Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#14,028
AI visibility: Grade A+
95
SEO health: Latest audit
83
Visits
83.2K
per month, estimated
Keywords
23.8K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
83.2K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
135 lines AI engines can read
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makezine.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Make: Magazine (Media) is ranked #14,028 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 229 places from #13,799 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 83,200 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 23,800 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 95 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 135 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 83/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #14,028 | ▼ 229 |
| July 2026 | #13,799 | ▼ 30 |
| June 2026 | #13,769 | — |
| May 2026 | #13,769 | ▼ 514 |
| April 2026 | #13,255 | ▼ 422 |
| March 2026 | #12,833 | ▼ 255 |
| February 2026 | #12,578 | — |
What this company does
Make: operates as both a print magazine and a website that publishes practical DIY projects along with ideas drawn from the maker community. Content covers construction details for electronics builds, mechanical assemblies, and craft-based items, often using parts that are easy to source. Articles walk through the process of assembling devices or modifying existing tools, with attention to troubleshooting steps that…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed.
makezine.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send makezine.com an estimated 83,200 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 83,200 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 23,800 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
83.2K
Latest estimate
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Organic visits
83.2K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
makezine.com AI Visibility
makezine.com scores 95 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (18/20).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✓
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makezine.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on makezine.com runs to 135 lines (5,835 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Make: Magazine". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Education and Technology. It describes 3 products, with prices such as DIY Projects and Tutorials at Free with premium subscription options and Make: Magazine Subscription at $29.99/year. Services it lists include Maker Community Workshops and Sponsorship and Advertising. The audience it names is Hobbyists, Educators, Students, Technology Enthusiasts, aged 18-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include WordPress, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and AWS. The keywords it claims start with "DIY projects", "maker culture", "DIY tutorials" and "Maker Faire".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
135
In the file
Size
5.8K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 10, 2026
What the file says
# Make: Magazine ## About Make: Magazine is a leading platform for DIY enthusiasts and makers, offering a wide range of projects, ideas, and resources to inspire creativity and innovation. It caters to hobbyists, educators, and professionals by providing hands-on tutorials and articles that encourage experimentation with technology. With a strong focus on fostering a maker culture, Make: also hosts community events and Maker Faires to enhance engagement and collaboration. **Areas of Work:** Media, Education, Technology ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://makezine.com - **Address:** San Francisco, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** $5M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **DIY Projects and Tutorials** (Free with premium subscription options): Access a vast library of step-by-step DIY projects and tutorials covering electronics, woodworking, 3D printing, and more. - **Make: Magazine Subscription** ($29.99/year): A digital and print subscription to Make: Magazine, featuring exclusive maker projects, tips, and industry insights. - **Maker Faire Tickets** (Contact for pricing): Tickets to attend Maker Faire events, where makers showcase innovations and par
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- DIY Projects and TutorialsFree with premium subscription options
- Make: Magazine Subscription$29.99/year
- Maker Faire TicketsContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Maker Community WorkshopsContact for quote
- Sponsorship and AdvertisingContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Hobbyists, Educators, Students, Technology Enthusiasts · 18-54 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
makezine.com Organic Keywords
Google lists makezine.com for about 23,800 keywords, which together bring an estimated 83,200 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
23.8K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
83.2K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
makezine.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of makezine.com scored 83 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 64, while accessibility scores highest at 99. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighMinimize JavaScript and CSS
- MediumImplement Lazy Loading
- HighEnhance Mobile Responsiveness
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
makezine.com Competitors and Alternatives
Make: Magazine's company profile names instructables.com, hackaday.com and thingiverse.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds adafruit.com and sparkfun.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are hashnode.dev, streamelements.com, archive.md and lockheedmartin.com.
makezine.com Company Profile
Make: operates as both a print magazine and a website that publishes practical DIY projects along with ideas drawn from the maker community. Content covers construction details for electronics builds, mechanical assemblies, and craft-based items, often using parts that are easy to source. Articles walk through the process of assembling devices or modifying existing tools, with attention to troubleshooting steps that…
Founded in 2005 (about 21 years ago), Make: Magazine is based in San Francisco, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Education, Technology and Content Platform. Products on record for it: DIY Projects and Tutorials, Maker Community Events and Maker Faires. Reported revenue is $5M (2023). Its tagline reads: "Make: celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- $5M (2023)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- DIY Projects and Tutorials, Maker Community Events, Maker Faires
makezine.com Traffic by Country
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