{"id":22426,"date":"2022-01-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/?p=22426"},"modified":"2025-07-12T19:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:41:46","slug":"create-free-ahref-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/create-free-ahref-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create free ahref account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you know ahref provides a free webmaster account that helps with site audit &amp; site explorer? In this post, we will show you step-by-step guides on how to create free ahref account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahrefs Webmaster Tools is only free for <strong>website owners<\/strong>. It&#8217;s Improves your website\u2019s SEO performance and gets more traffic from search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three important functions of the Ahref webmaster tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitor your SEO health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know your backlinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See keywords that bring you traffic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bg-light\">You Might Also Like: <a href=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/best-seo-plugin-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/best-seo-plugin-for-wordpress\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best SEO Plugin For WordPress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create free ahref account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/webmaster-tools\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/webmaster-tools\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ahref webmaster tool<\/a>. Click on Sign up and Enter Email. Now click on &#8220;Sign up for free&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/create-free-ahref-account-1.webp\" alt=\"create free ahref account\" class=\"wp-image-22476\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Check your email account for verification and create a password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahref-Email-Verification.webp\" alt=\"Ahref Email Verification\" class=\"wp-image-22477\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>To import or add your project just click on &#8220;Add Manually&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step bg-light\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>You can also click on Import and Sign in with the google search console account. It&#8217;s automatically verified ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Import-or-add-your-project-in-Ahref.webp\" alt=\"Import or add your project in Ahref\" class=\"wp-image-22485\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Enter Website Url and Click on &#8220;Continue&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Create-a-project-in-Ahref.webp\" alt=\"Create a project in Ahref\" class=\"wp-image-22478\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 5: <\/strong>Click on HTML File and download the verification file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Download-Ahref-Verification.webp\" alt=\"Download Ahref Verification\" class=\"wp-image-22479\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 6: <\/strong>For uploading files, you need to install and activate the &#8221; File Manager &#8221; plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Install-File-Manager-Plugin.webp\" alt=\"Install File Manager Plugin\" class=\"wp-image-22362\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 7: <\/strong>Go to Wp File Manager &gt; Click on Upload icon &gt; Select File and upload it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahref-verification-Upload-File.webp\" alt=\"Ahref verification Upload File\" class=\"wp-image-22483\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 8: <\/strong>When a file is uploaded then move back and click on &#8220;Recheck Status&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Recheck-Status-ahref-verification.webp\" alt=\"Recheck Status ahref verification\" class=\"wp-image-22482\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 9: <\/strong>Now you successfully see the ownership verified message and click on &#8220;Continue&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ownership-Verifed.webp\" alt=\"Ownership Verifed\" class=\"wp-image-22481\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 10: <\/strong>Now click on &#8220;Finish&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahref-Finish-Site-Audit.webp\" alt=\"Ahref Finish Site Audit\" class=\"wp-image-22484\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 11: <\/strong>Now you see starting crawl message under health score. It takes some time to crawl the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahref-Crawel-Status.webp\" alt=\"Ahref Crawel Status\" class=\"wp-image-22480\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"step\"><strong>Step 12: <\/strong>After the complete crawl, you see the site audit and site explorer report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahref-Dashboard-Mc-Starters.webp\" alt=\"Ahref Dashboard Mc Starters\" class=\"wp-image-22506\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you easily create an ahref account but if you face any problems then comment below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1642761907997\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I get the Ahref tool for free?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>You can get the Ahref tool for free just for site audit and site explorer. It works like a google search console.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1642762329497\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which SEO tool is the best?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Ahrefs, Google Search Console,  SEMRush, KWFinder are the best SEO tools.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know ahref provides a free webmaster account that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37374,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426\/revisions\/37374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcstarters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}