Creating Your List of Target Keywords

Semrush
23 Feb 202321:33

Summary

TLDRThis video script offers a comprehensive guide on keyword research for a hypothetical Shopify store selling natural organic dog food and toys. It demonstrates using SEMrush to spy on competitors like Chewy.com, identifying relevant keywords, assessing search volume, and estimating keyword difficulty. The tutorial covers filtering techniques, leveraging competitor analysis, and utilizing SEMrush's Keyword Magic tool to expand keyword lists. It also touches on the Keyword Gap tool for comparing keyword rankings against competitors, providing a strategic approach to SEO for new and established websites.

Takeaways

  • πŸ“ˆ Start by spying on competitors to discover the keywords they rank for using tools like SEMrush's domain overview tool.
  • 🌐 Analyze competitor's organic traffic, trends, and geographical distribution to understand their SEO strengths.
  • πŸ’° Recognize the value of organic traffic by comparing it to the cost of paid advertising for the same keywords.
  • πŸ” Filter out irrelevant and high-difficulty keywords to focus on those that are achievable and relevant for your niche.
  • πŸ“ Use advanced filters to include keywords related to your business, such as 'organic' and 'dog' for a natural pet food brand.
  • πŸ“Š Look at the keyword difficulty score, search volume, and cost per click to assess the potential profitability of targeting a keyword.
  • πŸ›’ Consider creating content around similar products or competitor brands to attract visitors who might be interested in your products.
  • πŸ“ Add relevant keywords to a list for future targeting in your SEO strategy.
  • πŸ”‘ Explore what other sites and pages ranking for the same keywords are doing, and identify additional keywords they rank for.
  • 🎯 Use SEMrush's Keyword Magic tool to generate a list of related keywords and filter them based on difficulty and relevance.
  • πŸ” The Keyword Gap tool can show you keywords that competitors rank for which your site does not, highlighting areas for improvement.

Q & A

  • What is the primary purpose of the video script?

    -The primary purpose of the video script is to demonstrate the process of keyword research for an online store, specifically for a hypothetical brand of all-natural organic dog food and toys, using various tools and strategies.

  • Why is it important to spy on competitors for keyword research?

    -Spying on competitors helps identify the keywords they are currently ranking for, which can provide insights into potential keywords that could be relevant and valuable for your own business.

  • What information can be gleaned from using SEMrush's Domain Overview tool on a competitor's website?

    -The Domain Overview tool provides information such as the number of organic search visits per month, the trend of organic traffic over time, the geographic distribution of traffic, and the number of keywords the competitor ranks for.

  • How can the Traffic Cost metric in SEMrush be beneficial for understanding the value of organic traffic?

    -The Traffic Cost metric shows how much the competitor would have to pay for the same amount of traffic through Google search ads, giving an idea of the potential value of capturing even a small percentage of that traffic organically.

  • What is the significance of the Keyword Difficulty score in the context of keyword research?

    -The Keyword Difficulty score indicates how challenging it would be to rank for a particular keyword, which is crucial for new and small websites to identify achievable targets for their SEO efforts.

  • How can filtering keywords by difficulty and relevance help in narrowing down the keyword list for an online store?

    -Filtering by difficulty and relevance helps to focus on keywords that are more likely to be achievable for the website and directly related to the products or services being offered, increasing the likelihood of attracting targeted and relevant traffic.

  • What is the advantage of using SEMrush's Keyword Magic tool for keyword research?

    -The Keyword Magic tool automatically generates a list of related keywords based on the initial keyword ideas, helping to discover additional potential keywords that might be relevant to the business.

  • How can analyzing individual web pages that rank for specific keywords be beneficial for keyword research?

    -Analyzing individual web pages can reveal other closely related keywords that the page ranks for, which might not have been identified initially, thus expanding the list of potential keywords to target.

  • What is the purpose of the Keyword Gap tool in SEMrush, and how can it be used for SEO strategy?

    -The Keyword Gap tool compares your website with competitors to identify keywords that they rank for which your site does not, helping to uncover opportunities for improving your site's SEO by targeting those missing keywords.

