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# detailed.com

> AI-optimized mirror of detailed.com containing 50 pages totalling 102,241 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://detailed.com. Last updated: 2026-09-16T06:55:01.689Z.

Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG).

## Homepage

- [Detailed — Digital goliath marketing research](/content/site-root.html): We spend our days tracking the rankings and revenue of digital goliaths. (420 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [How Redirect Chains Impact SEO - Detailed.com](/content/redirect-chains/index.html): Within this article we'll cover what redirect chains are and why they're bad for SEO. As well as how they're created and how to fix them. (1,967 words)
- [The 50 Best Music Blogs of 2026 - Detailed.com](/content/music-blogs/index.html): Presenting the best music blogs for 2026. Updated daily we've listed the top 50 you should be reading. (1,380 words)
- [Canonical Tags for SEO: A Detailed Guide for 2025 - Detailed.com](/content/canonical-tags/index.html): A guide explaining the definition of canonical tags, why they exist for search engines, when to use them, and the best way to use these to optimize your content to steer clear of any issues or penalties. (2,212 words)
- [This Won't Rank for 'Blog Post Header Images' in Google - Detailed](/content/blog-header-images/index.html): Welcome to the Behind the Scenes area of Detailed, where I share the ins and outs of trying to create the most insightful SEO & profitable niche research reports on the planet. In this blog post I’m going to take what is a pretty boring topic – header images you use on blog posts – […] (2,475 words)
- [54 of the Biggest Earners on Patreon (And What They're Selling) - Detailed.com](/content/patreon-earners/index.html): We delve into some of the biggest earners on Patreon and the most interesting projects we've found, as well as the gap in the market we feel still exists. (856 words)
- [The 50 Best Lifestyle Blogs of 2026 - Detailed.com](/content/lifestyle-blogs/index.html): A list of the best lifestyle blogs of 2026. Our rankings are updated every 24 hours, algorithmically. (1,035 words)
- [The 50 Best Blogs for Men of 2026 - Detailed.com](/content/men-blogs/index.html): We've scoured the web and compiled a list of the best 50 blogs for men of 2026, and ranked those algorithmically. (996 words)
- [A Guide to HTML Meta Redirects - Detailed.com](/content/html-meta-redirects/index.html): A complete guide to HTML redirects. What they are, how to use them, the potential downsides and what alternative options there are. (1,755 words)
- [The 50 Best Parenting Blogs of 2026 - Detailed.com](/content/parenting-blogs/index.html): We've listed the very best parenting blogs of 2026, and ranked the top 50 algorithmically, updated every day. (732 words)
- [Public Company Commentary on SEO and AI in 2026 - Detailed.com](/content/public/index.html): After years of reporting on public companies and what they say about SEO (and now AI, too), it’s finally time to put those quotes in one place. Note: Always do your own research before investing in companies. These quotes are just a tiny part of the overall story and should not be construed as investment […] (3,701 words)
- [What Is the Indexed, Though Blocked By Robots.txt Message? - Detailed.com](/content/indexed-though-blocked/index.html): If you've seen the message "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt" in Search Console, this guide covers what that means and how to fix the issue (1,695 words)
- [Editorial Standards - Detailed.com](/content/editorial-standards/index.html): 1. If we find a company clearly breaking Google’s guidelines in any way, we will not be the first to report it, unless the company has somewhere admitted this themselves. We’re not the Google police. 2. If we provide affiliate links, of which are there currently none on the site, we will make sure there’s […] (433 words)
- [Real World 'Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical' Fix - Detailed.com](/content/duplicate-without-canonical/index.html): A Real World Example and How to Fix It If we load up Google Search Console, head to Page indexing and click on the ‘Duplicate without user-selected canonical’ report, we see Detailed has 51 pages which fit this criteria: Scrolling further down the page, we can see exactly which URLs are involved here: If you […] (1,144 words)
- [Fixing 'Duplicate, Google Chose a Different Canonical' in Google Search Console - Detailed.com](/content/duplicate-different-canonical/index.html): The “Quick Fix” With a Real-World Example One aspect of the Page indexing report in Google Search Console that sometimes needs needs extra attention is “Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user.” This indicates a mismatch between the URL you configured as canonical versus the one Google has selected. As a real world example, here’s […] (1,363 words)
- [Why I Took an Emoji and Made it 3D (And You Should Consider Doing the Same) - Detailed.com](/content/3d-emoji/index.html): If you clicked on this page because of the ‘What the…‘ messaging in the footer then I admire your curiosity. In return, I won’t waste your time… This whole story starts about a year ago, when I was following the writers behind a newsletter called Morning Brew. I’m no longer a subscriber – daily emails […] (1,470 words)
