Why is Keyword Research Important for SEO & How Do You Do It

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The first step is to consider your topic and what keywords people will use when searching for that topic.

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I need to make a more broad search, like moving to Costa Rica with pets. Now, this topic's SV is 90/month and the comp. is .13

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I will copy this phrase and plug the word into the SEMRush keywords section in WordPress.

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I’ll go back to Google and see the related keywords from the Keywords Everywhere extension.

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Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like a good keyword for us to work with(less SV and high competition).

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Why is Keyword Research Important for SEO & How Do You Do It

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Why is Keyword Research Important for SEO & How Do You Do It

You need to have a paid SEMrush account to use this, though. However, if you use this link, you can get a free seven-day trial to try it out.

SEMrush SEO Writing Assistant

For $10, you can get 100k credits. Unfortunately, I typically only spend this once yearly, and I rarely make it through all my credits!

Keywords Everywhere

The first step is to consider your topic and what keywords people will use when searching for that topic.

How to Research Keywords for your SEO Strategy

I need to make a more broad search, like moving to Costa Rica with pets. Now, this topic's SV is 90/month and the comp. is .13

“How to Ship Your Cat to Costa Rica" Less traffic

I will copy this phrase and plug the word into the SEMRush keywords section in WordPress.

This would be a good keyword for me

I’ll go back to Google and see the related keywords from the Keywords Everywhere extension.

Related Keywords

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like a good keyword for us to work with(less SV and high competition).

Moving to Costa Rica with cats (Changed KW)

Why is Keyword Research Important for SEO & How Do You Do It

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