Ritner Digital: May 2026 SEO Benchmark Report
Every month we publish our own search performance data with no cherry-picked wins. May 2026 was our strongest month yet — clicks up 62%, impressions up 33%, CTR up 22% — and yet our average position got worse. This report breaks down exactly why those move in opposite directions, where the growth actually came from (desktop and a surprise wave of international traffic), the commercial keywords we're racking up impressions on but ranking page eight for, and the precise three-part plan the data hands us for June. The honest read, with every number in embeddable tables.
Red Flags in SEO Reporting: What Your Agency Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight
Every month the report arrives and everything looks good on paper — traffic up, rankings improved, targets hit. But the phone isn't ringing more and the leads aren't increasing. If that gap feels familiar, the problem might be your reports. Here are the ten biggest red flags in SEO reporting, from cherry-picked date ranges to activity metrics with no outcome data, and what your agency should be showing you instead.