Introducing a TREASURE TROVE of Keywords if You Are in the Following Niches
Just the mere sight of a Jack Russell attached to Emmanual Archer’s butt can certainly leave a lifelong lasting impression on a child.
Admittedly, at the time, I don’t think in my six years on this earth I had laughed so much.
In fact, there were tears streaming down my face, my stomach felt like I’d done 100 sit ups, I was clapping like a demented seal, and yet there was no noise emanating from my mouth.
You know the kind of laugh I mean.
As it turns out the little dog simply wanted the ball that we had been kicking about in the park.
If only Manny had let it go, I'm pretty sure that said Jack Russell would not have chased him all around the park, before firmly attaching itself to his backside.
Matters weren’t helped a few months later when my dad was talking to a neighbour outside and someone’s Alsatian happened to wander into our house.
There I was faced with a fearsome looking creature (that was actually bigger than me), who then started to bark ferociously at me.
Once again, something that can leave a lasting impression on a six-year old.
I could then tell you the story of my many amorous attempts at adolescent “love” with the beautiful Deborah Foley.
Unfortunately, my thirteen-year old hormones were typically thwarted by Deborah’s cat jumping onto me, digging its claws in, and then sticking her butt in my face (the cat, not Deborah btw).
Hold on!
There seems to be a common theme here.
Pets and butts, who knew?
Anyway, my only real “wildlife” companion ever (I won’t mention the dog we lived with in the bachelor pad during my early 20s) was “Patch” the goldfish, who I had won in the dart-throwing competition at Roses Fair (of course, I cheated).
Suffice to say, Patch only lived for about a week, as I overfed him (her? who knows?), and typically shared my peanut M&Ms and tuna salad sandwiches with him too (would this count as cannibalism?)
Actually, come to think of it..
If we could all join hands for a moment and have a minute’s silence.
I loved you for all 168 hours that you were entrusted into my care until that fateful moment my dad flushed you down the toilet.
R.I.P. Patch.
Basically, I have had a wide and varied career with the Animal Kingdom, none of it good.
However, I know that many YOU have a huge love of animals, and your pets.
In fact, most of you probably love your furry (or not so furry) creatures more than most members of the human race.
Actually, I am with you on that one.
People are indeed very strange, and they never cease to amaze me in the most ridiculous of ways.
Anyway, back to the point.
I’m about to release an absolute goldmine of keywords here for anyone in a specific pet (or animal) niche.
This uses the keyword techniques I have discussed in my various WA blog posts.
We are going to unleash the power of Google Autosuggest.
And this is going to be SO SIMPLE, and yet unbelievably effective.
What Are Your Pets Eating?
The simple use of Google Autosuggest to find article topics to write about.
And we are going to focus on what pets or animals are eating.
You will need to open a Google incognito tab (don’t forget that Google remembers what you search for, so your results will always be skewed. Your “favourites” will always be placed at the top of the results. This is also why you should NEVER check your own website rankings without using an incognito tab).
And type in:
Can (Name of Animal) Eat
That’s it.
Google will then provide a list of the top 10 most popular results.
Something that I’ve not mentioned before about Google Autosuggest is that the “suggestions” are typically listed in descending order of “most searched for”.
In other words, the top suggestion is searched for more often than the last suggestion, i.e. there is more potential traffic.
That being said, remember the reason to use Google Autosuggest for “keyword research” and article topics is because these are REAL searches that REAL people are typing into Google.
HOWEVER
The MOST IMPORTANT aspect of keyword research, whether you use Jaaxy, Ubersuggest, ahrefs, another keyword tool, or JUST Google Autosuggest like me, is to CHECK THE COMPETITION ON PAGE ONE.
So, you find an article topic using Google Autosuggest, you then click on one of the “suggestions” and you scan through page one.
I will always want to see forums, social media sites, or question and answer sites on page one.
If I find at least 2-3 of these I will then write the article.
Don’t forget, there are no prizes for ranking on page 2, page 3, or any further below in Google, i.e. pretty much NO traffic.
You have to rank on PAGE ONE (and preferably one of the top 3 spots).
If you find 5+ of these types of results on page one (forums, FB, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Quora, Reddit, etc) you’ve hit the jackpot.
Basically, the more of these sites you find on page one the better.
