Searching for keywords

Learn how to find keywords, set geography settings, and using negative keywords

The Discover page is where you will search for keywords. Searching is done by selecting one of the several categories, typing in your search term, and clicking either the search button (the blue magnifying glass) or pressing enter.

The Wildcard category is the default selected category, but other categories can be selected by clicking on the category to reveal more options.

Once you've begin searching, you'll be shown the Keyword Preview Window, which will allow you to see a sample of the keywords and filter them before you spend credits.

Searches are automatically saved under My Reports to be viewed again at any time.

Searching from a specific location (geography settings)

If you wish to search from a specific location, you can click the globe icon to bring up the geography settings. This is preferred if you wish to target a specific country other than the United States. If you wish to get global traffic, keeping the settings set to Global is preferred.

You can learn more about these settings on the geography settings page.

How do I know what to search for?

A common question people have is, "what should I search for?". Keyword Chef works best when you search for items or activities in your niche. If you are in the cooking niche, you can search for endless topics around specific appliances, utensils, foods, and ingredients. Brainstorming a list of items in your niche will help discover a lot of topics. The strategy is to find specific items. For example, a list of cooking utensils may include:

• Blender

• Bread knife

• Chef knife

• Cutting board

• Frying pan

• Garlic press

• Ladle

• Measuring cup

• Mixing bowl

• Rolling pin

• Spatula

• Vegetable peeler

These are all items in your niche that can be great search terms. You could do the same thing for different appliances, foods, or spices. However, some niches may be harder because they are more vague or abstract. Some of these niches could be spirituality or self development. Here, it's still a good idea to try and break apart these niches into various things. Spirituality could include search terms like:

• affirmations

• prayer

• meditation

• numerology

• bible

• afterlife

• shamanism

Self development could include search terms like:

• confidence

• shyness

• anxiety

• public speaking

• daily routine

• journaling

• social skills

Sometimes certain search terms like "coaching business" may not return a lot of results. This is because these topics don't have a lot of keywords.

Negative words (-)

While you can ignore keywords before you spend credits in the Keyword Preview window, you can also add negative words to your search.

If you wish to exclude certain words from your search, use the minus symbol like ‘cooking -chicken -pasta’.

You can also filter out keywords in the Keyword Preview Window.