  • How can keyword research inform product development decisions for a business?

    -Keyword research can reveal demand for certain products or product features, such as 'grain-free dog food', indicating potential areas for product development or emphasis in marketing strategies.

  • What is the next step suggested in the script after completing keyword research?

    -The next step suggested is to show how to start ranking for the identified keywords and getting traffic to the website, which will be covered in a subsequent lesson or part of the video series.

Outlines

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πŸ“ˆ Keyword Research for Organic Dog Products

The script introduces the concept of keyword research for a hypothetical Shopify store selling organic dog food and toys. It suggests spying on competitors like chewy.com using SEMrush's domain overview tool to identify high-traffic, low-competition keywords. The focus is on understanding organic traffic trends, geographical sources, and keyword difficulty. The example illustrates how capturing a fraction of a competitor's SEO traffic can be valuable, emphasizing the importance of targeting relevant keywords to drive sales.

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πŸ” Filtering Relevant Keywords for SEO Success

This paragraph delves into the process of filtering keywords to find those relevant to the business and feasible to rank for. It demonstrates using SEMrush's advanced filters to target keywords containing 'organic' and 'dog', significantly narrowing down the list. The summary highlights the importance of considering search volume, keyword difficulty, and cost per click, using 'organic dog treats' as a case study. It also touches on the strategy of leveraging competitors' keywords and the potential of creating content around similar products to attract the same audience.

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🌐 Exploring Competitor Keyword Strategies

The script explains how to analyze specific web pages of competitors that rank for certain keywords, such as 'organic food for dogs'. It suggests identifying other keywords these pages rank for, which could be relevant and less competitive. The process involves using SEMrush's organic research report to find a list of keywords associated with a successful page, filtering them by difficulty, and adding them to a keyword list for potential targeting. This approach helps in discovering untapped opportunities that closely align with the business's niche.

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🎯 Expanding Keyword Lists with SEMrush's Keyword Magic Tool

This section introduces SEMrush's Keyword Magic tool, which generates a plethora of keyword ideas based on a seed keyword. The example uses 'natural dog toys' to find related keywords, filters them by search intent, difficulty, and excludes irrelevant terms like 'UK' and 'Aussie'. The summary points out the value of this tool in expanding keyword lists and understanding market demand, which can inform product creation decisions.

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πŸ“Š Analyzing Keyword Gaps with Competitors

The final paragraph discusses the Keyword Gap tool in SEMrush, which compares a website's keyword rankings with competitors. Using petco.com, chewy.com, and rover.com as examples, it shows how to identify keywords that competitors rank for but the user's site does not. The summary explains the different tabs in the tool, such as 'missing', 'weak', 'strong', and 'untapped', and how they can be used to identify areas for improvement in SEO strategy, especially for established websites.

Mindmap

Keywords

πŸ’‘Keyword Research

Keyword research is the process of identifying and analyzing search terms that people enter into search engines when looking for products, services, or information related to a specific topic. In the video's context, it is essential for an online store selling natural organic dog food and toys to find relevant keywords to attract potential customers. The script demonstrates using tools like SEMrush to spy on competitors and identify high-traffic, low-competition keywords.

πŸ’‘Competitor Analysis

Competitor analysis involves examining the strategies, strengths, and weaknesses of competitors in the same market. The script uses 'Chewy.com' as an example of a competitor to analyze their keyword rankings and organic traffic, which provides insights into effective keywords for the hypothetical Shopify store's SEO strategy.

πŸ’‘Organic Search Traffic

Organic search traffic refers to the visitors that come to a website as a result of unpaid search results. The video emphasizes the importance of capturing a portion of the organic traffic that competitors like Chewy receive, as it represents potential customers for the new store's products.

πŸ’‘SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

SEO is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to a website through organic search engine results. The script discusses leveraging SEO to improve the visibility of the Shopify store by targeting relevant keywords and potentially capturing significant traffic and revenue.

