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The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform’s direct traffic went from 105.5K to 118.4K visits in one month. In the same window, The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform’s Sitemap removed 3.4K pages, mostly under /resources/weekly-ai-search-insights. The timing overlaps — worth a closer look.
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-04 — 2026-09 · DR 84, flat
Sep 2026
158.2K↑ 2.4%
Monthly visits split by channel share: The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform added 3.7K visits from Aug to Sep, with direct contributing 100%.
| Channel | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 170.1K | 196.9K | 154.5K | 158.2K |
| Direct | 115.6K | 133.9K | 105.5K | 118.4K |
| Organic search | 29K | 36.1K | 29K | 24.7K |
| Referrals | 13.8K | 11.8K | 13.3K | 10.7K |
| Organic social | 1.7K | 1.4K | 569 | 2K |
| 2.2K | 1.3K | 1.2K | 919 | |
| Paid search | 729 | 185 | 564 | 248 |
| Display ads | 3.2K | 4.4K | 1.9K | 156 |
| Paid social | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channel | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | +12.9K | 346% | 74.8% ↑6.5pp | |
| Organic social | +1.4K | 39% | 1.3% ↑0.9pp | |
| Paid social | 0 | 0% | 0% 0pp | |
| 5 other channels | −9.3K | -249% | 23.2% ↓6.6pp |
The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
Pages listed in the Sitemap shrank 100% over 31 days, from 3,370 listed URLs to 0 listed URLs.
/resources/weekly-ai-search-insights+13/resources/case-studies+8Borrow: The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform is pruning pages; watch whether organic search weakens next.
Non-brand terms are traffic anyone can compete for; higher CPC means higher commercial value.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| brightedgeBrand | 16.1K | $5.50 | 1 |
| bright edgeBrand | 2.9K | $5.66 | 2 |
| brightedge case studiesBrand | 1.7K | — | 3 |
| brightedge technologiesBrand | 1.6K | $6.09 | 4 |
| gscNon-brand | 1.1K | $1.04 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
709 visits from AI assistants (previous month 1.2K), 0.4% of all traffic.
Borrow: No need to follow yet; watch whether it scales next month.
Above is what we observe automatically. The reconstruction starts from these moments, searches launches, community threads, directory listings and backlinks from the same period, fills in what The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform did at each step, and gives you a sequence to follow.
The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform's public Sitemap now lists 3,370 fewer URLs
Observed · SitemapWhere it launched and who discussed it
Product Hunt, Reddit, X, directoriesWhich channels produced new backlinks
Ordered by first seenA launch sequence you can follow
Exportable action listSep 2026 · SEO and Content Growth
| Product | Monthly visits | DR | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|
| The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO PlatformThis product | 158.2K | 84 | +2.4% |
| AhrefsSame market | 9M | 91 | +9% |
| MerchyntSame market | 94.3K | 57 | -3.7% |
| AveriSame market | 40.5K | 70 | -19% |
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
Know the next time The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform ships pages in bulk
We diff its Sitemap, backlinks and traffic daily and alert you only on real changes.
Method: visits and channel shares are third-party monthly estimates; channel change = monthly visits × channel share, month over month; site actions and traffic are shown by timing only, not as cause and effect.