As your site ages and becomes more of an authority, the less of these types of sites you’ll need to see on page one of Google in order to rank.
But for now you’ll want to see at least TWO of these.
When you find these, write the article immediately.
Autosuggest Examples
Here’s some examples of what I’ve found through basic Google Autosuggest searches:
Can Dogs Eat
Can Cats Eat
Can Rabbits Eat
Can Hamsters Eat
Can Goldfish Eat (R.I.P Poor Patch)
Can Tigers Eat
Okay, I know unless you’re Mike Tyson you’re probably not going to have a pet tiger, but perhaps you’re thinking of starting (or already own) an animal-based website
You can see that for the pets some of the results are fairly similar.
But once more remember, Google Autosuggest is providing you with REAL data that REAL people are searching for in Google.
This is what people want to know.
You can use the power of Google AutoSuggest further and bring the alphabet soup method into play.
So, if you’re in the dog niche you would type the following into the Google search bar:
- Can Dogs Eat a
- Can Dogs Eat b
- Can Dogs Eat c
And work your way through the entire alphabet.
I would hazard a guess that for each individual pet/animal you should easily be able to come up with at least 20-30 article ideas.
And don’t forget, these are REAL searches that REAL people are making every single day.
I know some of the searches in the images above are a little “out there”, somewhat ridiculous, but again I reiterate, these are REAL SEARCHES THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING EVERY DAY.
The whole point of blogging and creating a website is to find out what people are searching for and then providing them with the information they require.
That’s it.
It really is that simple.
You can write all the “Best Of”, “Top Tips”, “How to “ articles you like.
But, it all boils down to finding out the REAL searches that your potential visitors are making.
How About This For an Idea?
I’ve mentioned going through the alphabet with the “Can (Pet Name) Eat” autosuggest query.
Now, imagine that you produce 26 articles going through the alphabet.
Okay, I know when it comes to Q, X, Z. it might get a little bit silly.
I mean, you’re probably not going to find anything or you'll end up stuck with:
- Can Dogs Eat Quiche
- Can Dogs Eat Xylophones
- Can Dogs Eat Zebras
I’m not entirely sure how many people would be searching for those queries a month (always use common sense when performing these searches, although the weird and the wacky tend to rank very well, rank very quickly, and still produce decent traffic).
But, if you do manage to create articles using the entire alphabet, there’s nothing stopping you from bunching all these articles together and creating a PDF ebook at some point in the future.
So, when it comes round to you starting an email newsletter you have your FREE gift ready to give away.
You can title the ebook:
“The A to Z of What Dogs Can Eat (Zebras Not Included)”
or something similar.
In Conclusion
So, there you have it, the power of Google Autosuggest to target article ideas in the pet and animal niches.
I’ve always said that I don’t specifically focus on traffic figures or even QSR, SEO, figures, etc.
The reason is because Google Autosuggest is providing suggestions of what REAL people have typed into the search bar.
This tells me that people are ACTUALLY SEARCHING THESE QUERIES.
Therefore, there is definitely traffic to be had if you target these phrases.
However, MOST IMPORTANT is that you MUST check page one of Google for each individual phrase to see WHAT COMPETITION YOU HAVE.
Always be on the lookout for forums, social media sites, question and answer sites ranking on page one.
If you find these, you’ve hit the jackpot.
Finally, it would seem right to create a blog post about pets and animals without a mention of my beloved WONKY.
So, here you go Wonky.
Thank You For Reading
Partha
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Awesome stuff thanks Partha, I love your blend of laying out super helpful, super efficient, REAL gems of wisdom with a light hearted, enjoyable read.
This is seriously helpful thanks-and your tendency to explain things in a real, non-jargon laden way makes all the difference for many of us trying to ensure we're ticking all the SEO boxes etc etc, at all times.
Thanks.
I have been doing these searches since December!
We got a puppy a couple of days before Christmas. We weren't planning to get him. We had never had a dog but had had plenty of conversations about whether to get one of D's puppies or grandchildren/puppies over the last 10 years or so.
I work from home now and when one of the puppies was returned after a week, we took it as a sign that we should have him!
So, I am constantly doing these searches! Yesterday's was "Can dogs eat frozen strawberries?" Yes, they can! But Buster, my dog, wasn't interested once it was offered to him.