- [How to Fix 'Alternate Page with Proper Canonical' in Google Search Console - Detailed.com](/content/alternate-proper-canonical/index.html): The Quick ‘Fix’ With a Real-World Example When it comes to the many things you can see in Google Search Console, ‘alternate page with proper canonical tag’ can be one of the most confusing. Fortunately, the explanation, and “fixing” it, is is actually pretty straightforward. This warning means that Google has found a duplicate page […] (1,151 words)
- [Resolving the 'Crawled - Currently Not Indexed' Page Indexing Status - Detailed.com](/content/crawled-not-indexed/index.html): How to Resolve This With a Real World Example Th ‘Crawled – currently not indexed’ status under the Page indexing report in Google Search Console is a signal from Google that, while its bots have crawled and recognized your page, it hasn’t been added to their index. Google won’t include this URL in their search […] (1,226 words)
- [5 Insights from the Crawl Stats Report in Google Search Console - Detailed.com](/content/crawl-stats/index.html): Crawl Stats Report Overview The Crawl Stats report is one of the most valuable sections of Google Search Console, yet it’s surprisingly hidden behind a Settings menu where you would never typically think to look. If you log in to Google Search Console, head to Settings on the left menu, then Crawl Stats. It should […] (1,118 words)
- [How to Extract People Also Ask (PPA) from Google Search Results for Free - Detailed.com](/content/people-also-ask/index.html): We’re very excited to announce that we’ve just launch a People Also Ask extraction feature in the Detailed SEO Extension for both Google Chrome and Firefox. This was one of our most requested features recently so we decided to see how technically challenging it was to implement. We do require extra permissions for this to […] (823 words)
- [Robots.txt SEO Best Practices & Examples (Updated for 2023) - Detailed](/content/robots-txt-seo/index.html): Everything you need to know about robots.txt. What it does and doesn't block. (892 words)
- [Detailed OS: Your Complete SEO Operating System - Detailed.com](/content/os/index.html): We’re slowly building the freshest, cleanest documentation on all broad aspects of SEO. The Detailed Operating System. This page will be fully redesigned once we have all planned pages in place. Google Search Console Crawl Stats Report in Google Search Console How to Fix ‘Alternate Page with Proper Canonical’ Indexed, Though Blocked By Robots.txt Fixing […] (334 words)
- [Acquisitions - Detailed.com](/content/acquisitions/index.html) (421 words)
- [Encoded URLs, Canonical Tags & Special Characters for SEO: A Deep-Dive - Detailed.com](/content/encoded-urls-canonical-tags-for-seo/index.html): I recently came across an interesting client situation where a number of URLs were internally linked to in both an encoded and “decoded” manner. Canonical tags were the same, and they weren’t always consistent. A URL might be internally linked to as https://detailed.com/site-advice-(next-level) But then have a canonical tag as https://detailed.com/site-advice-%28next-level%29 Notice how the left […] (651 words)
- [Latest — Detailed](/content/latest/index.html): The latest updates, reports and experiments from Detailed. (511 words)
- [August 2023 Core Google Algorithm Update Analysis - Detailed](/content/google-algorithm-update/index.html): [updated_text] – Google have announced the August 2023 core update, today August 22nd – Added the numbers for May – Included a new YTD chart for May Today Google announced the August core update has started rolling out. It’s going to take a week or two for us to update our stats below, but please […] (713 words)
- [Contact Glen / Detailed - Detailed.com](/content/hey/index.html): If you would like to contact Glen directly, please email glen@detailed.com. If you want to follow what I’m up to, my Twitter profile is pretty active. Note #1: If you are looking for support for SEO Blueprint, please instead email hey@detailed.com. You will get a much quicker reply than emailing me personally. Note #2: If […] (338 words)
- [The State of SEO in 2025 - Detailed.com](/content/state-of-seo/index.html): With the growing presence of AI in search results and legitimate pressure on Google’s dominance in the space, the SEO industry is seeing some huge changes. As someone who has been focused on SEO for more than half of my life, I decided it’s time to keep a log of what exactly is happening. In […] (1,501 words)
- [The Backlink API I Use to Track New Links to 180+ Brands](/content/ai-backlinks-api/index.html): In March of 2026, Ahrefs opened up API access to all paid plans, Lite and above. That means Ahrefs API access starts at just $129/m and no longer requires an Enterprise subscription. As an Ahrefs customer for 10+ years, API access has always been something I wanted but never thought would be available to anyone […] (1,942 words)
- [AI Search Response Consistency - Detailed.com](/content/drift/index.html) (1,200 words)
- [About Glen Allsopp and Detailed.com | Detailed](/content/glen-allsopp-2/index.html): How Glen Allsopp came to start Detailed.com. If you're looking for his net worth, you sadly won't find it here. (891 words)
- [News Test - Detailed.com](/content/news-test/index.html) (401 words)
