{"id":36361,"date":"2020-05-19T18:45:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T23:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=36361"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:31:22","slug":"keyword-research-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/keyword-research-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Keyword Research Tips to Find Untapped Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Keyword research is a crucial factor in the success of most websites. But the conventional process can leave a lot of good keywords on the table. <\/div>\n

Just look at this keyword:<\/p>\n

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It was nowhere to be seen when we went through our usual process of searching for a seed keyword in Keywords Explorer<\/a>, choosing a keyword ideas report, applying some filters, and looking for ideas.<\/p>\n

Yet, we still wrote a blog post about it<\/a>, and now we\u2019re the top-ranking result with an estimated 700+ monthly search visits.<\/p>\n

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In this guide, you\u2019ll learn how we found this keyword, plus five other methods for finding untapped opportunities in minutes.<\/p>\n

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  1. Reverse engineer your competitors\u2019 most popular pages<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Run a content gap analysis<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Find pages with organic traffic and few or no backlinks<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Find keywords that forums rank for<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Find proven new keywords in Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Find lucrative affiliate keywords with traffic potential<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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