Written by Oskar Mortensen on Jun 20, 2025

How to Use the Keyword Research Tools in SEO.AI

Here is how you can use each of the keyword research tools in SEO.AI as well what the report includes.

In this guide, you can learn how SEO.AI's keyword tools can help you find valuable keywords for your SEO strategy.

The 4 keyword research tools

SEO.AI has four powerful SEO tools that help you find and plan valuable keywords:

  1. AI keywords
  2. Questions
  3. Long-tal
  4. Search volume

Here are tips on how to use each tool:

1. AI keywords

The AI Keywords tool combines classic keyword research with the power of AI to give you relevant suggestions for your seed keyword or prompt.

Example of prompts:

"Mexican cuisine"

"Give me a list of keywords that yoga studio owners are searching for"

"Which keywords are relevant for new entrepreneurs?"

2. Questions

For the question keywords tool you simply insert the seed keyword as with all the other tools.

You will be given the question-type keywords related to your seed keyword. This is particucarly beneficial for potential blog posts or to include in your FAQ's.

3. Long-tail

Long-tail keywords is a tool that helps you find longer versions that all contain your seed keyword. For example, by entering your seed keyword 'Yoga', the tool will provide you with a top list of longtail keywords that all contain 'Yoga'.

4. Search volume

Simply provide a list of keywords, one keyword per line, click on “Find search volume,” and get the average monthly search volume based on data from Google.

What does the keyword report show?

Here are the data and features you get in the keyword reports:

A) Target keyword

The first column shows target keywords. They are the keywords or phrases you want a specific content piece to rank for in search engine results pages (SERPs).

B) Search volume

Search volume refers to the number of times a particular keyword or phrase is searched for on search engines on a monthly basis. The value shown is a monthly average based on the last 12 months taken from the Google Keyword Planner API.

The search volume can vary significantly depending on the keyword and target market. It's important to note that the search volume is based on the target market from your project settings.

C) Rank difficulty:

Rank Difficulty refers to the level of competition or difficulty in ranking for a specific keyword in search engine results pages (SERPs). The given value is shown on a scale from 1-100, where 1 represents low-rank difficulty and 100 represents high difficulty.

The Rank Difficulty is based on the number of backlinks pointing to the top 10 ranking pages for each target keyword. For example, the keyword "music" has a ranking difficulty of 100. This indicates that that keyword's top 10 ranking pages may have thousands of backlinks, making it highly contested.

D) Trend

The trend bar is shows the relative search volume throughout the last year. The main purpose of the trend metric is to determine whether or not a keyword is "trending" and/or is affected by the seasons.

E) Copy or save keywords

After finding the perfect keyword(s) that you wish to focus on, you can choose either copy them elsewhere (if you are a sheet kind of guy). You can also either add them unsorted to "Saved keywords" or create a specific list within Saved keywords where you want these keywords to be added.

F) Export

As you would expect, this button exports the keywords into a CSV file with all the data, so that you can transfer that data to whatever place you want.

Want to try the #1 AI Toolkit for SEO teams?

Our AI SEO assistants helps write and optimize everything - from descriptions and articles to product feeds - so they appeal to both customers and search engine algorithms. Try it now with a free trial→

How to Use the Keyword Research Tools in SEO.AI

This is an article written by:

Oskar is highly driven and dedicated to his editorial SEO role. With a passion for AI and SEO, he excels in creating and optimizing content for top rankings, ensuring content excellence at SEO.AI.