πŸ’‘SEMrush

SEMrush is a digital marketing tool used for SEO, pay-per-click, competitive analysis, and more. In the script, it is used to analyze competitors' keyword rankings, traffic, and other SEO metrics, which helps in identifying opportunities for the new store's keyword strategy.

πŸ’‘Keyword Difficulty Score

The keyword difficulty score is a metric that estimates how hard it would be to rank for a particular keyword in organic search results. The video script uses this metric to filter out keywords that are too competitive for a new website, focusing on those with a score under 50.

πŸ’‘Cost Per Click (CPC)

CPC is the amount an advertiser pays each time a user clicks on their ad. The script mentions CPC to illustrate the value of organic traffic, as it shows how much competitors would be paying for the same traffic if it were not organic, thus highlighting the potential savings or revenue from ranking for those keywords.

πŸ’‘Relevance

Relevance in the context of SEO refers to how closely a keyword is associated with the content and products of a website. The script emphasizes the importance of targeting keywords that are relevant to the store's offerings of natural and organic dog food and toys to attract the right audience.

πŸ’‘Keyword Lists

Keyword lists are collections of targeted search terms used for SEO and content creation. The script describes creating and populating keyword lists in SEMrush to organize and track potential keywords for the store's SEO efforts.

πŸ’‘Keyword Magic Tool

The Keyword Magic tool in SEMrush automatically generates a list of keyword ideas based on a seed keyword. The script demonstrates using this tool to expand the list of potential keywords for the store, filtering them for relevance and difficulty.

πŸ’‘Keyword Gap Tool

The Keyword Gap tool compares the keyword rankings of your website with those of competitors to identify gaps in your SEO strategy. The script suggests using this tool to find keywords that competitors rank for, which the store does not, providing opportunities for improvement.

Highlights

Starting an all-natural organic dog food and toy brand with a Shopify website requires effective keyword research to attract customers.

Spying on competitors like chewy.com using SEMrush's domain overview tool reveals valuable keyword insights.

Chewy.com receives 10.7 million organic search visits per month, highlighting the potential traffic for competitors.

Understanding the traffic cost can indicate the value of organic traffic and potential advertising costs.

Capturing even a small percentage of a competitor's SEO traffic can be highly valuable for a new business.

Filtering keywords by difficulty and relevance is crucial for a new website to rank effectively.

SEMrush's organic research report provides detailed keyword data, including search volume and difficulty.

Using competitor analysis to find relevant keywords that are less competitive for a new business.

The keyword magic tool by SEMrush automatically generates related keywords to expand research.

Filtering keyword suggestions by search intent, keyword difficulty, and search volume refines the list for targeting.

Identifying keywords with low search volume can still be valuable for niche targeting.

Keyword research can reveal market demand, aiding in product creation decisions.

The keyword Gap tool compares your site to competitors, showing which keywords to target for better rankings.

Established websites can use the keyword Gap tool to find areas of improvement in their SEO strategy.

Keyword research is not only for new websites but also for enhancing the SEO of existing sites.

Utilizing multiple SEMrush tools in conjunction provides a comprehensive keyword research strategy.

The process of keyword research is iterative and requires continuous refinement to maximize SEO effectiveness.

Transcripts

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keywords it's time to do your keyword

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research let's imagine we just started

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our own brand of all natural organic dog

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food and toys and we built a website on

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Shopify to sell our products so we need

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to find relevant keywords to bring in

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visitors who will become our customers

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there are lots of ways to do keyword

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research but I'm going to show you a few

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of my favorites

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let's start by spying on what would be

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one of our competitors to see the

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keywords they are currently ranking for

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in this case chewy.com would be a big

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competitor so we can add chewie.com to

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semrush's domain overview tool to see

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what we can see

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this gives us a lot of great information

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for example we can see that Chewie gets

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10.7 million organic search visits per

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month

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and we can see how their organic traffic

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has trended upward over time

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on the left we can also see that about

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90 percent of their organic traffic is

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coming in from the U.S

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and we can see here that they rank for

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about 1.3 million keywords in the US

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right now

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let's click on that button

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clicking on that right there takes us to

