One of the most important steps in creating new – and updating existing – content is to really do your keyword research.
Most of the time we professional bloggers put aside low volume keywords because they just aren't worth writing for... but sometimes we go for it, expecting more that the reports indicate.
This doesn't have to be a "gut decision" ... there is a sweet little secret in AHREFS that shows you how powerful a given term can be in the context of the full article.
It's called Traffic Potential.
Here are some general - and extreme - cases from my own blog as to why this tool is oh so powerful!
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The tool I use to do ALL my planning is Monday https://try.monday.com/x775pf40k4i6
Semrush is the must-have tool for every blogger and it's what I mention in this video: https://www.semrush.com/lp/sem/en/?ref=2017039287&utm_campaign=aio_campaign&utm_source=berush&utm_medium=promo&utm_term=23
RankIQ for semantic terms: https://www.rankiq.com/?fpr=leslipeterson
Keyword Everywhere is free unless you also want to see search volume, but even that is super affordable: https://kwe.ai/KFqNBQ
Where to find AHREFS: https://ahrefs.com/
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