Keyword Research

Seed keywords: build better starting points for research

Seed keywords are starting inputs used to expand a topic. Good seeds represent the real entities, problems and language of the market rather than a random list of broad terms.

Use several seed types

Include product categories, problems, desired outcomes, audience names, use cases, mechanisms and established terminology.

Add competitor evidence

Competitor domains can reveal vocabulary you missed. Use them to expand the research universe, not to copy a site page for page.

Keep seeds broad enough to expand

A seed should open useful branches. If a seed is already an ultra-specific query, it may be better treated as an idea found during expansion.

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