And as a point of interest, when I do such a search, which I do regularly, I will often read through 2/3 articles because I am a new dog owner and keen to learn. There are lots of foods that dogs shouldn't eat and I want to make sure I know what they are before we come across them.
Julia,
I'm going to frame you and put you above my mantelpiece, Hahaha.
A perfect example that this is EXACTLY what a new dog owner is doing.
I've actually included a couple of screenshots for Mark and Jenny below about "Dog Pee" and "Dog Poop".
Probably certain questions that you too have thought of over the last few months.
Funnily enough, in my replies to the other Jenny and Nick, I've mentioned that it's a good idea to source information from various places and actually tell the reader that you have researched and put all this information together from a number of different sources.
This can help to put a dog owner's mind at ease.
I'm also willing to bet that once you've read an article about strawberries, if the article includes internal links to "cucumber" or "melon" then you're going to click on those links and read the other articles too.
A great way to keep your visitors on your site.
Partha
Hey Partha, I wish my little Jack Russell had the courage to attach herself to someone's rear end when wanting to rob them of a ball they happened to be playing with nearby.
But, she seems to be very timid around other humans and shies away.
Don't get me wrong though, if a dog ten times her size spends too long sniffing around her private parts, she will bare teeth, attack and chase them all over the park!
Anyway, back on point, I have a pet (dog) niche (or is that category Catherine) website, with quite a few posts about what foods dogs can and can't eat.
But as Jenny(Teasmade) mentioned before I am always a little sceptical about giving out misinformation.
I always try my upmost best to research whatever I am writing about thoroughly so the reader has the best answer to their query, but on this particular topic it is just not plain sailing.
There are so many contradicting opinions out there from so called experts, Veterinarians, animal nutritionists etc.. that I worry if the information I give out is 100% correct or not.
Obviously, I always have a short disclaimer on each page stating that the post is informational only, always consult Vet if in doubt, but is this enough?
Well, what can I say? Fantastic information as always and indeed a treasure trove for finding new subjects to write about in each and every niche!
Ohhh NICK!!
I've just spend 30 minutes replying to Jenny, can't you just go and read that!! Hahahahaha.
I'm glad that you have a disclaimer. I honestly think most websites should, especially anything remotely health or wealth related, and this definitely falls into that.
If you don't mind, I will copy and paste some of my response to Jenny here for you.
However, the main point being that I always tend to write as though I'm having a 1-on-1 conversation with a friend.
So, I don't have to be an authority or an expert, but I can certainly be more knowledgeable on a subject, simply because I have researched it further.
I see nothing wrong with stating a number of conflicting facts, providing an opinion as to what these mean to me, and then telling my "friend" what course of action I PERSONALLY would take. However, due to the conflicts of information I would ask that they make a decision for themselves.
People love honesty and vulnerability in others.
I would also say that you will actually get some of the best research materials from "non-expert" sources, especially in your niche.
I would go to a dog-related forum and check what they have to say.
These are people who genuinely love and careabout their pets, so they will research something untl their 100% sure (see Julia's response on this thread). You'll often find that they will link to actual scientific studies on forums, things that you may not find within a Google search.
And this will usually reveal an answer one way or another.
Anyway's here part of my response to Jenny.
Partha
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(Talking to a Friend Sat in the Same Room as You)
My conversation with you could go as follows:
"To be honest, I'm pretty confused about this whole dogs eating avocados situation. There's so much conflicting information that I've had to draw my own conclusions. Firstly, I've read on the doggydoos forum that it should be avoided at all costs because avocados could be toxic. However, then Jenny Teasmade, who's been running a dog-related website for the past 5 years, states that it's fine, and it can actually give your dog a shiny coat. I've also read that you shouldn't feed them the seed/pit/stone. Upon further investigation I've found that many shops actually liquidize the seed and add this to avocado smoothies for us humans. However, it also seems that the California Avocado website states that the seed isn't intended for human consumption, Furthermore, the Scientific World Journal conducted a study in 2013 and found that avocado seed extract was toxic to mice. From this, I summise that it's probably best not to consume the seed (you just never know), for human or animal. I personally would feed my dog avocados, but what you decide to do is down to you".
I see nothing wrong with writing an article in exactly the same type of dialect.
People also tend to warm to the human element and especially vulnerability.
