Features/Keyword Research

Find what customers are ready to buy.

Know exactly what your future customers are searching for — and what they’re ready to buy. We find the keywords that bring real business, not just traffic.

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Top opportunities
14 quick-wins in the golden zone
Keyword
Pos
Vol/mo
emergency plumber austinQUICK
Transactional
#6
8.1k
affordable plumber north austinQUICKGAP
Commercial
1.4k
how to fix leaky faucet
Informational
#12
22k
water heater repair austinQUICK
Transactional
#4
2.4k
plumber
Navigational
#38
165k
248 KEYWORDS · 90D HISTORYupdated 12m ago
Complete Intelligence

What we track for each keyword.

Up to 500 keywords per site, refreshed continuously. Every keyword carries the performance and competitive context you need to decide what to write next.

Performance Data

01
  • Current ranking position
  • Position history (last 90 days)
  • Position volatility score
  • Search volume (monthly)
  • Month-over-month volume trend
  • Estimated monthly traffic

Competitive Data

02
  • Keyword difficulty score (0–100)
  • Cost-per-click (CPC) for PPC benchmarking
  • Search intent (info, nav, transactional, commercial)
  • Top-ranking competitor domains
  • Featured snippet status & content
  • SERP feature opportunities
Smart Targeting

The “golden zone” for SEO wins.

The hardest keywords to rank for are positions 1–3. Easiest are positions 20+. The golden zone — positions 4–20 — is where effort produces results fastest. A keyword at position 5 is closer to page 1 than position 20, but position 20 gets almost no traffic. Positions 4–20 are the targets.

#1
CTR
28%
Difficulty
Very High
Hold
GOLDEN ZONE
#4
CTR
5%
Difficulty
Low
Target
GOLDEN ZONE
#10
CTR
2%
Difficulty
Low
Target
#20
CTR
0.5%
Difficulty
High
Skip
#50+
CTR
0%
Difficulty
Very High
Skip
Quick wins, automatic

We surface every keyword currently in the 4–20 range on the Keywords page with aQUICK WINbadge. A small title-tag tweak or internal link can push position 6 to position 3 — and double your traffic from that keyword.

Timing Matters

Seasonal trends and content windows.

Search volume fluctuates seasonally. “Wedding photography” spikes in January. “Pool maintenance” spikes in May. “Tax deductions” spikes in February. We detect seasonal keywords and calculate optimal publication dates.

  1. 1
    Keyword identified as seasonale.g., wedding photography → peak January
  2. 2
    Content takes 3–6 months to rankfrom publication date
  3. 3
    We calculate the “publish by” datepeak month minus 4 months
  4. 4
    Content ranks by the time demand peaksyou arrive when buyers do
Wedding Photography
SEASONAL
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak demand
January
Publish by
September
VOLUME · 12-month rollingpeak 14.2k/mo · trough 1.1k/mo
Competitive Advantage

Find gaps where competitors aren’t present.

We identify keywords searched monthly with decent volume that competitors don’t rank for. These are often untapped opportunities — keywords competitors haven’t optimized for, but your content could capture easily.

Platform Advantage

These gaps become content recommendations with specific competitor benchmarking data. You know what to write about, why competitors missed it, and how to beat what currently ranks for that keyword.

Example · Plumbing in Austin
3 COMPETITORS
emergency plumber austin
8.1k/mo
Competitor A
#3
Competitor B
#5
Competitor C
#9
affordable plumber north austinGAP
Local intent · low competition
1.4k/mo
Competitor A
Competitor B
Competitor C
24 hour plumber south austinGAP
Long-tail · high commercial intent
780/mo
Competitor A
Competitor B
#18
Competitor C
2 GAPS · 2.2K combined volumerecommended next
Intent Matters

Four types of search intent.

Volume is half the picture. The other half is what the searcher is trying to do. We tag every keyword by intent so your content lands where buyers are.

Informational

How-to, education, research.
“How to fix a leaky faucet.”
Business Value
Lower immediate ROI
Content Type
Blog posts, guides, tutorials

Navigational

Looking for a specific brand or site.
“Best plumber Austin reviews.”
Business Value
Hard to capture (not your brand)
Content Type
Brand name + modifier searches

Commercial

Comparing options.
“Affordable vs luxury plumbing services.”
Business Value
Qualified traffic, conversion-ready
Content Type
Comparison pages, guides, reviews

Transactional

Ready to buy or hire.
“Emergency plumber Austin near me.”
Business Value
Highest ROI · immediate conversions
Content Type
Service pages, local SEO, contact
Get Started

Discover your keyword opportunities.

Try any plan for $5 your first month. See exactly what your site needs — and what your agency should be doing.

Tracked / site
NO LIMIT TIER
500
keywords with full performance + competitive data
Quick-win badges on every 4–20 ranking
Seasonal detection + publish-by dates
Competitor gap recommendations
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