & industry blogs (like SEJ, SEL, Search Engine Roundtable)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which SEO news sites & industry blogs do you usually read?

Ahrefs' blog

Moz's blog

Search Engine Land

Search Engine Roundtable

Semrush's blog

Search Engine Journal

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How often do you read SEO news sites & industry blogs?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Rarely

Never

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* 4. How effective are each of these sources for staying updated on SEO?

	Very effective	Somewhat effective	Neutral	Somewhat ineffective	Very ineffective
Industry publications and brand blogs	Industry publications and brand blogs Very effective	Industry publications and brand blogs Somewhat effective	Industry publications and brand blogs Neutral	Industry publications and brand blogs Somewhat ineffective	Industry publications and brand blogs Very ineffective
Events and conferences	Events and conferences Very effective	Events and conferences Somewhat effective	Events and conferences Neutral	Events and conferences Somewhat ineffective	Events and conferences Very ineffective
Social media	Social media Very effective	Social media Somewhat effective	Social media Neutral	Social media Somewhat ineffective	Social media Very ineffective
Industry newsletters	Industry newsletters Very effective	Industry newsletters Somewhat effective	Industry newsletters Neutral	Industry newsletters Somewhat ineffective	Industry newsletters Very ineffective
Online communities	Online communities Very effective	Online communities Somewhat effective	Online communities Neutral	Online communities Somewhat ineffective	Online communities Very ineffective

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* 5. Which SEO events do you prioritize attending or following?

BrightonSEO

MozCon

WebSummit

SMX

WTSFest

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What SEO newsletters do you usually read?

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* 7. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

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* 8. How many years of experience do you have in SEO?

Less than 1 year

1-3 years

4-6 years

7-10 years

More than 10 years