In this report, we show autocomplete suggestions for your target query.
While Google only shows a handful of suggestions, we show nearly all keyword ideas along with SEO metrics.
NOTE
To ensure a more comprehensive report, we also include search suggestions that do show up in Google, but are not currently in our database.
Below are some actionable ways to use this report.
Set the search volume filter to a minimum value of 500 and the Keyword Difficulty (KD) filter to a maximum of 10.
Then skim through the list for relevant topics.
NOTE
The numbers suggested for the search volume and KD filters will vary based on the breadth of your niche. Feel free to play around with the filters until you get a list of keywords you’re satisfied with.
SERP features are anything in the search engine results pages that are not traditional search results. They provide additional and related information on the search query.
Depending on your goals, you can filter for different types of SERP features. For example, you can filter for featured snippets, knowledge panels, people also ask boxes, and so on.
Informational queries are those that searchers use to gain more knowledge on a topic. Typically, they have modifiers like:
how
what
who
where
why
guide
tutorial
resource
ideas
tips
learn
examples
Enter these modifiers in the “Include” box. Select “Any word.”
Click “Apply”, then “Show results” to see queries that include one or more of the modifiers in your list.
To get the most out of this tip, use a broad target keyword or keywords.
Transactional keywords are queries where searchers likely have purchase intent (i.e., they're looking to buy something). Typically, they have modifiers like:
buy
coupon
order
purchase
cheap
price
pricing
Enter these words in the Include box. Select “Any word”.
Click “Apply”, then hit “Show results”.
Click the “SERP” button beside any keyword to see the SERP Overview. This shows the first page of search results for your keyword along with important SEO metrics.
Analyze these metrics to assess the ranking difficulty of your target keyword.
Check out this video to learn how to do keyword research, or read some of the articles on the Ahrefs blog:
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