Here's are actionable keyword research tips using @ahrefs that I've used to find great opportunities, identify underserved niches & scale search traffic w/ mostly high-quality content.
Many asked, so here it is!
A thread 🧵 .
1. Simple hack to find permutations around core topics
Keywords explorer>While on the empty editor, hit Enter > Filter by core kws & other stuff
Shave off hours of kw research by doing this.
Funnily enough, it's a feature many users & SEO's don't even know about 🙃 .
2. Forums usually have thin content that's easy to overtake w/o links. Go thru Quora's & Reddit's kws in the top 10 results
Enter URL in Site Explorer > Organic keywords > Filter to positions 1-10; by relevant kws
We've helped @philostar rank articles in under a day w/ this
3. Early on in your SEO journey? Use #1. hack and filter KD <15; vol. >500; enter core kw.
Prio ranking for these kws to boost chances of ranking fast. We've scaled @mentorcruise blog to 1.5 million search visits in under a year primarily using this tactic ;).
4. Wanna rank old content in under a day thru a content update?
Identify pages where you rank on the 2nd page for high-vol queries. Add 500-1000 new words.
Enter your URL in Site Explorer > Organic keywords > Filt. post 11-20 & vol. by >200.
Here's an example using @ahrefs
5. Want to find topics for your blog?
Do #1 > Filter by core kw > SERP features incl ft. snippets.
Most ft snipps are paragraphs that you can target to get search traffic 🚀 .
6. Competitive KW research is all abt finding kw your competitors rank for.
Enter URL > Competing Domains > Content gap - Enter top 10 competitors > Use Filter tool
Extremely useful for basic kw research. IDK why @ahrefs doesn't allow saving the kw in lists through this, tho.
7. Want to 10x your search traffic for your pages on the first page of the SERPs?
Enter URL > Org KW. > Filter pos. 2-10,
SERP Features “Where target doesn’t rank” & tick “All Features” > Vol > Optimise content for elements
Ex. using @sejournal
8. Want to systemise a process to rank for ft. snippets with your first-page content & rank under a week?
Enter URL > Org. KW. >
SERP Features “Where target doesn’t rank” & Select “featured snippets” > Optimise.
Example using @levelsfyi
9. Want to spot underserved niches?
Enter kws in kw explorer > Matching terms > Include: best, review, alternative > Filter <15KD > Sort by vol.
Boom! Tons of low-compet, high-vol queries. Ex. using kws "weed, CBD, oil"
10. Want to save your kw research process w/ the filters and all?
Bookmark your Ahrefs link 😅 .
Stupid simple tactic that saved me a ton of headaches.
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