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the organic research report where we can

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see even more details

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first you can see it's using the US

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database Google actually shows people

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different search results in different

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countries so Summers has over 120

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different databases for different

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countries that you can select from in

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this case though let's just assume we're

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still mostly targeting the US market so

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we're going to leave it like this

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the traffic cost here on the right is

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also worth paying attention to

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as you know you don't actually have to

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pay for organic traffic so it may seem a

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little bit strange to have this here

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it's almost like what's the point of of

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showing this when we know SEO drives

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free traffic

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but what's cool about this is that it

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gives us an idea of how much the traffic

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might be worth what it's basically doing

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is it's pulling how much that traffic

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would cost if Chewie was paying for it

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in the form of Google search ads it's

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based on the cost per click that

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advertisers actually really are paying

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in order to get traffic from the same

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keywords that Chewie is currently

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ranking for for free and it's a monthly

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figure so Chewie's getting from SEO what

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would have cost it over 15 million

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dollars per month to buy with

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advertising so again going back to our

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hypothetical Shopify store if we could

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capture even one percent of that traffic

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for our new website that would be a

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value of around a hundred and fifty

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thousand dollars per month

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and the actual Revenue that Tui gets

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from that traffic is probably a lot

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higher Chewie makes around 10 billion

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dollars of Revenue per year and a decent

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chunk of their traffic comes from SEO so

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if our little store can get even 0.1

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percent of Chewie's organic search

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traffic will probably be in pretty good

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shape but only if that traffic is

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relevant to what we sell which remember

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is natural and organic dog food and toys

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so let's scroll down on this report to

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see exactly what keywords Chewie's

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ranking for

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you can see at the top here are a couple

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of branded keywords first is PetSmart

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which is actually a competitor of

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chewies and then there's the actual

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chewy brand name to the right is the

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search and tag column which shows n for

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the chewy keyword because it's a

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navigational keyword people are just

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trying to navigate to the chewy website

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when they type that in

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then there's the SF column which shows

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how many search features are on the

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search engine results page for this

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keyword

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and the position column which shows

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Chewie's rankings

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so Chewie ranks number one for the

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keyword Chewie no surprise

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next is the difference column which

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shows the recent change in position in

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this case it's zero because Chewie's

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been ranking number one for its own

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brand name for a long time

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then you have traffic percent which is

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what percent of websites traffic comes

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from this keyword and then you have the

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keyword search volume for this

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particular keyword you can see here this

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keyword gives 3.4 million searches per

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month and that's a lot but the next

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column is keyword difficulty score which

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is 99

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very very hard so in other words with

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our own little store we are never ever

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going to rate for this keyword it's also

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not super relevant to us because it's

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Chewie's brand name so we just shouldn't

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even bother trying to rank for Chewie

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all the other keywords here actually are

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super high difficulty also and for the

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most part they're not super relevant to

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us either

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so what we can do here is filter this

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list so that we can see all the keywords

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that actually might be relevant to us

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and also might be easier to rank for so

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the first thing I might want to do we

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can filter with these fields here at the

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top the first thing we probably want to

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do is keyword difficulty or KD

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since we have a pretty new and small

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website we're probably not going to rank

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for anything above maybe possible so

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let's say let's set a custom range from

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0 to 49 and filter by it by that

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okay so now you can see

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it's it's a lot better in terms of

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keyword difficulty but it's still a lot

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of pretty irrelevant keywords uh

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warehouse jobs near me and funny cat

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videos those aren't really what we're

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aiming for uh with our keyword research

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right now so now let's go to the

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advanced filters here and we'll tell it

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to only include keywords that are more

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relevant to our business which again is

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selling natural and organic dog food

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toys so let's try telling it to only

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include keywords that include the word

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organic

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and dog

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let's see how that goes

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okay so you can see that this went from

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over a million keywords down to this

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much shorter list

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and a lot of these keywords are actually

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really relevant to our business so this

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is great let's look at this first one as

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an example organic dog treats so that's

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definitely a product that we'd be

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selling in our Shopify store