I've given my opinion, I've provided facts (and links to the these facts within my article), I've told you what I would do, but I've left the final decision up to you.
The article is still helpful and full of "usable" facts.
Hahaha! Of course I have read your answer to Jenny Partha!
But appreciate the time taken to respond to me too.
I do like the conversational way of thinking though, it's so true that people like to see honesty and vulnerability in others as well.
I'm trying to adjust my writing style slightly as I believe the majority of what I have published on my site up to now is too focused on facts and information without applying a lot of the personal touch.
Your feedback is always most welcome my friend!
Have a great evening.
No worries Nick.
I'm using my phone atm, so a bit more difficult to screenshot, copy and paste.
So allow me to direct you again 😂😂😂😂😂 to my replies to the other Jenny and Mark.
Screenshots included for other dog-related keywords.
Don't tell anyone, sshhh, you 3 are going to be competing against each other for the same keywords 😂😂😂.
Quick tip: replace the word "dog" with the breed of dog, see if that works. I haven't checked.
Partha
After reading this I believe that there will be more than just the three of us fighting over the same keywords!!🤣🤣
I do also have an article or two related to what our four legged friends release from their bodies!
I have checked when adding the dogs breed before, and believe me when I say, it's another goldmine of topics to write about!
Take care my friend and much appreciated as always!:-)
Terrific post Partha, you are so generous with your suggestions.
I hope this isn’t a stupid question, but once you’ve chosen a blog topic….say the ‘A to Z of what your dog can eat’ …..how do you ensure that what you’re saying is accurate? And would you quote where you got the info from, give the original author a credit? If so then could attributing too many facts to one author look like plagiarism, and quoting too many original authors look unwieldy?
I started googling whether dogs can eat avocados, and just that ‘A’ question seemed a bit of a minefield of differing advice…..
Can be toxic
Helps give them shiny coats
Don’t feed them the stone 😳
Is there a danger of being sued if we get it wrong (or, more worryingly, of an animal being poisoned?).
I think I’m better suited to writing fiction, where I don’t have to worry about getting things right (well only in terms of editor and author satisfaction, should my offering ever see the neon light of a bookshop). Even then one has to be careful. I went on a writing course run by the author Sue Gee, who said that a friend of her’s had been ‘caught out’ by an eagle eyed reader, who spotted that because of the time zone difference in her locations, the family of the deceased had been informed of her murder before it had happened! The author’s response?
“Well, we’re all post-modernist now, aren’t we?”
No, I don’t understand that either.
Even Lynda La Plante in her novel Buried, had a hidden bank haul of millions in £20 & £50 notes as usable currency after 30 years, although they would be out of circulation. She claimed artistic license.
I’m going to digress here - yes, even more - by telling you about a writer friend who was tasked, years ago, with compiling a sex education blog for young teens. She was given a list of topics, including semen (no sniggering in the back, please). She didn’t know any more about it than your average man or woman on the street …..probably less than a woman on the street, come to think of it.
Anyway, she googled it under images, and hasn’t been the same since. As I was going to write this, I too googled semen, to see what would come up these days. Nothing pornographic, but there was a prominent photo of an elephant undergoing semen extraction by a machine. It didn’t show his face so I couldn’t tell whether he was a willing participant in this endeavour, and tbh i don’t know that I’d have been able to tell anyway. But I’m an ardent animal rights campaigner so I could have done without that image…..
Zoopie I swear I can hear you laughing.
Back to avocados and one of my favourite (clean) jokes:
“Another wooden ball?! Would it kill the makers of avocados to think of a different toy?”
Oh dear Lord have mercy!!
Where do I even start with you Jenny?
Stick to writing fiction? Hahaha, just kidding.
Elephant semen apart, you actually have some very valid points.
Okay, this is how I see writing, irrespective of what genre, niche, etc.
I always aim to write in a conversational style.
My aim is to write as though I am simply talking to YOU.
We are in the same room as each other, and you have my undivided attention.
Plus, I will always "speak" to you as a friend.
So, basically it's not always going to be perfect, our conversation will be strewn with everything, warts and all.
Firstly, any website (or informational offline publication) should carry certain disclaimers.
This is especially true if your writing pertains to health or wealth in any way,
So, this acts as a "layer of protection".
Now when I'm talking to a friend, I don't try to position myself as an expert or an authority.