- [I Compared Prompt Tracking Prices Across 8 AI Visibility Tools](/content/ai-visibility-tools-pricing/index.html): I dove into the pricing of eight AI Search (AEO) visibility tools. Ahrefs Brand Radar is the cheapest overall.  (1,347 words, 2026-09-08)
- [How 27 Companies Use AI to Grow Traffic & Revenue](/content/deployed-v1/index.html): How startups, digital goliaths, and everything in-between, use AI to grow online.  (4,847 words, 2026-06-21)
- [Big Personal News: Detailed Has Been Acquired by Ahrefs (And I've Joined the Company) - Detailed.com](/content/detailed-ahrefs/index.html): Last week I announced some big personal news: Detailed has been acquired by Ahrefs, and I've joined the company to work alongside their marketing and (817 words, 2025-09-20)
- [Insights from Google's Leaked Search Documents and What They Mean for SEO - Detailed.com](/content/leaked-search-documents/index.html): As of the last few hours it has came to light that various internal Google documents, which appear to be legitimate, have surfaced. The "leak" is still (501 words, 2024-05-28)
- [Detailed Q3: Analysing The SEO Playbook of Digital Goliaths In-Depth, Every Quarter - Detailed.com](/content/q3/index.html): Welcome to Detailed Q3: Our third quarterly report sharing insights from the companies dominating Google search results and what they're doing to stay (11,362 words, 2024-03-27)
- [Affiliate SEO: We Analysed Who Ranks in 1,000 SERPs (2023) - Detailed.com](/content/affiliate-serps/index.html): - Documented how Reddit are now dominating results in October - Updated the number of first-place rankings the top 100 domains achieved - Three digital (1,021 words, 2023-11-01)
- [The State of Content SERPs: A 250,000 Keyword Analysis - Detailed.com](/content/state-of-content/index.html): I recently analyzed 250,000 English-language search results, primarily to answer a specific question: Do sites owned by large media companies attain more (896 words, 2023-10-04)
- [Detailed Q: Analysing The SEO Playbook of Digital Goliaths In-Depth, Every Quarter - Detailed.com](/content/q1/index.html): Welcome to Detailed Q: A brand new report where I share insights from the companies dominating search results and what they're doing to stay ahead of the (12,314 words, 2023-08-23)
- [NerdWallet Traffic, Revenue & SEO Playbook (2023) - Detailed.com](/content/nerdwallet/index.html): Financial insights and news resource NerdWallet today announced Q2 2023 revenue exceeded targets, reaching $143M. Monthly visitors to the site were also (889 words, 2023-08-03)
- [DotdashMeredith Redirect Parenting.com to Parents.com - Detailed.com](/content/dotdashmeredith-redirect-parenting-com-to-parents-com.html): In my article on the 16 companies dominating Google I ranked DotdashMeredith as the third biggest media goliath on the internet. At last check, Google (803 words, 2023-07-21)
- [TechRadar Traffic, Revenue & Redesign (2023 Update) - Detailed.com](/content/techradar/index.html): Future today announced the redesign of TechRadar, one of the web's biggest authority sites covering technology news and product reviews. Future (trading (663 words, 2023-07-06)
- [Exclusive: BuzzFeed's Complex Just Redirected a Popular Site They Acquired - Detailed.com](/content/buzzfeeds-complex-redirected-domain/index.html): Almost two years ago to the day, BuzzFeed acquired Complex Networks in a deal worth $300M ($200M in cash and $100M in BuzzFeed equity). The acquisition (1,275 words, 2023-06-22)
- [How 16 Companies are Dominating the World's Google Search Results (2024 Edition) - Detailed.com](/content/google-control/index.html): In the Academy Award-nominated Food Inc, filmmaker Robert Kenner reveals how the extensive range of products we see on supermarket shelves is actually (12,861 words, 2023-03-07)
- [This Review Site Founder Made $3.8M in 12 Months: An In-Depth Interview - Detailed.com](/content/review-site-interview/index.html): His review sites made it on the Financial Times' 1,000 fastest-growing businesses in Europe for 2022. With just 6 employees, he recorded annual revenues (3,294 words, 2023-01-10)
- [20 Successful Blogs And Their Latest 2024 Revenue Numbers - Detailed.com](/content/successful-blogs/index.html): This in-depth report is not just a list of sites that I randomly chose. I went all out to find the internet's most successful blog examples based on their latest, most accurate revenue numbers. (815 words, 2022-01-23)
- [Expired Domains for SEO: Generating Up to $35K/m With An Affiliate Site | Detailed.com](/content/expired-domain-seo/index.html): "Hey Glen. My name is Suumit and I wanted to share a case study of how I launched an Amazon affiliate site from scratch and hit $28,000/m in just eight (5,310 words, 2018-12-13)
- [Advanced Keyword Research: Four Tactics You're (Probably) Not Using - Detailed.com](/content/advanced-keyword-research/index.html): I devised a simple concept that would, in theory, allow me to find the most searched for keywords in any niche where Google are favourable towards ranking new websites and pages. (4,231 words, 2018-09-06)
- [51 Profitable SEO Niches to Dominate with Low Competition - Detailed.com](/content/profitable-seo-niches/index.html): Today I'm going to reveal some of the most interesting online niches where there is a lot of money to be made. These are niches which have a level of (1,248 words, 2016-08-25)

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