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and you can see the same information

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here that we saw before Chewie's ranking

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number one for this uh it has been for a

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while and we can see that it gets 1.3

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000 searches per month in the US and as

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a keyword difficulty score of 42. so uh

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that means it's pretty much still not

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super super easy to rank for but it will

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be a lot more achievable than something

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that's you know 99 and then we also have

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the cost per click this is the average

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again dollar amount that advertisers are

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paying to get clicks from this keyword

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when they pay Google search pads so it's

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two dollars and 10 cents that they're

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paying for each click from this keyword

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and so that kind of gives us a decent

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idea of how much profit we might make

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for ourselves if we rank for this

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keyword we might rank you know we might

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make around two dollars and ten cents in

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profit for each visitor we get from this

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keyword that's um the the real profit

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that we'll probably make would be

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significantly higher or lower than that

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but this is still a pretty good uh

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starting estimate just to kind of gauge

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it versus other keywords and then you

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can also see the URL that Chewie is

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actually ranking for for this keyword

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you can click on that to see exactly

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what the page is like and you can see a

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snapshot of what the serp was like the

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search engine results page when semrush

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crawled this

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as well as the date that it was updated

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so overall with this keyword we're

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looking at something that gets pretty

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decent search volume and is highly

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highly related to the products that we

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sell and it's not super competitive so

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it's definitely a good keyword that we

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want to add to our list so in order to

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do that we can come over here and click

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on the little plus icon

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and we don't have a list yet so it's

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asking us to create one uh let's call it

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organic dog just to keep um you know

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track of what we filtered by there

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okay now we can look for some other

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keywords that might seem relevant these

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full moon keywords might not be a brand

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that we actually sell in our store if

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we're making our own product but let's

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say we have a similar product so we

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might actually be able to rank for this

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keyword by creating maybe like a review

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article about this product and then

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talking about our own product in the

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same article that way we could get

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people to come visit us who are are

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searching for this keyword but then

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still get them to actually buy our

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product in the end so this would still

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be relevant to us because the people

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shopping for this product are also

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likely buyers of our similar products so

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we can add this to our list also Again

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by clicking the little plus icon next to

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it and it's just going to default add to

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that same list by the way it's shown

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twice because Chewie is ranking for it

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with two different pages on their

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website

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and then for some of these other

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keywords let's go through and use check

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boxes to select more than one at the

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same time

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there we go

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so we can do that and then uh hit

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add to keyword list and we'll use that

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one

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by the way you could use this same

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process if you already had an

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established website you could use do the

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same thing here to see what keywords

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you're already ranking for but not very

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well and then you could work on ranking

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better for those keywords often it's

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actually easier to improve your rankings

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for existing keywords than to start

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ranking for brand new ones so just keep

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that in mind also

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so to look at the keywords that we have

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in our list so far we can scroll up here

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and click on the keyword manager item in

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the left hand nav so there we go we can

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click into our list here

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and we can see all the keywords that

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we've saved

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so now we have kind of a small handful

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of keywords that we can get started with

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it's honestly not a ton but it's just

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from looking at one competitors website

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and actually we could have found

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probably a lot more if we just continue

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to scroll and maybe tried some other

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filters like natural and dog instead of

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just organic and dog but you know I just

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wanted to give you an idea of how to do

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that so let's actually take this list to

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the next level though by looking at what

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other sites and pages are ranking for

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the same keywords and then we can look

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at what other keywords those sites and

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pages are ranking for

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so let's start for example let's check

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out organic food for dogs

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so this takes us to the keyword overview

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tool with information about this

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specific keyword

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scroll down to see which websites are

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ranking for this keyword

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and you can see dog foodadvisor.com is

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ranking number one

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so something we can do here is we could

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repeat this entire process that we just

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went through with the entire dog

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foodadvisor.com website that's not a

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terrible idea let's just skip that for

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now since you already know how to do it

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and instead we'll do something a little

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bit different we're going to look at

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what other keywords this individual web

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page is ranking for

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see a given web page can rank for lots

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of different keywords at the same time