No, I may be knowledgeable, but this knowledge is derived from me seeking it out.
My conversation with you could go as follows:
"To be honest, I'm pretty confused about this whole dogs eating avocados situation. There's so much conflicting information that I've had to draw my own conclusions. Firstly, I've read on the doggydoos forum that it should be avoided at all costs because avocados could be toxic. However, then Jenny Teasmade, who's been running a dog-related website for the past 5 years, states that it's fine, and it can actually give your dog a shiny coat. I've also read that you shouldn't feed them the seed/pit/stone. Upon further investigation I've found that many shops actually liquidize the seed and add this to avocado smoothies for us humans. However, it also seems that the California Avocado website states that the seed isn't intended for human consumption, Furthermore, the Scientific World Journal conducted a study in 2013 and found that avocado seed extract was toxic to mice. From this, I summise that it's probably best not to consume the seed (you just never know), for human or animal. I personally would feed my dog avocados, but what you decide to do is down to you".
I see nothing wrong with writing an article in exactly the same type of dialect.
People also tend to warm to the human element and especially vulnerability.
I've given my opinion, I've provided facts (and links to the these facts within my article), I've told you what I would do, but I've left the final decision up to you.
The article is still helpful and full of "usable" facts.
I've actually written about using other people's content in a blog post: Research, Rankings and 4,794,388,243 New Article Ideas (Part Two) Mainly in the sections titled "Do You Want an Example?" and "Let's Do the Same Again?"
Hope that makes sense.
Basically, you can go and read 10 different websites for this information or I can gather the data from these 10 different websites, put my own spin on it and provide my opinions.
I will always say that regardless of what type of writing you do (or anything in life actually) there are always people out to discredit you.
Simply roll with the punches and obviously don't Google anything related to elephants.
Partha
Thank you very much Partha. I understand more now and when I’ve read your link will be much better informed.
I feel a bit like I’ve been sent to the naughty chair but that’s okay, I’ll take a tub of ice cream with me so my time there’s not wasted (or waisted).
😘
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Hey Partha, great technique - plus love that you gave examples too to put it into perspective. Can you give a bit of insight into how you would structure this post once you have one of those? For instance, can donkeys eat apples probably would only take a couple of hundred words to answer?
What other kind of headings would you branch into or how would you approach the remainder of the article?
Keep the blogs coming - always a learning curve!
Sharon
Well Will You Look At That...
Hello Sharon,
Fancy seeing you on one of my blog posts, now there's a first!! LOL.
For overall structure, I've actually gone through keyword research, topic research, stucturing your article headings, and creating your "answer target" in the blog post I wrote for Shannon below. My Formula to Rank No.1 On Google (Even More Revealed) However, to answer your question there are a few ways to do this.
Firstly, the main thing YOU MUST do with keyword research is to check page one competition.
Basically, I always want to see at least 2-3 user-generated posts ranking (Forums, Quora, Reddit, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.)
The more of these you see, the easier it is too rank.
So, if you find 7+ of these pretty much anything written well on WordPress will rank more or less immediately and probably at number one.
You could even rank a 500-word article because no-one else will have covered the topic in that much detail.
But, you could also add more food items to the post.
What you do is find the keyowrd phrase that is easiest to rank for (the one that has the most user-generated content on page one).
Let's say as an example it is "Can Donkeys Eat Apples?"
I can the either go through all the "a" queries using alphabet soup, so:
Can Donkeys Eat a
and see what it comes up with
OR
I could just take other food items off the list above.
So, my title would be:
"Can Donkeys Eat Apples (And 3 Other Lip-Smacking Fruits)?"
I then use my "answer target" to answer the main question completely.
I then have additional subheadings to include the other fruits as well.
Hope that makes sense.
If not, just ask.
Partha
Hey Partha,
Haha, you know me, one of those lurchers hiding in the shadows :P
Ok I understand, thanks for clarifying! My current stage is that I have gone fairly well though the autosuggests now but the outstanding ones are either already completed by other decent websites or the autosuggest doesn't really make sense, e.g., * product name * amazon.
So I'm considering the route of thinking about logical questions that people would ask, even if they're not on Google autosuggest. Or else moving topic. Anyway...
P.S. yes donkeys can eat apples :P
Thanks again!
Sharon