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Welcome to Behind Rankings — a practitioner-led SEO media brand for content strategists, SEOs, and founders who want to understand how SEO content ranks and turns into revenue.

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Meet the founder

I’m Victoria Kurichenko, the founder of Behind Rankings and an SEO content strategist.

What started as a personal blog evolved into an SEO media brand where I publicly document how my SEO content strategy works in practice, from keyword research and content planning to rankings, traffic, and revenue.

There’s a lot more to that story. If you want to hear the full story on how and why I built it, you can learn more about Behind Rankings here.

I believe SEO works best when it’s built around real experience, clear systems, and genuine value, not fluff, shortcuts, or generic AI output.

In a world where AI-generated content floods the web, I believe in creating content that resonates, inspires, and matches what people are truly searching for.

When your content truly serves people, rankings follow naturally.

Victoria Kurichenko, founder of Behind Rankings, SEO Content Strategist.

Real stories, real impact

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Hands-on experience with SEO really comes through in your work.
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Within just two months, the blog post reached the 2nd Google search result page!
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Your tips are practical and are accessible to readers of all skill levels.
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SEO content strategy

I can create quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly SEO content strategies that align with your business goals.

SEO content writing

I help B2B and SaaS companies create impactful, helpful content that connects with their target audience and supports their business goals.

Keyword research

I help your brand identify relevant keywords for each audience group and prioritize them based on your business objectives.

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I help brands promote their products and services to my engaged newsletter audience, which averages a 60.42% open rate and 2.82% CTR.

Sponsored content

I work with well-established and growing brands to increase visibility for their products and services through my website.

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Collaborative campaigns

I help brands raise awareness and promote their products through my LinkedIn (5.2k+ followers) and Medium blog (21k+ followers).

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Behind Rankings is a bi-weekly newsletter where I share SEO content systems, AI workflow experiments, and behind-the-scenes insights into how websites grow and monetize. Each issue is grounded in real work: what I’m testing, what’s working, and what I’m changing.

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AI SEO ebook · Coming October 2026

AI SEO 2026 Ebook: Practitioner's Guide to AI Search and LLM Visibility

Over the past year, I’ve been growing my website while figuring out what helps a site get discovered, mentioned, and cited in AI search and LLMs.

This ebook brings together what I’ve learned along the way: the current state of AI SEO, where I think it’s heading, how my website performance changed as Google AI Overviews rolled out more widely, and the strategies I use to improve AI search visibility for my own site and my clients.

Launching in October 2026, just in time for my birthday. 🎂

AI SEO ebook 2026 on tablet
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Honest tool reviews, case studies, and SEO insights delivered monthly to help you grow your organic presence.

SEO Trends 2026: What’s Changing and How to Adapt (My Take)

In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, and that moment basically kicked off the AI era. Back then, none of us really understood how it

What I Learned at the Full Circle AI Marketing Conference 2026

On April 8, I went to the Full Circle AI Marketing conference in Toronto, hosted by NP Digital, the agency founded by Neil Patel. Honestly,

8 AI Search Visibility Tools Worth Your Money in 2026

Since my website has some visibility in organic search results, my email inbox is often flooded with requests such as “Test our new AI visibility

Search Atlas Review 2026: All 10 Toolkits Tested & My Verdict

The first time I stumbled upon the Search Atlas was in February 2024. Their bold “Cancel Ahrefs and Semrush” slogan caught my eye. Back then,

Search Atlas vs Semrush: What Users Say in 2026

I’ve been using Semrush One for almost two years now. The reason why I stick with their AI Visibility Overview report is because it’s informative,

I Tested 6 Moz Alternatives. Here’s What’s Worth It (2026)

If you’ve been doing SEO for a while, you probably remember Moz. It was one of the first SEO tools on the market, launching back

5 Go-to Mangools Alternatives in 2026 (SEO Expert Review) 

If you are searching for Mangools alternatives, you probably want to switch to other SEO tools. Now, the question is, which one? There are hundreds

Semrush vs. Ahrefs in 2026: An SEO Expert’s Verdict

I have been doing SEO and content writing since 2019, working with SaaS companies and B2B brands, and later with my own website, Behind Rankings.

Best SEO Tools 2026: Here’s What I Use as an SEO Strategist

Most “best SEO tools” lists are written by people who’ve never actually ranked anything with them. This one isn’t. I’ve been working in SEO since

Building Topical Authority in 2026: My Strategy

Topical authority is about being an expert on something instead of being smart on everything. You can build this reputation by creating content that goes