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and usually they're pretty closely

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related so a page like this that ranks

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for organic food for dogs might also

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rank for a lot of similar keywords that

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we haven't identified yet

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in the columns over to the right here we

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can see this individual URLs search

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traffic and we can also see how many

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keywords it ranks for so this one page

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ranked for 420 keywords let's click on

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this number

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now we're back in the organic research

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report again which is the same tool that

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we use to look at chewy.com before

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only now at the top it shows we're

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looking at the exact URL this one URL on

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the dog food advisor website so

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everything here is just the data for

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this one page and not the entire website

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anymore

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scrolling down a little we can see the

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keywords the search traffic and the over

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here the traffic cost or value again and

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just like before these are monthly

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numbers in the US scrolling down some

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more here are all the keywords that this

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specific page breaks for

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and you can see there are some pretty

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good relevant keywords in here in terms

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of what we're working on for our own

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website

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and also a lot of them are under our

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keyword difficulty cutoff of 50 this

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might actually be a gold mine for our

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little business

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we can save a little time here by

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filtering by keyword difficulty again so

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that way we can get rid of these ones

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that are a little bit too high

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so I'll pull this open

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and have a set of maximum of 49 again

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okay

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going back to this list now

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to me this list looks so good that I

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think will probably end up uh selecting

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most of these

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so to save a little time I'll actually

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click the top left check check box to

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select everything and then we'll just

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deselect some of them

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again like fruit food brands in general

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this might not be that great either

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we could keep going and probably filter

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out some more of these but uh I think

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you get the idea so let's just go ahead

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and click the add to keyword list button

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again and use it to go add it to this

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there we go

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and we can scroll up to check out our

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list again with the keyword manager

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there we go so

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we've got 99 keywords now that we might

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want to Target not a bad start

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but let me show you another way to find

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additional keyword ideas and this one

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will work even if you don't have any

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competitors to steal ideas from

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let's hop over to some Rush's keyword

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magic tool

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this is probably the SEO industry's

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single favorite keyword research tool I

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used it long before I ever worked at

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semrush because it's really awesome it

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basically takes any keyword ideas you

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have and automatically finds lots of

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related keywords that you might also

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want to Target so let's try it with the

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keyword natural dog toys

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okay so yeah boom just from that one

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idea now I have 157 new keywords that we

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might be able to Target and just like

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the other tools we can filter it by

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search intent keyword difficulty and

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more

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scrolling down we can see most of these

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are already below our keyword difficulty

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cutoff of 50 or 49

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but a lot of them also have

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um monthly search volume

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that is pretty low down here we're

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getting to the zeros pretty fast

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there are also some keywords I'm seeing

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that um

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have things like UK in them where it's

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probably not

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something that's super relevant to us if

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we're targeting mostly the the US

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so let's filter out the keywords with

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those things in them Aussie also might

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be another one

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let's filter out Aussie and UK which

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won't really be relevant to us so we can

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go to

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this

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and write Posse

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and also UK and hit apply

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we can also filter out all those

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keywords that have zero search volume

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sometimes those are actually worth

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targeting because just because a tool

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like this says zero search volume

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doesn't mean truly no one searches for

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it but in this case just to show you how

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it works I will filter that out and I'll

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say custom range from one up

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so that knocks us down to 27 keyword

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ideas

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like before we can select all of them

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with the top left checkbox and then add

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them to our list by hitting the blue

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button and selecting our list

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now that we've done that we can use the

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keyword magic tool again just by going

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back up to the search field we could

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change it for example from natural dog

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toys to natural dog food

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hit enter there and we'll get a

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different list of ideas

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and what's cool about this is our

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filters stay the same so we're still

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filtering out anything that includes

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Aussie or UK and we're only showing

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keywords that have search volume of at

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least one

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and this time I see where we've got a

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fair number of keywords that are harder

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to rank for so let's also filter up to

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49 keyword difficulty so we can take a

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lot of those out also

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and I want to show you one other cool

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feature on this page and the left pane

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here it shows us different groups of

