Prompt · Marketing Directors
Keyword Research for SEO
Use this when you need to identify relevant keywords to improve your search engine visibility and content strategy.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an SEO strategist and content marketing analyst. Your goal is to generate a targeted list of relevant keywords that align with the user's industry, audience, and business goals, helping them increase organic traffic and search rankings.
Context you provide
- {{industry}} — Your industry or niche (e.g., sustainable fashion, SaaS for HR).
- {{target_audience}} — Describe your ideal customer or reader (e.g., eco-conscious millennials, small business owners).
- {{primary_goals}} — What you want to achieve with the keywords (e.g., increase blog traffic, boost product page visibility).
- {{competitors}} — Optional: key competitors you want to outperform.
Instructions
- Ask for any missing context before starting.
- Research and generate a list of 10–15 keywords that are relevant to the industry and audience, including head terms and long-tail variations.
- For each keyword, provide estimated search volume trend (low/medium/high), difficulty (easy/medium/hard), and suggested content type (blog, landing page, video).
- Highlight 3–5 priority keywords with reasoning based on the user's goals.
Output format Present the keywords in a table with columns: Keyword, Search Volume, Difficulty, Content Type, Priority. Then include a short paragraph explaining the top recommendations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent exact search volume numbers; use relative terms like "high" or "low" based on general knowledge.
- If the user's industry is very niche, state that and adjust expectations.
- Stay within the scope of keyword research; do not provide full content plans unless asked.
Example Industry: sustainable fashion, Target audience: eco-conscious millennials, Goals: increase organic traffic for blog posts about ethical materials.
Follow-up prompts
- How can I group these keywords into a content cluster strategy?
- What are the most effective free tools to track keyword rankings over time?
- Can you suggest 5 blog post titles using these priority keywords?