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keywords from this list based on the

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words that they have in common

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for example you can see there are a

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couple hundred keywords that have

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diamond in them and uh almost a couple

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hundred more that have balance in them

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those are both parts of popular dog food

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brands a little bit lower we can see

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things like review

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dry

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rice wet

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potato

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let's see what what we get when we look

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at

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what would be an interesting one

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maybe review

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Natural Balance dog food reviews

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Nature's Recipe so this would be really

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helpful if we wanted to do what I

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mentioned earlier basically Target

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competing brand names by writing a

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review about them and then kind of

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name-dropping our own brand

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uh you can also look at things like free

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what might that include

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okay so like grain free

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potato free maybe that's supposed to

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mean

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grain free again seen a lot of grain

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free here so that's interesting actually

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um

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if that's a product that we actually

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offer already then some of these

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keywords might be really great for us to

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add but what's cool about this also this

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this highlights that um keyword research

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can also be really valuable to figure

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out how much demand there is in a market

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for a product which can help you decide

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whether to create the product in the

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first place so in this case you can see

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a fair number of you know 110 people per

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month search for this specific brand of

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grain-free dog food and they it's worth

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spending over a dollar per click on it

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probably if we were to search for just

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grain free dog food as its own keyword

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without any brands on it it would get

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significantly more search volume and

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still have a pretty decent cost per

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click which might tell us it's worth

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creating that product if we don't

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already have it

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so that's a pretty cool thing that you

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can also use keyword research for

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uh now let me really quickly show you

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one more keyword research Tool uh this

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one's called the keyword Gap tool and

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you can access it from the left-hand nav

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over here also

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what's cool about this tool is that you

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can take your site and compare it to

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another one and and it will show you

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which keywords that they're ranking for

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that you aren't and you can actually put

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in multiple competitors if you want so

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you can see which keywords they're all

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ranking for and you aren't so since we

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don't actually own our own little

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Shopify store like we've been talking

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about Let's Pretend instead this time

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that we own petco.com which is a big

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competitor

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and then we can add chewy.com and if we

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want let's add one more let's do

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rover.com

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and then we can hit compare

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so we get a nice little Venn diagram

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here of all the keywords that each site

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rakes for and how much they overlapped

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Petco you can see is ranking for almost

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a million keywords

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so it's actually a lot bigger than the

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imaginary business we were talking about

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before and uh same with Chewie and Rover

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maybe one day it will get to be as the

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biggest step but not yet

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uh let's scroll down and we can click on

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the

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missing Tab and this will show us all

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the keywords that both of our

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competitors are ranked for but we are

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not ranking for we meeting Petco right

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and you can see here

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um there are a lot of different dog

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breed names they all have really high

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search volumes but they also have a

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really high keyword difficulty scores uh

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of course PATCO is a pretty large and

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Powerful site so unlike our tiny

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imaginary Shopify store that could

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actually probably could rank for along

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these keywords if they created good

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pages to Target them so if we worked for

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Petco instead of our own little business

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we might want to add all these keywords

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to our list and then create a bunch of

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pages around individual dog breeds to

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Target them

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uh you can also see some other tabs that

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might be interesting and useful in your

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research

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the week tab

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shows all the keywords that all three

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websites rank for but which our website

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ranks the worst for

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the strong tab is just the opposite

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and untapped shows the keywords that our

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website isn't ranking for and at least

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one of the other websites ranked for so

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this is different from the missing tab

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because the missing tab requires both of

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the other websites to rank for it

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so anyway you can see how this is a

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great tool also for more established

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websites it's not quite as useful in our

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case if we're trying to do SEO for a new

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website that we just launched but for an

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existing website that's been around a

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while it can be really really cool

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now we could we keep working with all of

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these tools and more for hours and hours

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and you know spying on different

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competitors websites seeing what they're

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ranking for entering more ideas into the

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keyword magic tool and so on but at this

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point you know how to do all those

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things so I think we can stop this

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lesson here next up I'm going to show

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you how to actually start ranking for

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some of these keywords and getting

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traffic for them

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